Supervision of Under Age Participants. Affiliates are responsible for the direct supervision of any player or official who is under the age of 18 years. All steps should be undertaken by an affiliate to protect these person’s from all forms of harassment. This includes ensuring that: ● These minors must be made fully aware of the Member Protection Policy ● When travelling to, during and from the tournament, all care is taken to supervise minors. SECTION 6: IMAGES All persons accept that, by participating in this event, they may be photographed/filmed and that these images may be used by Hornets for promotion of the sport. Hornets will not pass any image/s onto a third party unless prior approval is sought. If you do not wish Hornets to be able to use your image/s or be filmed, you must notify Hornets in writing. Any person wishing to photograph/film games must seek written permission from team management of both teams before proceeding. Hornets reserve the right to take immediate possession of any video footage taken at a Hornets tournament that may assist Hornets in investigating any matter of judiciary, discipline or protest. All care of equipment, tape and data cards will be taken and returned to the owner upon determination of the judiciary, disciplinary hearing or protest. SECTION 7: DIVISIONS AND CATEGORIES Information on divisions and age requirements for each event can be found in the tournament specific Conditions of Entry. The minimum age for a player to play in an open Hornets tournament is 15. The minimum age for a player to play in a 20s division is 13. The minimum age for a player to play in a youth division is 12. The age requirements for junior events are as per the specific conditions of entry for that event. There must be at least 4 teams to make a category. NB Any variance on this will be at the discretion of Hornets and only in extenuating circumstances. If there are less than 4 teams nominated, then those teams will join with the next closest category as determined by Hornets. An affiliate may normally only enter 1 team in a category. Additional teams will be accepted at the convenience of the competition. If additional teams are accepted, confirmation will only be given after the closing date. If 2 teams are entered, the stronger of the teams will be known as team number 1 and the other will be known as team number 2. This will be determined by the Hornets. Any affiliate that has 2 teams in a division will need to ensure that the additional team wears a different uniform w...
