Use of Club House: The Management Committee encourages teams to propose and manage Club related social and fundraising “activities” utilizing the Club Amenities building and communications network. The proposal should include appropriate dates, management details and mutual club / team financial benefit.
Team coaches have keys to access the BBQ and are requested to make sure that all rubbish is in the wheelie bins, BBQ be cleaned.
Wheelie bins are then to be emptied into industrial bins located in the car park.
Alcohol is not permitted to be brought to these functions under any circumstances.

FIELD SET UP AND BREAK DOWN
The team scheduled to play first on any particular field is required prior to that game to “set up” the field equipment, including rubbish bins and the last team to play on that field that day is required to return all the field equipment to the store room. The field surrounds should be left clean, including boot tape, rubbish tipped into the industrial bin and wheelie bins returned. 

CANTEEN
The canteen is wholly owned by the club and managed by persons reporting to the Management Committee. As well as providing a facility for players, members and patrons, it is a principal revenue earner for the club and requires constant support. Team managers must roster two parents for canteen duty for one hour prior to their  home matches and to support the Canteen at other times when required. $50.00 Team Fine will apply if two parents are not in attendance one hour prior to your game.   All Canteen workers are asked to abide by the directions of the Convenor whilst in the Canteen and ensure that children under the age of 15 are not permitted to enter the food preparation and serving area. Extra volunteers at peak times will always be welcomed.

ALCOHOL
No member or patron is entitled to take alcohol to any Brisbane Junior Rugby League Ground or Dressing Room.
Any alcohol sold at grounds must be consumed within the designated areas and not taken to the sidelines of the playing field. Referees are required to stop any match where this rule is infringed.  These people are to be moved to a licensed area of the club.  If they refuse to move to the area,  Police must be called.  Should our club not adhere to these rules, SEDJ will enforce - all home games will be removed for up to one month at the Leagues discretion.
Club membership must be established at the Bar by all patrons and non members duly signed in.
Please note there is a total ban on all glass and bottles from our complex as per direction of the SOUTH PINE SPORTING ASSOCIATION.
 
PLAYING FIELD ACCESS
During the course of a match, the only persons allowed inside the fence of the playing field are the players, referee, touch judges, strappers, sand & ball boys and Duty Officials.  The strapper should remain seated at the half way line and may access the players on the field at the discretion of the referee. If the strapper requires further medical assistance, he /she should raise one arm to indicate to the referee who will allow the Sports Medicine Official to enter the field. AT NO TIME SHOULD PARENTS OR OTHERS ENTER THE FIELD WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE DUTY OFFICIAL.
Breaches of this policy will be in the first instance dealt with accordingly by the Club Committee.

TEAM & PLAYER GRADINGS
 
Principles:
Our club recognizes the underlying principle of progression of competiveness with increasing age together with the need to balance the opportunities for players to achieve their maximum potential and enjoy a standard of football suitable to their capacity. We also acknowledge that the ultimate performance objective is to win an “A” Grade competition and that skills and performance are more likely to improve when challenged in a higher grade.
 Senior teams i.e. under 20 and above are bound by the same policies of the Albany Creek Crushers Junior Rugby League Football Club Inc. 
 
Team Grading:
The SEDJ grades teams in under 7 to 10 for match purposes only, there are no formal grading of teams or players and any competition points or Premierships. N1 DOES NOT MEAN A BETTER STANDARD OF COMPETITION THAN N5.
Under 11 teams are graded on the basis of their performance as under 10’s. From under 11 upwards, based upon the advice of the Football Sub-Committee, the Club will submit recommended grades for each team. However the SEDJ make the final decisions and we will abide by the decision of the SEDJ grading committee.
 
Player Grading:
Where more than one team exists within an age group, the numbers of players must be reasonably balanced between the teams, taking into consideration the grading of the teams. Any trial matches and the first three fixture matches may be used to help grade players. In under 7’s we will try to keep 6 year olds together so they go up together in future years.  Under 7 and under 8 players will be distributed amongst teams, so as to reasonably balance the playing performance of respective teams and account for the social and administrative benefit of the players and parents. 
 
Under 9  and 10 players will be distributed amongst teams, so as to reasonably balance the playing performance of respective teams.

Under 11 to under 18 players will be graded by selection based upon their performance, training, attitude and commitment to their football, their team and the club.
 
Grading selections will be made by a small panel of selectors, nominated (and published) by the football sub committee.

The Club must nominate 14 players in each age group in the highest level team, they are deemed graded to that higher grade. All other players may freely move between grades and still return to the lower grade at any time. There is no restriction on number of games they play in each grade.
The club has introduced a policy of rotating players elegible, between grades to improve performance and standard of individual players
Where there is a perceived surplus of players seeking selection for the one team, the selection panel will select the appropriate number of players for that team and the Club will endeavour to find acceptable alternatives for the balance.

FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT
The Management Committee appoints a “Football Sub-Committee”,  which is responsible for operational football matters including; appointment of coaches, grading of teams and players, selection of player awards and player development, qualifications and development of coaches. The “Football Sub-Committee”,   and appointed team officials are responsible to the Management Committee.

We are an affiliate of the Northern Broncos junior development programme who continually run clinics aimed at developing the junior players in our club and in higher age groups identifying the more talented players for incorporation into their senior club programmes.
 
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
Any Player chosen for the QRL, SEDJ and Metropolitan Schoolboys representative teams must be made aware that there are costs for the individual players involved. Whilst the Club would like to assist with these expenses, each case will be considered by the Committee and recompense is totally dependant on the financial situation of the Club, driven by the fact we are a non profit organisation with no financial support gained from a licensed Club or income generated from poker machines.
 
PLAYING IN A DIFFERENT AGE GROUP
Under special circumstances, the SEDJ Registrar may approve a player playing in an age group one year older, except  that Under 12 players require special approval to play Under 13. Approval may be given to play continuously in the older age group, but the player may not revert to their own age group unless on every occasion, they have met their obligations and played for their own age group. Players are not required to have played a certain number of games in the older age group in order to have qualified to play in finals.

Strong club policy encourages appropriate players supporting older teams when required, but dictates that younger players may only play in an older age group when:

• the older team is short of players and no older player will be disadvantaged
• the coach or manager of the older team must first approach the coach of the younger team
• the player must demonstrate enthusiasm to play in the older team
• the player’s parents must approve
• the receiving coach must be satisfied the player is competent to play safely
• the sending coach must agree that his team will not be disadvantaged
• the sending coach must reasonably extend the same opportunity to other players he thinks are suitable.
• the sending manager must reasonably make available the necessary registrations and I.D.’s and
• the receiving manager must ensure they are reasonably returned.

100 GAME JACKETS
IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, THE CLUB WILL PRESENT A “100 GAME JACKET” TO ANY JUNIOR PLAYER WHO PLAYS IN ONE HUNDRED FIXTURE AND FINALS GAMES FOR THE CLUB.WITHIN THEIR OWN AGE GROUP OR HIGHER AGE GROUP.

GAMES PLAYED IN UNDER 7 TO UNDER 10 WILL COUNT AS ONE GAME ONLY FOR THAT WEEKEND. (EG: UNDER 7 PLAYER COMPLETES HIS OWN FIXTURE AND FILLS IN FOR UNDER 8 AS THEY ARE SHORT = 1 GAME FOR THE WEEKEND).

ANY PLAYER IN UNDER 11 AND ABOVE WHO PLAYS ANY GAME OTHER THAN HIS OWN, THE EXTRA GAME IS COUNTED AS ONE GAME. (EG: UNDER 11A PLAYER COMPLETES HIS GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, ON SUNDAY PLAYS FOR UNDER 12B AS THEY ARE SHORT = 2 GAMES FOR THE WEEKEND).

A player who does not register with the club when a team of their age is available, are deemed to have left the club and lost continuity of games, reverting their account of games to zero when they next play for the club. Year Book records are accepted as final and the Management Committee may rule on specific or special circumstances.

PLAYER MOVEMENT
Any player leaving the Club without notification will be for ALL purposes marked as " Inactive " and ineligible for any future club / player entitlements.

TROPHIES
All trophies should be awarded on Presentation Day. Apart from “Perpetual Trophies”, the Club funds and awards trophies in line with the Year Book, essentially 4 in each team from under 10 to 18. Under 7 to 9 players receive club funded pennants. Trophy awards are determined by performance, on the field, at training, attitude towards others around the club and within the team. They are nominated by the selection panel for that grade, including the Coach, and must be approved by the management committee.

PLAYER REGISTRATIONS
No player is entitled to take the field in fixture matches unless the team manager is able to produce at the field, the player’s necessary SEDJ identity card.  Penalty for playing an unregistered player $100.00 and loss of competition points.

ADVERTISING / SPONSORSHIP
All Advertising and Sponsorship must be coordinated and approved through the one Committee person nominated by the Management Committee, who this year will be, the President – Brad Stranks.  Any member who is able to identify or communicate with a potential sponsor should continue that communication , but immediately inform the President, so that some framework for agreement can be reached.

COACHES & MANAGERS MEETINGS
All coaches and managers are expected to attend meetings called periodically. 
First meeting for the year is 7.00pm on the second Tuesday in March.

DUTY OFFICIALS
Every team is required to provide 2 / two Duty Officials for every home game. Detailed responsibilities will be published but include verification of player registrations, crowd control and safety and integrity of the players, referees and officials. No game will commence until the referee has identified the Duty Officials on the sideline. A Chief Duty Official should be rostered by the Management Committee for all home games. SEDJ bibs are available from the Team Manager and should be returned at days’ end.
THE CHIEF DUTY OFFICIAL IS THE ONLY PERSON AUTHORISED TO APPROACH SEDJ SANCTIONED MATCH OFFICIALS.

CLUB NEWSLETTER
You are encouraged to supply articles for a monthly Club Newsletter.  Articles may be left at the office or by phone, email or fax.

GST
The Club has an Australian Business Number and is registered for G.S.T, therefore all G.S.T rulings are applicable.

COMPLAINTS
All correspondence must be directed through the Club Secretary. 
Under no circumstance is a member or player to contact SEDJ personally.

ON FIELD INCIDENTS
Club members wishing to report " On Field Incidents " will be required to do so in writing and must be prepared to attend any QRL BJRL Sanctioned Tribunal meeting before the Club will take action. All correspondence is to be directed in the first instance to the Club President / Secretary

VICTORY OR CLUB SONGS
Songs sung after a game MUST NOT contain offensive language.  These songs are banned.  Continued singing will results in steep fines from BJRL.
     
CODES OF CONDUCT
All officials, members, players and patrons are bound by the various codes of
conduct issued by the QRL the SEDJ and our Club. Breaches of these codes will be considered by a judiciary committee established by the Management Committee for that purpose. 
Any team member, player, coach, manager, strapper or spectator found guilty by the Board of Directors of the SEDJ, of threatening any referee, touch judge or official of a club or any spectator will automatically be banned for a minimum of one year, from attending any game under the control of the Brisbane Junior Rugby League.
The team concerned will automatically lose home games for two weeks, this will be carried over to the following season if the offense occurs at seasons end.
If the same team or members of this team offends more than twice during the same season and is found guilty by the Board of Directors of the SEDJ the team concerned will automatically be withdrawn from the competition immediately.

THE CODE INCLUDES:
PLAYERS:

• Play for the fun of it and not to please parents and coaches.
• Play by the rules.
• Never argue with an official. If you disagree, ask your captain or coach to approach the official during a break or after the game.
• Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials or other players, deliberately fouling or provoking an opponent and throwing equipment is not acceptable or permitted in any sport.
• Work equally hard for yourself and your team. Your team’s performance will benefit and so will you.
• Be a good sport – cheer all players whether they be your team or the other team.
• Treat all other players as you would like to be treated.
• Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another player.
• Co-operate with your coach, team mates and opponents; without them, there would be no game.
• Bullying will not be tolerated in any instance and will be dealt with harshly b the Club Executive committee.

PARENTS:

• If children are interested, encourage them to play sport.  However, if a child is not willing to play, do not force him or her.
• Focus on the child’s efforts and performance rather than the overall outcome of the game. This assists the child in setting realistic goals related to his / her ability by reducing the emphasis on winning.
• Teach children that an honest effort is as important as victory, so that the result of each game is accepted without due disappointment.
• Encourage children to always play by the rules.
• Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a game.
• Remember, children are involved in organized sport for their enjoyment, not yours.
• Remember that children learn best from example. Applaud good players from both teams.
• If you disagree with an official, raise the issue through the appropriate channels rather than question the official’s judgment and integrity in public. Most officials give their time and effort for the child’s involvement.
• Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities.
• Recognise the value and importance of volunteer coaches. They give of their time and resources to provide recreational activities for the children and deserve your support.

SPECTATORS:

• Children play organized sport for fun. They are not playing for the entertainment of spectators only, nor are they miniature professionals.
• Applaud good performances and efforts by your team and their opponents. Congratulate both teams upon their performance regardless of the game’s outcome.
• Respect the official’s decision. If there is a disagreement, follow the appropriate procedure in order to question the decision and teach children to do likewise.
• Never ridicule or scold a child for making a mistake during a game. Positive comments are motivational.
• Condemn the use of violence in any form, be it by spectators, coaches, officials or players.
• Show respect for your team’s opponents. Without them, there would be no game.
• Encourage players to play according to the rules and official’s decisions.
• Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour by not using foul language, harassing players, coaches or officials.

CLUB POLICIES
Documentd Policy on the below listed are held within the Club House and copies are available on request:

• RISK MANAGEMENT & PROCEDURES
• STATE GOVERNMENT SUITABILITY CARD ( Blue Card )
• GOODS SPORTS: Responsible Service of Alcohol
• SMOKING & IMAGES of CHILDREN
• COACHES & ASSISTANT COACHES
• LEAGUE SAFE