AYLESBURY
& DISTRICT NETBALL LEAGUE RULES
2011-12
SUPPLEMENTARY TO
ENGLAND
NETBALL RULES
PLEASE ENSURE THAT
ALLYOUR TEAMMEMBERS AREAWARE OF THE FOLLOWING
RULES
1.
Affiliation
All players,
coaches and umpires must be affiliated to England
Netball
Registration
to ADNL
All
documentation to be completed by the deadline as per the
instructions and date indicated
in the Bumper
Bundle, published on www.adnl.org.uk. Failure to do so will
incur a penalty as
indicated in
Rule 5 (i)
It will be
deemed that your Club / team no longer wish to play in the ADNL
if you fail to submit
documentation
by the due date.
If a player
leaves a Club and wishes to join another within the League a £10
transfer fee will
be payable to
the league and notification in writing is required by the
Affiliations Secretary in
advance of the
transfer.
Players are
able to transfer between teams within the same Club during the
course of a
season.
However that player will not be able to play either up or down
for the remainder of
that season
and notification in writing is required by the Affiliations
Secretary in advance of
the
transfer.
2. Rules
relating to players
ALL registered players must be 14
years of age or older.
Players or
Umpires may not play/ umpire after 12 weeks of
pregnancy.
All teams must
provide a suitable match ball.
During each
season a club team can play up a maximum of 7 times, a player
cannot play up more than TWICE in a season. There must be at least
5 players registered to that team in the starting line-up. A
maximum of 2 players from other teams in the club may be used. (For
example only 2 players playing up or 1 playing up and 1 playing
down).
If a player is
playing down they may only play down by one division i.e. From
Prem to Div
One, from Div
One to Div Two. A player may not play down for example from Prem
to Div
Two.
They may only play down one team, ie Prem team one can play down to
Prem team two but not to Division one team three.
During
each season a club team may play down twice, this cannot be the
same player on both occasions. Only one 'DOWN' player can be used
at a time in any match. Any players who have played up or down must
ensure they have signed the umpires score card and Record Sheet at
the end of the match.
The penalty
clause will apply for any
team not
complying with the playing down rule.
Teams are
responsible for maintaining records of players playing up or
down. Records are
kept at the
match venues but the committee cannot guarantee their accuracy.
Definitive
records will
be kept by the Affiliations Secretary – if in doubt check with
the Affiliations
Secretary,
before the evening of the game.
3. Rules of
Play
A team cannot
take the court with less than 5 registered
players.
ALL teams in EACH division MUST
supply an appropriately qualified umpire, the minimum
requirement is as follows:-
Premier
Division & Division 1: England Netball ‘C’
award
Division 2:
League /EN Beginners Award and are working towards
‘C’
Other
Divisions: ADNL League /EN Beginners Award
Once an umpire
starts to umpire a match she/he must continue umpiring until the
end of the
match. An
umpire can only be replaced, once on court, in the event of
illness/injury to that umpire.
It is
mandatory for all Umpires to attend a refresher course over a
two year league period.
If the game is
able to go ahead with the help of a substitute umpire, the team
failing to provide
the umpire
must pay £10.00 to the replacement umpire within 14
days.
If a replacement umpire cannot be found and the game is cancelled,
the team failing to provide the umpire will be liable for the full
cost of the original fixture and if applicable payment to the
umpires for the rearranged game. The cost of the re-arranged
fixture will be shared by both teams.
An umpire
under 18 must have a member of the club who is 18 or over with
them when they are umpiring. This does not apply to AENA ‘C’
Award or higher.
Scorecards
once signed and printed by the captains and umpires are
final.
Any team
having a query about the match score MUST NOT sign the score
card, and a note
made on the
Record Sheet for that evening. It will be up to the Committee to
pass judgement
on such
matters.
All matches
will consist of 4 quarters - 12 minutes per quarter with 1
minute after the first and
third quarter
and 2 minutes at half time.
In the event
of an unforeseen delay due to facility unavailability or
officials arriving late, there
must be the
ability for a game of 40 minutes duration – divide into 4 x 10
minute quarters to
be played for
the match to be valid with 1 minute at each interval. (Please
note the team
supplying the
late official will have a points penalty
applied)
Teams must be
on court and ready to play their matches at the appropriate
times. If this is
not the case,
the offending teams will be forced to accept an infringement
penalty of one goal
per minute
awarded to the non-offending team. Teams awaiting the arrival of
a late team
must wait on
court for the duration of the 1st quarter of the scheduled
match.
If the
opposing team completely fail to arrive for a league match,
whatever the reason, the full
penalty clause
will apply.
To cancel a
league match, teams must give 24 hours notice to the Fixtures
Secretary and
opposing team.
The team cancelling the match will incur the full penalty
clause.
Teams
cancelling league matches are reminded that they MUST supply an
UMPIRE for the
game
preceding/following the cancelled game and providing cover for
rota duty is required.
Failure to do
this will result in the penalty clause
applying.
The League
Committee reserves the right to cancel / postpone any fixture,
for example the
need to cancel
fixtures due to bad weather.
Scoring will
be awarded as follows:-
5 points for a
win
3 points for a
draw
2 points for
the losing team if within 5 goals of the winners
score.
1 point for
50% or more of the winners score.
It is not
permitted for cancelled matches to be rescheduled by teams who
are unable to fulfil
the
fixture.
All teams must
have their own first aid kit present at each
game.
A maximum of 5
minutes injury time is allowed in each game. If at the end of
that period or at
any earlier
point a player is unfit to continue they should leave the court
and be substituted.
Where a
substitute is not available the injured player‘s team should
continue with a player
short.
If an injured
player cannot be removed from the court and by the time she is
moved there is
not enough
time to continue with the original format of the game and within
the allotted time
slot, the game
will be abandoned to be re-scheduled by the fixtures
secretary.
NB The
ultimate decision about whether an injured player should be
moved rests with the
player
themselves.
The cost of
the re-arranged fixture will fall to the team of the injured
player. Costs for the
original
fixture will be shared by both teams.
If the
abandonment occurs within the last quarter, the score
stands.
All injuries
(no matter how minor) should be recorded on the Record Sheet and
in the venue
accident log.
No insurance claim can be made if an accident is not
recorded.
4.
Miscellaneous
If a team has
cancelled three consecutive or five in a season League Matches
they will be
asked to leave
the league and expected to pay all remaining court fees. All
points scored in
the teams'
fulfilled fixtures will be null and void.
Any teams
voluntarily withdrawing from the League will be expected to pay
the whole cost of
each court for
each fixture they are unable to meet. All points scored in the
teams' fulfilled
fixtures will
be null and void.
Cancelled
Matches & Rota Duty - The responsibilities of the team
members on Rota Duty will
be notified to
teams as part of the Bumper Bundle.
Teams that do not carry out
their FULL ROTA DUTY, including not
phoning or emailing the
results to the results
secretary by 5pm on Thursday following the
Wednesday match, will incur
the points
penalty clause
The person
fulfilling the rota duty role cannot be fulfilling any other
role i.e. umpiring at the
same
time.
Promotion and
Relegation of Teams
The following
procedure for promotion or relegation will be
used:-
To promote the
team finishing 1st from each division each
year.
The team
finishing bottom (9th) will be relegated to the division
below.
Play
Offs
The teams that
finish 2nd and 3rd within a division will compete in a play off
against the teams
that finish
7th & 8th in the division above. For example in the play off
team 2 will play team 8
and team 3 will
play team 7. If either teams 2 or 3
are unable to field a team the next team down will compete in the
play offs. For example team 3 will play team 8 and team 4 will play
team 7.
The winning
teams will remain /be promoted to the higher division and the
losing teams will
remain/ be
relegated to the lower division.
In order to be
eligible to play in the plays offs you must be registered to the
team by
31st January.
No members from other teams in the club may play down; however
teams may
play up a
maximum of TWO players, providing all other playing up and
down
rules are
met.
The same
principle will apply where the number of teams within a division
differs from 9.
The format of
the League will be regulated by the Committee
New teams
entering the League will normally be placed in the last division
if there is space
available
Seeding of any
new team will be decided by the Committee on request – space
permitting.
Any team
having a complaint should notify the Committee in writing to the
Chairperson, who
will give a
final ruling.
5.
Contravention of Rules
For any rule
that is broken the following penalty will
apply:
(i) The
offending team shall have maximum points for a win deducted from
their total at the
end of the
season.
(ii) The
non-offending team shall be awarded the match (maximum points
for a win). Goals
for the
unplayed game will be awarded at the end of the season using an
average of all goals
scored by that
team during the season.
(iii)The team
will be expected to pay the whole cost of each court for each
fixture they are
unable to
play.
Misinterpretation of the A.D.N.L./.E.N. rules cannot be
accepted as a reason for noncompliance
of the
foregoing.
15th June
2011
ADNL
Committee
England Netball Uniform Rules - http://live.englandnetball.co.uk/assets/File/PDF/Uniform_update.pdf
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