Constitution

DEFINITIONS

The following words and phrases shall bear the meaning ascribed to them hereunder. The masculine shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa:

1.1 “Province” means: A province in the Republic of South Africa.

1.2 “Club: means: A club established primarily for the purpose of playing ice hockey or in-line hockey in the Republic of South Africa.

1.3 “Provincial Ice Hockey Organisation/Federation” means: An organisation or federation, formed by a club or clubs, established in a province, primarily for the purpose of administering or regulating or promoting the playing of ice hockey or in-line hockey in that province.

1.4 “Provincial In-Line Hockey Organisation” means: An organisation, formed by a club or clubs, established in a province, primarily for the purpose of administering or regulating or promoting of in-line hockey in that province provided that a Provincial Ice Hockey Organisation/Federation does not exist.

1.5 “In-Line Hockey” means: The sport of In-Line Hockey administered by the South African Ice Hockey Federation.

1.6 “Executive Committee” means: The executive committee of GIHA.

1.7 “Committee member” means: Any member of the executive committee.

1.8 “President” means: The President of the executive committee

1.9 “Vice-President” means: The Vice-President of the executive committee.

1.10 “General Secretary” means: The general secretary of the executive committee.

1.11 “Treasurer” means: The treasurer of the executive committee.

1.12 “The Woman in Sport Development Coordinator” means: The person responsible for the development of Women’s Hockey and the needs of women in particular.

1.13 “The Players Representative” means: The person responsible to represent the players

1.14 “The Provincial Coaching Development Co-Ordinator” means: The person responsible for the development of coaching.

1.15 “The Provincial Referee-in-chief” means: The person responsible for the development of Referees and Match Officials.

1.16 “The Provincial Scorer and Statistics Co-Ordinator” means: The person responsible for the development of scorers and to maintain match statistics.

1.17 “Club delegate” means: Any person nominated by any provincial Ice Hockey or In-Line Hockey organisation/federation or qualifying club to serve on the executive committee.

1.18 “IIHF” means: The International Ice Hockey Federation.

1.19 ‘IIHF Rules” means: The rules, constitution and by-laws contained in the IIHF official rule book, constitution and by-laws as amended from time to time.

1.20 “Age group” means: The under 10, under12, under 14, under 16, under 18, under 20 or PHL age groups.

1.21 “Division” inclusive of: The development division, the women’s division, the second division, the first division, PHL or the Super league division.

1.22 ‘Under 10 player” means: An under 10 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.23 “Under 12 player” means: An under 12 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.24 “Under 14 player” means: An under 14 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.25 “Under 16 player” means: An under 16 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.26 “Under 18 player” means: An under 18 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.27 “Under 20 player” means: An under 20 player as defined in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.28 “Development Division player” means: Any registered player of any age group who is a novice or comparatively inexperienced player who wishes to play in the development division.

1.29 “Women’s Division Player” means: Any registered female player nominated by her club to play for the women’s division

1.30 “Second Division Player” means: Any registered player nominated by his or her club to play in the second division.

1.31 “First Division Player” means: Any registered player nominated by his or her club to play for the first division

1.32 “Super league Player” means: Any registered player nominated by his club to play for the Super league.

1.33 “PHL” means: Any registered player nominated by his club to play for the Premier Hockey league.

1.34 “Junior leagues” means: Leagues which will be played between registered teams of under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18 and under 20, during such period as the executive committee may determine.

1.35 “Senior leagues” mean: Leagues which will be played between registered teams of women’s division players, second division players, first division players and super league division players during such period as the executive committee may determine.

1.36 “Match” means: Any game of ice hockey played in the Republic of South Africa between competing registered teams in the same age group or division from any two clubs, or two different registered teams in the same age group or division from the same club, in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.37 “Local international tournament” means” Any ice hockey game or tournament played in the Republic of South Africa by any national team against any foreign team, in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.38 “Overseas international tournament” means: Any ice hockey game or tournament played outside the Republic of South Africa by any national team against any foreign team, in terms of the IIHF rules.

1.39 “Registered player” means: Any ice or in-line hockey player who is a member of any club and who is registered with the SAIHF.

1.40 “Registered team” means: A team, consisting of not less than eight specified registered players from a club in any age group or division, which is itself registered with the SAIHF, provided that no registered players in a registered team may be a registered player in any other registered team in the same age group or division or as regulated by applicable by-laws (for example floating rules and goalies).

1.41 “Provincial squad” means: A squad of players in any age group or division chosen for possible inclusion in a provincial team and who are from whom a national team will be selected

1.42 “Provincial team” means: The provincial team, chosen to play in any local or national tournament from any provincial squad or any other players.

1.43 “Selectors” means: The selectors of any national squad or any team chosen to represent the Republic of South Africa in any tournament.

1.44 “Provincial team coach” means: The coach of any provincial squad or team.

1.45 “Assistant Provincial team coach” means: The assistant coach for any provincial squad or team.

1.46 “Provincial team Manager” means: The manager of any provincial squad or team.

1.47 “Provincial Convener of Coaches” means: A Head Coach Selected by, and from all the Head Coaches in the province to represent them in the National Coaches Forum.

1.48 “Provincial Player Development Co-ordinator” means: Person selected and tasked with the development of Junior and Senior Players in the Province.

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