Member Information
What you need to know about rugby at Bugs
Wynnum and District Rugby Union
PO Box 498, Wynnum QLD 4178
Elanora Park, Granada St, Wynnum QLD 4178
[email protected]
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Volunteering at Wynnum Bugs
Code of Conduct
Team Manager
Field Marshall
Coach
Field Set Up
Web Site
Volunteering at Wynnum Bugs
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Volunteer levy $50 per season applied to all families
3 hours’ service each season levy refundable or rolled over
Forfeit $50 for not completing 3 hours’ service during the season
Time added up and certificate issued prior to the end of season
Managers must update for team and submit each month
• http://wynnumrugby.com.au/media/1516/volunteer-time-registration-sheet.xlsx
Field Marshall
Coach
Manager
Refereeing
Touch Judge
Bar hand
Lawn mowing
Line marking
Cleaning the club house
Sat or Sun Game Day Coordinator
Fund raising coordinator
Committee member
Code of Conduct
• Please familiarise yourself with it as every registered player and spectating
parent is bound by its provisions.
• There are separate sections of the Code of Conduct for:
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Administrators
Managers
Coaches
Players
Referees
Parents and
Spectators
http://wynnumrugby.com.au/media/1506/wynnum-bugs-club-handbook-2017ver2.doc
Team Management Responsibilities
• Team Management Positions
• Each Team is required to fill the following positions in a team:
• Coach – Accredited;
• Assistant Coach (preferred and accredited if possible);
• Manager;
• Assistant Referee (Touch Judge) – Accredited for U8 up;
• Sports Trainer or first aider (minimum qualification Senior 1st Aid
Certificate)
• Field Marshall
Team Manager
• Friday evening - download weekly team sheets
• Match results must be submitted via RugbyLink no later the 5:30pm
on their match day
• Pick a player of the week and nominate to the BJRU website as well as
the club – Pita Pit voucher for Sat teams
• Record both yellow and red cards
• Record Volunteers
• http://wynnumrugby.com.au/media/1516/volunteer-time-registrationsheet.xlsx
Manager’s Role
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Organise training and other team activities
Receive and issue team kits – Sat teams whistle.
Liaise with the Wynnum Bugs committee
Develop relationships between families and coaches
Delegate of tasks
Ensure you have a coach, assistant coach and manager
Facilitate jersey washing rosters, ground set up rosters, ground dismantling
rosters and club clean-up and lockup rosters
• Maintain player registrations with full details submit amendments to registrar
• Set up team contact network
• Check Fridays after 5pm for any changer or alterations to draw.
Completion of team sheets
• Please ensure you have obtained the opposition managers signature in
addition to the referees
• When totalling the score please remember that a try is worth 5 points.
A conversion is 2 points and penalties are worth 3 points.
• UNDER 12 and over, please ensure every player has signed the team
sheet if they don’t sign it they are noted as not playing and this can
become very important near finals time.
• Match results are the responsibility of the manager. This must be
submitted via the BJRU website no later the 5:30pm on their match day.
Instruction on how to enter these results can be found on page D6 of
the Team Managers Handbook.
• Team sheets uploaded into RugbyLink
• if a team has not entered this into the database fines or competition
points are taken from them. Should any team be fined this is not a
Wynnum’s responsibility and any fines must be paid by the team.
To download weekly team sheets
• RugbyLink http://admin-rugbylink.resultsvault.com/
• Blue Cards https://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/
Field Marshall
• Their role and the requirement for each team to elect a
member. No Marshall No Game.
• The position requires someone who is prepared to exercise
authority and control in a reasonable way before, during and
after a rugby game.
• No formal qualification is required to undertake the duties and
responsibilities of Field Marshall. However, persons taking on
this position must have a clear understanding of these duties
and responsibilities, and a commitment to ensure they are
implemented.
Duties of the Field Marshall
The Field Marshall is to ensure that:
• All Parents/spectators remain outside the roped/fenced area
at all times including half time.
• Security is maintained for the playing enclosure free from
unauthorised invasion. (authorised personnel are linesmen
and trainers and wearing appropriate apparel).
• Emergency access to field is available.
• Touch judges and trainers are carrying out their duties
correctly and are not unduly attempting to influence the game.
Field Marshall
• Only Trainers wearing a Trainer’s vest may access the field.
• All water bottle carriers, chairs, prams etc are kept outside the
roped/fenced area as they can cause harm should a player be
tackled out.
• ALL players, coaches, officials, parents/guardians, spectators
and any other member or visitors complies with the code of
conduct.
• Teams do not warm-up in the “in-goal” area during other
games,
Field Marshall
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Team Managers co-locate (BJRU requirement),
The Managers of each team is wearing the Team Official vest,
The Touch Judge is wearing the Touch Judge vest,
Unsportsmanlike conduct (e.g. abuse of Referee or players) is raised
with the relevant Team Official and if the practice continues, then
reported immediately to the appointed (‘home’) Club Official.
• All breaches and incidents in which has exercised a duty or
responsibility is to be reported to the Junior VP or his nominee
immediately after the game when the breach or incident occurred.
Field Marshall
• A Field Marshall is responsible for an entire field.
• There will be one Field Marshall per field.
• The Field Marshall will identify him/herself by wearing an orange vest.
Coach
All coaches must have a SmartRugby qualification before
they can coach any team in the Brisbane competition.
COACHING
ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENTS
U6 – U7
Smart Rugby
Coaching Kids
Foundation
Level 1
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U8 – U9
U10 – U11
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U12
U13 – U18
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Coach - Qualifications
• COACHING KIDS RUGBY CERTIFICATION This certification is ongoing and does not require
renewal
• FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION This certification is ongoing and does not require renewal
• LEVEL 1 COACH ACCREDITATION
• Have current SmartRugby qualification, and
• Pass a Law and Safety Update Exam (90%), and
• Demonstrate active coaching in at least 2 of the previous 4 years (letter to this effect required from
relevant club/school/union), or if this cannot be demonstrated then successfully complete a Level 1
Coach competency assessment
• LEVEL 2 COACH ACCREDITATION
• Have current SmartRugby qualification, and
• Pass a Law and Safety Update Exam (90%), and
• Demonstrate active coaching in at least 3 of the previous 4 years (letter to this effect required from
relevant club/school/union), or if this cannot be demonstrated then successfully complete a Level 2
Coach competency assessment.
• LEVEL 3 COACH ACCREDITATION
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By arrangement of the ARU only
Coach - Qualifications
• SmartRugby qualification lasts two (2) years.
• To re-qualify you can complete SmartRugby online,
• Coaching Kids Rugby U8-U12, Refereeing Kids Rugby U8-U12, or
Foundation course also includes SR.
• https://rugby.force.com/rugbyportal/
• all accreditation lasts for 4 years and all coaches must maintain their
Smart Rugby qualification every 2 years
• Know the rules for your age group:
http://wynnumrugby.com.au/media/1519/pathway-game-modssummary-2015.pdf
Field Set Up
• Source goal post pads from Shed
• Source ropes and wheelie bin of rope poles from shed Place rope
poles in ground spaced 5 metres from side line and approximately 5
metres apart. Thread rope through poles and tie off to light post at
both ends.
• Source Orange and White cones from shed. Place cones in accordance
with instruction on field set up Book.
• Ensure playing pitch is free of rubbish and surrounds are free of cone
spikes, chairs, prams, drink bottle holders and anything else that
could cause injury should a player be tackled out.
• http://wynnumrugby.com.au/media/1520/field-markings-u6-u9.pdf
Field Break Down (last game)
• Return cones on spikes to Shed.
• Return goal post pads to Shed.
• Carefully wind in ropes and return to shed along with wheelie bin
of rope poles.
• Ensure all rubbish is placed in bins.
Field Break Down (For next game played)
• Return cones to spike.
• Deliver cones to next team playing on your field, or return to
Shed if not required.
• Ensure all rubbish is placed in bins.
• PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN FIELD MARSHALL VESTS TO THE
CLUBHOUSE ON COMPLETION OF THE LAST GAME.
Team Website
• http://www.wynnumrugby.com.au/umbraco
• Userid: (e.g.) U10Blue
• Password: - email [email protected] and I will send
to you.
• Set up team
• Set up fixtures