Frequently Asked Questions...
No. We have a wide range of teams from those who are just beginning and have never played before to those who have played a lot and are quite experienced. The rules are on the website under each sports heading for you to download and read, but any of the staff on counter will be able to help you out if you need it.
Our courts are surrounded by nets. Court dimensions are 11m (w) x 30m (l) x 4.5m (h). The ball is always in play, there is no chasing it across other courts or stopping while its fetched. In netball, soccer and cricket the ball can bounce off the nets. You can pass it to team mates off the nets (netball), pass it to yourself off the nets (soccer) or take catches off the nets (cricket). The games flow well and there is very little down time. The smaller courts mean you are always involved in the game and allows for plenty of action.
No. We supply the umpires, the sports equipment, the sports bibs, the courts, the scoring, the lot. You are welcome to bring your own team bibs if you like. For cricketers we supply cotton gloves for batting, if you would prefer proper batting gloves you are welcome to bring them along.
Decide what sport you want to play and which night you want to play it (nights for each sport are described under the individual sport headings on the website). Email myself ([email protected]) the captains name, cellphone number, team name (it can be changed later but if you don't give me one I will give you one temporarily), what sport and what night, and whether you are more social or competitive and I will put you in the draw as soon as possible. You are welcome to let me know what week you want to start. Once your team arrives at the facility you will have to fill in a registration card with your players details such as name, cell number and email address. Any player that plays for you should be put on the registration card and it can be constantly updated.
I need as many cell phone numbers as possible. If game times need to be changed or something happens and I only have one phone number this may cause a big inconvenience for your team.
Emails are really important. When you are put into the system a confirmation email will be sent to you, once you have confirmed you will be sent game time notifications telling you when your games are the following week. You can use this notification to confirm whether you are playing that week or not so the captain doesn't have to follow you up at all. They will be advised of your availability. You can create a password and log into the system allowing you to see all your previous results, what teams you are on, the team statements (how much money has been paid and is owing/credit) and more. This system is mostly under-utilised and can be very helpful for your team.
You pay as you play. There are no deposits or paying in advance. Turn up early for your game, at the counter there will be your team sheet with your players names and a team bag. Each player can either put cash in the team bag or get cash from the till (no credit only eftpos) to put in the bag and once every player has done that the bag can be handed back to counter staff.
No problem at all. Give us at least three days advanced warning so we are able to switch the draw around and contact the other teams. If you give us less notice than three days you may be liable for a full game fee as a default payment. At any point if you can not field a team please let us know, we have a large list of players who like to fill in and can help you to field a team no matter how late the notice is! This is a better result than defaulting your game, and incurring a full game fee as a default payment.
If you owe money you can pay it off over the counter, just let the counter staff member know which team it is for and we will credit it to your account. Alternatively you can pay it to our bank account via internet banking.
Our fees statements are kept up to date, therefore if you would like to pay in advance you are welcome to do so. Some teams, especially company teams have paid three months or more in advance and this sits as a credit against your team name. You can see this credit if you log into the system as described above under "Do you need an email address of all our players?"
The draws are done about a week in advance and are generally fixed in stone by the end of the week previous to your next game time. When the game times are sent out via email you can expect that this game time is your fixed game time for the following week. Occasionally these times do change but its by agreement between Metro and yourselves.
If your team can't find enough players one night, please get in touch with me (477 9006) and I will find you a fill in player. This is a much better result than pulling your team out as you will have to pay a default fee anyway. Any fill in player we find only has to pay $3 for their game (or $5 for cricket), your team has to make up the rest of the total game fee.
We run nine week round robin games, followed by a semi final week and a final week. All teams play in all weeks whether they are in the top four spots or not. The season then starts again straight after the finals week, there is no down time. League points tables can be found under draws, standings, which is under the Home tab of our website. |
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93 Crawford Street Dunedin Ph: 03 477 9006 KEY DATES Metro open: 19-01-2015 Season 1: 19-01-2015 Season 2: 19-04-2015 Season 3: 12-07-2015 Season 4: 4-10-2015 Metro closed: 17-12-2015 You can enter a team at any stage in the season |