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<blockquote data-quote="DNAPlay" data-source="post: 135712"><p>Aplogies for drifting off the topic of rugby, but as the quota system is a hot potato at the moment, I thought this would raise MANY eyebrows. Also I'd like to alert the international audience as to the state of South African sport at the moment. It's farcical at best...</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.news24.com" target="_blank">www.news24.com</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Netball South Africa (NSA) announced on Monday that it had devised a new system to reward teams that comply with the required racial quotas. </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>NSA president Mimi Mthethwa said it had been decided that instead of docking points from teams that do not meet the quota, any team that had the required five-two ratio on court at all times would receive an additional six goals. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>If they fielded a six-one ratio, they would receive three additional goals. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>In close matches, this could mean the difference between winning and losing. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>NSA regulations require teams to field a ratio of five to two on court at all times - either five white and two black players, or five black and two whites. In the past, teams such as Zululand and other rural areas, who have no white players, were consistently docked points, and in some cases, failed to win their section even after winning all their matches. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>"We want to adopt a more positive approach," she said. "In the past, some teams were docked so many points that they went into negative territory. </strong><strong>This way, they will keep the goals they have scored, but their opposition will benefit if they stick to the quotas. We think it makes more sense to reward teams that meet the quotas than to penalise the ones that don't." <a href="http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_2159954,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sp...2159954,00.html</a></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>So in essence, if teams comply with the quotas (which you'll note DOES NOT favour one specific ethnicity) you'll have a 6-6 scoreline BEFORE the match has even begun! I don't know what is more ludicrous - the fact that teams have to comply with a 5:2 ratio, irrespective of which colour is in the majority; or the awarding of goals to those that comply.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>And they wonder why netball superstar Irene Van Dyk decided to become a Silver Fern...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DNAPlay, post: 135712"] Aplogies for drifting off the topic of rugby, but as the quota system is a hot potato at the moment, I thought this would raise MANY eyebrows. Also I'd like to alert the international audience as to the state of South African sport at the moment. It's farcical at best... From [url="http://www.news24.com"]www.news24.com[/url] [b]Netball South Africa (NSA) announced on Monday that it had devised a new system to reward teams that comply with the required racial quotas. [/b] [b]NSA president Mimi Mthethwa said it had been decided that instead of docking points from teams that do not meet the quota, any team that had the required five-two ratio on court at all times would receive an additional six goals. [/b] [b]If they fielded a six-one ratio, they would receive three additional goals. [/b] [b]In close matches, this could mean the difference between winning and losing. [/b] [b]NSA regulations require teams to field a ratio of five to two on court at all times - either five white and two black players, or five black and two whites. In the past, teams such as Zululand and other rural areas, who have no white players, were consistently docked points, and in some cases, failed to win their section even after winning all their matches. [/b] [b]"We want to adopt a more positive approach," she said. "In the past, some teams were docked so many points that they went into negative territory. [/b][b]This way, they will keep the goals they have scored, but their opposition will benefit if they stick to the quotas. We think it makes more sense to reward teams that meet the quotas than to penalise the ones that don't." [url="http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_2159954,00.html"]http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sp...2159954,00.html[/url][/b] So in essence, if teams comply with the quotas (which you'll note DOES NOT favour one specific ethnicity) you'll have a 6-6 scoreline BEFORE the match has even begun! I don't know what is more ludicrous - the fact that teams have to comply with a 5:2 ratio, irrespective of which colour is in the majority; or the awarding of goals to those that comply. And they wonder why netball superstar Irene Van Dyk decided to become a Silver Fern... [/QUOTE]
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