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The League is
run in aid of the old folks of Bognor Regis.
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The League
shall be governed by the committee and it's officers.
Team
Registrations & Fees
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Teams must
send at least one representative to the AGM, who will attend the
whole meeting.
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The Entrance
Fee shall be £20.00 per team, plus a league match fee of
£5.00 per match week. The match fee is to be returned each week
with the result sheets to the 'Prince of Wales', South Bersted, by
the following Monday.
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Each team must
consist of a minimum of 6 players.
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Captains and
Secretaries names, and contact details, together with all team
members' names, to be submitted at the start of the season on the
form provided. No substitute Captains or Secretaries will be allowed.
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Players may be
signed on for any team on the night, provided they have not played
for any other team during the current season, otherwise Rule 8
applies. Any player signed on after the first game will be subject to
a £1.00 registration fee.
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Transfer
requests to be signed by the player and secretaries of each team and
submitted to the League Secretary (7 days prior to the player playing
their first game), enclosing a £5 fee.
League Matches
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No match can
take place without at least four team members of each team being
present. This applies to all games.
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League matches
shall be 6 singles of 501 & 3 doubles of 501. All games to be
Best of 3 legs, straight in - double out. For every leg won, the
winning team gets 1 point.
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The throw to
be 7 ft 9¼ and the board height 5 ft 8 ins. (Bull to Oche
diagonal = 9 ft 7½) (Board
Setup)
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Draw to be
made for the Singles only. (Both Captains may agree on the night not
to do a draw for the singles. If they cannot agree, a draw must be
done). Pair's players are at the Captains discretion. Players' names
must be written down in full (NO initials) on the result sheet,
before the Singles matches start. Ditto for the Pairs matches.
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Matches to be
in progress by 8.30 pm. If any player in singles game is not in
attendance after second calling, then a substitute may be played.
Captains to record all walkovers.
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All games are
Nearest the Bull for the first darts (Home team goes first), the
winner throwing first in the first and third legs. Any dart hitting
the board and bouncing / falling out, can be re-thrown.
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Captains to
record all game walkovers.
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Tons to be
counted in singles games only, 180's to be counted in all games.
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If a team
needs to rearrange a match, reasonable notice must be given and the
committee informed, the match must then be played as soon as
possible. If this cannot be agreed, then the committee must be
informed. They will then decide when the match will be played. No
match will be played after the last game of the season.
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If the
committee decides to award a match for whatever reason, this will be
awarded to the winner as a 12-6 result. (8 winning / 4 losing
singles and 4 winning / 2 losing doubles)
Result Sheets
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Result sheets
to be fully completed with scores and darts thrown, for averages to
be awarded. (Optional)
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Each teams
secretaries to be responsible for their own match fees and result
sheets. They must be signed by both Captains or representatives, and
returned to the 'Prince of Wales', South Bersted, no later than the
Monday following the match.
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For late
results sheets, the offending team may be fined £5 and / or have
their averages and points deducted. Every team is responsible for
their own sheets, therefore Home and Away teams must send their
sheets separately.
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Match
Walkovers must be recorded and the Result sheet sent in as usual with
match fee.
Competitions
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Cup matches to
be played at the end of the season (or at the committees discretion).
Each division shall have it's own knockout. Start time shall not be
before 8pm and will be at the discretion of the committee or
appointed steward. Their decision is final.
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The Benevolent
Cup Knockout is open to all players in the League (Men & Women).
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Benevolent Cup
registration will commence at 7.45 pm. Anyone who has not registered
in person by 8pm sharp will be disqualified.
Misc.
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Protests must
be submitted to the committee in writing with a £5 fee. Team
secretaries or representatives to attend the meeting when notified.
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Players
causing a disturbance will be suspended for a minimum of 4 weeks, and
the Committee reserve the right to extend the suspension accordingly.
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Minimum age of
players is 14 years (Subject to committee discretion). They must be
accompanied by an adult and the Landlords permission must be sought.
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Promotion and
Relegation will be decided on the overall match points.
