FGA Sports Fellowship

SPORTS CARNIVAL 2008 PARTICIPANT RULES & REGULATIONS

Home Fellowship Championship (HF)

A. Sports Participation

• Open to all FGA English Service HF members and non-Christians, please see “Recruitment of Participants”
• 6 sports are available for HFs to choose from. They are Badminton, Netball, Running, Swimming, Table Tennis, and Tennis. Kindly refer to “Rules For Individual Sports Participation” for further details on participation rules.
• Each HF is allowed to participate a maximum number of 4 different sports to but only the highest scores from 3 sports will be considered for HF Sports Championship Points.
(We will consider Sports Team who are unable to participate 3 sports on a case by case basis)
• Points will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each sport. Kindly refer to “Sports Championship Point System” for further detail.
• Registration of sports teams will only be made via online and the closing date of registration is at midnight on Sunday, 13 April 2008.
• Any late entries will only be accepted at the discretion of the Family Sports Carnival Committee.
• Kindly refer to our website for the detailed schedule of games.

B. Stalls Participation

• HF who participates in operating stalls will receive points that will be added to the overall Sports Championship Points.
• HF can participate in: a. Food b. Non-food items c. Carnival stall games
• 2 table and 2 chairs will be provided. The rest of the décor of the stall is up to each individual HF.
• Payment is by coupons sold by the Church. No cash transaction is allowed.
• Before closing the stall, the HF must tally up the total coupons collected and fill up the summary form provided stating the total amount of sales achieved. Once done, the form must be submitted to the person in charge.
• All cost and expenses in operating the stalls will be borne by the HF. There will be no reimbursement of costs.
• All proceeds will be channeled to BUILDING FUND.
• Electrical points will be provided by prior arrangement. No request for electrical points will be entertained on day of event.
• All washing must be done in the designated washroom/toilet. However, no excessive washing will be allowed. All servings should be done on disposable plate/bowl/fork/spoon/chop stick.
• All items should be priced to the nearest dollar, ie, no cents as the coupons are denominated in RM1, RM2 & RM5. Pricing should be reasonable.
• Stalls are expected to be opened from between 9am to 3pm.
• Stall operators are responsible for cleaning up. Bin bags will be provided.

C. Telematches Games

• Open to everyone.
• There are no points awarded for all the Telematch games. Only Telematch prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each Telematch games.

SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

• The respective Sports Championship winner will be the HF that has accumulated the most points from adding :
A. The highest scores from 3 sports participated in (Sports Points).
B. Points collected from setting up stalls. Only one stall will be allowed per HF (Stall Points).
C. Number of sports participated in (Participation Points).
• Announcement of winners and their total number of points will be made after the end of the last sports game. The judges’ decision is final.
• The Sports Championship winner will have the team name etched on the HF Championship Trophy.

SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SYSTEM

SPORTS POINTS
WINNER 20
1ST RUNNER UP 15
2ND RUNNER UP 10
PARTICIPATION POINT (per Sport) 2
STALL POINT (per Stall) 8

RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS

1. There should not be more than 30% of non-FGA members in the total number of players per HF respectively.
E.g. Participation in Netball, Tennis & Badminton:
Netball (9) + Tennis (3) + Badminton (3) = 15
Thus, 15 x 30% = 4 Non-FGA members + 11 FGA members
• Any change request of participants on the 1st of May may be allowed only if there are very special reasons. Decision to accept or reject the change request will be at the sole discretion of the respective Sports Captain.

RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS PARTICIPATION

Netball – Teams: 10 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team: 7 + 2 reserve (min. of 7 players). Female only
• Format of play: Knock out
• Play time: 10 minutes per game (5 minutes each half)

Tennis – Teams: 16 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team: (1 Doubles): 2 + 1 reserve
• Open to both gender
• Format of play: 1 open Doubles and knock out system
• Pro-set : First to reach 8 games with no deuce call

Table Tennis – Teams: 36 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team: (1 Doubles): 2 + 1 reserve
• Open to both gender
• Format of play: 1 open Doubles and knock out system.
• Play best of 3 games of 11 points per game

Badminton – Teams: 46 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team: (1 Doubles) 2 + 1 reserve
• Open to both gender
• Format of play: 1 open Doubles on knock out & round robin
• Play 1 game of 21 points

Swimming – Teams: 16 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team: 4 + 2 reserves (relay team)
• Open to both gender
• 1 relay team must have 1 above 45 years old, 1 above 35 years old, and 2 others at any age
• Format of play: 4 x 50 meters (open swimming style)

Running – Teams: 24 (HF)
• No. of participants in a team 4 + 2 reserve (relay team)
• Open to both gender
• Relay team must have 1 above 45 years old, 1 above 35 years old and 2 others at any age
• Format of play: 4 x 100 meters

Notes: No age limit on all sports. However, we strongly advise against children below the age of 12 from taking part in contact sports like Football & Netball, for safety reasons.We will try to ensure minimal changes if at all. However, given the unpredictability of the way things develop we may need to make adjustments from time to time. Please bear with us.Please wear appropriate sports attire for all the sports game. Sports Coordinator has the discretion to disqualify those who did not have proper attire.

REGISTRATION

• To register for the HF/LM Championship and the Stalls, please register online through www.fga.com.my/sports
• A Team Representative must be appointed to manage the team’s registration and liaising with the Family Sports Carnival Committee.
• Respective HF/LM can make any amendments on the website up until the closing date of registration that is at midnight on Sunday, 13 April 2008.
• Successful submission of document is the HF’s responsibility and the Committee bears no responsibility for failure to deliver. If you are not sure if your forms have been received, please check with us.

UPDATES

• All updates are done through website http:// www.fga.com.my/sports. So please check regularly.
• We will try to ensure minimal changes if at all. However, given the unpredictability of the way things develop we may need to make adjustments from time to time. Please bear with us.
• Please also make sure that your Team Rep email address is current and working and inform us of any changes in email addresses. We will not be responsible for failure to receive information if it is due to your failure to do the above.
• Team Representative are advised to keep updated through the website as we may have some changes and latest information.

Thank You!
We look forward to seeing you all at the FGA FAMILY SPORTS CARNIVAL 2008!