MLTC Newsletter 17 Feb 2023

TRIVIA FRIDAY 3 MARCH

Arrive 6.30pm pre drinks and pizza trivia will start at 7.30pm.

Cost:$15 per person, pay into MLTC account BSB 062-197 Account 1000 0562, include your name and Trivia

RSVP by Wednesday 1st March

Upon arrival you will receive a complementary beer, wine, cider or soft drink of your choice from the bar. Pizza will be provided. For seating purposes, teams of 8 should be arranged between yourselves and advised prior to the evening at the following email; [email protected] (Michelle)

The Badge Teams have been selected and are listed on our website and the notice board.

In the Mens Teams some players have been rewarded for their high percentages by being upgraded to a higher team.  The selectors felt a few changes needed to be made from last year. The new members have been placed in the lower teams as they have not played Badge before and need to show the selectors their talent and if successful will be promoted next season.  Consistency is the key to success in Badge. So good luck to all our new members.

A few Mens teams are light on numbers. This is unavoidable as we also tried to keep some friends together and an extra team was created.  The new rules this year only allow 6 players to be listed in a team. Six reserves only can be added over the course of the season. So teams with more than six players need to add the extra player  as needed each week. You do this by notifying myself or Virginia.

Players can also play up or down the grades as long as the replacement player   has a UTR of no higher than .5 of the player he or she is replacing.

So a UTR of 6.5 in Division 8 can replace a player in Division 9 with a UTR of 6 for example. If  a player has no UTR, permission is needed from Tennis NSW. Virginia and I will do this. All Badge correspondence must be through Virginia and myself as delegates.

You can reserve multiple times up or down the grades but still remain a member of your original team. The 3 match rule has been scrapped.

You need to play 3 matches during the season to qualify for the finals. If a match is washed out, the players listed down to play will qualify as one of their 3 matches for finals.

The Captains need to be aware especially of these rules.

Keirle Park

Since we have 4 Womens Teams and 8 Mens Teams, we have to use Keirle Park for two matches each week.  All Teams except Womens 1 Team and Mens 1 and 2 Teams will play a match or two  at Keirle Park.

Two Social Courts will be available each Saturday from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

We will play the higher grades in the later time slots unless an early time is requested.

Badge begins April 29 and gradings will be available in mid march.

Practice courts will be made available on Saturdays and Sundays for Team Practice in March.

A lot of news here but if you read it twice it will be beneficial. All teams should be aware of the rules.

Good luck to all our Badge Teams this year ( And The Bulldogs In NRL)

 Denis Crowley Club Captain.

Best wishes,

Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au