rathbones national schools championship registration pack
RATHBONES NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION PACK English Lacrosse and Rathbone Investment Management are delighted to welcome you back to the state of the art facilities of Surrey Sport Park for the 2017 Rathbones National Schools Lacrosse Championships. Through this partnership, English Lacrosse and Rathbones aim to raise the profile of junior girls’ lacrosse and encourage participation throughout the sport. Rathbones’ investment has enabled us to increase new players by over 2000 as part of the Rathbones Community Expansion Programme. It is also their support that has allowed us to move the RNSLC to such an amazing venue as Surrey Sports Park, increase the competition to four days and add new age categories. We look forward to working with Rathbones to ensure that lacrosse remains the one fastest growing sport’s in the UK. Enclosed you will find all the information you will need to enter the Rathbones National Schools Lacrosse Championships 2017. Please read the information carefully and make sure you complete and submit the team entry form before the closing date Friday 18th November 2016. Entries will need to be completed by using the online entry form that can be found on the RNSLC website - www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/rnslc/school-information/ If you experience any problems or require any general information relating to the event please contact Abigail Merrill at the English Lacrosse Association (contact information below)
CONTACT INFORMATION Abigail Merrill – Event Coordinator National Squash Centre Rowsley Street Manchester M11 3FF [email protected] 0161 231 1357
HOW TO REGISTER CLOSING DATE Friday 18th November 2016 Schools should note that it may be necessary to restrict the number of teams entering in ALL age groups. This will particularly affect the U19B and U13 teams. To avoid disappointment, you are strongly advised to register your teams as soon as possible. Once the optimum number of teams is reached in an age group, teams will be allocated to a waiting list in order of their registration.
ENTRY FEES 1 Team 2 Teams 3 Teams 4 Teams 5 Teams 6 Teams
£120 £235 £330 £415 £485 £545
GUIDE TO ENTERING Entries can be completed online via the English Lacrosse website. Please make sure that you check all information is correct before submitting your entry form. Paper entry forms are available on request – [email protected] Please be aware that an application will only be considered complete once payment has been received by the English Lacrosse Head Office.
PAYMENTS Payments can be made by using one of the following options: 1. BACS Transfer (Natwest sort code 01-08-81 Account 15548171) Please use the REFERENCE RNSLC17 + Name of School 2. Cheque – Made payable to English Lacrosse Association 3. Online Payment **Entry fees are non- refundable
Schools must be affiliated with English Lacrosse to participate in the tournament. (Please note affiliation invoices will be issued by Head Office)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION THE VENUE
DATES
Surrey Sports Park
Friday 3rd March 2017 Under 19A
University of Surrey Richard Meyjes Road Guildford Surrey GU27AD
Saturday 4th March 2017 Under 19A and Under U19B Monday 6th March 2017 Under 15A and U15B Tuesday 7th March 2017 Under 14 and Under 13
PLAYER PROCEDURES To qualify to play at the RNSLC17, all team members must meet the stipulated age at the start of the tournament and be registered for the 2016-17 academic year at the school they are representing. Schools may not enter the U19B or U15B tournament unless they have also entered a team into the U19A or U15A tournament. No player can play for more than one team throughout the duration of the Championships.
TOURNAMENT MERCHANDISE Tournament Merchandise for the event will be available to all players, staff and supporters. Schools are encouraged to pre- order all team clothing before the Championships, as this will help to eliminate any logistical issues on the first day of the event. Further information will be communicated to you about the garments available via the Rathbones National Schools mail outs. This will provide you with relevant information on how to place orders.
UMPIRING INFORMATION U19A and U19B Tournament: After the success of the neutral umpiring system at recent Championships, we are pleased to be implementing the same system at RNSLC 2017. The umpiring will be provided for the U19A tournament on both Friday and Saturday and for the U19B tournament on Saturday. The umpiring will be facilitated by Alex Waterman. The above competitions will be officiated by a crew of umpires assigned to work together all day on a particular pitch and a senior umpire will lead each crew. The aim is to provide a fair allocation of appropriately skilled neutral umpires on each pitch and consistency of umpiring both within each group and across the board. We hope that we shall have sufficient higher-level umpires available that it will be possible to operate the 3-umpire system on all semi-finals and finals in both tournaments. If possible we will also operate this system on all games in the U19A competition on both days. Once again, support and feedback will be available to the umpires and there will be a central umpiring hub where information will be posted and questions can be addressed by Alex and other senior umpires throughout both days. We must highlight that once a decision has been made, it is final and a discussion is to be used to help Umpires make future decisions. Each participating team will pay an umpiring fee of £200 (for the U19A tournament) or £100 (for the U19B tournament), in return for which all games in the tournament will be covered by the independent umpires. We hope this will make the Rathbones National Schools experience altogether more enjoyable for everybody, as has proved to be the case in previous years. We are conscious that some of our best umpires are school teachers and we would very much like to have those individuals as part of the umpiring team. If you have a good umpire (or, indeed, several) on your staff, please do try to arrange things so that they can join the umpiring team. Whilst anyone who is umpiring will not be able to be the principal coach or responsible adult for a school team, we will do our best to keep them free in particular game slots where they indicate that they wish to be watching a team elsewhere. All umpires will be paid using the scale agreed by the National Lacrosse Committee for the 2016/17 season. Alex Waterman will act as the principal point of contact for umpiring matters relating to both the U19A and U19B tournaments. If you have an umpire on your staff who wishes to be considered for the umpire team, please email Alex as soon as possible, using the email provided below, indicating their current level of qualification and whether they will need to be assessed or re-assessed for a Level 2 or above prior to the tournament.
U15A&U15B, U14 and U13 Tournament: The U15A&B, U14, U13 tournaments continue to operate on the AvB umpired by C&D format, with schools being obliged to provide their own umpires. You will be hearing further from Abigail Merrill in this regard. As matters stand at present we cannot assist directly with umpires for the Monday and Tuesday tournaments, and you should make your own arrangements to cover your obligations in each of those. A minimum of Level 1 qualification is required to umpire at any of those junior tournaments, but in the interests of player safety and quality of games we strongly recommend that you try to provide at least a Level 2 qualified umpire for the U15A competition. If you have any questions about the umpiring format please contact [email protected] and use RNSLC17 Umps enquires, in the subject line as a reference, also copying in Abigail Merrill [email protected] on any email correspondence.
QUICK CHECK -
Complete and return this entry form by, Friday 18th November 2016. Applications will only be considered complete once payment has been received by English Lacrosse at Head Office. An automated email confirmation will be sent to the email address, which you have provided, to acknowledge entry to the Championship.
Three Payment Options: 1. Cheque payable to English Lacrosse Association 2. Online Payment 3. BACS transfer: Account Name: English Lacrosse Association Sort Code: 01-08-81 Account Number: 15548171 Please use REFERENCE – RNSLC17 + School Name
Should you have any queries or questions about the tournament please do not hesitate to contact Abigail Merrill via email, [email protected] or by telephone, 0161 231 1357.
CONTACT INFORMATION Abigail Merrill – Event Coordinator National Squash Centre Rowsley Street Manchester M11 3FF [email protected] 0161 231 1357
HOW TO REGISTER CLOSING DATE Friday 18th November 2016 Schools should note that it may be necessary to restrict the number of teams entering in ALL age groups. This will particularly affect the U19B and U13 teams. To avoid disappointment, you are strongly advised to register your teams as soon as possible. Once the optimum number of teams is reached in an age group, teams will be allocated to a waiting list in order of their registration.
ENTRY FEES 1 Team 2 Teams 3 Teams 4 Teams 5 Teams 6 Teams
£120 £235 £330 £415 £485 £545
GUIDE TO ENTERING Entries can be completed online via the English Lacrosse website. Please make sure that you check all information is correct before submitting your entry form. Paper entry forms are available on request – [email protected] Please be aware that an application will only be considered complete once payment has been received by the English Lacrosse Head Office.
PAYMENTS Payments can be made by using one of the following options: 1. BACS Transfer (Natwest sort code 01-08-81 Account 15548171) Please use the REFERENCE RNSLC17 + Name of School 2. Cheque – Made payable to English Lacrosse Association 3. Online Payment **Entry fees are non- refundable
Schools must be affiliated with English Lacrosse to participate in the tournament. (Please note affiliation invoices will be issued by Head Office)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION THE VENUE
DATES
Surrey Sports Park
Friday 3rd March 2017 Under 19A
University of Surrey Richard Meyjes Road Guildford Surrey GU27AD
Saturday 4th March 2017 Under 19A and Under U19B Monday 6th March 2017 Under 15A and U15B Tuesday 7th March 2017 Under 14 and Under 13
PLAYER PROCEDURES To qualify to play at the RNSLC17, all team members must meet the stipulated age at the start of the tournament and be registered for the 2016-17 academic year at the school they are representing. Schools may not enter the U19B or U15B tournament unless they have also entered a team into the U19A or U15A tournament. No player can play for more than one team throughout the duration of the Championships.
TOURNAMENT MERCHANDISE Tournament Merchandise for the event will be available to all players, staff and supporters. Schools are encouraged to pre- order all team clothing before the Championships, as this will help to eliminate any logistical issues on the first day of the event. Further information will be communicated to you about the garments available via the Rathbones National Schools mail outs. This will provide you with relevant information on how to place orders.
UMPIRING INFORMATION U19A and U19B Tournament: After the success of the neutral umpiring system at recent Championships, we are pleased to be implementing the same system at RNSLC 2017. The umpiring will be provided for the U19A tournament on both Friday and Saturday and for the U19B tournament on Saturday. The umpiring will be facilitated by Alex Waterman. The above competitions will be officiated by a crew of umpires assigned to work together all day on a particular pitch and a senior umpire will lead each crew. The aim is to provide a fair allocation of appropriately skilled neutral umpires on each pitch and consistency of umpiring both within each group and across the board. We hope that we shall have sufficient higher-level umpires available that it will be possible to operate the 3-umpire system on all semi-finals and finals in both tournaments. If possible we will also operate this system on all games in the U19A competition on both days. Once again, support and feedback will be available to the umpires and there will be a central umpiring hub where information will be posted and questions can be addressed by Alex and other senior umpires throughout both days. We must highlight that once a decision has been made, it is final and a discussion is to be used to help Umpires make future decisions. Each participating team will pay an umpiring fee of £200 (for the U19A tournament) or £100 (for the U19B tournament), in return for which all games in the tournament will be covered by the independent umpires. We hope this will make the Rathbones National Schools experience altogether more enjoyable for everybody, as has proved to be the case in previous years. We are conscious that some of our best umpires are school teachers and we would very much like to have those individuals as part of the umpiring team. If you have a good umpire (or, indeed, several) on your staff, please do try to arrange things so that they can join the umpiring team. Whilst anyone who is umpiring will not be able to be the principal coach or responsible adult for a school team, we will do our best to keep them free in particular game slots where they indicate that they wish to be watching a team elsewhere. All umpires will be paid using the scale agreed by the National Lacrosse Committee for the 2016/17 season. Alex Waterman will act as the principal point of contact for umpiring matters relating to both the U19A and U19B tournaments. If you have an umpire on your staff who wishes to be considered for the umpire team, please email Alex as soon as possible, using the email provided below, indicating their current level of qualification and whether they will need to be assessed or re-assessed for a Level 2 or above prior to the tournament.
U15A&U15B, U14 and U13 Tournament: The U15A&B, U14, U13 tournaments continue to operate on the AvB umpired by C&D format, with schools being obliged to provide their own umpires. You will be hearing further from Abigail Merrill in this regard. As matters stand at present we cannot assist directly with umpires for the Monday and Tuesday tournaments, and you should make your own arrangements to cover your obligations in each of those. A minimum of Level 1 qualification is required to umpire at any of those junior tournaments, but in the interests of player safety and quality of games we strongly recommend that you try to provide at least a Level 2 qualified umpire for the U15A competition. If you have any questions about the umpiring format please contact [email protected] and use RNSLC17 Umps enquires, in the subject line as a reference, also copying in Abigail Merrill [email protected] on any email correspondence.
QUICK CHECK -
Complete and return this entry form by, Friday 18th November 2016. Applications will only be considered complete once payment has been received by English Lacrosse at Head Office. An automated email confirmation will be sent to the email address, which you have provided, to acknowledge entry to the Championship.
Three Payment Options: 1. Cheque payable to English Lacrosse Association 2. Online Payment 3. BACS transfer: Account Name: English Lacrosse Association Sort Code: 01-08-81 Account Number: 15548171 Please use REFERENCE – RNSLC17 + School Name
Should you have any queries or questions about the tournament please do not hesitate to contact Abigail Merrill via email, [email protected] or by telephone, 0161 231 1357.
