LEAGUE RULES - Page 2
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Fixtures
18) Dates
of league matches shall be arranged before Registration date of 7th
April, or the team's first match, whichever is the earlier.
Matches may only be arranged in September if postponed during the
season.
Notification to be sent to the Match Secretary, on the form provided,
within 24 hours of 7th April or before the team's first match,
whichever is the earlier. There will be a 2 point fine for any
registration forms received after this date.
All matches shall be played on the date specified on the fixture list
unless both Captains agree to an earlier date. After that date no
postponements will be allowed, except by the Home team due to bad
weather or in exceptional circumstances agreed by the Executive
Committee.
In the case of bad weather, the Home team must, within five days, inform
the Match Secretary of the postponement.
Failure to do so will result in a 2 point penalty. The home team
must offer the opponents
(informing the Match Secretary) at least three alternative dates, which
must be in different weeks, but not including dates upon which the Away
team already has an Exeter & District League match fixed, for the
rearranged match. The opposing team must agree a date within two weeks
of the postponement and the Match Secretary notified of the new date by
the Home team. If dates are not offered or agreed within the above time
span, then the offending team will be fined 2 points. In the event of
the match never being re-arranged, the offending team will forfeit the
match and rule 29 will apply and the fine increased to 4 points. If the
circumstances are considered exceptional, a written appeal must be made.
This will be considered by the Executive Committee, whose decision is
final.
19) Clubs with two or more teams in the same Division must complete
their inter-club fixtures not later than 31st May. No points will be
awarded for matches played after this date.
20) All matches must be played by 30th September unless otherwise
agreed by the Committee.
Player Registration
21) At
least four players shall be registered for each team on the form
provided, and such registration shall be received by the Match Secretary
within 24 hours of registration date (see rule 18) or before a team's
first match, whichever is the earlier. Teams must be nominated in merit
order.
(a) -
Only those player eligible for the 12U age
group as defined by the LTA on the webpage at
https://www.lta.org.uk/compete/junior/competition-age-groups/
can play in the league in the current calendar year”
22) No person shall become a member of the League or qualify to play in
a League fixture, or represent a club at a General Meeting, until he/she
has become a fully paid up member of the club they represent.
23) a) A player may only play for one club during the current
season.
b) No registered player may play for a lower ranked team than the one
registered for. A registered player may play in higher ranked teams
within their club on a maximum of two occasions and remain eligible for
inclusion in their original team.
c) If a player plays three matches for teams in higher Divisions,
he/she shall not then be eligible to play for the team with which he/she
was initially registered during the current season. He/she must then be
re-registered in one of the higher teams played for, with the decision
made by the club, and the Match Secretary notified. He/she can then only
play for that team. A player may only be re-registered once in a season.
d) Players in clubs with two or more teams in the same Division may
only represent one team within that Division.
e) Before a club has played its first match
if they decide a player has been registered for the wrong team, that
player may be re-registered to another team without penalty.
f) Once a club section has played its first match should they decide a player
has been
registered for too high a team, that player may be transferred
to a team below provided that:
(i) He/she has not played more than twice for the higher team.
(ii) The higher team have played at least three matches, but have
not completed their fixtures for the season.
(iii) Where fewer than four players remain in the higher team
another player is registered in his/her place.
The Match Secretary must be informed of the transfer before the player
plays for the lower team. A transferred player may not play for a higher
team during the current season.
g) Additional players may be registered, and the Match Secretary must
be informed before such players play their first match. Telephone
registrations must be confirmed in writing inside 24 hours.
Contravention of this Rule will result in the offending team being
penalised as in Rule 24.
h) Four players must be registered for all teams at every stage of the season. Any match played is treated as conceded until there are at least four players registered for that team.
24) (a) The Match Secretary shall report to the Executive Committee
every case of a team playing an unregistered player in a League fixture.
The offending team shall forfeit the League points scored by that player
and his/her partner, the points being awarded to the opposing team. The
offending team shall also be fined 2 points.
b) If an ineligible player is played the match is conceded as in Rule
29b) iii) & iv)