League Rules

KILLINGWORTH MINI SOCCER LEAGUE RULES

1 THE LEAGUE WILL BE CALLED THE KILLINGWORTH MINI SOCCER LEAGUE WITH THE SPONSORS NAME ADDED TO THIS.

2 THE LEAGUE WILL BE OPEN TO CLUBS THAT ARE AFFILIATED TO THE N.F.A.

3 THE LEAGUE WILL BE MANAGED AND RUN BY A SECRETARY & CHAIRMAN PROVIDED BY K.Y.P.C. FOR WHICH AN HONORARIUM OF £150 PER DIVISION WILL BE PAID.

4 A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ELECTED TO DEAL WITH ANY DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE SEASON.

5 EACH NEW TEAM WILL HAVE TO PAY A LEAGUE BOND OF £10 EACH TO SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE BEFORE THE START OF THE LEAGUE. THIS WILL BE RETURNED WHEN ALL OBLIGATIONS ARE MET.

6 THE COST PER TEAM FOR ENTERING THE LEAGUE WILL BE £160 FOR THE SEASON WITH PAYMENTS TO BE PAID BY THE 31^st August 2011 OTHERWISE A FINE OF £20 WILL BE IMPOSED.

7 CLUBS MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS BEFORE LEAGUE COMMENCES. A PLAYER MUST BE REGISTERED 24 HOURS BEFORE A MATCH IN ORDER TO PLAY.SUCH REGISTRATIONS SHOULD BE SENT WITH A SAE TO THE REGISTRATION SECRETARY .

CLUBS CAN ONLY REGISTER 12 PLAYERS AT ONE TIME. PLAYERS CAN BE TRANSFERRED OR DEREGISTERED FREE OF CHARGE PROVIDING THE CORRECT FORMS HAVE BEEN FILLED IN AND SENT TO THE SECRETARY.
PLAYERS CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE DIVISION TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE SAME CLUB. I.E. IF TEAM A HAD PLAYER 1 PLAYING IN UTD LEAGUE HE COULDN'T TRANSFER TO THEIR TEAM B PLAYING IN THE CITY LEAGUE.

8 NO PLAYER CAN BE REGISTERED AFTER 1ST MARCH 2012.

NO PLAYERS CAN BE REGISTERED , DEREGISTERED OR TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE OF THESE DATES.

9 ALL U10 PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 10 AND AT LEAST 8 YEARS OLD BEFORE 1^st September 2011

ALL U9 PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 9 AND AT LEAST 8 YEARS OLD BEFORE 1^st September 2011

U8 PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 8 AND AT LEAST 6 YEARS OLD BEFORE 1^st September 2011

U7 PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 8 AND AT LEAST 6 YEARS OLD BEFORE 1^st September 2011

10 IF THE LEAGUE HAS ANY DOUBT OVER THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PLAYERS THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL UPON THE PLAYER / CLUB TO PROVE THEY ARE QUALIFIED.
A PLAYER FAILING TO MEET THESE QUALIFICATIONS SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED AND THE LEAGUE HAS THE POWER TO IMPOSE A £25 FINE ON THE TEAM INVLOVED.

11 CLUBS MUST PRODUCE THEIR COUNTERFOILS WHEN ASKED TO DO SO TO PROVE THE QUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS TAKING PART IN THE LEAGUE. TEAMS THAT FAIL TO DO THIS WILL BE FINED £20.
CLUBS FOUND PLAYING UNREGISTERED PLAYERS WILL BE FINED £25 AND HAVE 3 POINTS DEDUCTED FOR EACH OFFENCE AND THE GAME WILL BE AWARDED TO THEIR OPPONENTS.

12 THE FIXTURE LIST IS CONFORMATION TO ALL CLUBS OF THEIR MATCH. WHERE THERE IS A COLOUR CLASH THE TEAM NAMED 2ND ON THE FIXTURE MUST CHANGE THEIR COLOURS.

13 TEAMS FAILING TO FULFIL THEIR FIXTURE WILL BE FINED £25 AND THE GAME WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE AWARDED TO THEIR OPPONENTS.
13 a) CLUBS WISHING TO BE FREE ON CERTAIN DATES MUST GIVE 28 DAYS NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY.TEAMS HOWEVER SHALL NOT ASSUME THAT THESE REQUESTS WILL BE GRANTED.WE WILL NOT ACCEPT PHONE CALLS OR REQUESTS SHORTER THAN THE 28 DAYS.

13b) TEAMS CANNOT AGREE MUTUALLY TO POSTPONE GAMES WITHOUT GIVING THE SECRETARY AT LEAST 28 DAYS NOTICE IN ADVANCE TO GIVE THEIR APPROVAL (THIS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE APPROVED).

15 TEAMS WISHING TO LODGE A PROTEST ABOUT ANY GAME OR CONDUCT OF OTHER TEAMS MUST DO SO IN WRITING WITH A £10 FEE. THIS MUST BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE INCIDENT. THE PROTEST IS INVALID WITHOUT THE FEE, WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED IF THE PROTEST IS UPHELD. THE LEAGUE WILL NOT REMIND THE TEAM IF NO FEE HAS BEEN INCLUDED.

PROTESTS WILL NOT BE ACCPETED ON THE PHONE OR VERBALLY ON THE SAME DAY. TEAMS THAT TRY TO DO THIS WILL SEE THEIR PROTEST BECOME INVALID.

16 THE LEAGUE WILL PROVIDE ALL REFEREES , FOOTBALLS , GOALPOSTS AND PITCHES. THE VENUE FOR THIS LEAGUE WILL BE AT K.Y.P.C. AMBERLEY PLAYING FIELDS ,GARTH 21, KILLINGWORTH.

17 THE LEAGUE WILL BE RUN ON A SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE KICK OFFS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE FIXTURE LISTS.

18 3 POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR A WIN AND 1 FOR A DRAW. GOAL DIFFERENCE WILL NOT COUNT NOR WILL IT BE SHOWN IN THE LEAGUE TABLES.THEREFORE IF THE LEAGUE ENDS IN A TIE THE WINNER WILL BE DECIDED BY THE RESULTS BETWEEN THE TEAMS INVOLVED. IF A WINNER IS STILL NOT FOUND THEN THE TROPHY WILL BE SHARED.

19 QUALIFIED REFEREE FEES TO BE £7.50 PER GAME WHICH WILL BE PAID BY THE LEAGUE. WHERE NO REFEREE TURNS UP TEAMS MUST AGREE TO SOMEONE WHO WILL REFEREE THE WHOLE GAME. IF TEAMS CAN’T AGREE THEY MUST TOSS A COIN TO DECIDE. THAT PERSON IS THEN TREATED AS AN OFFICAL AND MUST BE RESPECTED IN THE SAME WAY.

20 A LEAGUE MEETING SHALL BE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS AND WILL DISPLAYED N WEBSITE.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED IN ADVANCE WITH A £10 FINE.

21 THE PLAYING RULES FOR THIS SEVEN A SIDE LEAGUE ARE PROVIDED SEPARATLEY.

22 TEAMS PLAYING IN THE FINAL OF ANY CUPS SHALL SELL AT LEAST £20 WORTH OF TICKETS. THIS IS TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE TROPHIES.

23 TEAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO EITHER PUT UP GOALS BEFORE THE GAME STARTS OR TAKE THEM DOWN AFTER THE GAMES FINISH. TEAMS FAILING TO DO THIS WILL BE FINED £25.

24 TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN THEIR TEAM SHEETS BEFORE THE GAME AND HAND THEM INTO THE OFFICE 15 MINUTES BEFORE KICK OFF. AFTER THE GAME THE SCORE AND REPORTS MUST BE THEN BE COMPLETED.
CLUBS THAT FAIL TO DO THIS WILL BE FINED £10 AND £1 FOR EVERY INCOMPETE SECTION OF THE RESULT SHEET.

25 ALL TEAMS MUST PROVIDE THE LEAGUE WITH AN E-MAIL ADDRESS AND CHECK THESE AND THE LEAGUE WEBSITE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEREFORE TEAMS WHO FAIL TO ANSWER CORRESPONDANCE BY THE DATES WILL BE FINED £10.

26 ALL THE LEAGUE,CUPS, SHIELDS AND TROPHIES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LEAGUE BY THE 1^ST DECEMBER EACH YEAR. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS TO GET THEM ENGRAVED AND RETURN THEM IN A CLEAN UNDAMAGED CONDITION. ANY CLUB FAILING TO DO THIS WILL BE FINED £10 PER TROPHY AND THE COSTS OF ENGRAVING AND OR REPAIRING THE DAMAGE(WHICH MAY BE THE COST OF A NEW TROPHY)

27 IN THE EVENT OF A INDISCRETION OCCURRING , THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE PRECEDING RULES, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE A DECISION.

Team sheets / Pitches

All team sheets must be filled in and a brief match report given.
Do not walk across or warm up on pitches
A fine will be imposed if you break these rules.

Dont x the line

All spectators must stay behind the yellow barriers along with subs when a team has two coaches one can go to the other side of the pitch to coach no one should be behind the goals a fine will be imposed to teams who break the rules.