Dudley Netball
League
Affiliations
Affiliations are valid from 1st September to the following 31st July and are administered via county associations. The Dudley Netball League DOES NOT have anything to do with affiliations, other than ensuring members notify their affiliation details for the current season. Players have to produce their affiliation card (or proof of affiliation) before they can play. If you need advice on affiliations, we will try to help.
Blue Book
The Blue Book is situated at the signing-in desk. Please record details of any injury sustained during a game. You might find this useful back up for insurance claim purposes. This book may also be used to record any other comments you wish to draw to the attention of the committee. The entries are discussed at committee meetings.
Committee
The Dudley Netball League Committee is on hand to give support and advice. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have a query or need help with anything. If anyone is interested in joining the committee or helping out, you will be very welcome!
General Safety and Conduct
Whenever possible, leave valuables at home. Unattended kitbags etc can be a temptation to thieves; ensure you leave them in a safe place.
Kitbags and equipment should not be placed where they will cause an obstruction to umpire’s movements.
An area will be designated as the team bench for the duration of the match where coaches, team managers and reserve players will be situated. The team bench area will be to the left of the umpire and on the side line of the defending end as in the first quarter of the match. All spectators must stay with the team bench.
The Manor Netball Centre does not allow smoking, alcohol or dogs on site.
A fine of £80 will be imposed by the warden for dog fouling in the grounds or on the courts. Please abide by these restrictions.
Personal Accident Cover
Please note that Personal Accident Cover provided in conjunction with the England Netball affiliation covers you for permanent disablement such as loss of sight or limb and not temporary injury or disablement. In view of this you may wish to take out separate critical care insurance.
Postponements
In the event of inclement weather, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman will liaise and decide by 4.30pm on the playing nights whether it is necessary to postpone matches. The Match & Registration Secretary will notify team secretaries or named alternative contact so that they may pass on the message to team members. The Umpiring Coordinator will contact umpires to inform them of any such postponement.
Registration
Please ensure that all Registration Forms and Match Cards are complete in BLOCK CAPITAL letters. Please ensure that players’ Christian names are written in full (NO INTIALS). A minimum of 7 players to be recorded on each team’s Registration Form and their affiliation number must be shown. This form must be handed in before you play your first match.
Allow yourself at least TEN minutes before your matches commence so that you can sign in and complete the match card.
Once registered, if a player’s details change, i.e. name and/or address, please let the Match & Registration Secretary know so that the record can be amended or if we know her married name we will be able to cross-reference should you put her maiden name down on a match card!
Playing Kit
Your kit is a registered playing uniform. We appreciate that in our climate we need protection and some of us have to have special allowances. No 3/4 length trousers or shorts are allowed. Dudley Netball League has a strict on-court dress code and it is noticeable when even one player wears a different item of kit; therefore offenders will be fined.
Reserve Week
Please ensure that your players are aware of the reserve week in the League calendar as postponed matches may be played on these dates. We have provisionally set aside dates at the end of the season for any matches postponed due to inclement weather.
Rules Interpretation (England Netball Directives)
Gloves: No form of glove may be worn when playing netball. If, for medical reasons gloves are required, then on production of an appropriate medical certificate, the umpire may allow seamless leather gloves to be worn. These players are advised to have personal liability insurance. Umpires are reminded that they still have to be satisfied that any gloves worn do not present an obvious hazard to other players.
Jewellery & Medic Alert Bracelets: All jewellery must be removed. A wedding ring must be taped if worn. Players wearing jewellery should not be allowed on the court. Only a medic alert bracelet may be worn during a netball match. The bracelet must be secured in such a manner that it will not constitute a danger to an opponent i.e. with clear tape, suitably taped to ensure that it cannot be removed or lifted off by any accidental contact.
Scarves: If these need to be worn because of religious practices, the player, together with the coach should ensure that the material used for the head covering is soft, without embellishments which might constitute a danger and with potential flowing/flapping edges held securely around the neck or tucked into the shirt collar. It should be as neat and secure as possible.
Timing
Timing for all league matches will be as follows:-
4 x 10 minute quarters – intervals to be 2 minutes between each quarter.
Umpiring
The League will be pleased to pass on names of anyone wishing to go on an umpiring course.
1.0
(a) All players and umpires must be affiliated to the All England Netball Association and must agree to abide by their rules. Each team will be responsible for payment of the affiliation fee. Failure to do so by the first match of the season will result in the relevant player(s) being unable to play.
(b) Points shall be awarded for league games as follows:
5 points for a win
3 points for a draw
2 points for finishing within 5 goals (5 goals or less)
1 point for 50% or more of opposition’s goals.
(c) All matches will be played at a central venue, organised by the Committee.
2.0
(a) All matches shall be governed by the current rules of the All England Netball Association.
(b) Match cards will be filled in before every game. Any players entered onto the card but not used, must be deleted. All players used during the game must be accurately recorded on the match card.
(c) It is the responsibility of the league to provide suitably qualified umpires for each division.
3.0
(a) All players must be registered IN FULL with the Match & Registration Secretary. A minimum of 7 players must be registered before the start of the season and proof of affiliation must be produced at the Secretaries meeting. Failure to supply those details will result in that player(s) being unable to play until such time as those details are made available.
(b) Additional registrations can be made when signing in on the match card, along with full name, address and proof of affiliation.(c) Players may not be registered for more than one club at any one time but transfers will be allowed up to half-season. Requests must be submitted to the League in writing, before the transfer takes place. Only one transfer per player, per season, to another club allowed.
(d) A player from a lower team in a club may play as a reserve in a higher team of the same club for a maximum of (two) times, after which she must either transfer to the higher team or not play again as a reserve.
(e) Teams are allowed to register 12 players before incurring extra cost. After that, each additional registration will be £1 per player.
(f) Teams will not be allowed to register more than two players for the last match of the season.
(g) It is the team’s responsibility to inform the league of any change in their contact details or any change to their playing kit.
4.0
The matches will be played at the date and time arranged by the League Committee, no matches can be re-arranged except by the committee which may be due to inclement weather or other exceptional circumstances.
(a) All matches will be centrally timed. Matches will be of 40 minutes duration i.e. 4 x 10 minute quarters, with two one minute intervals and two minutes at half-time.
(b) If any team is not on court at the arranged time, they will forfeit the match and pay both teams costs; “The non-offending team will be awarded 5 points.
(c) Teams may not arrive on court with less than five players;
(d) Stoppage time for an injury will not be added on at the end of the game;
(e) In the event of an injury of a serious nature, the removal of the player from the court is at the discretion of the team manager, coach or captain. It is the responsibility of said people to ensure the player is removed as soon as possible so that the match can continue.
(f) Teams should arrive and sign in at least 15 minutes before the arranged time of match. £12 must be paid at the time of signing in to cover umpiring and court costs.
5.0
(a) The Committee shall arrange tournaments as deemed necessary.
(b) These shall be on a handicapped basis.
(c) The handicaps shall be based on mid-season or end of season results as appropriate.
6.0
(a) Teams having to concede must contact the Match & Registration Secretary who will then inform the opposition.
(b) All conceded matches will incur an administration fee relevant to the cost of the court and umpiring fee at the time.
(c) If the non-offending team is not notified in time and arrives at the venue, the team conceding will incur an additional fine of £20.
(d) Teams conceding more than two games in a season may forfeit their position in the league and may not be eligible to enter the next season.
7.0
League fees to be £25.00 per team.