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The
League shall be called “THE TELFORD AND DISTRICT
AMATEUR SNOOKER LEAGUE” and will be referred to
as “The League” throughout these rules.
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The objectives and duties of the league shall be to promote
the well being of the game of English snooker and in furtherance
thereof shall promote such competitions as shall be determined
from time to time. For this purpose it may be arranged
into leagues, groups, sections and/or divisions, as may
be deemed necessary.
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The league shall be affiliated to the Staffordshire and
West Midlands snooker and billiards association.
THE COMMITTEE AND MEETINGS
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A management committee consisting of Chairman, Vice-chairman,
League secretary, Treasurer, Competitions secretary and
4 members elected at the annual general meeting shall
govern the league. No more than 2 representatives from
any one club will be allowed to vote and there must be
a quorum of five people at any meeting for that meeting
to take place.
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In the event of any office becoming vacant, the Management
committee shall have the power to appoint a successor
until the next annual general meeting.
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The Management committee shall meet monthly, and as or
unless the Chairman and League secretary deem necessary.
It shall be empowered to make any by-laws for the benefit
of the league and do all such things it may deem necessary
for carrying out its objectives. It shall have full power
to deal with infringement of the rules or by-laws and
give a decision on any matter on which they are silent.
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No more than 2 representatives from any one club will
be allowed to vote and there must be a quorum of five
people at any meeting for that meeting to take place.
Monthly Meetings
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All matters in dispute must be delivered in writing to
the secretary within three days of the event and will
be discussed at the following monthly meeting.
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Members who bring complaints are expected to attend the
said meeting.
Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.)
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The A.G.M., of which 4 weeks notice shall be given, will
be held annually and a statement of accounts showing all
receipts and the treasurer will render expenditure, duly
audited.
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Any notice of motion must be forwarded to the general
secretary at least fourteen days before the date of the
meeting. Honorariums, expenses, etc will be decided at
the A.G.M.
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All clubs wishing to continue membership of the league
shall be represented at the A.G.M with at least one member
per team in attendance. Non-attendance will result in
a fine of £2 from each team not represented.
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Any clubs resigning after the A.G.M shall automatically
forfeit any subscriptions paid. Any club or players thereof
shall not be permitted to play in any of the leagues competitions
until all obligations have been fulfilled to the entire
satisfaction of the Management Committee.
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No amendments or additions shall be made to these rules
except at the A.G.M, or an extraordinary general meeting
called for that purpose.
Extraordinary General Meetings
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In the event of the league being dissolved, an extraordinary
general meeting shall be called to determine the re-distribution
of any assets or monies held at that time.
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The management committee can call an EGM, if the league
secretary receives four or more requests in writing from
different clubs/teams requesting one.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Teams are deemed to belong to the club stated on their
membership application form and shall play their home
matches at that club. Only in exceptional circumstances
will the Management Committee approve otherwise.
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There will be a fine implemented of five pounds per week
for late payments and all monies must be paid direct to
the treasurer.
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Membership shall be subject to a yearly subscription or
affiliation fee, with every team paying £20 deposit
and £1 for each player registered; This shall be
paid at a Pre-registration meeting with the date to be
decided by the management committee. The date of that
meeting will be sent by mail to the teams named representative
by the league secretary.
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Each club is to appoint a representative for communication
purposes, preferably the captain, thus alleviating the
difficulties between the Committee and the officials and
the registered club and players.
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Any team sheet provided after that date will be excluded.
(This is to enable league fixtures, handbook content etc,
to be prepared and distributed to captains at the A.G.M).
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Half of the remaining balance shall be paid by or on the
18th December and the remaining balance no later than
two weeks after the season ends.
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The annual subscription fee shall cover entry to the league,
cup competitions, match cards, prize fund and handbooks.
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Any team with outstanding amounts from a previous season
who want to gain entry into the league would have to pay
all fines in full, plus all cue fees for that forthcoming
season in advance at the pre-registration meeting.
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Any clubs resigning after the pre-registration Meeting
shall automatically forfeit any subscriptions paid.
LEAGUE MATCHES - RULES & GUIDELINES
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All arrangements and conditions of play shall be in the
hands of the Management Committee, subject to the particular
rules of a competition.
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Games shall be played in accordance with the rules as
laid down by the English Association for Snooker and Billiards.
The only exception to these rules may be the miss rule
which is voted for or against by the members at the A.G.M.
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The Management Committee shall have the power to order
any match to be replayed should circumstances warrant
it.
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All matches are to be played on the date fixed. Exceptions
to this rule will only be permitted in the event of adverse
weather conditions or extreme circumstances.
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Each captain shall independently enter the team order
of play onto the match card, only names of players who
are present maybe written down, frames will be played
in the order as shown, and all members of a team must
be present no later than 15 minutes after the last frame
played.
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League matches to be played on the date published on league
fixture list, and these matches take precedence over all
other matches, unless it is by direction of the management
committee.
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Commencement Of Matches - ALL league
matches shall start at 7.45pm
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Re-arranging matches – permission must first be
obtained from the management committee, both captains
are to inform the league secretary of their intentions
and reasons at the earliest opportunity, any team failing
to gain permission will forfeit all games in that match
and be fined two pounds.
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All league matches are played on a home and away basis
and teams shall consist of 5 players, playing one frame
each.
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In the case of a player playing the incorrect opponent,
should the frame be completed then the result stands.
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Where a club operates more than one team in a particular
league, such teams shall be deemed A, B, C etc, and the
following constraints shall apply…
a) Players will automatically be registered for
a team when they have played 1 league match for that team,
they will then be ineligible to play for another team.
b) Where a club is running two or more teams
in any one division, such teams will be deemed to be separate
clubs within the meaning of these rules.
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Should any team retire from the league, then all matches
played by that team shall be deleted.
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Where there is more than one division in any one section,
promotion and relegation will operate on the principle
of two up, two down, unless the Management Committee deem
necessary.
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In the event of two or more teams being equal on points
that with the most number of matches won shall occupy
the higher position. Should a tie still occur, the team
with the most number of frames won, in matches between
those concerned, shall be deemed to occupy the higher
position. Should the teams still remain inseparable, and
the situation involves the issue of promotion or relegation,
then a play-off match will take place on neutral tables.
This will also to apply to relegation issues.
FORFEITING OF FRAMES & MATCHES
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In league matches should a team or player be unready to
commence play, as scheduled, at the stated time, and then
upon a claim from the opposing party, the first frame
shall be forfeited by 147 points to nil. In competition
matches decided by aggregate score then the frame shall
be forfeited by 147 points to nil.
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Should the offending team or player continue to be unready
after a further interval of 15 minutes then a second frame
shall be forfeited. After a further half an hour, the
match.
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Frames forfeited shall be the last frame(s) as shown on
the result card.
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In the case of a team playing an unregistered player,
the offending team will be adjudged to have lost the applicable
frame(s) by 147 points to nil and be fined two pounds.
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In the case of a team playing short the required number
of players, then it shall be adjudged to have lost such
games by 147 points to nil, be deducted one point per
player and be fined £2.50 per player.
PLAYER & TEAM ELIGIBILITY
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Any player from an offending team will not be permitted
to play for another team until all fees are paid.
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Any club or players thereof shall not be permitted to
play in any of the leagues competitions until all obligations
have been fulfilled to the entire satisfaction of the
management committee.
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In the case of a team playing an ineligible player (ineligible
shall be defined as members of the World Professional
Billiards Association, of another team or restricted by
a management committee decision) the offending team will
be adjudged to have lost the applicable frame(s) by 147
points to nil and be fined two pounds. Should the offence
occur in a league match, 2 points will also be deducted
from the offending team’s total.
Registering Players
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All players intending to compete in the league must be
entered on the league registration form only, and is to
be deposited with either the secretary or treasurer by
the date stipulated.
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Clubs wishing to register additional players after the
stipulated date may do so by obtaining permission from
either the secretary or treasurer. Such registrations
will be subject to Management Committee scrutiny.
REFEREEING AND SCORING
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Home teams are responsible for refereeing and away teams
for marking the board.
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Home teams will score on spot (top) away teams on plain
(bottom).
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For the computation of league tables, one point will be
awarded for each frame won
Result Cards
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All result cards must be in the hands of the secretary
within 4 days of the date of the match. Both parties and
any alterations initialled must sign the card as correct.
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In league matches, delivery of the score card is the responsibility
of the HOME team.
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In competitions it is the responsibility of the WINNING
team or player to deliver the scorecard.
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Failure to adhere deliver score cards will incur a warning
in the first instance and a two-point deduction for each
recurring offence in league play, and elimination in competitions.
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Any party found to have falsified a match result card
would be severely fined.
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The Management Committee shall consider all evidence put
before it to determine the extent of, if any, the fine.
Any party condoning the act will be liable to a more severe
fine.
COMPETITIONS
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The Management Committee shall determine entry fees annually.
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The winners of each match shall be decided by the virtue
of the most number of frames won, unless otherwise specified.
All winners must notify the competition secretary within
48 hours.
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Should the Management Committee consider a competition
to have attracted insufficient entries to make its commencement
valid, then that competition shall be suspended for the
season in question.
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Competition matches are to be arranged within 7 days with
equal responsibility to arrange the match on both players.
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Competition matches not played within the stated period
or fixed date will result in the elimination of both parties.
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The Management Committee shall determine the number of
frames to be played in each round at the start of each
season.
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If there is no contact between players then both players
will be scratched from the competition.
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Handicaps awarded shall be agreed by the Management Committee
& are subject to alteration at any time.
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Players/teams competing in competition matches are expected
to play their home matches from the club/venue they registered
with at the start of the season, in some exceptional circumstances
the management committee may allow a change of venue,
with a referee being mutually agreed between the players
concerned.
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From the semi-final stages onwards all matches shall be
played at a neutral venue with officials appointed by
the Management Committee, if there is an EASB referee
officiating then the miss rule will be applied by that
official.
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In matches decided by aggregate scores, should the points
of both teams be equal after the completion of the final
frame then the blackball shall be re-spotted and the last
two opponents play. In no other frame, regardless of the
frame or aggregate score, shall the blackball be Re-spotted
after the balls have been potted or a penalty on the final
blackball ends the frame.
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In any one competition, no player may play for more than
one team per season.
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All fixed dates for competitions must be strictly adhered
to. In some exceptional circumstances the management committee
may allow a change of date. Any party failing to turn
up will be automatically scratched from the competition
and in the case of the Team Knockout first round, entry
into the Consolation Cup shall also be affected.
John Bethel
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The John Bethel competition remains open for players who
have never received a trophy in the league.
Individual Competitions
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Age restrictions shall apply in both the junior and over
40s competitions. The junior shall be open only to players
under the age of 21 years at commencement of the first
league match of that season. Over 40s shall be open to
those over 40 years of age.
Doubles Snooker Competition
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At the start of each match, choice of strike shall be
determined upon the toss of a coin, each side shall then
open alternate frames but the order of play shall be determined
at the commencement of each frame.
Trebles Snooker Competition
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Teams shall consist of three players, each playing one
consecutive frame, with the winners decided by virtue
of the aggregate score of all frames in the match. Semi-final
and final matches’ teams shall be drawn.
Team Cup and Consolation Cup
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All league teams shall be entered into the main cup and
those defeated in the first round will automatically be
entered into the consolation cup.
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All players should be in attendance at the commencement
of any cup match on the specified start time.
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Teams forfeiting their first round match due to a contravention
of the rules will be fined and eliminated from both competitions.
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Teams shall consist of 5 players, each playing 1 frame.
Semi-finals/finals matches, team order to be drawn.
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Winners shall be determined by virtue of the highest aggregate
score of all frames in the match (including any points
awarded under the handicap). Note: if match drawn refer
to rule No. 69
INTER-TOWN SNOOKER COMPETITION
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Teams shall consist of 7 players, who shall play one frame
each.
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Players shall only be eligible to represent a town or
area in which they reside or the club they represent is
situated and must be participating members of our league.
Professional players who reside in the Telford area can
also be asked to represent our league.
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A minimum of two teams will be entered each season called
Telford A, Telford B, etc, and squads of 12 players will
be picked by the Management Committee, with two respective
captains being chosen, with squad members being chosen
from league rankings and past achievements.
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Squad members will be asked in writing of their intentions
for that season.
TROPHIES
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All trophies are perpetual challenge trophies and must
be returned to the secretary on request.
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Clubs shall be responsible for their upkeep whilst in
their possession and will be charged for any renovation
necessary on their return.
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Any person who has won a trophy for the season in question
must turn up at the annual presentation night to collect
their trophies or send a representative to do so. Failure
to do this will see the player/team lose any right to
that prize and it will be returned to the league for future
use.
SPORTSMAN TROPHY
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A Sportsman Trophy will be awarded to a team from each
division every season. The winner will be determined by
votes from each team in that division. The team with the
most votes will be deemed the winners.
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The award of this trophy will not affect entrance into
the John Bethel Competition
AMENDMENTS
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No amendments or additions shall be made to these rules
except at the A.G.M, or an extraordinary general meeting
called for that purpose.
