The following
sports will be staged at NSW2008...
Please note that ALL
competitive sports
will take place on the University of Nottingham campus apart from the
Golf at
Ruddington Grange Golf Club on
Friday 12th September. Tee Times
are now available on this site.
Archery will be available (on campus) on the Friday,
and
White Water Rafting*
is also available on the Friday at Holme Pierrpont.
These events will not be 'competitive' sports as such, but prizes may be
awarded for the most impressive sharp shooting/rafting of the day!
*Extra charge applies.
Click here for details.
In addition to rules for individual
sports, the NSW
general rules will apply in all cases.
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Boules (Petanque)
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Each Area will enter a team of three.
Each team will use the Boule provided by the Organisers. Each player
will have two Boule, creating a maximum scoring opportunity per end
of 6. |
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Badminton |
The competition will be a doubles event with each Area entering one
team. |
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Bowls |
The competition will be a doubles
event with each Area entering one team. |
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Tug of War
(more) |
The competition will be run subject to the rules laid down by the
Tug-of-War Association and be on a straight knockout basis. Areas
can enter only one Team, which shall consist of eight members
and a Coach. |
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Cross Country |
The course will be about 3 miles of
grass and paths, and will be marked and marshalled. Each Area can
enter a team of at least three and a maximum of four runners with
the aggregate placing of the best three to count towards the team
prize i.e. |
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Darts |
The competition will be a pair’s
event with each Area entering one pair. All games except the final
will be the best of three legs 301, flying start and double to
finish. |
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Football (5-a-side) |
One Team per Area. Squads to consist
of up to seven players, five players per team to commence each game.
The remaining two players will be classed as substitutes, any of who
may be used during the course of the game as “rolling subs”.
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Indoor Cricket
(more) |
Each
Area will enter a team of eight. Each innings will last 16 overs,
this means each and every fielder bowls 2 overs, and each pair of
batsman faces 4 overs. Therefore every player bowls 2 over, and
every player bats 4 overs. |
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Athletics |
There will be three events to the
Athletics Competition - 100 metres sprint, 400
metres and Shot Putt. Each Area must enter a competitor
in each event to score entry points and be eligible to score points
in the overall competition. A Team is therefore three
people. |
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Novelty |
In the purest tradition of NSW, this will be a
closely guarded secret until revealed on
the day! Likely to require a team of 4 from each
Area. |
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Snooker |
The competition will be a pair’s
event with each Area entering one pair, where each member of the
Team plays alternate shots of the Snooker
Balls. |
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Squash |
The competition will be a singles
event with each Area entering one competitor. |
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Basketball |
The competition will be a
team event with each Area entering
a team consisting of 5 competitors. |
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Tennis |
The competition will be a singles event with each
Area entering one competitor. |
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Table Tennis |
The competition will be a doubles event with each
Area entering one team. |
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Swimming |
There will be four events to the
Swimming Competition and swum in the order 50 metres Freestyle,
50
metres Breast stroke, 50 metres Backstroke and 3 x
25 metres Medley
Relay.
An Area team will consist of three
swimmers, |
Eligibility
All scoring competitors must be full members,
honorary members or genuine prospective new members
of Table at the date of the National Sporting Weekend
competition. Random checks will be made on competitors.
It will be considered extremely
bad sportsmanship
if anyone is found in a scoring position and
not a member of Table, honorary or genuine
prospective new member with immediate intent to join.
Scoring
An Area, which enters a full team for a sport and
which then participates in that sport, will be awarded four points –
regardless of final placing. Further points will be awarded in each
sport in 16 areas - 1st in each sport = 16 points, 2nd
= 15 points, down to 16th = 1 point. Thus, a maximum of 20
points can be won for each sport. Areas have to register a full Team and
appear with that Team at the beginning of the sport to get the minimum
four points.
For Golf and Cross Country, the Area placing will
be determined by aggregating the positions of the eligible team members,
i.e. 2nd and 15th = 17th. Each Area
MUST enter full Teams: for Golf, a Team is at least two players and
Cross Country, a Team is up to four runners, with three scoring.
For both these events, it is the lowest aggregate score that determines
the final placing. To decide the placings, including losing quarter and
semi-finalists, games and/or points conceded will be taken into
consideration.
Disputes
The Event Convenors decision will act as referee
and settle disputes that may arise. Mitch Robinson,
NSW 2008 Sports Convenor, will perform final
arbitration.
Registration
Registration for each event held at each
individual sporting venue and will open a minimum of 30 minutes prior to
the commencement of the Sport. The full Team members must attend
registration with their NSW Pass. Any person not producing their Pass
will not be allowed to compete. Competitors cannot be registered to play
in a competition in their absence.
General
Time schedules must be adhered to and those Areas
unable to find their Team at the stated time will forfeit their match.
All Sports will be completed on Saturday. The Convenors reserve the
right to alter the rules of any event and the format on the day.
Detailed rules and the event format have been on our website and will be
available at the Sports Registration Area. Participants are advised to
ensure that they have read them prior to starting the competition.
As far as possible, the rules of the National
Association/Organisation of the sport will be adopted.
Results Service
A result sheet will be published.
N.B. PARTICIPATION IN ALL EVENTS IS AT
YOUR OWN RISK
Any further questions
regarding sports at NSW2008 may be directed at our Sports Officer Mitch
Robinson via
sports@NSW2008.org.uk.
