Playing players up an age group and players filling in for teams

Occasionally teams may not have a full complement of players due to injury, school camps, etc. Given enough notice the Club or Team can often arrange players from lower age groups to play up in higher age groups to avoid walkovers (such as U14 girls playing up in U16's). When contacting families of children in lower age groups to source players, there's a few things need to be taken into consideration. 

The Association has strict rules regarding players playing up an age group and players filling in for teams, these need to be adhered to at all times to ensure the bylaws aren't breached. Breaches will result in a loss of premiership points: 
  • A player cannot play in more than one game in the same age group (a bye is counted as a played game).
  • Rep player caps must not be breached (caps outlined in the trial amendment found here). All grades (excepting A grade) are limited to the number of rep players they can play regardless if they actually take the court during the game. If your team already contains the maximum allowable rep players, then you cannot have players with rep status fill in for you even if your rep players aren't playing.
  • Fill in players cannot play down more than one grade group (example U16B boys can play U19A, U19B or U19C but cannot play U19D or U19E)
  • Fill in players cannot have filled in for another higher aged team already that season.

If you are able to organise your own fill in players, that's ok with the Club however the above dot points must be considered so that you don't breach any bylaws. If you do organise your own fill in players approval must be sought from the relevant registrars or the Club Admin before they play to ensure the Club are aware for insurance purposes and also to ensure the KBAJ bylaws aren't breached.

If in doubt, please phone Kylee on 040 77 51 338 before playing the fill in player to ensure you are not stripped of premiership points.
Walkovers/forfeits

You only need four players to start and play a game.

If you are unable to field a team of four players for a game for any reason (including school camps, confirmations, communions, family holidays or player illness or injury) please notify the Aberfeldie Jets Admin Officer on 040 77 51 338 or at admin@aberfeldiejets.com.au ASAP so the Club can notify the KBA in a timely manner.
Breaches to the KBAJ bylaws – playing ineligible players

Breaches to the KBAJ bylaws are taken seriously by the KBA. You can find the bylaw and its trial amendment here on our website under the heading of Keilor Junior Domestic competition bylaws http://www.aberfeldiejets.com.au/information-and-policies.html.

Please familiarise yourself with them to ensure that you do not breach them. If you have any questions about them please contact the Club.