This information is applicable to anyone participating in the Coppa Italia - Veterans Cup.
WHERE IS THE TOURNAMENT BEING HELD?
The tournament is being held at Park Avenue Reserve, Doncaster
DOES THE TOURNAMENT HAVE INSURANCE FOR PLAYERS IF INJURED?
The tournament does not offer player accident insurance cover to any participant.
Players and coaches choose to participate in the tournament at their own risk and will be liable for the costs that arise from suffering an injury whilst participating in the event. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure participants are adequately insured including ambulance coverage. It is highly recommended that every participant has their own suitable Income Protection Insurance before competing in this event.
WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE TEAM MANAGER OR REP TO DO BEFORE THE EVENT?
- Register the team online and provide all details required
- Accept the terms & conditions
- Register the coaches, team managers and players in the team portal (More info on this provided closer to the event)
- Ensure all your players bring a government-issued photo ID to the tournament
- Review the policies on the website
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WHAT IS THE PROOF OF AGE POLICY?
Each coach/team manager will be required to inform all participating players to have a government-issued photo ID at the tournament. This will only be required to be produced if you are asked to provide proof of a player’s age during the tournament.
Team Managers are entitled to submit ID checks for individual players on opposition teams. Any requests must be done with Event Staff and not directly with the opposition team. Please try to notify event staff before kick-off where possible.
The procedure for ID Checks that must be followed is:
1. The Team Manager is to approach the nearest event staff member and notify them that you would like to formally request an ID Check on a particular player(s). The staff member will approach the team manager of the other team to request ID.
2. Should the player in question not provide the necessary documentation, or is found to be underage, that player will either not be allowed to play if the game has not started, or will be removed from the field.
Digital or printed copies of the required documents will not be accepted.
Any teams that are found to be providing incorrect documentation or purposely playing younger players to gain an unfair advantage will receive a 0-3 loss for any games the younger players participated in. The ineligible players will also be disqualified from the tournament and offending teams may be disqualified from the tournament and other affiliated events. These actions may also jeopardise the participation of other teams from the same club at future affiliated events at the discretion of Tournament Management.
WILL MY TEAM GET A REFUND IF WE NEED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COMPETITION ?
Before the event
As a general rule, we don’t provide refunds for teams who withdraw from the competition unless a replacement team is confirmed. If there are extenuating circumstances, please contact us as soon as possible so we can try to work out a solution.
During or after the event
Refunds will not be provided for matters concerning referees' decisions or any other similar matters. Refunds will not be provided to teams that are expelled from the competition due to a breach of the code of conduct.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TOURNAMENT IS POSTPONED OR CANCELLED. WILL OUR TEAM GET A REFUND?
Under these circumstances, the tournament organisers reserve the right to either retain the registration fee for the revised dates or to refund the registration fee after deducting an administration fee for costs already incurred for the organisation of the tournament which could not be recovered from third parties.
Should this occur teams will be contacted directly.
***The tournament organisers are in no way responsible for injury or economic loss which may arise in the case of acts of terror, war, warlike events, civil war, revolution, pandemic, disease outbreaks or civil disturbances or because of the actions of the authorities, strikes, lockouts, blockades or similar events.**
DO TEAMS NEED TO CHECK-IN AT THE INFORMATION DESK?
All teams need to send a team official representative to check-in at the Information Desk, at least 60 minutes prior to your first game.
CAN WE BRING FOOD 7 DRINKS TO THE VENUE?
The event will be fully catered. Full canteen services will be operational near all the fields serving delicious hot food and drinks (hot and cold). Please support the local caterers.
Please support the club.
ARE THE REFEREES FULLY ACCREDITED?
All referees will be fully accredited for all official games.
CAN PLAYERS PLAY IN MULTIPLE TEAMS
Players can only play with one team that they are registered with and therefore cannot play with another team in the competition. A player cannot play with over 35 and over 45 even if it is the same club.
SLIDE TACKLE FOR 2024 TOURNAMENT FOR OVER 45 & OVER 55 ONLY.
Given the age of many competitors and in line with the rule players play with during the season in other Veterans/Masters competitions across Australia and the World, the slide tackle rule will apply also in this tournament.
NO slide tackles – Players MUST remain on their feet to make a tackle. Slide tackles or those made on one knee will be penalised with a free Kick.
Over 35's - Slide tackle is permitted as per FA Competition rules.
The match official will apply the rules from now on.
FINALS FOOTBALL
The semi-finals and the finals will be 2 x 45-minute halves and in the event of a tied score at full time, NO EXTRA TIME , straight to a penalty shoot-out under FFV rules shall apply to decide the match.
Two yellow cards accumulated during the group stage will incur suspension from the next game, yellow cards will reset for finals.
WHO DO I CONTACT FOR HELP?
You can contact us via email juventus.o.b.sc@outlook.com or our social media channels any time and we will respond to you within 24 hours.
For urgent enquiries you can contact us via phone 0488 400 511 during business hours Monday- Friday 9 am – 5 pm.
CANCELLATION OF THE TOURNAMENT DUE TO FORCE MAJEURE*
In the event that the tournament can’t be held or is postponed due to events beyond the control of the tournament organisers (force majeure*) or due to events that are not attributable to wrongful intent or gross negligence or the tournament organisers, the tournament organisers cannot be held liable by the delegations for any damages, costs or losses incurred, such as transportation costs, accommodation costs, costs for additional orders, financial losses etc. Under these circumstances, the tournament organisers reserve the right to either retain the entire registration fee for the revised dates or to reimburse the delegations after deducting costs already incurred for the organisation of the tournament and which could not be recovered from third parties.
**The tournament organisers are in no way responsible for injury or economic loss which may arise in the case of acts of terror, war, warlike events, civil war, revolution, pandemic, disease outbreaks or civil disturbances or because of the actions of the authorities, strikes, lockouts, blockades or similar events.**