Season 2022 Club Sponsor

 Water Carrier

  1. Objectives

    To deliver water to players on the field during the match

  2. Responsibilities

    (a) Before each season

    • Accreditations: Activate and upload your accreditations to EverProof as soon as possible and before you commence as a volunteer in a match role.  If you’ve not uploaded your accreditations to EverProof before a match, you can’t be a volunteer in a match role.  To understand your required accreditations, click here

    • Child safety: Be aware of, understand and follow the child safety policies and procedures.  To access the child safety policies and procedures, click here

    • Code of conduct: Provide the child safe code of conduct signed by you to your team manager before round 1

    (b) Before each match

    • Introduce yourself to the Coach

    • Obtain the water carrier and light blue water carrier bib from the Team Manager

    (c) During each match

    • May enter and leave the field from any position

    • Must only carry plastic bottles on the field.  Metal and glass bottles and water carriers are not permitted on the field

    • Must only enter the field behind play to deliver water to players while a player is having a set shot for goal or while the ball is being retrieved and returned to the Field Umpire after a goal is scored.  If a player misses the goal, the Water Carrier must immediately leave the field

    • Must not communicate with the team bench, except during quarter breaks

    • Must not be within 30 meters of the team bench, except during quarter breaks

    • Must not interfere with players or officials

    • Must not deliver messages to or coach players on the field

  3. Relationships

    Team Manager: To be rostered on for matches, to obtain the water carrier and light blue bib on match day

  4. Accountabilities

    Coach: To deliver water to players on the field as required

  5. League by-laws

    Must be at least 12 years old or of sufficient age to be competent to perform the task (in the opinion of the Field Umpire)

    If modified rules, no Water Carrier is permitted.  If U11 and U12, 1 Water Carrier is permitted. If U13+, 2 Water Carriers are permitted

    If in breach of the by-laws, may be ordered from the field by a Field Umpire, and the Team Manager must replace the Water Carrier with another person

    See by-law 20 and by-law 25

  6. Equipment

    Light blue bib
    Water carrier
    Enclosed shoes