Seniors

BOP TOUCH ASSOCIATION IS A NON PROFIT INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY REASONS ALL YOUTH COACHES AND MANAGERS WHO COMPLETED AN APPLICATION FORM AND WAS ACCEPTED MUST COMPLETE A POLICE VETTING REPORT EVERY YEAR and this information is Private & Confidential to the BOPTA Executive Committee only. These are the only "OFFICIALS" of the team which are approved through the BOPTA Executive Committee.

BOPTA policy is that there will be a ZERO tolerance towards the usage of drugs. We require our teams to be drug free at all trainings and nationals. If anyone is caught or reported as having utilised drugs they will be sent home from Nationals at their own cost and may have to face disciplinary action.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: you need to have played 7 games over 7 weeks in an AFFILIATED BOP module

***** please note ... the BOP TOUCH OFFICIALS AGREEMENT form must also be signed and returned with your COACH / MANAGER APPLICATION FORM otherwise your application will not be accepted ****

DRAFTS – Domestic and International

The Touch NZ draft process is via online under the TNZ website www.touchnz.co.nz, under the tournaments. All drafts must be processed via this system not through sporting pulse

Draft Timeline – must be lodged 14 days prior to the tournament start date

Thursday 27th February 2014

TRANSFERS

All transfers must be done on Sporting pulse, the transfer fee invoice of $100 per player will be issued to the requesting province, it is the provinces responsibility to collect the fee and pay the invoice. The transfer and transfer fee timeline is below.

Please keep in mind that there is no timeframe application to a players "last representative" status under the transfer policy. As such it is irrespective if a player last represented a province 20 years 10 years or 1 year ago and is this coming season moving to another province, the transfer policy applies and a transfer must be applied for.

Below is the sporting pulse link for processing transfers.

https://sportingpulse.zendesk.com/entries/21960378

Transfer/ Transfer Fee Timeline – must be lodged 14 days prior to the tournament start date

Nationals Thursday 27th February 2014

EVENT TIMELINES

Due to the large size of our 2 National tournaments the timeline process for event logistics for provinces has become more stringent with the need for draw processing to be completed 6 weeks prior to the event to enable efficient and effective tournament logistics to be completed. As such all provinces are now required to adhere to the below timeframe should they wish to enter teams into the below events. Entry is subject to meeting the below:

Barter Card NZ Nationals

Proposed Entry form submitted 5pm Friday 22nd November 2013

Final Entry form submitted 5pm Friday 13th December 2013

Entry Fee Deposit 5pm Friday 13th December 2013 $1000.00 per team

Entry Fee Balance 5pm Friday 24th January 2014 $500.00 per team

Entry Fee Amount $1500.00 per team

Online Registration Thursday 27th February 2014

If you have any queries regarding sporting pulse access, usage etc please contact Sarah Dance directly on mobile: 021 2868246

email: sarah@touchnz.co.nz

For all other tournament enquires please contact:

mobile: 021 2868246

email: pam@maoriculture.co.nz