2011 BHA Player Points Cap Rules
1. All Clubs competing in BHL grades are subject to this system.
2. The points system covers an entire Club, not just Division 1 and 2.
3. Once a Club exceeds the points cap it may not register any additional points scoring players until the Club is once again under the cap. The club may register as many players without points as it desires.
4. Any player who was registered with a club for the previous season may remain with that club even if their inclusion, due to improved representative status, results in the club exceeding their cap. However, the Club will still be subject to rule 3.
5. All players are subject to this system. There are no exceptions.
6. The following categories of players can receive discounted points:
- A player who has been with the senior Club since at least Under 13 attract zero points.
- A player who joined a Club after Under 13 attracts 50% of the assigned points. The criteria for under 13 or under 15 is age at 1 January of that year.
- A player who has nominated for selection for Brisbane and is not selected in any Premier League or Open team may play for another association at the Open level and attract zero points.
- A Kookaburra player who will play less than the games required to qualify to participate in finals may receive a 50% points discount. Should the player meet the qualifying requirement he will be subject to full points. The points weighting must be advised by the club prior to season commencement.
- Where a player has not made himself unavailable for selection for Blades and is not selected in that team then he may be selected for another NHL team and not receive points for that selection. That player will receive points to the representative level achieved in Qld.
- A Kookaburra player who announces his retirement will be allocated 85 points (in lieu of 100 points) in the following year. His points will then be discounted to the year following to 75 points and then to 45 points in the third year following his retirement. Representative points will still apply should they exceed the points allocated as a former Kookaburra player eg still playing AHL in the third year would mean the player would receive 75 points, not 45 points.
- A player who has been registered solely as a senior and has played for no other Senior Brisbane club for a continuous period of 8 years will be entitled to a 50% points discount. The period will still be considered continuous if, for example, the player has been unable to continue playing for reasons outside of his control. The player may also choose to take a break from hockey, or be injured, and then resume playing. Whilst the absence from being registered with the Brisbane club will not break the "long service" term, the years of service to the club will not take into account any period of absence. To be considered to have played a season towards the 8 year period, a player must qualify for the finals series as per the BHA Competition Rules.
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7. Junior registered players that attract points are included in a clubs total even if they are not registered in a senior team as they may be utilised by senior teams on a temporary basis.
8. Players attract the points associated with the highest status level played for the previous season. The previous season is defined as being completed as at 31st December the previous year.
9. No player selected in Brisbane Premier League 2 or Brisbane Open shall be allocated additional points should they be promoted from those teams due to injury or illness of other players.
10. Overseas and Interstate player points are allocated at the discretion of the Board after considering a recommendation from the “Cap Committee”. Representative levels from other States are matched to the equivalent Queensland level. An appeal may be lodged with the Cap Committee if it is considered the allocation is incorrect.
An appeal lodged with the Cap Committee under rule 10 will be referred to the BHA Board to appoint 3 people independent of the Board and Cap Committee to review the points allocated. The appointees should be well qualified in the assessment of player’s relative ability and representative status. Examples of the appointees would be BHA Regional Coaching Director, State selectors, QAS coaches or people with a strong background in involvement with elite players.
BHA Board retains the right to appeal the allocation.
11. All new players to Brisbane must have a ‘Status Form’ signed by the player and their previous association confirming Representative Status.
12. Club player lists must be provided to the association no less than 4 weeks prior to the start of the season. The association will provide a “points total” to the club to ensure that both the association and the club are clear on the clubs current cap status.
13. With each registration / re-registration / de-registration the association will issue an updated “points total” to the club.
14. In the case of Joint Ventures, the total points shall be deemed as the combined total of all feeder clubs. For example, the total points for United Hockey will be the combined totals of Kedron Wavell Services and South West United Hockey Clubs.
15. A player may be included in the club, even if the club currently exceeds the points cap, should he meet the following criteria. His mother, father, brother or sister has played for the club for a minimum of 5 years. The player will retain the points allocated to him and the club will take those points into account when considering future players.
16. A club/player may appeal against a points allocation, other than under rule 10, to the Cap committee. The Cap committee will review their decision and may refer the appeal to the BHA Board for direction.
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