Northumberland County Club League
Rules and Regulations

1.

Leagues

The Leagues shall be known as the Northumberland Badminton Association Inter-club Leagues

2.

The Leagues shall be composed exclusively of teams from clubs affiliated to the Northumberland Badminton Association or to the Durham County Badminton Association.

3.

Fixtures

3.1

Each club shall send a copy of its league fixture list to the League Secretary not later than fourteen days after the Annual League Fixture Meeting.

3.2

If a club is not represented at the Annual League Fixture Meeting, then a fine to be set by the League Secretary will be imposed on that club. It is the responsibility of the non-attending club to contact the opposition in order to arrange its fixtures. Any fixture not arranged by the non-attending club will be forfeited.

3.3

It is the responsibility of the home club to confirm the date, time and venue of each match with the visiting club not later than seven days before the fixture date. (See note A1).

3.4

Matches shall be played as arranged at the Annual League Fixture Meeting. A match may be postponed for the following reasons only:

a) Inability of the home team to obtain a suitable hall

b) Non-availability of players due to representative commitments (e.g. county matches or equivalent)

3.5

In exceptional circumstances a match may be postponed for other reasons provided this is agreed by both clubs and approved in advance by the League Secretary. (See note A2).

4.

Organisation of leagues

4.1

There shall be three leagues: Ladies, Mens and Mixed Doubles. Feather shuttlecocks shall be used for all matches.

4.2

Each League shall consist of one or more divisions.

4.3

A club may enter any number of teams in any combination of leagues. Within a given division a club shall be represented by ONE team only, except in the lowest division where a maximum of TWO teams will be allowed.

4.4

Teams shall play one HOME fixture and one AWAY fixture against each of the other teams in the division during the course of a season.

4.5

In each division ONE team shall be promoted to a higher division and ONE team shall be relegated to a lower division at the end of each season. In the event of the team finishing first in a division being ineligible for promotion (because another team from the same club is playing in the higher division) then the most highly placed eligible team shall be promoted provided that it has won more matches than it has lost during the course of he season.

In the event of the team finishing last in a division being relegated to a lower division in which there is a second team from the same club, then the second team shall be relegated also.

EXCEPTION: When a sixth team is included in a division (as a result of uneven numbers of teams in the league) TWO teams shall be relegated whenever reorganisation into divisions of five teams occurs.