Club Rules

Constitution

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Respect the Sport, Compete fairly and follow its rules and regulations.
Show respect for authority, NIC Staff and to the officials of the Sport.
Respect other people - treat them as you would wish to be treated
Demonstrate good sportsmanship before, during and after sessions/Competitions.
Help parents and spectators understand the rules and objectives so they can watch and enjoy the sport.
Be courteous to opposing teams/Clubs and treat all skaters and coaches with respect.
Be modest when successful and be gracious in defeat. Applaud good skating.
Respect the privilege of the use of all club and NIC facilities.
Refrain from the use of abusive language.
When using Social Media all the above points should be respected and adhered to.

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General rules:

All parents are expected to help with trolleys off the ice
All skaters should help with the pads
There must be 2 people used to move each trolley. One to pull and the other push for each trolley
Under 12's are not allowed to push the trolleys
Under 12's help slide the pads into place.
You are not allowed on the ice without rubber soled shoes (or skates). The shoe soles must be clean of any mud/soil.
Extra care should be taken with trolleys with pads on top.
Trolleys should always be parked against the wall with the "safety bar" away from the wall.
They must not block any doorway.

Procedure:

On Saturdays the pads go on at 12:00 (30 minutes before skating starts).
On other days the trolleys will go on 15 minutes before skating starts
Parents should help prepare the trolleys (e.g. before 12:00) so they can be set up quickly
Parents push/pull the trolleys onto the ice
Skaters over 11 will position the trolleys on the ice and unload them in the correct location
All skaters including, the under 12's, can slide pads into position on the ice.
See the diagram for the locations.
Empty trolleys will be put back into the storage area
When putting the pads away they should be slid down the ice to the zamboni end before loading onto the trolley.
The under 12's should slide the pads into position for older skaters to load onto the trolleys.
Parents will help store the trolleys.