FGA Sports Fellowship

SPORTS CARNIVAL 2008 PARTICIPATION RULES AND REGULATIONS

Life Ministry Championship (LM)

A. Sports Participation

• Open to all FGA members and non-Christian, please see “Recruitment of Participants”
• To compete for the LM championship, all participating teams must belong to FGA church Ministry or other language services.
• Any other teams will be considered on a case by case basis and the decision of the Sports Carnival Committee is final
• 5 sports are available for LMs to choose from. They are Badminton, Netball, Running, Football & Tennis.
• To qualify, each Sports Team must participate a minimum of 3 sports out of the 5 above.
(We will consider Sports Team who are unable to participate 3 sports on a case by case basis)
• Each LM is allowed to participate a maximum 4 sports but only the highest scores from 3 sports will be considered for LM Sports Championship Points.
• Points will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each sport.
• Each LM will be awarded 1 point for each sports participated in, up to a max. of 4 points. This Participation Point will contribute towards the LM Championship Points.
• Kindly refer to “Rules For Individual Sports Participation” for further details on participant rules.
• Kindly refer “Sports Championship Point System” for further details on the point system.
• Registration of sports teams will only be made via online and the closing date of registration is at midnight on Sunday, 13 April 2008. Please refer to “Registration’
• Any late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Family Sports Carnival Committee.

B. Stalls Participation

• LM who participates in operating stalls will receive points that will be added to the overall Sports Championship Points.
• There are 3 categories of stalls that LM 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 LM 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 LM 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 given points.
c.. Number of sports participated in (Participation Points).
(For more information on b. & c., please see relevant sections below)
• 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 LM 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

Notes on Points
• Points very much weighted in favor of performance of the Sports Teams in their chosen sports (Sports Points).
• Sports Participant Points and Stall Points will be important where 2 Sports Teams are tied with their Sports Points.

RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS

1. There should not be more than 30% of non-FGA members in the total number of players per LM 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.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY

Running
Sport captain: Bro Kong Khai Yeng
Life Ministry: 10.00am - 11.00am
Badminton
Sport captain: Bro Kevin Ung
Life Ministry: 8.30am - 10.00am
Netball
Sport captain: Sis Philomena
Life Ministry: 9.45am - 10.15am
Tennis
Sport captain: Bro Khoo Soo Keong
Life Ministry: 11.30am - 12.30pm
Football
Sport captain: Bro Chris Bock
Life Ministry: 10.30am - 3.00pm

RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS PARTICIPATION

Netball – Teams: 4 (LM)
• 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: 4 (LM)
• 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

Badminton – Teams: 9 (LM)
• 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

Running – Teams: 8 (LM)
• No. of participants in a team 4 + 2 reserve (relay team)
• Open to both gender
• Format of play: 4 x 100 meters

Football – Teams: 6 (LM)
• No. of participants in a team: 9 + 4 reserve (Min. of 9 players). Male only
• Format of play: Knock out
• Play time: 30 minutes per game, extra 2 minutes for any draw. Still no winners, it will be penalty shoot out.

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.

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