School Name:
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FIRST CONTACT
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SECOND CONTACT
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TERM DATES, JANUARY-MAY 2017
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Summer Term: / From / dd/mm
ENTRY FEE
Entry Fee - £57.00
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Cheques payable to England Hockey. BACS payment to England Hockey account 33371719 sort code 20-40-71 quoting BOYS18CUP (plus School name)
We wish to enter the England Hockey U18 Boys’ Schools’Cup 2016-17 season. In doing so, and by signing this entry form, we agree to abide by the competition regulations.
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Only signed hard copies of this form received at the latest by 17October 2016, and with payment of the entry fee made by that datewill be accepted for entry into the competition. Forms must be sent to the address below. Please include a SAE if you want a confirmation of receipt of entry:

Boys’ U18 Schools’ Cup Entries, England Hockey Board, Bisham Abbey NSC, Marlow, SL7 1RR,

INFORMATION SHEET

Introduction

For the 2016-17 seasonthe Boys’ U18 Schools Cup willrun as knockout competition with a parallel plate competition for losers in the first two rounds. To enter please complete and return the adjoining entry form with payment of the entry fee by the deadline, 17 October 2016.

Dates

Matches must be played midweek by the relevant play by date, see below, and teams drawn to play against each other should discuss and agree the date and start time. Given that early round draws are known in advance, teams should look to make arrangements for possible future matches too. Teams will not be expected to play matches outside of their term dates. The actual number of rounds is dependent on the number of entries. In the Cup there will be 6 rounds prior to the semi finals if there are more than 128 entrants, 5 rounds if fewer than 128

Round / Date
Preliminary Cup Round / Played by Friday 6 January
Cup Round 1 / Played by Friday 13 January
Cup Round 2 / Plate Round 1 / Played by Friday 27 January
Cup Round 3 / Plate Round 2 / Played by Friday 10 February
Plate Round 3 / Played by Friday 24 February
Cup Round 4 / Plate Round 4 / Played by Friday 2 March
Cup Round 5 / Plate Round 5 / Played by Friday 16 March
Cup & PlateSemi Finals / Wednesday 26 April
Cup & Plate Finals / Thursday 27 April

Details of the Draw

The draw for Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4 (& preliminary if required) of the Cup will be made at the start of the competition so teams will know who they may face in latter rounds. The draws for the Quarter & Semi Finals will be made on a round by round basis. The draw for the Plate will mirror this.

For the first three rounds teams will know if they are drawn at home or away. For subsequent rounds, where practical, home advantage will be allocated depending on how many home or away matches teams in a tie have played up to that stage in the competition. This is to endeavour to ensure that there is some equality in terms of home/away ties for teams who progress to the latter stages of the competition

Matches prior to the Quarter Finals in the Cup and the Plate will be drawn within zones so that teams will play locally although as teams progress travel distances will increase. These will not necessarily follow existing England Hockey Regional boundaries. For the Quarter Finals onwards of the Cup and the Semi finals of the Plate the draw will be made on a national basis.

The eight teams who qualified for the Quarter Finals at U18 level in 2015-16 will be seeded to avoid each other in Rounds 1-4 if they enter the competition.

Administration

Prior to the Quarter Finals the draws for all rounds of the Cup and parallel Plate draws will be made by 30 September and disseminated to all teams on that date along with all other joining details – draws, contacts, regulations, administrative requirements.

The competition will be administered by the staff of the England Hockey competitions department. In addition a management group made up of Regional representatives will be set up to consider any major issues, appeals or disputes.

The competition will be administered using the online Fixtures Live system.

Regulations

Full regulations, which will be based on standard England Hockey Knockout and Schools competition regulations, will be issued with joining details.

Players who participate in the U18 cup may not also participate in the U16 schools championships. Only boys may participate.

Home teams are responsible for pitch costs and any costs associated with umpires appointed by local associations.

Subject to the agreement of the losing team a match may be concluded early when the margin of defeat exceeds eight goals.

Entry

To enter the competition the Entry Form must be completed and returned to the EH Offices by the closing date 17th October. The cost of entry is £57 and must accompany the entry form or be paid by the closing date for entry to be confirmed.

England Hockey Competitions Department
Bisham Abbey NSC
Marlow
SL7 1RR
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