6. Insurance Cover
The host State or Territory must have adequate Public Liability insurance and ensure that any venue used for the staging of matches has adequate Public Liability cover. FFA has $20 million Public Liability insurance to cover its legal liabilities.
With respect to Personal Injury, participants shall rely on their Private Health Insurance for their comprehensive cover. The FFA member can provide a part or full cover for the participant in lieu of the individuals responsibility to do so. For the avoidance of doubt , FFA does not provide personal injury cover for participants or officials of the FFA member’s team
7. Team Nominations
Each FFA Member is required to complete and lodge their FFA Team Nomination form(s) no later than 30 November in the year prior to the Championships. Each FFA Member may nominate up to two teams in each age group and gender.
FFA Members may apply to nominate additional regional teams, whose participation shall be determined at the sole discretion of FFA. Nomination of additional regional teams must be formally lodged 45 days prior to the commencement date of the Championships.
The nomination of players to comprise each team nominated, is to be provided to the host Federation on the FFA Player Nomination form, completed in full, no later than 4 days prior to the commencement of the Championships.
The nomination of any team can only be undertaken by an FFA Member.
FFA Members who wish to sponsor/support a team from the Oceania region may formally apply to FFA at least 45 days prior to the commencement date of the Championship for the team(s) to be included. FFA will, within 30 days of the Championship, determine at their sole discretion their position on the application
8. Championship Draw Format
The host State or Territory must comply with the following format when generating draws for confirmed team nominations in all age categories. The draw format as specified below is designed to provide sufficient games and to ensure player enjoyment.
Elimination matches are included in the ‘ maximum ‘ number of games. Teams not qualifying for elimination matches will play only the ‘ minimum ‘ number of games. However, when the Championship structure provides for play off matches for 5th/6th etc
then the number of games will understandably be greater for the non qualifiers.
Variation to this draw format can be granted by FFA where the host can provide evidence that venue availability is affected by an unprecedented number of team entries. Where possible, additional play off matches may be arranged to give teams at least 5 games.
NO TEAMS DRAW FORMAT MIN MAX
GAMES GAMES
3 or less Age group not viable and to be amalgamated
with the most suitable adjacent age category
or scrapped.
4 Teams Play each other team twice. Top two advance
to Final. 6 7
5 Teams Play each other team once. Top four to Semi
Finals. Winners advance to Final 4 6
6 Teams Play each other team once. Top four to Semi
Finals. Winners advance to Final 5 7
7 Teams Play each other team once. Top four to Semi
Finals. Winners advance to Final 6 8
8 Teams Play each other team once. Top four to Semi
Finals. Winners advance to Final. 7 9
9 Teams Play each other team once. Top four to Semi
Finals. Winners advance to Final. 8 10
10 +
Teams Teams split into two groups. Each team plays
the other in their group once. Top four from each
group advance to Quarter Finals. Winners advance
to Semi Finals. Winners advance to Final. 4 * 6*
7** 10**
* ( 10 Teams ) ** ( 16 Teams )
