SENIOR GRADES  (For the 23/24 Season this is over 14 years old as at 1st Jan 2023)

Senior Grades are age restricted grades and age eligibility rules apply.  Due to health and safety, NZTFI Module rules, the clubs liability, player safety and the fairness of all Senior players no player under age is to take the field.  It is not the Referee's responsibility to police this, it is the teams responsibility.  Any team playing an Under Age Player, no matter the circumstance, will be removed as a minimum from the following weeks draw and stood down for a minimum of one game.  It is the responsibility of all Team Players to ensure no Under Age players take the field.  Any player who is under age will be questioned and checked against registrations.

PLAYERS MUST BE 14 YEARS OLD AT THE 1st of JANUARY 2023 (Born 2009 or before)TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN SENIOR GRADES. ALL PLAYERS UNDER 14 AT the 1st of JANUARY 2023 ARE DEEMED UNDER AGE AND ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE FIELD IN A SENIOR GRADE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

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GENERAL SENIOR RULES

  • Grades are based on your age at the 1st of January 2023.  Players must be 14 years or older to play in Adult grades, unless by permission of the Tomarata Tag Committee*.
  • ONLY registered players to your team may take the field unless the game has been defaulted.
  • Players can play in both a Open Mixed team and an Over 30's team but are not able to play in 2 teams of the same grade.
  • Women get additional points for scoring.
  • All teams at some stage of the competition will be allocated to Senior and Junior Games to referee, if a team does not show up to referee this will be considered a rule breach and penalty as below.  If a team breaches this rule a second time they will be dropped from the draw for a minimum of one game.
  • For any rule breaches notified to the Committee the penalties will be as follows:
    • a deduction of 3 points 
  • For Under Age players on the field the team will be stood down and dropped from the draw for a minimum of one game.

OPEN MIXED GRADE RULES

  • Minimum – 12 players
  • Maximum - 18 players
  • All players who play in your team must be registered to your team.
  • Having a good number of girls is advisable to be able to meet the on-field mixed ratio
  • Minimum Females on Field at any time – 3 Females
  • Maximum Males on Field at any time – 5 Males​​​​​​​
  • Minimum Age is 14 years old at the 1st of January 2023 therefore players must be born earlier than 2008
  • If you play underage players you will be asked to leave the competition no exceptions
  • If you feel a player is underage, please bring it up with the referee and other team during the game.
  • Women get additional points for scoring.
  • Scores are final after leaving the field.  Please check with the referee at half time and full time and agree the score.
  • Mouthing off to the referee or other players will not be tolerated.  Please be respectful on the field.

OVER 30 GRADE RULES

  • Minimum – 12 players
  • Maximum - 18 players
  • Each game is 30 minutes long.
  • All teams are mixed (men and women)
  • Players are registered as Individual players against their team.
  • Having a good number of girls is advisable to be able to meet the on-field mixed ratio
  • Minimum Females on Field at any time – 3 Females
  • Maximum Males on Field at any time – 5 Males
  • Age Restrictions – All female players must be over 25 as at the 1st of January 2023 and all male players must be over 30 as at the 1st January 2023.
  • You are allowed only one Under 25 female take the field on the night.
  • You are allowed only one Under 30 male take the field on the night
  • The Under 25 Female and Under 30 Male MUST be the same player for the duration of the game.
  • You may have more than one Under 25 Female and Under 30 Male players registered to the team.
  • Players of younger allocation must be over 14 years old as at 1st Jan 2023 to play in the Over 30 Mixed Grade 
  • If you play underage players you will be stood down from the competition for a minimum of one game.
  • If you feel a player is underage, please bring it up with the referee and other team during the game.
  • Scores are final after leaving the field.  Please check with the referee at half time and full time and agree the score.
  • Mouthing off to the referee or other players will not be tolerated.  Please be respectful on the field.

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​​​​​​​TEAM ON FIELD RATIO

  • As this is a mixed grade if you can not meet the mixed ratio on the field then you will need to drop players e.g.

  • 4 Female – 4 Male = 8 players
  • 3 Female – 5 Male = 8 players
  • 2 Female – 5 Male = 7 players
  • 1 Female – 5 Male = 6 players
  • 0 Female – 5 Male = 5 players

Help us to keep it fun and stick to the rules!


*Please note this is a rule stipulated by NZTFI and if we are caught breaking this rule we will be unable to be an affiliated module which will mean our players will not qualify for Nationals or Oceania Tag.