OVERVIEW
Welcome to the 2023 Shellharbour Oztag Summer Season.
Shellharbour games for the Junior competition will be played on Thursday afternoons at Myimbarr & Flinders Oval and at this stage is summer only. This season runs from 16th October through to late February, depending on washed out rounds. Games are not played through the Christmas School Holidays.
We are offering 6’s, 8’s, 10’s, 12’s, 14’s, 16’s in Boys, Girls and Mixed. Some ages and divisions may not be offered as it depends on team nominations.
Age divisions are based off the age the child is turning this year, e.g. a child turning 11 or 12 in 2023 will play in the 12s.
REGISTRATION GUIDE
Registration is $1200- per team (of 12 or less players). Extra players are $100- each. We recommend that teams have a minimum of 12 players. Teams must pay in full by cash or into our bank account. Your spot is not secure until full team rego is paid.
If you are short players please contact us as we will have a pool of individual players looking for teams.
Team rego form is here : Junior Rego Form 2023
To ensure a streamlined registration process we require team delegates to collect money for all their players and organise payment to us either by EFT or cash. Just contact Andrew on 0402 390 686 or shellharbouroztag.com.au
If you are paying with an Active Kids Voucher you need to send your team delegate a copy of the voucher which they will forward to us.
If you pay by EFT please ensure you put your team name as the reference and email or sms us to advise you have made the payment.
Account Name: Shellharbour Junior Oztag Incorporated
Bank: IMB
BSB: 641800
Account No: 200795772
Registration Dates
We are accepting registrations from June onwards. Rego can be done at Myimbarr on our winter comp Thursday nights or via email.
We will organise gear sales closer to the start of the comp.
KEY RULES/NOTES
– TEAM UNIFORMS – by the 4th week of play all teams are to be in completely matching shirts and numbered.
From week 4 onwards a penalty of 1 try PER PLAYER out of uniform will be awarded to the opposing team prior to starting the game (the referee will make a clear note of this and make it aware to both teams).
– Jewellery, screw in studs on boots, hard peak hats may not be worn.
– OFFICIAL OZTAG SHORTS/TIGHTS – players are required to wear official Australian Oztag shorts or tights.
Under no circumstances are players allowed to sew velcro patches onto pants/tights or wear LEAGUE TAG shorts/tights. Shorts ($30) and Tights ($35) will be available at all registration days along with competition venues each week.
– BACKING UP – any teams who do not have 8 players to take the field are able to find a back up player who is currently registered in the same season at the same venue however must be in the same or lower grade/age. Teams cannot get back up players to create substitutes in the team, they are only to fill the team to 8 players. Teams caught playing unregistered players or playing back up players without notifying competition staff will forfeit the game (5-0 loss). You must have at least 5 of your registered players playing or the game will be considered a forfeit.
If you think your opposition is breaching the rules and playing unregistered players please notify competition staff during or before the game (not after the fact with no proof).
– ELIGIBILITY FOR FINAL SERIES – All players who were registered in a team from the start of the comp are eligible. Players that join after round 1 must play a minimum of 4 games to qualify.
– REP PLAYERS – A maximum of 4 current rep players are allowed per team. A current rep player is a player who played in the 2023 Junior State Cup or was named in the 2023 Junior Nationals team (shadows are only counted as a rep player if they went away and played in the tournament).