RAINHAM & DISTRICT BADMINTON LEAGUE
RULES 2007/08
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 7.00 p.m.
unless otherwise stated in the Club Directory.
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 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 “4” 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.
8. 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
7.00 p.m.
1st pair not ready by
7.20 p.m. - concede 1 game
2nd pair not ready by
7.40 p.m. - concede 2 games
3rd pair not ready by
8.00 p.m. - concede 3 games
1st pair still not ready by
8.20 p.m. - concede 4 games
In the event of more than one court being available it will be necessary for 2
pairs to be ready by 7.20 p.m. etc. This rule equally applies to the home
club arriving late. However, only if both Captains agree you may play the
games out of order in an effort to conform with the footnote at the end of the
rules. If a club is playing on more than one court, this should be clearly
defined in the Club directory.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Should any Club field an ineligible player, the games
played by that player shall be forfeited.
12. 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.
13. Nominations – All clubs must nominate ALL teams (Ladies,
Mens & Mixed). Clubs shall nominate 6 players per team (4 players per team
for Ladies “4”) 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Results to be reported by Home and Away teams on a
postcard stating the date, match number, 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
July 2007