Please read carefully below the guidelines for registration this season, to prevent people team-swapping and for insurance purposes it is imperative to your teams registration that you fill in details of all players registered to your team.
 
Player/Team Registration

You have two registration / payment options. You can enter your details online and pay by bank transfer OR you can pay by cheque and post us your entry form. We would prefer entries and payment to be made online.

We insist that you as captain take the time and small effort to fill out the forms with basic details.  If this information is not provided then your team will not be registered to play within the league.  The information gained shall be used for Touch communication from ourselves and official partners/sponsors.  You may register up to a maximum of 14 per team.
 
Should we feel that you have entered your team in the wrong category, we reserve the right to move your team up or down grades.
This year we will only allow experienced players to play in the Mixed Experienced and Intermediate Grade 4 categories.  However experienced players will be able to still coach lower grades. You have been warned!!
 
Due to the popularity of the mixed league on Wednesday nights, entries will be taken on a first come, first served basis.  Therefore, if your not one of the first 90 teams entered, your team will be entered into the mixed league which runs on a Thursday.
 
If for some reason your team is unable to play at specific times between 18.30 and 20.30 on either night (due to work commitments or team clashes), please put a note at the bottom of your entry form.
 
League Standards
 
Your Team can enter into the following categories:

• Mixed Beginners - If your team have never played in the leagues or Touch before and have no players with any Touch experience.
• Mixed Intermediate Grade 1 - One seasons Touch experience
• Mixed Intermediate Grade 2 - Two seasons experience
• Mixed Intermediate Grade 3 - Three seasons experience
• Mixed Intermediate Grade 4 - Four years plus experience
• Mixed Experienced - Six season’s experience or more.
   
• Men’s Beginners - If your team have never played in the leagues or Touch before
• Men’s Intermediate Grade 1 - One/Two season’s Touch experience
• Men’s Intermediate Grade 2 - Two/Three season’s Touch experience
• Men’s Experienced - Four years plus experience 
   
• Women’s Beginners - Never played or one years experience.
• Women’s Open - Two years plus experience.

We wish to create a meaningful competition where every team can enjoy the Touch experience, and we expect teams to be honest when entering their team into a league.  If you won or were in the top four of your league last year, we expect you to enter your team automatically into the next grade up.  There were too many teams that simply stayed in the same league last year so they could give other teams a thrashing and win – this is not the spirit of the game and at the end of the day, does not do the participants any favours.  As organiser’s we maintain the right to move teams between leagues should we deem it necessary and within the spirit of the league.
 
If you are unsure about which league your team should be entered – call us to discuss your entry before submitting your application.
 
Refereeing
 
We are constantly recruiting referees! Although it might seem daunting at first, refereeing is actually very enjoyable.  It’s a great way to learn more about the game – rules and game tips you can pass on to your team-mates, see and meet players at different levels and across different divisions.  Many players use it as a way of giving something back to the game.  After all one of the jobs of a referee is to help new players learn and enjoy the game.
 
As always, we are looking for teams to help out with refereeing this year. Each team should be prepared to nominate one person to referee throughout the season. Don’t worry if your nominated referee is brand new to refereeing, they will not be thrown into a game.  In fact we welcome new people to refereeing! The Scottish Touch Association runs basic entry level courses for referees and supports new officials by having them paired up with an experienced referee until they find their feet. You can find details of courses at http://www.scottishtouch.org.uk in the Events section.
 
Subject to the number of referees available, games will be officiated by teams of 2, or ideally, 3 referees.  The more referees there are for each game, the better it is for both players and officials.  As such, we need new people who are willing to give refereeing a go! If in the unfortunate situation of not having any referees available, then we would ask teams to each “officiate” a half each.  While this is unlikely – it can happen so please note the above and try to help us – help you!
 
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Weather
 
In the event of postponed weeks due to the weather, as long as the ground is available we shall always endeavour to fulfil all fixtures.  There will be no refund on weeks missed.
 
Team Wear
 
We will be forwarding a PDF file for a supplier who is offering a good rate for team T-shirts.  All teams must be correctly attired during the season with properly number t-shirts i.e. 1-14 (either front or back) plus the team name on the front middle of the shirt.  Please do not choose yellow or gold as your team colours as this clashes with the referees shirts!e would also advise that players wear moulded sole boots and NOT trainers as at times the surfaces can be slippery if it has been raining.
Please note any team not correctly attired after week two of the competition may be subject to disqualification.
 
 Insurance
 
It is up to the individual/or the team to acquire personal accident insurance and is at the discretion of the player to complete in the event.  The organiser is in no way liable for any injury whilst playing Touch.

Note:

1.    Team Captains are responsible for communicating insurance issues to their squad members.
2.    Team Captains must register all Team members’ details
3.    In submitting this form the team captain confirms to Big Blue that he/she has

(a) authority from every team member to include his/her name on the registration forms and application form,
(b) made every team member aware of the conditions of entry and
(c) provided every team member with a copy of the terms and conditions of the league.

Deadline for entry is 8th March 2010
 
Once we have received your team payment and registered your entry you will receive further detailed information.
 
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to get in touch!