P4 SPRING PENNANT 2024

TTACT would like to inform you that entries are open for the P4 Spring Pennant 2024.

The pennant will start on Tuesday 15th October 2024 and end on Tuesday 10^th December 2024 (7 weeks plus 2 finals weeks).

KEY DATES AND INFORMATION

Location:  Please note that the Alfred Deakin High School (ADHS) venue will not be available for all rounds due to school requirements.  Therefore, we will utilise our Kingston centre for a pennant round for each division and to accommodate the finals. The table below shows the weeks that ADHS is unavailable (in red) and the nights that will be played at Kingston.

* For round 3, Div 1 will play at Kingston on Tuesday29th October, and Div 3 will play at Kingston on Thursday 31^st October.

** For round 7, Div 2 will play ay Kingston on Tuesday 26^th November, and div 4 will play at Kingston on Thursday 28^th November.

*** Semi Finals for Div1 and Div 3 at Kingston on Tuesday 3^rd December, and Div 2 and Div 4 on Thursday 5^th December. Grand Final for all divisions will be on Tuesday 10 December.There will be 4 Divisions offered: Division 1 and 3 on Tuesday nights and division 2 and 4 on Thursday nights, with location variances as per the table above.

Cost For P4 pennant will reflect the shorter season and will be $70.00, while for those with a concession, it will be $56.

Each player’s Ratings Central points as at 4^th October 2024 and along with team member preferences will used by the pennant committee when considering division and team allocation.

Please check your points before nominating your division preference in the online entry form. Approximate RC points for each division are:

• Division 1 Tuesday night: 1300 and above
• Division 2 Thursday night: 1000 to 1299
• Division 3 Tuesday night: 801 to 999
• Division 4 Thursday night: 800 and below

Note: Ratings Central Points are used as a guide, depending on final entry numbers and composition, players may be moved upwards or downwards to form the pennant teams.

Format of competitions:

• Matches will be played at the Alfred Deakin High School and Kingston.
• All matches at ADHS begin at 6.15pm. (Play to start at 6:00pm where possible). Individual matches must start within 2 minutes of the end of the previous match, with all matches complete before 10:30pm.
• Three person Teams, all singles matched will be best of 5 and due to time constraints, Doubles matches will be best of three.
• White Plastic 40+ balls will be used (TTACT provides competition balls to each team captain at the beginning and during the competition as required, the home team supplies the balls for each round).
• Players must not wear shirts, shorts or skirts whose main colour is white. Team shirts the same colour are recommended.

Note: The Competition Committee has the FINAL DECISION for allocating players into divisions and/or teams, as outlined in the TTACT By-Laws and in more detail in the Pennant Team Allocation Guidelines. If the competition is oversubscribed, the remaining players will be waitlisted.

**Entry deadline to 11:59 PM Friday 4 October 2024