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Lincoln Squash Leagues Rules as amended 1st August 2009 1) Matches to be played on the nominated weekends. Matches may only be re-arranged due to non-availability of courts and with the approval of the fixture secretary through the team captains with at least 2 weeks notice. 2) The home team to be responsible for arranging the fixture time and the date through the fixture Secretary. 3) Both home and away captains to nominate the order of there players prior to there entry on to the results card. 4) The recommended order of play to be 5,4,1,3 & 2 with the team’s strongest player deemed to be number one and the weakest player to play at number five. 5) Annual subscriptions are £30.00 per team. 6) Matches to be played on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Friday matches to start after 7-00PM. 7) No player may play for more than one club, and must be a bona fide member of that club. 8) A player may play for other teams within the club subject to the following rules: a)Any team player may represent their club in a higher team for a maximum of three games providing the teams are not in the same division. b) When playing for the higher team the player must play at the lowest string possible. c) The first team a player plays for is the team he or she is registered with and can only be changed with a written request to the fixture secretary who will bring it to the attention of the full committee for approval at the next monthly meeting. Until approval has been granted rules 8a and 8b shall apply. 9) The leagues shall consist of four divisions – Premier and divisions 1,2 & 3. This will depend on the number of teams entering each season. 10) Division 3. Lincolnshire and other county league male players are excluded. Female Lincolnshire league players are able to play in this division. 11) The premier and division one is open to all standards of players, including all levels of Lincolnshire league players. Division 2 is open to Lincolnshire league players. County league players are also to be allowed. Abuse of rules 10 and 11 will result in forfeiture of the match and 19 points. 12) Players must be named on the result card prior to the commencement of play. Only players written on the said card are permitted to play. No changes are permitted once play has begun. 13) Should any player fail to turn up when due to play and has not done so before the end of matches played, the offending team will forfeit all points below and including the string which that player should have played. The games and points will be awarded to the opposition. 14) Promotion and relegation will be at the discretion of the committee. Other rules Concerning promotion and relegation may be reviewed at the Annual General Meeting. 15) Clubs may enter more than one team at the discretion of the committee. 16) Matches to consist of five rubbers. Each rubber to be the best of five games. In the event of court time running out, the home team shall forfeit the remaining games only, but will retain any points gained prior to that. 17) Rule 16 will not apply and points will be awarded to the home team if the away team were not ready to start on time and therefore the court time runs out. 18) Each team shall consist of five players who must play in strict order of merit. The committee will consider any appeals concerning the order of play. All appeals to be put in writing by the captain of the team and given to the club representative for discussion at the next monthly meeting. Obvious abuse of the above rule could result in a points deduction. 19) Every game won shall score one point to that team. A bonus of four points will be awarded to the winning team (decided on rubbers). a) If a team forfeits there game for any reason other than none availability of courts four points will be deducted for failing to fulfil the fixture. b) If a team turns up for a fixture with less than the required five players, two points will be deducted for each missing player. 20) All matches to be properly marked. Responsibility is with the home team to organise markers (the Recommendation is three games by the home team and two games by the away team). 21) The rules of play are those of the Squash Rackets Association (SRA) and unless both captains agree otherwise a double yellow spot approved ball shall be used. The home team must provide two new balls for each match. 22) Result cards must be received by the Fixture Secretary on or before the Wednesday following the match. Four penalty points will be deducted for a late card. Should the Fixture Secretary not receive the results card prior to the next committee meeting following the fixture then the offending team will forfeit 19 points.
New CUP KNOCKOUT format
Premier and Division 1 in section A
Each string in the Premier side and
Division 2 sides will be handicapped by 5 points per
game when meeting opposition from a lower division. Scoring will start Minus 5 - 0 Games will be best of 5 games
Each round will be re-drawn
Games must
be played within specified weekend although home
match times may vary with clubs hosting more than one
home team.
LINCOLN SQUASH LEAGUES CONSTITUTION GENERAL 1.0 The association shall be called the Lincoln Squash Leagues (L.S.L) MANAGEMENT 2.0 The association shall be managed by a committee as follows; Chairman Treasurer; Secretary; and Fixture Secretary all to be elected at the Annual General Meeting. The remainder of the committee shall be completed by one representative from each club affiliated to the association. 2.1 Only non-elected committee members are entitled to vote on committee decisions. The chairman will be non-voting unless the vote is tied in which case the chairman will have the casting vote. 2.2 The committee shall, subject to termination by resignation or otherwise remain in office until the next Annual General Meeting. 2.3 Any vacancy on the committee which remains following the Annual General Meeting or arrises subsequently may be filled through co-option by the committee. CONSTITUTION 3.0 The committee shall have the authorityto propose alterations to the constitution, but no such alteration shall take effect until agreed at an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary general Meeting convened for that purpose, and supported by the votes of at least two thirds of those that are legally present. COMMITTEE 4.0 The committee shall meet at least once every calendar month during the recognised playing season, and out of the playing season at the committee, s discretion to consider and determine matters relating to the management of the association. For such a meeting a quorum of at least three committee members shall be required. SUBSCRIPTIONS 5.0 The subscriptions of each club shall be submitted to the nominated committee member on or before the nominated date. Failure to do so could result in expulsion from the association.
5.1 The committee shall have the authority to consider any increase in the rate of subscriptions, but no such increase shall take effect until agreed at an Annual General Meeting/Extraordinary General Meeting convened for the purpose, and supported by the votes of at least two thirds of those legally present. MEMBERSHIP 6.0 Acceptance for membership shall be at the discretion of the committee. DISCIPLINE 7.0 Each club affiliated to the association shall remain responsible for the discipline of each of its teams and of every player within those teams. 7.1 The rules governing the Lincoln Squash Leagues must be strictly adhered to. 7.2 Any club, team or player guilty of abusing any rule shall be liable to disciplinary action being taken by the committee. EXPULSION 8.0 The committee shall have the authority to expel any member who shall offend against the rules or whose conduct , in the opinion of the Committee makes that person unfit for membership. 8.1 The secretary shall give the member seven days written notice to attend a meeting of the committee , together with information as to the nature of the complaint. 8.2 No member shall be expelled without first having the opportunity of appearing before the committee and answering the complaint, nor unless at least two thirds of the committee present vote in favour of the expulsion. MEETINGS 9.0 An Annual General Meeting shall be held in every year. A notice convening the meeting will be distributed to each elected committee member and club representative not less than one calendar month prior to the proposed meeting. 9.1 It shall remain the responsibility of each club representative to inform their respective membership of the time and date of the Annual General Meeting. 9.2 The Annual General Meeting notice of convention shall specify the matters to be dealt with, and to include the following; i) To receive and if approved, adopt a statement of the association accounts in respect of the previous year. ii) To appoint a committee as in (2) above. iii) To consider and if agreed sanction any duly made alteration to the constitution. iv) To deal with any matter which the committee wishes to bring before the members and to receive matters which members wish to be considered by the committee. 9.3 An extraordinary general meeting may be convened at any time by the committee , subject to notice being given as in (9.0) above and also within one calendar month of a receipt of a requisition in writing and signed by not less than three legally affiliated members specifying any of the following purposes of the meeting; i) To deal with any matter which the committee wishes to place before the members. ii) To receive the resignation of the committee or to remove any member or members thereof from office and to fill any consequential vacancy or vacancies. iii) To deal with the matter(s) which the members requiring the meeting have specified in their request. 9.4 The quorum for both annual and extraordinary general meetings shall consist of at least three affiliated members. Should the quorum not be met at an Annual General Meeting and if the existing committee wishes to stand for a further term, they may do so. 9.5 Committee members who attend at least 80% of the meetings will be allowed one free ticket to the presentation evening.
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