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CONSTITUTION AND RULES (as at
June 2000)
OF THE GUILDFORD &
DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE
1
CONSTITUTION
The Guildford
League was originated for the purpose of club members to play competitive
snooker matches against other club members, and to encourage sportsmanship, and
friendly competitiveness.
It was never
intended that clubs should search for players from other areas to represent
them.
The league will
discourage this practice at all times.
The league shall be
known as the “GUILDFORD & DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE” (hereinafter referred to
as the league) open to NON PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, from clubs within the Guildford
area subject to the approval of the general league committee. Players will be accepted by the league
at any age, but players under 18 years of age may only play when club rules
permit.
1 (a) OBJECT
The object of the
league shall be to conduct Snooker & Billiard leagues by way of annual
competition. To promote team and
individual knock out competitions and other tournaments and actively encourage
the pursuit of the highest possible standards of play, refereeing and
sportsmanship.
2
TROPHIES
All trophies played
for annually belong to the league, and shall not become the property of any one
club, or player. Any club or player
holding annual trophies must return them immediately on ceasing to have
membership of the league. NO CLUB
OR PLAYER MAY HOLD ANNUAL TROPHIES WITHOUT HAVING MEMBERSHIP OF THE
LEAGUE.
A signature will be
given for all annual trophies at presentation night.
The league shall
also be responsible for purchasing 5 trophies for the winners and runners up of
each division, and other tournaments.
These trophies will be available for collection on presentation night,
any trophies not collected will be made available at the AGM following the
presentation, any trophies remaining uncollected will then go to a charity
organisation the next day.
3 AGM
& LEAGUE OFFICERS
The league shall be
composed of President, Vice President, Chairman, Hon Secretary / Treasurer, who
shall be elected at the AGM with the exception of President & Vice President
and the committee made up from club snooker secretaries or
representatives.
The AGM shall be
held each year in June. Rules may
only be altered at an AGM or an extraordinary General Meeting convened for that
purpose. Proposals for any such
alterations must be received in writing by the Hon Secretary at least 7 days
before any such meeting.
Attendance at the
AGM shall be open to all registered members of the league. Resolutions affecting all matters
concerning the constitution of the league, and all proposals shall be governed
by block voting ie. one vote for each club present at the AGM. Any club not completing its fixtures,
may forfeit its vote at the AGM if the General Council deem it
necessary.
4
QUORUM
An AGM may not be
held unless 25% of clubs are present.
At meetings of the Sub Committee 5% of clubs must be
represented.
5 GENERAL
EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
The General
Executive Sub Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) comprising
the league officers together with snooker secretaries or other members appointed
by a club. All clubs restricted to
one vote on any proposal or matter under discussion. Committee meetings will be held as
directed by the Hon Secretary or Chairman and shall deal with any matters
arising between
meetings of the
general council.
6
MANAGEMENT of the LEAGUE
Management of the
league shall be vested in the committee, who shall have the power to raise or
impose fees as they think fit for the smooth running of the
league.
To coopt with
effect only until the next AGM any officer who by retirement or resignation or
otherwise may be deemed to have relinquished his duties. To suspend any league
competition or tournament in the event of lack of support. To withdraw from
competition any team that defaults on 3 or more fixtures. The committee may declare void those
fixtures already played or make other decisions as may appear just, and
expedient.
To effect other
such functions as may be considered beneficial to the conduct of league
affairs.
7 BANKING
All league monies
shall be banked at the Halifax Building Society. All cheques will be issued by the
Halifax Building Society.
8
ACCOUNTS
Accounts shall be
audited annually by an auditor appointed by the league.
GENERAL
RULES
1 REGISTRATIONS
Application to
enter teams in the league must be made in writing to the league secretary on or
before June 19th or at a day directed by the Hon Secretary. Five players must be registered with
each team, and entry team fee as fixed by the committee must accompany each such
application.
NO ENTRIES WILL BE
ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE
Clubs that withdraw
teams, or are withdrawn by the league for reason of default, after the league
fixtures are published, WILL NOT be permitted to enter a greater number of teams
the following season, than those registered teams that complete the
season.
2
Clubs admitted to the league must be prepared to accept all members of
the league on match nights for the purpose of league and competition matches.
Subject to rule 1
of the constitution.
Clubs not complying
with this rule must be prepared to forfeit the points for any unplayed
frames. An exception to this rule
is made if a player has been barred or suspended by that club. In this case in team events the team
involved should play a reserve. In
individual and pairs matches the venue will be reversed or played on a neutral
table at the discretion of the match secretary.
3
Registration is open to members of both sexes. All young members must be of an age
that permits them
to enter licensed premises, subject to the rule 1 of the constitution and
permitted to play on the table of the club that they register
from.
4
All members over the age of 65 will be Hon members and may register free
of charge.
5
Any player that is registered after the initial registration of teams and
players in June, must have held membership of the club for a minimum of six
months prior to registration.
Unless that player resides in the locality of the club, and it could
reasonably be held that it would be his or her local club and used as
such.
6
Players must only play for the team for which they register. There will be no limit to the number of
players registered for a team.
All players
registered must be a member of the club they are registered from. Players may play Billiards for any other
club, but they must be a member of that club.
7
Should the Hon Secretary have any reason to doubt that a player being
registered from a club, is not in fact a member of that club, then the Hon
Secretary has the right to ask for proof of membership, ie a correctly dated
membership card or book.
8
No player shall be allowed to play until 7 days after registration, this
proviso may be relaxed at the discretion of the Hon
Secretary.
9
Players may be registered at any time during the season on payment of the
fee fixed by the committee.
10 COMPOSITION of
TEAMS
NO TEAM MAY PLAY
MORE THAT ONE PLAYER THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED OR PLAYED AT COUNTY LEVEL AS EITHER
A JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN THAT GAME.
Should another
member of that team be selected to play at county level for the first time, he
must have been a member of that team for the two previous years in order to
carry on playing. Any player that
has played at county level many years ago, but considers they should be exempt
from this restriction, may apply to the committee for exemption giving their
reasons.
11 Any
complaint of bad behaviour on the part of either home players or visitors, must
be made in writing to the Hon Secretary, any such complaint will be investigated
by the committee and may lead to expulsion from the league. Any player team or club having been the
subject of a complaint will have their conduct monitored by the committee, and
may be liable to any action deemed
necessary by the
committee.
12
DEFAULTING PLAYERS
Any players causing
a team to be withdrawn after registering for the league, and handbooks are
printed. By defaulting on matches,
will be subject to a minimum ban of two seasons from the league. Players who feel that they are not to
blame may appeal to the committee from reinstatement.
12a DEFAULTING
TEAMS
Clubs that withdraw
teams, or are withdrawn by the league for reason of default, after the league
fixtures are published, will not be permitted to enter a greater number of teams
the following season, than those teams registered from the club that complete
the season.
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TRANSFERS (teams)
The movement of
complete teams from one Club to another and retaining their league status, will
not be automatic right, and will be granted only for what is considered to be a
good reason eg closure of a club.
Each individual
application will be determined by the league at the AGM whose decision will be
final. If such a transfer is
granted, then that team must remain with that club for five seasons, or as long
as it would take them to attain their position in their division, assuming
promotion each year. No team will
be granted a second movement without good reason.
Teams that move to
another club on a temporary basis for any reason, and still play under their own
club name, WILL NOT be able to retain their league status if they decide to play
permanently from that temporary club under that clubs name (they will return to
the bottom division).
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TRANSFERS (players)
Any player wishing
to transfer from one club to another must apply to the league Secretary in
writing and providing no objection is raised by his former club, then on
completion of a transfer form obtained from the league Secretary the transfer
will be completed. Players wishing
to transfer within their club may only do so providing it is from a lower to a
higher division, this must also be done through the league
Secretary.
RULES OF
PLAY
1
Each team shall consist of four players in the Snooker League, three in
the Billiard League.
2
Players names will be entered on the match card in the order to be
played. If only two of the selected
players are present at the time of writing the card, then these must be entered
as Nos 1 and 2 on the card, likewise if only three players are present they must
be entered as 1, 2 and 3.
A CAPTAIN CANNOT
PUT A PLAYERS NAME DOWN TO PLAY No1 AND THEN SAY HE IS NOT HERE
YET.
Team will exchange
cards. The first named players will
oppose each other, as will 2, 3 and 4 in that order, but Rule 4 (rules of play)
applies.
3
In the event of a player not being present when he is due to play, the
next pair of players will continue the match, until the final frame, if the
missing player is still absent for the final frame, then the reserve will take
his place. This reserve must be
registered for the same team, if no reserve is
present the frame
is forfeit
4
Team captains have the right to play a reserve if any member of the team
is unable to play due to unforeseen circumstances. This reserve must be registered for the
same team.
5
CONCEDING
In all matches
controlled by a referee, should a player make any move to unscrew his cue or in
any other way give any indication that he has conceded whilst his opponent has
balls to pot in order to secure the frame, then the referee shall be right to
consider that the player has conceded.
(This does not effect a player that decides to change his cue during a
match).
6
The miss rule will not be used in any matches. AT NO TIME WILL A CUE-BALL BE
REPLACED AFTER A MISS. This
does not effect the referees right to award a frame for bad sportsmanship. Should a player when snooker,
deliberately make no attempt to hit the ball on,
but just play the
cue-ball to a safe position, knowing that the cue-ball cannot be put back, and
also knowing that if he is asked to play again, he can do so and still gain an
advantage. THEN THE REFEREE
SHOULD AWARD THE FRAME.
WARNING, the
referee should be careful not to penalise for a genuine
miscue.
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RESULTS
One point will be
scored for each frame won to determine league positions, in the event of two or
more teams scoring the same points, league positions will be determined by the
greater number of WINS and if
necessary DRAWS. Should teams still
be level at this stage then positions will be determined in a play off involving
FIVE PLAYERS on a date and at a venue fixed by the Hon Secretary. Scores need not be entered on match
cards.
IN ALL MATCHES EACH
CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTING CARDS.
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MATCH NIGHTS
Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesdays are the only options for snooker league match home nights. Thursdays are reserved for Billiard
League match nights.
All league matches
must be played on the night scheduled in the fixture handbook. TEAM CAPTAINS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH
THIS, MUST CONTACT THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY GIVING
HIS REASONS.
Inability to field
a complete team not in itself constitute a valid reason for postponement. If the reason for cancellation is
accepted by the league Secretary, the non offending team shall offer a choice of
three dates, (all must be within 21 days of the scheduled date). A team then defaulting on the offer
shall be deemed to have conceded the match. Should the non offending team be unable
to find three dates, then the offending team must accept any date given that is
not a league match night.
9
All league matches must commence at 8pm unless an earlier time is stated
in the handbook, or has been specified by the league Secretary, or has been
agreed by both teams. Any team
failing to have a player at the table by 15 minutes after start time, are liable
to concede a frame unless an acceptable reason has been given. Any team not represented or made
contact, giving reason,
after 30 minutes,
shall be deemed to have defaulted, and the match may be
claimed.
10
DEFAULTS and DISPUTES
The league
Secretary must be informed immediately of circumstances which prevent a match
taking place, or any dispute regarding a match. This may be referred to the
Committee.
11
PROMOTION and RELEGATION
Automatic promotion
and relegation will be carried out at the end of each season. Two teams will be promoted each year,
and the two bottom teams will be relegated each year. In the event of teams withdrawing from
the league, upgrading will take place at the discretion on the league
Secretary.
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CONTINGENCIES
Any contingency
arising which is not covered by these rules will be dealt with by the
committee.
Any matter upon
which they cannot agree shall be referred to the General
Council.
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BILLIARD LEAGUE
Application to
enter teams in the Billiard league must be made to the league Secretary by June
19th (or at a date directed by the Hon Secretary) accompanied by any fee fixed
by the committee. Players
registration fee for snooker league also covers Billiards.
All teams and clubs
in the Guildford & District Billiard League have agreed to play with the
same manufacture and type of billiard ball. This is to be sure that all matches are
played using the same balls, as the balls are more important in billiards than
snooker. These balls should be used
for all
billiard matches if
they are available.
If a team or player
is visiting a club for a billiard match, and they believe that the club does not
have billiard balls as approved by the league, then if they take their own balls
to the match, they should be used.
Any player
registered from a club for snooker may also play billiards for that or any other
club that he is a member thereof, but he may only play for one club in a
season. All billiard matches are to
be played on Thursdays and will start at 7.30pm unless mutually agreed otherwise
by both teams or players. Teams
will consist of three players 150 points up. One point will be scored for every 50
points scored. Other relevant details of snooker league
will apply.
COMPETITION
RULES
1(a) All competitions
will be played up to the final, with the first named player in all draws as the
home player. Only finals will be on
neutral tables and controlled by a referee supplied by the league. At all other matches, referees to be
arranged and agreed by contestants.
1(b) COMPETITION
STARTING TIMES
ALL SNOOKER FINALS
TO START AT 7.30pm
BILLIARDS
ALL BILLIARD
MATCHES TO START AT 7.30pm
All matches must
commence at 7.30pm unless an earlier time is stated in the handbook, or has been
specified by the league or competition secretary. Any team failing to have a player at the
table by 15 minutes after start time, are liable to concede 50 points unless an
acceptable reason has been given.
Any team not represented or made contact, giving reason, after 30 minutes
shall be
deemed to have
defaulted, and the match may be claimed.
Although penalties and times must be written into the rules,
sportsmanship also should take consideration when teams have travel
difficulties. Discretion must be
used in problems of travel especially during bad weather.
1(c) Any player that
finds that he/she will be unable to make a final date due to other commitments,
must stop playing in that competition immediately, and not play any other
round.
The final dates
will be given in the handbook at the start of the season. If any player is in doubt that he/she
can make those dates, they should not enter. (Note rule
1(d).
Unless anything
unusual happens during a season, team competition finals will always follow on
after the last league matches, and will be followed by pairs and singles
finals. These will usually take
place within the first 3 weeks of May.
1(d) Any player who
deliberately violates competition rule 1(c) by playing a match in a competition
knowing that he/she will be unable to fulfil a final date, will receive an
automatic ban from that competition for a minimum of one season, at the
discretion of the committee.
2
Under no circumstances can a player be reinstated having once lost fairly
in a competition.
3
OFFERING OF DATES
In all competitions
the home team or player must offer to the opponent THREE DATES (in Team events
these should not include league match nights or weekends unless
agreed).
AT LEAST ONE DATE
GIVEN MUST BE MORE THAN 7 DAYS BEFORE THE CLOSING
DATE.
NOTE The
restriction of the offering of league match nights when offering dates, can only
apply to team events for obvious reasons.
Although pairs players must be from the same club, they may be and often
are, from different teams. This
means that in a pairs match you could have player (a) with Monday as a home
night, player (b) with Tuesday as a home night, player (c) with Wednesday as a
home night and player (d) playing billiards on a Thursday. This would make the offering of dates
impossible if you were compelled to avoid league match nights, and even more
impossible if a player has several matches to arrange. Even so if possible you should not give
players match nights if you can avoid them.
Dates must be given
within 10 days of the draw being published. If after 10 days no dates have been
given, then the situation is reversed and the away player or team becomes the
home player, and must offer dates within 7 days. If on the closing date no result or
claim has been received, both players or teams will be scratched. When draws are published there will be a
“Day One” given, from which date, the 10 days will count.
4
Written correspondence containing dates addressed to the club of the team
or player, shall be deemed to be properly directed.
5
If no response is received by teams or players to dates so given within 7
days, then the team or player will be entitled to make a claim for the
match.
6
If no result or claim has been received by the competition secretary on
the expiry of the closing date, both players or teams will be
scratched.
6(a) IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESULT OR CLAIM IS GIVEN TO THE
COMPETITION SECRETARY ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.
JACK NIHELL
CUP
The competition
shall be open to all teams as directed by the secretary. Matches throughout the competition will
consist of four players. The
captains will complete cards as in league matches with 4 names in order of
play. All rules apply as in league
matches except that should the match result in a draw, the captains will
nominate a player to play a deciding frame. This player must be one of the four
named on the match card. It is not
necessary to enter scores on the card.
The competition will be played down to the final with the first named tea
being the home team. Only the Final
to be arranged by the relevant competition secretary on a neutral table, and
controlled by a referee.
KNOCKOUT
SHIELD
The competition
shall be open to all teams other than those in the Jack Nihell. All other rules as for the Jack
Nihell.
LES LOVELAND
CUP
The competition is
open to all clubs in the league, ONE team only from each club to consist of any
4 registered players of the club.
General rule 10 applies. All
other rules as for the Jack Nihell Cup.
It should be noted
that the rules governing the offering of dates, ie offering of league match
nights for team events. As this is
a CLUB team, only if ALL of a clubs teams play home matches on the same night,
can that night be considered a match night.
(The logic of this
is the fact that if a club has three teams playing on different nights. They could claim that Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesdays are all match nights, as all their players are eligible to
play).
BILLIARD KNOCK OUT
CUP
All clubs competing
in the league shall be permitted to enter one or more teams. All players must be registered members
of the league. Teams shall consist
of 4 players. The captains will
enter the names on the card as in league matches in the order of play. All games will be 100 points. In the event of a draw on games, then
aggregate points will decide, should the aggregate points also be level, the
captains will nominate a player to play a decider.
The Billiards Balls
as used in all Billiard League matches should always be used if they are
available.
REG ELLIOTT
CUP
The Reg Elliott Cup
will be an handicapped competition, all teams may enter one team
only.
Only players
registered on the entry form in June, at the start of the season will be
eligible to play, (this is because the handicap will be based on those
players).
The format will be
3 players selected by the captain from a team, each playing 1 frame, all frames
played to the black, and the aggregate score of the 3 frames to count. Should a FRAME end in a
draw, the black will NOT be re-spotted. Should a MATCH end level
on points, then the black will be re-spotted. Each captain will enter the 3 names on a
card in the order he wishes to play, as in the league. Rule 3(d) on page 5 will still
apply.
Handicaps will be
fixed by the Secretary for the competition, and these will be based on the
strength of teams, league positions at the start and during the season, league
positions at the end of the previous season and results of previous seasons
competitions, both team and singles/pairs, and any other relevant points thought
by the secretary to effect a fair handicap.
Handicaps will be
published with every draw.
When scoring for
this competition, it is easier if any handicap to be given, is put on the score
board at the start of the first frame, and then all other frames played without
putting the scores back, just added on.
Just treat it as one continuous frame.
ALL RESULTS TO BE
SENT TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY ON MATCH CARDS
These match cards
should show the progression of the frame scores for each player (these are
important for the setting of handicaps).
SNOOKER SINGLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
The competition
shall be open to all registered players in the league. Entries must be in the hands of the
Secretary by September 19th.
Matches prior to the semi-final will be of 3
frames.
Semi-finals will be
5 frames, and the final will be 7 frames.
The competition
will be played down to the final with the first named player being the home
player. Only the Final to be
arranged by the relevant competition secretary on a neutral table, and
controlled by a referee.
MATCH
NIGHT Competition rules
1, 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) and 2 apply.
RESULTS It is always the responsibility of the
winner to be sure that results are given to the league
secretary.
DEFAULTS General rule 6
applies.
OVER 40s
SINGLES
Open to all
registered players who are aged 40 or over on August 1st of the
season of entry. All other rules as
for snooker singles.
VETERANS
SINGLES
Open to all
registered players who are aged 60 or over on August 1st of the
season of entry. All rounds will be
of 3 frames, the semi-finals and final will be the best of 5 frames. All other rules as for snooker
singles.
UNDER 23
SINGLES
Open to all
registered players who are under 23 on August 1st of the season of
entry. Date of birth must be given
on entry form. All other rules as
for veterans snooker singles.
LES PARKER
PAIRS
Open to any number
of pairs of registered players from the same club. Pairs will play together throughout the
competition there will be no substitutes.
All rounds prior to the semi-final will be the best of 3 frames, the
semi-final and final will be over 5 frames. Toss of a coin to decide the break,
thereafter breaks. The order of
play may be changed at the start of each frame. All other rules as for other
competitions. General rule 10
applies.
FATHER AND SON OR DAUGHTER
PAIRS
Open to all Father
or Mother and Son or Daughter pairs of players. Only one of the pair need to be
registered in the league. Players
can only play home matches from the club from which they enter the competition
as a pair. Should a player by
unable to play an away match due to a restriction of the home club, for age or
sex reasons, then the venue will be reversed. All rounds prior to the semi-final will
be the best of 3 frames. The
semi-final and final will be the best of 5 frames. All other rules as for the Parker
Pairs.
BILLIARD SINGLES
CHAMPIONSHIP
Open to all members
of the league. Matches prior to the
semi-final shall be decided by 1 game of 200 points. The semi-finals will be 1 game of 300
points. The final 1 game of 400
points. All matches to start at
7.30pm.
As in Team
Billiards, Billiard Balls as used in all Billiard League Matches should be used
if they are available. If a club
does not have those balls, then a visiting player may take his own balls that
are as league balls, to use in a match.
IN ALL COMPETITIONS
AND ALL ROUNDS UP TO THE FINAL, IT IS THE WINNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO SEND THE
RESULT TO THE SECRETARY, (even if the match
is controlled by a referee).
ALL COMPETITIONS
WILL BE PLAYED DOWN TO THE FINAL, WITH THE FIRST NAMED PLAYER OR TEAM BEING THE
HOME PLAYER OR TEAM. ONLY FINALS
WILL BE ON NEUTRAL TABLES AND CONTROLLED BY A REFEREE SUPPLIED BY THE
LEAGUE.
IN ALL BILLIARD
MATCHES, BILLIARD BALLS AS USED IN THE BILLIARD LEAGUE, SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED IF
THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
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