Bolton Sports Federation Ladies

Bolton Sports Federation
Ladies' Rounders League

RULE AND POLICY CHANGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2010

1 A meeting will be convened for all new Club/Team Secretaries, attendance is mandatory. These meetings will be open to all existing Secretaries who wish to attend.

2 A page in the 2010 handbook will be dedicated to defining the responsibilities and duties of a Club Secretary.

3 It is no longer acceptable for the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of a Club to be the same person; each must be a separate individual.

4 Amendment of the Individual Registration Form which has been revised into sections A to D to clearly indicate who should fill in which section. In addition Section C is a little clearer on which club the player is registering to play for and which club (if any) they are transferring from.

5 Registered players who are pregnant will not be allowed to play for their club in any game arranged by or under the jurisdiction of this League. In order to ensure compliance with this the Match Card and Risk Assessment Form will be amended to include the statement “To the best of my knowledge, I confirm that all players are eligible to play”. The Risk Assessment Form will be amended to include signatures of the home and away team representatives.

6 Playoffs to determine the positions in a section will commence at 6-15pm. If the match has to be abandoned, then the following match will consist of one innings each of thirty three good balls. Where more than one match is taking place at the same venue, all referees concerned must confer regarding bad light. In that case, all matches will be abandoned.
Venues for playoffs will be confirmed by the Match secretary whose decision will be final.
The Committee was asked at the AGM to re-consider this proposal.

7 Where a team concedes a playoff match, the penalty will be in line with competition rule 25, however the game shall be lost, and there will be a £40 fine + £10 referee fees. The game shall not be replayed.

8 If a clash of colours in team strip occurs, the referee may relax the rule on the away team kit – i.e. they may all wear the same colour to differentiate from the home team, but not necessarily identical garments.

9 A ‘change of circumstances’ form for all teams will be made available on Book Collection night and placed on the website. Players must notify league of change of name / address via this form.

10 The following proposal was put to the A.G.M. and was accepted as reason because of safety considerations:
“No fielder other than the Backstop may take a position where her feet are less than two meters from the batting home.”

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1	A meeting will be convened for all new Club/Team Secretaries, attendance is mandatory. These meetings will be open to all existing Secretaries who wish to attend.
2	A page in the 2010 handbook will be dedicated to defining the responsibilities and duties of a Club Secretary.
3	It is no longer acceptable for the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of a Club to be the same person; each must be a separate individual.
4	Amendment of the Individual Registration Form which has been revised into sections A to D to clearly indicate who should fill in which section. In addition Section C is a little clearer on which club the player is registering to play for and which club (if any) they are transferring from.
5	Registered players who are pregnant will not be allowed to play for their club in any game arranged by or under the jurisdiction of this League. In order to ensure compliance with this the Match Card and Risk Assessment Form will be amended to include the statement “To the best of my knowledge, I confirm that all players are eligible to play”. The Risk Assessment Form will be amended to include signatures of the home and away team representatives.
6	Playoffs to determine the positions in a section will commence at 6-15pm. If the match has to be abandoned, then the following match will consist of one innings each of thirty three good balls. Where more than one match is taking place at the same venue, all referees concerned must confer regarding bad light. In that case, all matches will be abandoned. Venues for playoffs will be confirmed by the Match secretary whose decision will be final. The Committee was asked at the AGM to re-consider this proposal.
7	Where a team concedes a playoff match, the penalty will be in line with competition rule 25, however the game shall be lost, and there will be a £40 fine + £10 referee fees. The game shall not be replayed.
8	If a clash of colours in team strip occurs, the referee may relax the rule on the away team kit – i.e. they may all wear the same colour to differentiate from the home team, but not necessarily identical garments.
9	A ‘change of circumstances’ form for all teams will be made available on Book Collection night and placed on the website. Players must notify league of change of name / address via this form.
10	The following proposal was put to the A.G.M. and was accepted as reason because of safety considerations: “No fielder other than the Backstop may take a position where her feet are less than two meters from the batting home.”