WINTER RULES 2011 / 12
1. All League matches will be on a Sunday night. First player to be available to start at 8 p.m. Captains may claim first game if opponents have no
player available at 8 p.m.
2. Minimum of four players to make a team - striking out time 9 p.m.
3. Any player absent - points awarded to opposition.
4. At the discretion of the committee, player(s) or teams can be expelled from the League for any misdemeanour.
5. All League matches will consist of seven games played by players of registered teams.
The match format is 5 Singles and 2 Doubles, players who have played in the Singles may play in the Doubles, players in second Doubles must not
have played in first Doubles. Playing any other players will result in games being classed as void, and points awarded to opposition.
6. Teams not completing 80% of their fixtures are deemed to have withdrawn from the League and all points erased from the records. If any team is found to have deliberately failed to fulfil a fixture, they will deemed to have withdrawn from the League, and their record expunged.
7. All players must be over the age of 14 years.
8. REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS £15.00 per team. The registration sheets must be submitted to the Treasurer by the date stated, each team must have at least SEVEN players registered. Players will be allowed to sign on at any time during the season, providing that the name, signature and signing on fee are in the hands of the Secretary 24 hours before playing i.e. 8 p.m. on Saturdays. No transfers save under exceptional circumstances, and with the previous agreement of the Committee .
9. Any barred players from any pub should not be picked to play, unless with the previous agreement of the licensee. They play the first game and then leave.
10. The home team pays for all games.
11. The WINNING team is responsible for the score sheet. This must be received at THE KINGS ARMS no later than noon on the Wednesday following the match, failure will result in complete loss of match. Note: Teams will not receive lost points if a team subsequently drops out of the League.
12. Captains, Vice Captains or an agreed nominated player to referee games. Home team to referee games 1,3,5,7.Away team to referee games 2,4,6. All games to be in accordance with World Eight Ball Pool Federation Rules, with the exception of the following;
Rule I - Time Allowed - we will not enforce the 60-second rule for each shot.
Rule K - Coaching - A player will be allowed to ask the referee or his team Captain for advice on the rules, but not on shot selection.
Home team to have break shot in games 1,3,5,7, away team to have break shot in games 2,4,6.
13. Any disputes must be recorded and attached to the score sheet, which must be left UNSIGNED.
A FEE OF £10.00 MUST ACCOMPANY ANY DISPUTE.
14. In the event of an end of season tie, on level points, there will be a play-off to decide league position.
15. Any team wishing to rearrange a match, can only do so by mutual agreement. The match must be played before the next fixture, and the Secretary informed.
16. The Winter League will be divided into 2 Divisions, on a promotion and relegation basis of two promoted and two relegated, places in the divisions to be based on the finishing positions of teams in the preceding Winter Season, with new teams going into the Second Division. The Summer League will consist of 3 / 4 Divisions (depending on numbers), teams to be drawn out at each Summer League AGM, no promotion or relegation.
17. All rules have been voted in at the A.G.M on a majority basis. Any items for discussion at an AGM must be in writing to the Secretary at least two weeks prior to the end of the previous season, to be included on the AGM Agenda.
Appendix to the Rules
The following points are not in the official League rules, however, they are items that have been discussed and agreed at previous Annual General Meetings and are now accepted as custom and practice.
Any new venue wishing to join the League must attend the AGM to introduce themselves, the Licensee / Manager must have been in the venue for at least a nine month period before they will be admitted.
Where a venue closes the Committe will in the first instance look to move the team to an existing venue within the League
Rule 2 - Where a team does not have a fifth player the opposition can name a fifth player and they will receive a win for the merits competition. In the event of that player being involved in a countback situation at the end of the season they will receive the ranking of the bottom placed player(s) in the list for that win.
Rule 9 - All venues must recognise the Pubwatch scheme and adhere to its rules in terms of individuals who are barred from all premises within the town.
Rule 16 - It was agreed at the Summer 2008 AGM that the Summer divisions would be decided by splitting the list of teams into three based on their finishing positions in the previous Winter League with new teams being put at the bottom of the list.
Rule 17 - Any proposal for discussion at the AGM must be proposed and seconded in writing and given to the League Secretary. The proposer and seconder cannot be from the same team, they can be either two different team Captains or Licensees, or a combination of the two. Any item not submitted in this way will not be included in the Agenda.
The League Committee will consist of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, however, if one or more of these are involved in a dispute that requires a Committee decision then one or more team Captains / Licensees would be co-opted onto the Committee to deal with the dispute.