Important dates
Monthly
Meetings 		25.05.08 29.06.08 27.07.08 31.08.08
 AGM
28.09.08
 26.10.08
 30.11.08
PRESENTATION NIGHT: 14 June 2008 at Railway Club
 
The Rules of the League
  1. The league shall be known as the Coundon Friday Night Darts League, and the rules shall run from AGM to AGM.All registered players are deemed to be a member of this league until the final league match fixture for their team.

  2. Any person (as long as they are not banned) will be allowed to register for a team.Any players between the age of 14-18 MUST be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult and team captains MUST obtain the landlords permission in advance before entering away match venues.

  3. Signing on sheets must be submitted to the League Secretary on or before the deadline given each season. A £5.00 fine will be made for late registration sheets.

  4. All players names, addresses must be on the signing on sheet, players will be allowed to be signed on, on the night but their name, address and signature must be submitted with the result card up to the halfway point of the season. No players can be signed on after the halfway point (unless an exception has been granted by the committee).

  5. Players may transfer from one team to another or from this league to another up to the halfway point only. A Transfer Form MUST be obtained from the League Secretary and a fee of £2.00 will be due. A player can only transfer once per season.

  6. No non-registered players will be allowed to play.

  7. No player is allowed to play for more than one team on the same night. Exceptions may be granted by the committee when leagues overlap at the beginning and end of the seasons as long as the team fixtures are fulfilled. Ladies Superleague players are permitted to sign on and participate on nights when they have NO Superleague commitments.

  8. League fees are £30.00 per season and must be paid by the deadline given each season. A £5.00 fined will be made for late fee's.

  9. Any team failing to fulfil their league fixtures will be fined £5.00 per fixture.

  10. A monthly meeting will be held on the last Sunday of every month at the Royal Warwicks Club at 11:00am (AGM 10:30am). All teams must bepresent. No apologies will be accepted by any team. Representatives from one team can not represent another. The representative must be present for the whole meeting to be marked as attended.

  11. Non attendance at the monthly meetings will result in the following fines: first meeting £2.50, second meeting £5.00 and a loss of one point, third meeting £10.00 and a loss of two points, and so on.

  12. All teams are to participate in a monthly tote of £2.00 The tote will be paid out on a 50% basis and a £3.00 Reps Draw, any team not in attendance will not be entered into the Reps Draw.

  13. A blackout card will be run at all meetings and competitions for the league funds.

  14. The throw shall be seven feet, nine and a quarter inches (7' 9 1/4").

  15. Premier and Division One will play six singles of 501 best of three legs and three pairs of 701 one leg. Second Division will play six singles of 401 best of three legs and three pairs of 601 one leg. All matches are straight start, double finish, the away team to throw first for the bull in every leg. All names are to be drawn out and not placed (both singles and pairs). When a team turns up short the number of players to play should be matched off. A blank name to be put into the pairs draw. The deadline for league matches is 8:30pm.

  16. Teams will be awarded three points for a match win and one point for winning the pairs.

  17. All fixtures must be played as per the fixture sheet, only two matches per season can be cancelled and re-arranged. All cancelled matches MUST be played on a free week or within 28 days of cancellation. Seven days notice to cancel a match must be given. The League Recorder MUST be notified by the cancelling team that the match is cancelled and the date when it will be played. Free weeks are included within the season for cancelled matches to be played, all games must be played by last match of the season.

  18. Four players constitutes a team, and games should not be cancelled unless you have less than four players available.

  19. Teams failing to turn up for a match shall be fined £10.00 + £10.00 to cover food (if away) and a 9-0 result will be awarded to the other team.

  20. Match result cards are to received by the Divisional Recorder within seven days from the date of the match, failure will result in a £2.50 fine for the first late card, £5.00 for the second late card, £7.50 for the third etc. etc.

  21. All registered players have the late pass option (up to 9:30pm to arrive) however only two players can be nominated per match. If the player nominated on the night fails to arrive before 9:30pm then you will forfeit their game and award it to the other team. YOU CANNOT PUT ANOTHER PLAYER IN AFTER THE 9.30PM DEADLINE HAS PASSED.

  22. All competitions will be an 8:15pm rollcall deadline for an 8:30pm start. Except Presidents Cup which is an 8:30pm deadline. Any player arriving after the deadline will NOT be allowed to play. LATE PASSES DO NOT COVER ANY COMPETITIONS. Players may move up and play in a higher Divisions competition but can not move down and play in a lower Divisions. Teams not represented at any charity competitions are to make a donation to the fund.

  23. No player is allowed to register another player if they are not present in the room.

  24. Competition formats are as listed in the box on the fixture sheet.

  25. President Cup result cards are to received by the Competition Secretary within seven days from the date of the match, failure will result in a late card fine of £2.50 being made.

  26. All players MUST participate in chalking/checking after losing in competitions. If you can not chalk/check YOU are to find a person to do it on your behalf. Any player refusing to chalk/check will be fined £5.00 and banned from all competitions for twelve months. Leaving the venue without chalking/checking will be deemed a refusal.

  27. Any players/team found bringing the game or league into disrepute (threatening behaviour, fighting etc) at league matches or competitions will be brought before the committee to a disciplinary hearing.

  28. It is the responsibility of the team representatives to ensure that their players are aware and understand the rules of the league.

    The committee, along with the influence of the team representatives at the monthly meetings, shall deal with anything not covered by the above rules.
 
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