10/11/2014
North Sydney Brothers Oztag has just completed their first season of player registrations using iSign.
The North Sydney Brothers Oztag competition caters for junior players ranging from 6 to 14 years of age, drawing players from a large surrounding catchment area.
The new ‘Team Submission’ function which was recently released by iSign specifically for Oztag, was used to enable team managers to register over 50 teams in the North Sydney Junior Oztag competition. More than 420 individual online player registrations were then received in relation to these teams.
The Junior Oztag competition takes place every Tuesday evening 5pm-8pm at Tunks Park in (Northbridge) throughout the summer months (October – March), operating 10 fields simultaneously across several timeslots during the evening.
With the competition in full swing, Mike McGregor from iSign took the opportunity to drop by and connect with Club President – Barry Hanley (left in picture) and Competition Convenor - Annette Hema who coordinated the transition to online registrations using the iSign system, and had this to say:
“The iSign system is a very good fit for us and has enabled a massive 70%+ reduction in administration effort during the registration period. The online Team Submission functionality was of particular help, along with the auto-allocation of players into their preferred teams. The online verification of player & parent email addresses (for club communications), validation of player ages and dates of birth, online payments and funds clearance and collection has been very beneficial to the club and has made the whole process so much easier and more efficient than in the past”
The Club provides a friendly, family atmosphere where healthy competition and enjoyment of the game is heavily promoted, and social interaction is encouraged with parents and children alike after the game, around the barbecue over a sausage ‘sanga’ and a drink. I was made to feel most welcome and was well looked after by Barry and Annette who are the consummate hosts.
The Club has close affiliations with the North Sydney Brothers Rugby League Club which is run from the same venue by Barry and Annette, during the winter months. The club is well established and thriving and boasts a healthy trophy cabinet and numerous celebrity rugby league parents including Laurie Daley and Greg Florimo, who have come through the club and remain actively involved.
