Regulations

Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Cumbria women’s Hockey League’ and sent to Marion Roberts by 31^st August. (An extra fee of £1 per month will be made for overdue fees)

A club may enter more than 1 team (see rule 4iii)

A team which is playing in a higher league within the North structure cannot be entered.

4. Rules of Management

a. All communications relating to the matches must be addressed to the League coordinator.

b. Each player participating in the League shall;

i) Be a fully paid up member of the club she is representing in that League season.

ii) A player registered for a Cumbria League club may transfer to another Cumbria League club once only during a season and the League coordinator must be informed in writing.

iii) A player who is registered and playing for another club in a higher League cannot play in the Cumbria League.

c. For clubs with 2 teams (in Cumbria League and/or North League), 9 1^st team players must be named. These 9 players will be ineligible to play in the 2^nd team that season. However a player may be unnamed and replaced by another, allowing for injuries etc, but a team may only do this twice in a season. The League secretary must be informed of any such changes.

Penalty for breach of rules 4(b) or 4(c);

Forfeit of any points and goals accruing from the result of the match and a further 2 points deducted.

d. New teams wishing to join the League will enter at the start of the season. A team which is relegated from the North League may enter the Cumbria Women’s Hockey League.

5. Playing Rules

a. All matches will be played under the rules and disciplinary code of the EHA and be subject to the additional playing rules of the League.

b. Each club will play a home and away fixture against every club taking part in the League.

c. The date when League matches are to be played, the venue and the opposition will be decided upon by the League coordinator and will be published in June/July.

d. All League matches must be played on astro turf.

e. All matches to be controlled by 2 non playing umpires with a minimum of a level 1 qualification. If one of the teams cannot get a qualified umpire, then the game should be played as a friendly and the non offending team should claim the points (See rule 5m)

f. Home teams must confirm the fixture with the visiting club no later then the Tuesday before the match.

g. Team sheets (provided to the Home club) must be filled in and presented to the umpires before the match begins.

h. The Home team will be responsible for sending the results and team sheets to the League coordinator and these should be post marked no later than the Monday following the match. One point will be deducted for late result sheets.

i. The duration of the game should be 2 periods of 35 minutes each way. In the event of a match being abandoned (due to injury, weather etc.) a report shall be submitted by both umpires to the League coordinator. The League commit shall decide on the action to be taken.

j. All matches must be played on the weekend arranged except;

i) If the ground, in the opinion of the umpires and the 2 captains is unfit to play. If a dispute arises the decision rests with the ‘away’ umpire.

ii) Any club having 3 or more representatives involved in County (or higher) events (matches, coaching and umpiring courses) shall be allowed to postpone matches on the dates in which these participants are engaged.

If fixtures have to be re arranged due to any of the above then they should be re arranged and played on a date within 30 days of the original fixture and the League coordinator must be informed.

k. There must be 7 players from any one team on the pitch at the agreed start time.

l. 4 points will be awarded for a win, 2 for a score draw and 1 point for a no score draw.

The winner of the League will be the team with the greatest number of points at the end of the season. In the event of equal points, the team with the greatest goal difference will be the winners. If these are equal then goals for will be considered. If these are equal, then the teams involved will ‘play off’. In the event of a draw, 5 penalty strokes per team are taken, with ‘sudden death’ strokes in the event of a tie.

m. In the event of a League match not being played for a reason other than one included in Rule 5j, 4 points will be awarded to the non offending team and a 3-0 win. In addition, the offending team will have 3 points deducted.

n. If 2 teams have similar strips, the away team should change shirts and socks.

o. The winner of the Cumbria League will play the Cumbria representative in the Feeder League in a ‘2 legged’ play off (home and away), with the winner representing Cumbria in the following seasons feeder League. In the event of a draw, Penalty strokes shall decide the winner. If the winners of the Cumbria League choose not to play off, then the runners up may have the opportunity.

6. Disputes / Appeals

In the event of a dispute which may arise in connection with these regulations or other matters relating to the League, the CHA League committee shall determine the action to be taken.

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