Cradley Heath & District Badminton League
Rules
as at 2004/05 & 06.
1. The league shall play to the laws of The Game laid down by the
Badminton Association of England.
2. 2.1) The only valid reason
for a fixture to be postponed is the unavailability of the court or inclement
weather.
2.2) An original fixture may be only re-arranged once, with the consent
of both parties. The club requested to make the rearrangement have the right
to refuse the request. On the rearrangement being made both clubs must inform
the Match Secretary of the revised date within 7 days.
2.3) Fixtures shall be made at the fixture meeting and fixture lists
must be in the hands of the Match Secretary within 7 days of the meeting.
Failure to comply will result in a fine.
3. 3.1) Any club changing
venue for matches should first obtain approval from the Management Committee.
3.2) If a
team captain/secretary is not satisfied with the conditions under which a
match had to be played they should make such a complaint to the Management
Committee.
4. 4.1) The start times of
home Clubs shall be strictly adhered to. If a match starts late, the team at
fault shall be fined £2.50.
4.2) If a match has not been
started within 15 minutes of the start time then the team at fault shall
forfeit the first rubber, then for every 15 minutes
thereafter, further rubbers can be claimed. Rubbers cannot be claimed
retrospectively. (No starting time shall be before 7.00 pm. unless by mutual consent).
4.3) Men’s
and Mixed Matches – At the stated start time for the match, two pairs from
both sides must be available to commence play.
4.4) Ladies
Matches – At the stated start time for the match, three players from both
sides must be available to commence play.
5. The use of umpires/scorers and line judges in matches shall be
by agreement between team captains.
If they disagree then there shall be these official.
6. Shuttles used in matches shall be of a suitable speed for the hall in
which they are being used (BA of E Laws). An adequate supply of
shuttles of differing speeds MUST be available at all
matches. The choice of shuttle should be at the discretion of the home team
and shall
be cork based.
Club to state in advance the type of shuttle they intend to play with
throughout the season for each team
7. Any rules particular to individual clubs shall be posted up and the
visiting team notified.
8. Teams shall comprise as follows;
MIXED 3 men, 3 ladies.
MENS 6 men.
LADIES 4 ladies, nominated 1
to 4 in order of playing ability.
9. 9.1) Men’s and Mixed matches shall be played
on the basis of the best of 9 rubbers. Each rubber shall be the best of 3
games to 11
aces. The setting option to apply at 10 points all (3
up), playing to 13 points.
The order of
play shall be STRICTLY ADHERED TO UNLESS BY MUTUAL CONSENT. The away side to
play 1, 2, 3 in order, as follows:
(Home side
first)
Rubber 1.
1v1. Rubber 2. 2v2.
Rubber 3. 3v3. Rubber
4. 2v1.
Rubber 5.
3v2. Rubber 6.
1v3. Rubber 7. 3v1.
Rubber 8. 1v2.
Rubber 9.
2v3.
9.2) Ladies matches shall be played as follows:
Ladies
matches shall be played in the following order if all members of both teams
are available.
Rubber 1. 1&2
v 1&2. Rubber 2. 3&4 v 3&4.
Rubber 3. 1&3 v 1&3.
Rubber 4. 2&4
v 2&4. Rubber 5. 1&4 v 1&4.
Rubber 6. 2&3 v 2&3.
Each match
shall consist of 6 rubbers, each rubber shall be the
best of 3 games to 11 aces. The match shall be decided on the number of
rubbers won and if these produce a draw each team will be awarded 1 point.
If one or
both teams fail to have all their players available at the start of the match
then the order of play will be from the first rubber that can be played. For
example – if at the start of the match home players 1,2 and 3 are available
and away players 1 and 3 are available the order of play would be:
Rubber 3. 1&3
v 1&3.
Rubber 4. 2&4
v 2&4.
Rubber 5. 1&4
v 1&4.
Rubber 6. 2&3
v 2&3.
Rubber 1. 1&2
v 1&2.
Rubber 2. 3&4
v 3&4.
No rubbers
can be claimed until one side has a full team.
9.3) When a
missing player delays the order of play for 15 minutes, the team at fault will
forfeit the rubber that should have been played. For every additional 15
minutes that elapses further rubbers will be forfeited.
BY MUTUAL
AGREEMENT GAMES MAY BE PLAYED OUT OF ORDER, but the team at fault will
forfeit rubbers when play is delayed as outlined above.
9.4) Veterans
League. The teams entered are to be made up of 2 men and 2 ladies, all players
to be over 40 on the 1st September. Teams shall play 4 rubbers – 4
mixed doubles, 1 men’s and 1 ladies, the best of 3
games to 11 aces. All other rules of the league apply.
(The same
rules apply for challenge matches except in the Ladies event where a result
must be achieved therefore a 3-3 result will go to games then aces).
10. 10.1) A club entering more than one team in the league shall nominate 6
players [Men’s], 3 ladies and 3 men [Mixed] and 4 ladies
[Ladies] for the higher team(s) before the first match of the season is
played. Nominations must be in the hands of the Match Secretary
before the club’s first match of the season. These
players cannot play for a lower team.
10.2) Any nominated player must play in at least 30% of that teams matches.
Should unforeseen circumstances arise which may prevent
a nominated player from fulfilling their commitment,
the club shall immediately send substantial reasons to the match secretary.
(It is no
longer necessary to play higher teams first with
nominations of all players in a team).
10.3) Any other club player may play for a higher team but if any such players
play FOUR times in one season for a higher team that
person shall be ineligible to play for a lower team
in that season.
11. 11.1) No
player shall be eligible to play for more than one club in the league
competitions.
11.2) A player cannot represent a club unless the player is a subscribing
member of that club.11.3) Any club playing a player or players
under a pseudonym or knowing that the player or players are ineligible to play
for the club or team, should immediately be fined and all
members of that team be banned for the remainder of
the season and the team relegated.
12. 12.1) In the event of a player incurring an injury
during the course of a match causing that player to retire, a rubber shall be
forfeited to the uninjured team. The rubber to be forfeited shall be:
a) the rubber in which the injury occurred if the
player was forced to retire before finishing the rubber, or
b) if the player continued to
play to the finish of the rubber in which the injury occurred but then retired
between rubbers, being unable to carry on, the next rubber in which he/ she
should have played.
12.2) If a
substitute is to play in the place of an injured player in any remaining
rubbers that are not forfeited, a draw shall take place to select two team
members from the remainder [Men’s], and these two shall spin to decide the
first player to substitute. In a Ladies Match if no reserve is available
then all further rubbers in which the injured player is involved shall be
forfeited. This is due to the complicated structure of the ladies matches.
13. Clubs with two teams in the same division must play both
matches of which the teams are to play against each other in that season by
the 31st December. It is the responsibility of the home team to
ensure that the match result is in the hands of the Match Secretary by 7th
January. If the result has not been received by that time – both teams shall
be deemed to have lost 9-0.
14. 14.1) If any teams within the league fail to play in
more than one of it’s matches, all results shall be
declared void and the club relegated. The Management Committee reserves the
right to decide that a match shall be played when the result of it affects a
third club.
14.2) Should
a team arrive fielding only one pair, that team would
be deemed to have conceded the match. If any match is conceded a point will be
deducted.
14.3) If a
team arrives with less than a full team a second time in any one season and
any subsequent occasion, a point will be deducted.
14.4) If both
teams arrive with only two pairs – the match must be rearranged.
15. 15.1) The top two teams in each division shall be
promoted, and the bottom two teams relegated.
15.2) The
runners up in division 2 and 3 shall have the right to challenge the team
finishing bottom but one in the division immediately above them.
The runners
up in Div.4a and 4b shall play off for the right to challenge the team
finishing bottom but two in Div.3 – the bottom two teams in Div.3 are
relegated.
The teams
finishing bottom in Div.4a and 4b shall be relegated, but if there are four Div.5 then the bottom two teams from both Div.4a and
4b shall be relegated.
The winners
of Div.5a and 5c shall be promoted to Div.4a and the winners of Div.5b and 5d
shall be promoted to Div.4b.
The runners
up in Div.5c and 5a play off for the right to challenge the team finishing
bottom but two in Div.4a and the runners up in Div.5b and 5d play off for the
right to challenge the team finishing bottom but two in Div.4b, the exception
being the Ladies League, where two 3rd divisions shall be formed
and the remainder shall be formed into a 4th division. Challenges
shall be as above except substitute 3 and 4 for 4 and 5.
(15.3) All
challenge matches to be played within 3 weeks of notification of the Match
Secretary. All challenge matches to be finished by 20th May].
16. 16.1) Club members must be registered with the League by
the 15th September, or before the first match whichever is soonest.
Anyone joining a club after that date may only play in a team after being
registered in writing 7 days before they are allowed to play for a club, for
approval of the Management Committee.
(16.2) To be
eligible to play in a challenge match a player must be registered by the 1st
February and have played at least three times for that team in the season. )
16.3) Full
names of members must be given for registration.
17. All league matches to be finalised by 30th
April.
18. The team finishing first in each division shall be
awarded the Division Trophy.
19. Division 1 of the Men’s, Mixed and Ladies shall consist
of 9 teams each. In the lower divisions the maximum number of teams shall be 9
and the optimum shall be 6 teams per division.
20. Affiliation of clubs to the league is a prerequisite for
clubs to participate in league activities. All affiliated clubs must pay the
League Levy.
21. The fine for non-attendance at league meetings is £5.
This does not apply if an apology is presented.
22. The League levy shall be £5 per club plus £1 per
registered match player. Payment to accompany the Registration List of
match players by 15th September or before the first match which
ever is soonest. The joining fee for new clubs is £5.
23. 23.1) Home clubs shall be
responsible for the completion and sending of the match result sheet to the
Match Secretary. Full names of players shall be given. Match sheets are to be
received by the Match Secretary within 7 days of the match being played.
23.2) Failure
to comply with Rule 23.1 will result in a fine of £5.
23.3) Should
a completed match sheet not be received within 14 days of the match being
played, the home team shall forfeit all rubbers, games and points gained.
23.4) In the
event of a claimed match, the team claiming must complete a result sheet with
a brief explanation and submit within the specified period to the Match
Secretary.
24. In the event of a match being unfinished, the home team
shall forfeit the remaining rubbers subject to Rule 3.
For further clarification please contact
Maureen South, Secretary, Cradley Health
Badminton League.
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