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The League is
run in aid of the citizens of Bognor Regis & Chichester.
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The League
shall be governed by the committee and its officers in conjunction
with the rules of the World Darts Federation (WDF). The committee
shall have overall responsibility for all matters concerning the league.
Team
Registrations & Fees
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The Annual
General Meeting shall be held not less than 4 weeks before the start
of the season. Teams must send at least one representative to the
AGM, who will attend the whole meeting. Team Registrations will be
taken at the end of the meeting. The Team Registration Fee shall be
£20.00 per team.
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Team Names /
Venues, Captains and Secretaries contact details, together with all
team members' names, to be submitted at the AGM on the form provided.
Team registrations can only be guaranteed if the team is represented
at the AGM. The committee reserves the right to allow teams to
register after the AGM to attempt to fill a bye, by accepting a late
or unrepresented team.
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Teams may
register Vice-Captains & Vice-Secretaries at the start of the
season who can take the place of the Captain or Secretary in their
respective knockouts, but they cannot play as a separate competitor.
Only the named Captains, Vice-Captains, Secretaries and
Vice-Secretaries are allowed to take part in their respective
knockouts. Teams can change Captains, Secretaries, etc within the
first 2 weeks if needed, but changes later in the season will not be
allowed unless under special / unforeseen circumstances permitted at
the committees' discretion.
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The match fee
is £5.00 per match. This fee can be paid each week with the
result sheet if delivering to the Results Secretary's address, by the
Sunday following the match. Teams may wish to pay directly into the
league bank account. In this instance they can pay weekly on the
Friday night, OR they can pay the full season's match fees up front
or at two specific times during the season (please check with the
committee). They can then send their result sheet every week, as a
high quality photo, to the Results Secretary via Messenger or
WhatsApp, at the end of the match night (ie. following the match), no later.
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Each team must
consist of a minimum of 6 players. There is no maximum limit to players.
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Players may be
signed on for any team on the night (using the space on the result
sheets), provided they have not played for any other team during the
current season, otherwise Rule 9 applies. Any player signed on
after the first game will be subject to a £1 registration fee
(to be paid with the match fee, into the league account, or with
their opponents' results if paying up front). Please note on your
result sheet that the match fee has been paid and how. Teams that
do not register new players correctly on the night that they first
play will lose any winning points that they score, and will NOT get
the points back when the player is then registered correctly.
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Transfer
requests to be submitted to the League Results Secretary (7 days
prior to the player playing their first game), from the transferring
player and captains or secretaries of each team, enclosing a £5 fee.
League
Matches & Result Sheets
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League match
format shall be 6 Singles matches & 3 Pairs matches. All games to
be 501, 'best-of-3 legs', Straight In - Double Out. For every leg
won, the winning team gets 1 point.
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The match
dartboard must be of match quality. The throw to be 7 ft 9¼ and
the board height 5 ft 8 ins. (Bull to Oche diagonal = 9 ft 7½) (Board
Setup). Matches may be played under
protest if the away team is not happy with the board or oche, but the
committee must be informed. The committee reserves the right to check
a venue throw. If a venue is checked and deemed to not have the
correct board height or oche length they will ask the venue to
correct the throw or their team/s may not be able to enter the league.
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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). Pairs players are at the Captains discretion. No player
may play more than once in the Pairs. Players' names must be written
down in full (NO initials) on the result sheet, before the Singles
matches start. Ditto for the Pairs matches. IF a team needs to change
a player after the draw has been done, the opposition captain must be
informed with the reason why. If agreed, then the player can be changed.
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The home match
board must be free for practice for all players from 8.00pm. Matches
to be in progress by 8.30pm. 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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Tons to be
counted in singles games only, 180's to be counted in all games.
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No match can
take place without at least 4 team members of each team being
present. This applies to all games. Any team that registers 12
players or more cannot postpone a match under any circumstances.
Special / unforeseen circumstances permitted at the committees' discretion.
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If a team
needs to postpone a match, first the committee must be informed. If
the committee allows the postponement of a match, the team must
inform the other team, no later than midday on the day of the match.
There are catch-up weeks provided for postponed matches, or the match
can be played as soon as possible (i.e. a double header on the
re-match). If this cannot be agreed, then the committee must be
informed. They will then decide when the match will be played. In
extreme circumstances a match may be played on another night of the
week if both teams agree and the committee informed. No match will be
played after the last game of the season. Teams cannot postpone more
than 2 matches per season. Special / unforeseen circumstances
permitted at the committees' discretion. Any subsequent matches
needing to be postponed will be classed as a forfeit (see rule 20).
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Captains to
record all game walkovers or forfeits. Match Walkovers must be
recorded and the committee informed. The result sheet must be sent in
as usual with match fee only if the committee has agreed to the
walkover. Points will then be awarded as per rule 19.
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If the
committee decides to award a match for whatever reason, the team
receiving the points will be awarded a 12-6 result as follows&ldots;
(Singles = 8 Winning Legs, 4 Losing Legs&ldots; Pairs = 4 Winning
Legs, 2 Losing Legs). The team forfeiting the match receives no points.
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If a team
needs to forfeit a match, first the committee must be informed. The
committee will ask that team to contact the other team to let them
know asap. The team forfeiting the match will still be required to
send in a result sheet stating that the match is forfeited, AND pay
the match fee, or face being removed from the league.
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Result sheets
to be fully completed with scores and darts thrown, for averages to
be awarded.
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Each teams
Captains and Secretaries are responsible for their own match fees and
result sheets, therefore Home and Away teams must send their results
separately. They must be signed by both home and away team Captains
or Secretaries, and sent to the Results Secretary. If delivering
in person (address can be supplied if required), no later than the
Sunday following the match. If sending via Messenger or WhatsApp, at
the end of the match night.
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For a first
late results sheet, the offending team may be fined £5 and / or
have their team points and player statistics deducted. For any
subsequent late results sheets no points or player statistics will be
given, even if the team offers to pay a fine. Special / unforeseen
circumstances permitted at the committees' discretion.
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Each team MUST
supply either a chalker / scorer or a caller / checker for ALL games.
Preferably the home team should supply the scorer, and the away team
should supply the checker, but this can be changed if the players
agree. Scoreboards should either be whiteboards or chalkboards,
allowing all the scores for the leg being played to be visible until
the leg is over. Electronic scoreboards may be used as long as they
show a minimum of 5 previous scores, or the ability to scroll back to
check the scores, AND that the away team is in agreement that it is
used. If they don't agree, then a whiteboard or chalkboard needs to
be used.
Competitions
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Knockout
Competitions to be played at per the fixture list. Start time shall
not be before 8.00pm and will be at the discretion of the committee
or appointed steward. Their decision is final. The Singles, Pairs and
Trebles knockouts will be divisional. The Youth knockout will be for
players aged 18 and under at the time of the knockout.
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Knockout
rounds are played as 'best-of-3 legs'. Knockout finals are played as
'best-of-5 legs' (as long as time permits).
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The knockout
entry fee is £1.50 per player. Anyone who has not registered in
person by 8.00pm sharp will not be allowed entry into a knockout.
(Subject to committees' discretion).
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Anyone who
cannot register in person by 8.00pm and wishes to enter the knockout
will need to contact a committee member personally beforehand to be
placed in the draw. They must then be at the venue by 8.30pm at the
latest and inform the knockout steward when they arrive, or they will
be removed from the draw, and risk being ruled out of further
competitions. (Subject to committees' discretion).
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Competition
losers must stay on the board they lost on (a quick toilet break is
allowed) to chalk the next game (or get someone else to do it for
them), or risk being ruled out of further competitions. The
committee will NOT find you a replacement, it's your responsibility. The
winner of each game must tell the knockout steward that they won and
the leg result.
Misc.
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Protests must
be submitted to the committee in writing with a £5 fee. Team
Captains, 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 committees' discretion). Teams must
inform the committee of any players under the age of 18 along with
their date of birth, so the committee can keep track of their ages. Any
players under 18 must be accompanied by an appropriate adult. Venues
must inform the committee of any age rules they have in place via the
form given at the start of the season in the team paperwork. Any
players under the age of a venue rule will not be allowed to play at
that venue.
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Promotion and
Relegation will be decided on the overall match points, teams
leaving, and new teams entering (Subject to committees' discretion).
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Any team not
following these rules may be fined or have points deducted for the
offence. The committees' decision is final.
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The League
Rules will be strictly adhered to. The committee will address any
items not covered in these rules and their decision will be final.
