Eligibility

1. This section describes the eligibility rules for all participants of the sports competitions.
2. Any person may represent a club, society, or sporting group if such person is a member of the club in good-standing and MUST either be one of the following:
   • A Filipino (natural born or naturalised)
   • Married to or a partner of a Filipino
   • Of Filipino descent
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     Said club must also be a current financial member of the Federation.
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     The club, society or sporting group is no longer required to indicate the New Zealand city to be represented in this tournament. This is because the individual sport perpetual trophies as well as the overall Federation awards are now determined by organization rather than city.
3. An individual participant can only represent one club, society or sporting group throughout the entire Sports Tournament (i.e. participant cannot play for one organisation in one sports event, and a second organisation in another sports event).
4. For the youth age group team/s (applicable to all sports events), in addition to the above eligibility rules, the participant must also be less than or equal to the age group limit at the start of the tournament.  For the Legends category, the participant must be 40 years or older at the start of the tournament.
5. In addition to Item 3 above, proof of person’s age eligibility will be required if it is formally contested in writing and addressed to the related Sports Coordinators. Please ensure that the proper documentation (either a photocopy of passport or birth certificate) is available with you or hand it over to the Over-all Sports Coordinator.  Should a player be unable to produce proof of age when requested, that player will be deemed ineligible.
6. For players who are a partner of a Filipino, proof must be provided that he/she is currently living with the Filipino partner by way of any document indicating both their names as residents of the same address for at least three (3) months prior to the tournament. An acceptable document can be: a) joint bank account, b) phone bill, c) power bill, or d) insurance policies.
   
   Failure to prove eligibility may mean disqualification of the person for the rest of the tournament, forfeiture of the team’s won points if event had been completed and a $500 fine to the member club.
   
   Note: For convenience of the host city and smooth conduct of the tournament, it is recommended that the proof of eligibility (age group events in particular) be submitted with the registration.

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