Policy and Regulations

Policies for a sports association are essential for governance, integrity and effective management.

Policies ensure good governance, maintaining the integrity of the sport by setting clear rules and ethical standards. This helps ensure fair play and promotes participation and development at all levels. Good policy also facilitates cooperation between different stakeholders and effective management so that our scarce resources can be best utilised.

General policies

Constitution
Acts as a foundational document that ensures transparency, accountability, and effective governance within our operations. It spells out our overall goals and provides for rules and procedures, governance structures and dispute resolution mechanisms, and much more.
Executive Committee Responsibilities
This committee made up of various roles is responsible to the council for the implementation and execution of the policies and decisions of the council. This document explains the responsibilities of the various roles.
Finance Policy
Exists to safeguard assets and ensure good financial management in support of the delivery of strategic goals in a financially sound manner. The policy also clarifies the roles, authority, and responsibilities for essential financial management activities.
Player financing
The policy is designed to provide financial support to players who are unable to fully fund their participation in our senior leagues and inter-provincial tournaments. By offering this support, SGHA seeks to ensure that financial constraints do not prevent deserving players from representing their club and province.
Safety

The purpose of this document is to provide an outline of safety processes for clubs to follow and to provide guidance to players, parents and coaches as to how to create a safe environment for playing hockey. This document is still a work in progress.

HP Selection Policy
Sets out the structure, policies and guidelines for all SG Hockey team selections. The effective functioning of a selection committee is key. All selection committees operate under the sponsorship of the HP executive.
HP Official Appointment Policy
Provides an objective process by which officials can be selected for the purpose of securing the best possible results. Our HP programmes are player focused, coach led, process orientated and performance driven.
Club Regulations

Outlines the responsibilities of the association, clubs and players to each other. It also explains important conduct offences against which clubs and the association are expected to take disciplinary action.

Conflict of Interest Policy
This policy protects the association’s interests when it is considering taking an action or entering into a transaction that might benefit the private interests of an executive committee member or key person.
Protection of personal information
We are committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of our members, their members and website visitors. This document outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and other applicable South African laws.
Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding in sports is about creating a culture and environment where the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable adults is the top priority. It involves proactive measures to prevent harm as well as clear processes to respond to any safeguarding issues that arise. This policy has been developed by the South Afican Hockey Association (SAHA) and we endorse it.
Rules &Technical (R&T)
FIH match rules
FIH Rules of Hockey are available on an FIH application. It covers the must-know for both players and umpires including a quiz feature and videos.
HP Player Tournament Cost
Addresses how player tournament costs are paid in advance prior to their attendance at a regional, national or inter-provincial tournament (tournament).
Player indemnity form
Parent consent form
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