All entries for a Club is made by the Secretary or Club League Representative who will be asked to send to Bob Warrender the year’s fee ( £50 per team if 10 in each division), name, initials phone number of each team captain and names of core members of each team. Names of members in a Club’s pool of ‘infrequent players’ eligible to play for any of the Club’s teams (see Rule 1) is not needed.
1.Team members must be bona fide members of the club which they represent.
No player may represent more than any one club in the league.
A club must nominate a core of 4 to 8 players for each of the Club’s teams. These team members are expected to play most matches and cannot play for another team.
Clubs are strongly encouraged to also have a pool of ‘infrequent players’ who can play for any of that Club’s teams if core team members are not available.
‘Infrequent players’ may play for any team of the same club for a maximum of two matches.
a)The Captain of a team unable to raise a team on the designated date must notify the opposing Captain and Bob Warrender as soon as possible,(at the latest 24 hours before the scheduled start), and is responsible for arranging and playing the match as soon as possible (the opposing Captain may choose where to play). Should notification be given any later, the opposing team have the option of accepting and arranging another date,or refusing, in which case the match will be scored as in (c) below. (If played at a Club, visitors are expected to pay table money at members rates).
b)Failure to play a match on the designated day without very good reason may result in the offending team having points deducted (half their end of season average) if the match is rearranged and subsequently played.
c)A team is considered to have defaulted on an agreed match if it cannot field a team and gives insufficient or no notice before the scheduled start time. A team captain may also claim a default, if they can demonstrate that they made every effort to play a match, but were frustrated by opponents who could not play on the agreed date for a match and could not offer acceptable alternative dates. The opposing team receives the greatest of :
(i) 12 VPs (ii) their end of programme average VPs
(iii) 20 minus opponents average VPs (excluding defaulted matches and penalties).
The offending team is given 0 VPs.
Players in teams in ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions must be EBU members.
2. Three divisions operate. New teams are usually assigned to Division 'C'.
In principle two teams are promoted and two relegated, but this may be affected by :
- any increase or decrease in the total number of teams.
- the option of a Captain of a less experienced team to remain in a lower division.
- If entry exceeds 30 teams, the league may be organised into4 divisions.
3.Teams play one match of 24 boards against each team in their division.
The total IMP difference is converted to VPs using the scale on Results Sheets.
4. Permitted conventions are at EBU licence level 4 in 'A' & ‘B’ divisions, but level 2 in 'C'.
5. Matches are played at Woolavington Village Hall (7.15 pm start) on dates given in the fixture list.
Twelve boards are played against one pair of opponents, boards are IMPed during a break, then a further twelve boards played against opponents other pair.
6. TEAM WITHDRAWING WITHOUT COMPLETING THEIR PROGRAMME
If the team has completed less than 50 % of its matches, all VPs for matches involving that team will be discounted. (Winning teams will still get their VL & EBU points.)
If the team has completed at least 50% of its matches, all VPs to be retained and any team which has not played a match against the team which withdrew will be awarded VPs as in 1c) above.
Dates: 9 Sept 21 Oct 25 Nov 9 Dec 13 Jan 10 Feb 24 Feb 17 March 12 May
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