WESTON & TRENT VALLEY DARTS LEAGUE
Weston
&Trent Valley Darts League Rules
THIS WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
1. The league shall be called "The Weston Trent Valley Dart League”
2. The league shall be governed by a committee comprising of a President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and 5 others. All members to stand for 2 years, 5 to be elected annually.
3. League meetings will be held annually before the start of the season but may be called at any time if the secretary deems it necessary.
4. All signed players names must be in the secretary’s possession at least 24 hrs before playing.
5. Teams are not allowed to sign new players after the midway point in the season. If a player infringes rule 6 or 7 the leg he plays in will be made void and a leg will be deducted from his teams result and awarded to the opposition as a penalty.
6. The match board shall be 5'8" high from the floor to the bull and the throw line shall be 7'9 1/4"" in a plumb line from the face of the board and measured along the floor.
7. The throw line shall be permanently shown in some distinctive manner and not be less than 2ft long. The line must be toed i.e.; not trodden on. A player may move as far along the line as he wishes.
8. Each player to have 3 darts.
9.
A
match shall consist of 6 singles games of 301 Best Of 3 Legs and 3 doubles of
501 (Ladies Only One leg each in singles, men's doubles one leg each). All games to
start and finish with a double. Opponents shall be drawn for. Away team to throw
first for the bull, the nearest the bull throws for a double first in legs 1 and
3, if the third leg is played.
10. Match results will be decided by games won as a team. Two points will be awarded to the winning team in each match.
11. The team with the highest amount of points at the end of the season will win the league. Should 2 or more teams have equal points the team winning the most individual legs shall be the winner. If at this stage teams are still equal a play off on a neutral board shall be held. This will be sorted out by the League Secretary.
12. All darts thrown count as a throw whether they stick in the board or not except when throwing for the bull to start a game.
13. If a dart falls out before the announcer calls the score it does not count. Only darts actually touching, or in the board are counted when the score is announced. If a dart falls out after the score is called it does count. If a dart knocks another one out, the fallen dart does not count.
14. The exact number must be obtained. If a score is made greater then the player shall then throw for his original score.
15. Men’s League matches shall be played on a Wednesday evening and ladies on a Thursday. The draw to take place at 8.45pm. Any player not present when their name is called to play shall forfeit their game.
16. If teams can only field 4 or 5 players they must still turn up or else forfeit the game. No matches may be cancelled except in the case of extremely bad weather or exceptional circumstances. The League Secretary and the oppositions team to be notified in all such cases as soon as possible.
17.
Should
a team fail to turn up the match will be awarded to their opponents as a 9-0
win.
18. The captain of the home team must notify the league secretary of the result of a match not later than 6pm on the following Sunday evening (Monday for the ladies league). If a result is late the home team will be deducted one match point.
19. Should a player sign or play for more than one team in this league, his registration will be cancelled for the season. Any team infringing this rule will forfeit 2 points and such points will be awarded to the opposing team. No player may transfer during the season.
20. Voting at an A.G.M. is restricted to one representative from each team.
K.O.
competitions.
Team K.O. Normal league format and rules apply (with the exception of going for bull to see who throws first, away team to bull up first), singles best of 3 legs (Ladies best of 1) and doubles one leg only.
Doubles K.O. 501 best of 1 game, double start, finish on a double. Partners may be changed after the draw for the first round of the competition but not after play has commenced.
Singles K.O. 301 best of 3 games, start and finish on a double.
An entry fee of £1 per player in both singles and doubles will be payable.
21.
All
signed players must be a minimum of 14 years of age (admittance
to a pub if a player is under 14 is at the Landlords discretion.).
22. Any Team that has not paid their Summer or Winter Fees will forfeit their prizes at the following presentation. If no prize money is due the team will not be allowed to enter any future leagues until the money is paid in full. Any prizes not awarded or collected on presentation night will be donated to a suitable charity at the committee’s discretion.
23. If when a match draw is made, 2 byes are drawn against each other then the home team will be awarded the individual leg.
24. If a player from a visiting team is banned from the venue then his game will be forfeit unless another player can be substituted.
25. If at the start of the season a new team is formed from established division one league players and contains 3 or more of the said players, then that team shall go straight into division one.
26. The board shall be made open for the opposition to practice on at 8.30 pm.
27. Should any matter arise not covered by the above rules the committee will resolve it.