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, using the official transfer request form available from committee 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. £15 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. The Divisional Delegate should only be contacted if the Match & Registration Secretary is unavailable.
(b) All conceded matches, including any matches conceded following a rearrangement by the committee, will incur an administration fee which will be twice the weekly match fee.
(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.
(e) Teams withdrawing from the league will be subject to a financial penalty to be determined by the committee.
7.0
League fees to be £30.00 per team.