Rainham & District Badminton League
Rules - 2010/11
1.
The Badminton Association of
England Rules and Laws shall be adopted with the following exceptions:
(a)
Courts shall be fully marked out,
but back service line will be omitted if courts are short. The service area
shall be the minimum laid down in the rules.
(b)
Posts shall be on the side lines
and if not, two pieces of tape to be displayed in place of posts.
(c)
A scorer only will be provided. He
will only call the score, but in the case of a dispute he can insist on a let
being played.
(d)
The same type of shuttlecock must
be used throughout the match, nylon cork base Yonex Mavis 370.
2.
Local Hall rules shall be observed
and shall be clearly indicated at the beginning of the match.
3.
Lighting shall be the best the
facilities allow.
4.
The Season shall be 1st
September – 7th May. Any outstanding matches beyond this date must
have the approval of the Fixture Secretary before being played.
5.
All matches shall commence at
6.
It is the responsibility of the
Home Captain to ensure that a match is completed in the time available. Any
games that have not been started or remain unfinished shall be conceded by the
Home Team. The Home Captain shall have the power to direct that any games not
started be curtailed in order to complete the match.
7.
Each club shall play two fixtures
with each other club in the same division, one fixture being played at home, the
other away. This shall apply
irrespective of the condition or size of the court or courts on which a club
normally plays. The Laws and Regulations of Badminton for the time being
sanctioned by the Badminton Association of England shall otherwise apply and the
club playing at home shall provide new shuttles of an accepted quality.
A fixture shall comprise each pair of one team playing the best of three
twenty-one rally point games (a rubber) with each pair of the other team.
The normal order of play may only be altered by the mutual consent of
both team captains.
8.
Each match shall consist of 9
games. The first named home pair shall play 1st, 6th and 8th
games. Second named home pair shall play 2nd, 4th and 9th,
and the third named home pair shall play 3rd, 5th and 7th
games. The first named away pair shall play 1st, 4th and 7th
games, the second away pair shall play 2nd, 5th and 8th
games, and the third named away pair shall play the 3rd, 6th
and 9th games.
In
the case of the Ladies “4s” matches, each match shall consist of 6 games.
Players shall be graded from 1 to 4 in order of playing ability, 1 being the
strongest. Games will be played against ladies of equal grade as follows: 1 and
2, 3 and 4, 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 1 and 4, 2 and 3.
In the event of a tie in number of games won, the match will be
decided by consideration of ends won, then points won and lost. Games may be
played out of order if both the Home and Away Captains are in agreement.
In the event that only two pairs from each team turn up for a Mens
match, then the match should be played using the Ladies “4s” format.
9.
If both teams turn up to a Mixed
fixture with only 2 pairs then the fixture cannot be played in the normal
format. If both teams agree, the fixture can be played as a 6 rubber
match. In level doubles each player
partners each team-mate against the corresponding opposition pair.
In mixed doubles the players will compete as follows:-
Home Team
Away Team
M1 + L1
M1 + L1
M2 + L2
M2 + L2
M2 + L2
M1 + L1
M1 + L1
M2 + L2
M1 + L2
M1 + L2
M2 + L1
M2 + L1
All 6 rubbers must be completed. In
all other circumstances the fixture must be remade.
10.
The first game
must be ready to play within 20 minutes of the nominated starting time. If not
opponents may claim the first game, and so on through the evening.
·
i.e. starting time
·
1st pair not ready by
·
2nd pair not ready by
·
3rd pair not ready by
·
1st pair still not ready
by
In the event of more than one court being available it will be
necessary for 2 pairs to be ready by
11.
Once a player has commenced to play in a fixture and is unable to
continue for any reason, no substitute shall be permitted to take his/her place.
12.
Persons who
earn their living primarily from Badminton are banned from matches under the
jurisdiction of the League unless given prior League approval by the League
Committee in writing.
13.
Three league
points shall be awarded to the team winning a completed fixture, and one point
shall be awarded to the losing team, provided that this team comprised at least
two eligible pairs. Three league points shall also be awarded to a team which
has a fixture conceded to them and the conceding team shall have one point
deducted.
14.
Clubs shall submit by 1st
October a list of players that will represent the Club in matches under the
jurisdiction of the League. Only players so listed shall be eligible for
matches. Amendments to this list will be accepted by the Fixture Secretary up to
1st February. If clubs desire to register a player after 1st
February, they shall apply to the League Secretary in writing and the Committee
shall be empowered to so register that player provided that the circumstances
justify it.
15.
Should any Club field an ineligible
player, the games played by that player shall be forfeited.
16.
A player may play for one club in a
Mixed league and another club in a Ladies/Mens League. Players may transfer to
another Rainham League Club during the season subject to rule 10 above.
Additionally, the Club losing the player shall notify the Fixture Secretary in
writing.
17.
Nominations – All clubs must nominate ALL teams (Ladies, Mens & Mixed). Clubs
shall nominate 6 players per team (4 players per team for Ladies “4s”) and
nominated players may not play down. (Clubs
entering ABCD etc. teams are to nominate 6 players for each team. Any player who
plays up more than three times shall be deemed to be nominated for the team
above and will no longer be eligible for the lower team. In a mixed team 3
ladies and 3 men shall be nominated. It is imperative that clubs nominate their
known best players and the Committee will adjudge the nominations. Nominations
must be submitted to the League Committee by 15th September and
amendments to nominations will be accepted by the Fixture Secretary before 1st
February each season provided they are confirmed in writing within 7 days. Once
a player is denominated he/she cannot play up for a higher team for the rest of
the season. Nominated players must play at least 50% of the matches for the team
for which they are nominated unless valid reasons are accepted by the Committee.
Breach of this rule may result in matches being forfeited.
18.
The League winners shall be decided
by the team winning most matches. In the event of a tie the League shall be
decided on aggregate. In the event of a tie on aggregate there shall be a
play-off on a neutral court, to be decided by the League Committee, costs being
shared between the teams. The above rules also cover relegation issues.
19.
Teams must observe the date on
which fixtures are arranged. Where halls are unavailable on a pre-arranged date,
the match shall be re-arranged between both clubs. The only other acceptable
reason for rearranging a match is in the interest of playing a Cup match which
shall take precedence over the playing of a League match. However, in the spirit
of getting matches played, if both teams agree a match may be rearranged. In such circumstances,
agreement to an acceptable alternative date should be made at the time of
requesting the postponement.
20.
Promotion and Relegation - One team shall be promoted and one team shall be demoted from
each Division. The second placed team in the lower division will be given the
option to be promoted should they so wish.
In the event that the option is exercised the second placed from bottom
team in the higher division shall be demoted.
21.
Clubs are responsible for having
trophies won engraved. Trophies are to be returned by 1st April each
year. Any failure will involve the League having trophies engraved and charging
the full cost to Clubs concerned.
22.
Results to be reported by Home and
Away teams on a postcard stating the date, League section, teams (home and away
respectively) and result. These cards to be signed and sent to the Fixture
Secretary. The result card should be filled in at the match by a representative
and posted within 24 hours.
23.
New clubs can enter the Rainham
League in a higher position than the bottom divisions, if their strength
warrants it, and providing there is space and it is not to the detriment of any
existing teams. The Rainham League Committee’s decision is final.
24.
Any question which arises and is
not governed by the foregoing regulations shall be reported in writing to the
League Secretary not later than 14 days after the event and the Committee ruling
will be binding.
25.
All Clubs affiliated to the Rainham
& District Badminton League must be affiliated to Kent Badminton Ltd. In
particular, attention is drawn to Rule 6(c) of the Rules of Association of KBL
relating to payment of affiliation fees, except that the match score will stand
and the defaulting club will have a further penalty point deducted.
26.
Conceded matches - the conceding team loses 1 point and the opposition receives 2
points. In order to avoid
unnecessary distortion of the Leagues, the Fixture Secretary shall award games
to the teams in a manner deemed fit based on other results within the League
affected.
27.
Non-played matches
- Where, due to no fault of either team, a match cannot be played
within the period set at 4 above, one point shall be awarded to each team with
no adjustment to games for or against.
28.
Where a Club have more than one
team in the same Division of the league, the fixtures between these teams should
be played at the beginning of the Season, and no later than 30th
November.
ALL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED IN THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT IS INTEDED.
December 2010