BEDS
S R A LEAGUE RULES
REVISED EDITION
– EFFECTIVE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2000
1)
ENTRY
TO BEDS S R A LEAGUES
a)
Clubs wishing to take part in the leagues must be affiliated to:-
THE
SQUASH RACKETS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
b)
Clubs should send a representative to the Beds S R A
AGM/fixtures meeting at the end of the preceding season.
c)
Teams must appoint a captain who is responsible for the administration of
the team. The captain must be registered with the League Secretary by September
1st.
2)
PLAYER
REGISTRATION
a) Team captains must register their players in correct playing order, referred to hereafter as order of merit.
FAILURE
TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE DEDUCTION OF 10 POINTS FROM THE OFFENDING TEAM. THE
PENALTY WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR EACH MATCH UNTIL SUCH TIME AS REGISTRATIONS
ARE SUBMITTED.
c)
New players may be registered during the season providing the League
Secretary is notified in writing at least 24 hours before the match.
HOWEVER,
NO TEAM MAY INTRODUCE A NEW PLAYER IN THE LAST FOUR MATCHES OF THE SEASON.
d) Application may be made to
change team order of merit but only during the mid-season
break and at no other time. A written submission must be made to the League
Secretary and that submission must contain genuine reasons for the proposed
changes. Permission may not be granted where it is believed that changes are
merely “tactical”.
e) Players registered
for a team in the Saturday division may also register for one other team in the
Main League. For the avoidance of doubt the one other team must belong to the
same club but not in the Saturday division.
UNREGISTERED
PLAYERS RISK HEAVY PENALTIES:
ALL
THE POINTS FROM THE OFFENDING PLAYER DOWN WILL BE FORFEITED
I.E. AWARDED TO THE OTHER TEAM 3 – 0 .
3)
PLAYER
ELIGIBILITY
a)
All players must be bona fide members of the club they are representing.
b)
No player may play for more than one club during the season.
c)
Where a club has 2 or more teams in the same division then no player may
play in more than one of those teams.
INELIGIBLE
PLAYERS RISK HEAVY PENALTIES:
ALL
THE POINTS FROM THE OFFENDING PLAYER DOWN WILL BE FORFEITED. I.E. AWARDED TO THE
OTHER TEAM 3 - 0.
4)
MATCHES
a)
Captains must exchange their team orders prior to the start of the match.
b)
Matches are played in accordance with the rules as laid down by the S R A
in their current rules book. Individual captains should obtain copies and adhere
to those rules.
c) Matches must be
played during the week designated by the fixtures programme. Re-arrangement is
not permissible.
In
the event of a sustained period of weather disruption the committee will rule as
sees fit.
d)
Result Cards from both teams must be posted within 24 hours of the match
being played.
5)
SCORING
a)
Every game won scores a point to
that team. A bonus of 3 points is awarded to the team winning the most rubbers.
b)
Any team without 5 players – a minimum of 3 players constitutes a team
– shall forfeit the points of the missing players. i.e. the rubber (s) awarded
to the other team 3 – 0.
Note:
teams without 5 players must field the remaining players at the highest
available position in the order.
c)
The league will be decided by the total points scored. In the event of
a tie the winner will be the team having won the most matches. If still
tied the winner will be the team with the least points against.
d)
Walkovers may be claimed against teams who fail to appear for a fixture
or who cancel with less than 10 days notice.
e)
Teams claiming walkovers, or other infringements, must put their case in
writing within 7 days of the
scheduled date of the match.
f)
Walkovers, where awarded, will be scored 15 – 0 .
6)
REFEREEING
AND MARKING
a)
The visiting team are entitled to mark two games if they so desire and in
any event must mark two games if
requested by the home captain.
b)
Each team must have one player registered who is either a S R A
registered referee or is a Beds S R A club grade referee AND
one player who has sat the Beds S R A club grade referee exam.
Note:
Such registered players MUST
represent their team a minimum of 3 times during the season in the Beds S R A
league.
ANY
TEAM FAILING TO COMPLY WITH RULE 6B WILL BE PENALISED BY THE DEDUCTION OF 18
POINTS.
7)
GENERAL
a)
It is the home teams responsibility to pay for the visiting teams food
and refreshment.
b)
It is the home teams responsibility to supply balls for the match.
8)
COMPLAINTS AND DISPUTES
a) Complaints will be heard and disputes decided by the League Secretary with reference to these rules.
b) Captains have the right of appeal to the League sub-committee and are requested to put their appeal in writing.
c) The League sub-committee may refer to the Full Committee whose decision will be final.
NOT WITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED WITHIN THE RULES ALL MATTERS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF THAT WHICH IS FAIR AND REASONABLE
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