Beeston, Chilwell & District Men’s & Ladies Independent Darts Leagues Rules

 

  1. The League formed under these rules shall be known as the BEESTON, CHILWELL & DISTRICT MEN’S, MIXED & LADIES INDEPENDENT DARTS LEAGUES.
  2. The Executive Committee's decision is binding and final in all matters.
  3. The Executive Committee shall have the power to deal with any contingency that may arise, which the following rules do not cover.
  4. All correspondence relating to the Nottingham Central Darts League should be sent to the Chairman/ General Secretary, Mr Dave Bull 25 Larchdene Avenue Fernwood Wollaton Nottingham NG8 2PF. Telephone No. 9284458. Mob/txt. 0795 291 0984. E-Mail: d.bennett-bull@ntlworld.com
  5. All teams are obliged to send a representative to each monthly meeting. Only one apology will be accepted from teams failing to send a representative to meetings, after which 1 point will be deducted from their overall league standings for each missed meeting.
  6. One registered team is allowed one vote. If one pub or club has a men’s team, ladies team and a mixed team that pub or club shall be allowed three votes. At the executive committee discretion a written vote will be taken of the team present and recorded.

REGISTRATIONS.

  1. Entrance fee to the League is £15 per team, this also includes cup Competitions. (Except the Men’s League)
  2. A fee of £2.00 is payable by the player requiring registration and is eligible to play, upon the General Secretary receiving the registration & fee 24hrs prior to the match being played. ** NO PLAYER REGISTRATION FORMS CAN BE ACCEPTED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CORRECT FEE. THIS ALSO INCLUDES SINGLES/ PAIRS /MIXED FOURS ENTRANTS. MENS LEAGUE & JUBILEE KO CUP ENTRANTS ARE £5 PER TEAM PER KO CUP IF THEY WISH TO ENTER. **
  3. It shall be deemed an offence for a player to SIGN, REGISTER OR PLAY under an assumed name or attempt to do so whatsoever.
  4. A player may transfer from one team to another subject to the Executive Committee's approval and providing he/she pays a re-registration fee of £2.00. Provided the said player hasn’t played for their original signed on team.
  5. Player’s signature can be requested to be checked if in dispute by putting "PLEASE CHECK SIGNATURE" of said player in the remarks column of the match sheet.
  6. A Player is only permitted to play once in a match.
  7. Player Registrations & transfers shall cease on the halfway point of the season.
  8. The League will accept registrations for players who are 16 years of age or over. It is up to the discretion of independent Landlords, Landlady’s and Stewards etc. as to whether that particular player is allowed to participate at their pubs/clubs if they are 16 to 18 years. It is up to the team captain/secretary to inform the away venue that they have a registered player under the age of 18. It is the responsibility of the team, who has registered a player under the age of 18, to ensure that they, and ALL their team members, behave and conduct themselves in a proper manner. PLAYERS BETWEEN 16 – 18 SHALL TICK THE APPROPRIATE BOX ON  THE PLAYER REGISTRATION FORMS.
  9. The League has an inclusion policy with regards to players with a disability affecting their capability to do maths i.e. Dyscalculia; learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorders (Written, confidential proof of any of these disabilities is required by the committee and players shall tick the appropriate box on the player registration form ) Help can only be given when a player is on a double and only be given by the opposing marker. The marker is in charge of the game and ‘coaching’ to players on the Oche will not be tolerated. It is the responsibility of that players Captain or Secretary to inform the marker of the player’s disability before the match commences and also before that player commences his/her leg. Players with disabilities affecting their capability to work out their finish must state this on their player registration form. (for further info see definitions at the end of the rules)

DARTBOARD & SETUP.

  1. The board shall be hung 5ft 8ins (1.73metres) from the floor measured in a plumb line from the centre of the Bull. The Oche will be a fixed mark 6ft (1.83metres) from the base of the plumb line. This makes a dimension of 8ft 3ins (2.52metres) on the diagonal line from the centre of the Bull. The dartboard shall be a standard trebles and doubles clock pattern board showing the twenty, and all even, segment singles in black, with ALL other colours and condition of board pertaining to BDO and WDO match board standards. Promotional boards are NOT allowed unless they comply with Rule 16 with regards to the board’s colours.
  2. The Oche shall be 2ft 6ins minimum length, the rear of which will be the recognised point of throwing.
  3. Score boards will be mounted on either side of the dart board.
  4. Pubs/Clubs with stone floors, could they please provide some form of matting in front of the darting area in order to eliminate damage to darts in the event of them bouncing/falling out.

RULES GOVERNING PLAY.

  1. The markers will mark by subtraction.
  2. The score obtained (SCORED) will be marked in the column furthermost from the dart board and the score required (WANTED) in the column nearest the dart board.
  3. The markers, once a leg is in progress, shall not look towards the Oche and they must be prepared to announce the score obtained and the amount still required if so requested by the throwing player. The amount required must be called only as i.e.; 32 wanted not double 16 the markers are the only people permitted to announce any score once a dart as been thrown in any leg.

NOTES FOR MARKERS

            Markers are in charge of the game in progress.

            Markers are to announce scores required from a finish and below to the player, before He/She

            commences the throw.

            Do keep still whilst the player is throwing.

            Do not state a finishing double, unless the player is registered with permission under rule 15.

            Do not smoke while a leg is in progress

            Do check the player’s feet before the first dart is thrown then face the board.

            Coaching to players whilst on the Oche is NOT to be tolerated.

            Please ensure that ALL mobile telephones are turned off before the match commences.

  1. In league matches the away team will throw first in odd legs and the home team first in the even legs. Away teams players names first on match sheet.
  2. Each mixed league match shall comprise of 7 men and 7 women, playing 7 legs of  mixed pairs, each men’s League match shall comprise of 9 men playing 9 legs of singles and each Ladies league match shall comprise of 7 ladies playing 7 legs of singles ALL matches are 501(701 in KO Cup matches) with a straight start, finishing on a double. Bull counts as double 25.
  3. All markers must be registered players of the league. Players may only remove arrows after the marker has declared the score. A dart point must remain touching the board to score.
  4. League matches will be played on dates stipulated. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL LEAGUE MATCHES BE ALLOWED TO BE CANCELLED. Matches to commence no later than 8.45pm with a 5 minute interval between each game. 10pm is the earliest time a secretary can claim the match. The dart board is to be made available for the opposition for practise at 8.35pm. The Committee and the League are NOT responsible for any cost incurred for transport, food etc. in respect of matches claimed due to  cancellations or non turn-out of teams.
  5. No team shall include a barred player when visiting premises from which that player is barred, unless prior permission is obtained from the licensee.
  6. Any teams wishing to make a protest must make a deposit of £5. Should the protestant have the decision in their favour the deposit will be refunded. If the protest is lost then the £5 will be donated to league funds. All protests to be sent to the General Secretary within 7 days of the matter under protest. NO PROTEST WILL BE HEARD WITHOUT UNLESS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEE.
  7. It is the duty of each secretary to keep a record of individual player and team scores and to keep track of the published league tables and should they not tally with the figures of their club the General Secretary should be contacted immediately and not left for several weeks. This ensures a true publication.
  8. The captains of the two teams shall be in charge of the league matches with the secretaries responsible for the completing the match sheet as won (W) or lost (L). The winning team secretary is responsible for informing the league fixture secretary within 24 hours for men’s, ladies and mixed divisions of the result, with the match sheet to follow as designated on the sheet. If a team constantly breach this rule they will be disciplined by the committee.
  9. Any team failing to complete the season will have all legs and points deducted from the results & excluded from any Pairs, singles, foursome or other KO competitions and barred from the league for one year.

                  

LEAGUE KO CUP MATCHES.

  1. KO cup games will be played on the dates stipulated. No cancellations will be allowed. Cup games will start as normal which will be:                           

                                    8:30pm arrive at venue.

                                    8:45pm Commence 1st Leg.

     701 start (ALL semi-finals and final & ALL Men’s Jubilee KO Matches to be played at neutral venues)                            

     Away  team throws & enters names first, except for semi-finals & all Men’s Jubilee KO matches where        

           team captains shall toss up for arrows, winners of the toss shall have the choice of being the ‘Home’ or         

          ‘Away’ team. In ALL KO cup final matches team Captains shall toss for the arrows, no one, apart from         

           the referee, will see whose names are entered on the match sheet prior to each leg commencing.

  1. All KO Cup matches MUST constitute a result. In the event of a draw due to lack of players from either or both sides then one final deciding leg must be played between two players (or two pairs in mixed teams) one from each side, who have already played in the drawn match. The players are selected by the team captains with the away team having the arrows.

FOURS, PAIRS, SINGLES & SPECIAL EVENT KO COMPETITIONS.

  1. On the request of the referee if any player in the pairs, singles or fours competitions is asked to mark, they must do so or find a substitute marker. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to the players concerned being banned from this years competition and also will not be allowed to enter the pairs or fours for the forthcoming season
  2. Singles will be played on dates stipulated. Singles (£2) will be decided by the best of 3 legs 501. Semi finals and final being best of 5 legs 501. Toss for arrows once only.
  3. Pairs will be played on dates stipulated. Pairs (£4) will be decided by the best of 3 legs 501. Semi finals and final being best of 5 legs 501. Toss for arrows once only.
  4. Foursomes will be played on dates stipulated. Foursomes (£8) will be decided by the best of 3 legs 701. Semi finals and final being best of 5 legs 701. Toss for arrows once only.
  5. All singles, pairs and foursomes to be signed in and matches to commence by 8:45pm prompt. Any player not doing so will have deemed themselves disqualified.
  6. All teams must provide at least four pairs in mixed leagues, four players in Ladies leagues and five players in men’s leagues to constitute a result. Teams failing to do this on a regular basis will face enquiry from the league as to their future conduct. Any teams failing to constitute a side for a league match will forfeit their right to play in a KO Cup match within that week.
  7. Substitutes will only be permitted in the first round only of the pairs and singles knockouts and only then if the player is a member of the same pub or club team and is NOT already entered in that particular pairs/singles KO competition, the substitute then continues in the competition until knocked out. Fixture secretary’s must be notified, prior to the match, of any changes. Any players found in breach of this rule will be disqualified from the competition.

41.  Ladies attaining a ‘Ladies’ a score of 133+ (with 3 darts) in the ladies or mixed leagues shall be eligible for entry to the annual Ladies High Score KO competition to be played at the end of the Ladies league season. Men attaining a 180 in the mixed or men’s leagues shall be eligible for entry to the annual ‘Bob Hooson’ 180 competition to be played at the end of the men’s season.

42.  Captains & Secretary’s of respective teams within the men’s and Ladies leagues will be eligible to enter the Captains & Secretary’s KO competition at the end of each season. In the mixed league each respective team shall have an in house KO to decide their respective nominated ‘mixed pairs champion’ to enter the ‘Champion of Champions’ KO competition at the end of the season. ALL captain & secretary’s and mixed pairs champions names must be registered with the fixture secretary and must notify the league of any change of these names immediately.

43.  Registered players of the above leagues, both Summer & Winter seasons, shall be eligible to compete in any All Day KO competitions as organised by the executive committee.

 

SPECIAL NOTICE

 

     The League have supported, and will continue to support, local charities as long as the nominee of the group requiring the support of the League provides a written request on headed paper and where appropriate, (usually in medical support cases) provides a Doctors letter.

SPECIAL EVENTS

 

VAL BENNETT-BULL MEMORIAL TROPHY Team KO all day tournament played in September.

 

BRENT MAYFIELD MEMORIAL TROPHY Pairs & Singles all day KO tournament played April

 

Definitions concerning rule 15:

Dyslexia : A variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing  

Dyscalculia: A term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no single form of math disability, and difficulties vary from person to person and affect people differently in school and throughout life)

CONTACTS:

 

Dave Bennett-Bull - Gen.Sec. :                           d.bennett-bull@ntlworld.com        Mob/txt: 0795 291 0984

Paul G. Lacey - Fix.Sec. -Web Master/PR’:     Paul@nottinghamdarts.f9.co.uk    Mob/txt: 0773 073 1494

Mick Lakin - committee                                     Mick@mklakin.freeserve.co.uk      Mob/txt: 0794 021 9543

Teresa Griffin - committee                                 teresa46@ntlworld.com                   Mob/txt: 0781 489 4256

Rob Keys - committee                                         robkeys027@msn.com                     Mob/txt: 0773 195 7162

Ian Fountain - committee                                                                                              Mob/txt: 0781 155 5737

 

 

 

Beeston, Chilwell & dist men’s & Ladies Independent Darts Leagues Website address: www.nottinghamdarts.f9.co.uk

 (Dated 14th August 2005)