HockeyHKMS 23-24 Circular No. 11 - Convenors' Meeting, Experimental Bye-laws & Drawing
Dear all,
Attachment: HHKC Cup 2324
HHKC Plate 2324
HHKC Bowl 2324
Competition bye-laws
Below is the summary of Convenors’ meeting and the Experimental Bye-laws. Attached please also find the draws for Hockey Hong Kong, China (HHKC) Cup, Plate and Bowl tournaments for your record.
Notes to Convenors
Matches on Weekdays
There are two weekday teams this season: HKJ and HKUHC A.
For players who are selected to these 2 teams, they should play for the HHKC weekday team when playing against their own club, unless permission is granted by the coach.
For teams playing against HKUHC at time 1850 or 1900, the players from their lower-ranked teams participating in these matches are exempted from the competition bye-laws 7.2(b) (the 3 matches rule), i.e. these matches will not be counted for the 3 matches limit.
Revised Competition Bye-laws
Please note the competition bye-laws has been revised and the changes are highlighted as follows:
- Section 6.1 – The new requirements on visiting player
- Section 9 – The requirements on team uniform.
Clubs are required to submit their team uniform designs for the Committee’s approval. - New Section 11.11 – Method of determining the league champion
Where two or more teams competing for the league champion have an equal number of points, the league champion will be determined according to the criteria specified in the new provision. - Section 21 – Second Schedule
The penalties for subsection (6) walk-off / refusal to play and subsection (7) walkover have been revised.
For details of the changes, please refer to the competition bye-laws (as attached).
Experimental Bye-laws on Player Movement of U21 Players
The MS has considered the challenges faced by clubs in recent years, in particular with the departures from Hong Kong and the reduction of school and youth hockey activities due to Covid-19 restrictions. An experimental youth player movement bye-laws was introduced in last season. After our review, we introduce the following experimental bye-law to help and support the development of our younger players.
The experimental bye-law:
"U21 players (players who are born on or after 1st January 2002) are allowed to play for more than one team on a match day with the following conditions:
(a) he has to play for his designated team on the match day;
(b) he can only play for the next higher-ranked team of his designated team for his second match on the match day; and
(c) each team can only play a maximum number of THREE U21 players who are playing their second match on the match day, he is one of the three players selected by the team and specified on the match card.
Such eligible movement will not be bounded by Competition bye-law 7.2 (b) (the 3 matches rule) and 7.4 (No player movement to Premier teams during first 3 matches)."
Examples:
1) A U21 player is registered for a C team, the B team and the C team both have a match on the day. He plays for C team on the match day. He can play his second match for the B team, provided that he is specified on the match card as one of the three U21 players allowed for playing their second match on the day.
2) A U21 player is register for a C team, the B team has a match on the day but the C team has no match. If he plays for B team, the player movement rules will apply.
3) A U21 player is registered for a C team, the A team and the C team both have a match on the day. He plays for C team on the match day. He cannot play his second match for the A team, because he can only play his second game for the next higher ranked team, i.e. the B team.
To better protect our youth players, all U21 players are required to wear full protective equipment during all leagues matches. Full protective equipment should include:
1. Mouth guard
2. Protective glove
3. Shin guards
Handling Disputes in Matches (Misconduct/ False Identity of Players or Umpires/ Accidents, etc.)
When above disputes arise during matches, teams are recommended to take immediate action to resolve the disputes on spot. Team captains are responsible to produce the teams’ most updated player lists and umpires are required to prove their identity if they are suspected of using other umpires’ identity. For disputes that could not be resolved on the spot, teams are advised to collect evidence by ways of taking photos and videos, which could facilitate our investigation of the incidents.
HockeyHKMS will record some of the matches to ensure the proper conduct of the league.
Requests for Match Postponement
A provisional fixture was circulated for comments and the finalized fixtures of the first round was announced after the consultation period, most of the requests received were entertained. After the announcement of the finalized fixtures, requests for postponement could be made according to the Competition Bye-laws 11.12, an administrative levy of $500 shall be accompanied. Please state the reason for postponement for our consideration.
The Competition Bye-laws 11.12:
“11.12 Requests for postponement or bringing forward of match on the grounds of player unavailability will normally not be entertained. The HockeyHKMS Committee may consider a request for postponement or bringing forward of match if the request is made at least fourteen
(14) days before the match is scheduled to take place. The HockeyHKMS Committee will advise the Clubs within five (5) days whether their application has been granted. Requests for postponement or bringing forward shall be accompanied by an administrative levy, as specified in the First Schedule, which may be refunded at the HockeyHKMS Committee’s discretion.”
Thank you.
Regards,
Jacky Chow
Hon. Secretary
HockeyHKMS