MIXED LEAGUE 2012 - EVENT OUTLINE
version 1.5
Author - Mondster 17Apr2012
Edited - Mondster 08May2012
Edited - Loke & Mondster 11May2012
Edited - Mondster 12May2012
Edited - Mondster 15May2012
* Added 15May12:
* Section C -- EARLY BIRD submission requirements clarification.
* Section E -- Submission requirement for STUDENT RATES to apply.
* Section K -- League venue confirmed.
* Section O6 -- Defined SUPER LATE penalties.
(A) ORGANISERS
This year's league is jointly organised by UPAS & Chuckies Ultimate!
(B) OBJECTIVES
The objective for this league is to provide a platform for the various existing and emerging clubs to compete on a common platform.
We are expecting the Teams involved in these events to participate in this event and use this platform as additional opportunity to train their teams aside from their regular training.
There are many other events such as SUNig, POLite Games and SUO2011 that will happen after this League.
The results from this League would have NO impact on seeding for SUO2012.
Teams seeking entry to SUO2012 would be required to participate at Mixed Nationals '12.
(C) IMPORTANT DATES
May 08 -- Team Registration OPENS!
May 20 -- EARLY BIRD Registration CLOSES! Late charges apply henceforth.
Jun 03 -- League Week 1
Jun 10 -- League Week 2
Jun 17 -- League Week 3
Jun 23 -- League Week 4
Jul 01 -- League Week 5
Jul 08 -- League Week 6
Jul 15 -- League Week 7
Jul 22 -- League week 8
Jul 29 -- Finals week
** ACTUAL DATES ARE TO BE CONFIRMED.
** WE MUST RECEIVE YOUR TEAM ROSTER, PAYMENT & SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL FOR EARLY BIRD RATES TO APPLY, MEANS ALL THREE MUST BE IN MY INBOX. NO EXCUSE WILL BE ENTERTAINED, SO WE SUGGEST YOU COMPLETE YOUR SUBMISSION BY 19MAY. **
(D) REGISTRATION
(D1) Registration Will be conducted at Team Level.
(D2) Interested Teams to submit an official Bid via email to eve...@singaporeUltimate.com, with the subject "MixedLeague2012 - Bid - (TEAMNAME)". PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER!
(D3) Submissions not complying with the above format will be treated as invalid.
(D4) Respective Team Captains shall serve as point of contact & team administrator.
(D5) All participants must be ACTIVE members to participate in this event.
(D6) All participating teams to submit a roster comprising sufficient members to fulfil the stipulated gender ratio required for all games, failing which teams may be required to play with less than 7 players. (see below GAMES FORMAT)
* You can sign up for membership via OMR @ https://omr.crayeo.com
* To check your membership status, login to OMR and check under your "Profile".
(E) PARTICIPATION FEES
League fee: $20 per player
Student rate: $18 per student
* STUDENTS TO SUBMIT PROOF OF STUDENT STATUS
* Registration Fees will not be refunded for player withdrawal
* Should the event be cancelled, full refund will be effected)
(F) ROSTERS
Team rosters are capped at minimum 15 - maximum 25 players.
(G) PAYMENT MODE
Team Captains to consolidate all payments and make payment to UPAS account.
Upon transfer, please submit a copy of the receipt together with team roster.
@ Bank Name: DBS
@ Bank Code: 7171
@ Branch Name: Plaza Singapura
@ Branch Code: 100
@ Account Type: Autosave
@ Account Number: 100-001052-0
(H) FLOATER POLICY
Should non-rostered players wish to play, floater fee of $5 per game apply.
All floaters shall register their intent to play at the Command Post at least 30minutes before the start of games.
The League Commissioner shall notify team captains of the availability of floaters.
Teams short of players may then request for floaters and shall be permitted the appropriate number of floaters subject to their opposing team's agreement.
Teams may take up a maximum to 3 floaters per game.
Floater's stats may not be re-assigned to other players.
(J) LEAGUE FORMAT
Our current plans assume 16 teams. We will allocate teams to one of FOUR (4) pools by way of RANDOM DRAFT.
At the end of 1st Round Pool Play, Teams will be seeded within their pools as follows: Pool A - AA1, AA2, AA3, etc ..; same method applies for Pools B, C & D
Teams in the upper half of their pools would advance to Upper pool; Teams in lower half would be re-grouped to Lower Pool.
All teams play 2nd Round Pool Play to determine Upper and Lower League Champions.
Finals Day would be based on single-elimination format.
* Format may be subject to minor changes in view of Actual Team Numbers.
(K) LEAGUE VENUE
The official venue would be SENGKANG CENTRAL (confirmed).
(L) RESCHEDULING
Teams may reschedule their games to a mutually agreeable venue within 1 week of the original scheduled match date.
Teams rescheduling their games will be required to provide their own resources - fields, cones, timekeeper, etc ..
(M) RULES
WFDF2009 rules shall be used for this League.
A copy of these rules is made available for reference at the command post, should there be a need to check or refer.
(N) GAMES FORMAT
(N1) POINT CAP: Games shall be played to a point cap of 13 point.
(N2) TIME CAP: Games shall be played to a running time-cap of 55 minutes. After the time-cap has lapsed, finish the current point then count score. If score difference is 1 or greater, game is over. If game score is level, add 1 to the current score and play to next that score.
(N3) HALF-TIME: Half time shall be based on POINT CAP, ie 1st team to reach 8pts. Half time shall be 2 minutes and will commence from the end of the current point. Half-time does NOT stop the time-clock. Half time shall be mirror half.
(N4) TIME-OUT: Each team is allowed TWO (2) time-outs. Time-outs may be used at any time except after the time-cap has lapsed. Time-outs do NOT stop the time-clock. Time-outs may not be called once the time-cap has been reached. Time-outs may not be called when a team has utilised all their time-outs. Should a time-out be called when none are available, refer WFDF rules 20.7 for resolution.
(N5) GENDER RATIO: Gender ratio shall be 4 Male : 3 Female. (Captains may mutually agree to play 5:2 in view of attendance on the day). Unless prior agreed, opposing teams may require their opposite team who are unable to field players according to the correct format on the day to comply with the gender ratio. This may mean that teams may be playing with less than 7 players on the field.
Do note that a minimum number of players to proceed with a game is 5 players on the line.
(O) TERMS & CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION
(O1) Eligibility: Only teams that have successfully bidded as per the procedure in section D may register by submitting a roster and payment. The event organizers reserve the right to decide whether a team that submitted a late bid shall be permitted to register.
(O2) Withdrawals: Past 20May 2359H, there will be NO REFUNDS for any team and/or player withdrawals.
(O3) Roster Substitutions: Past May20 2359H, no substitutions of players are permitted.
(O4) Late: Past May20 2350H, all submissions are deemed late and subject to late and subject to a 50% additional charge per player on the team. This includes late submission of evidence of payment is considered late payment. Evidence refers to a legible visual (screenshot, phone camera picture, etc.) that proves that payment has been made to UPA(S) bank account that corresponds with the amount outstanding according to the roster. Captains are advised to avoid submitting close to dateline, as the timestamp on sender’s email will be referenced.
(O5) Additions: Past May20 2359H, Organisers may permit teams to submit Player Additions to team rosters, however, these additions are deemed as late submissions and will attract similar 50% additional charge on Player’s registration fee.
(O6) SUPER LATE: PAST MAY28 2359H, ANY CHANGES WILL BE CHARGED A FURTHER 50% ADDITIONAL PLAYER ADMINISTRATION CHARGE. ie. 50% + 50%.
(O7) Membership Status: Only UPAS members are permitted to participate in this league. The captain of the team will be required to pay membership on behalf of the non-member if this rule is contravened. These monies will be returned when the non-member registers and pays membership fees online.
(O8) The Organizers alone reserve the right to decide whether players/teams are allowed to play if they infringe any of the conditions in this section.
We are looking forward to receiving your bids!
Best Regards
Mondster
Events Director & Vice-President
Ultimate Players Association (Singapore)
