CENTRAL WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RULES
SEASON 2007-2008
1. NOMENCLATURE AND
CONSTITUTION
(A) The title of the competition shall be the CENTRAL WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE and shall consist of not more than 200 Clubs
who shall be Full Member Clubs.
All
such Member Clubs must be affiliated to an affiliated County Football
Association and their names and particulars shall be returned annually by the
appointed date on the Form D to the Birmingham County Football Association.
The area covered by the Competition Membership shall be 20 miles radius from
Solihull centre.
This
Competition shall apply annually for sanction to the Birmingham County Football
Association and the constituent
teams of Member Clubs may be grouped by
age, with a maximum of fourteen in each division.
Member Clubs shall not enter any of their teams
playing in the Competition in any other Competitions with the exception of their parent County F.A. Competitions except
with the written consent of the Management Committee.
The
competition will provide 11-a-side football for players who have attained the
age of 10 as at midnight 31st August in a playing season and
Mini-Soccer for players who have attained the age of 6 years but not the age of
10 years as at midnight on 31st August in a playing season.
Mini-Soccer for Under 7s will be on a friendly basis only; no results
or league tables will be recorded or published by the League or any of its
Member Clubs or teams.
Mini-Soccer for Under 8s will be a league based competition only;
there will be no Cup competitions
2. ENTRY FEE,
SUBSCRIPTION, DEPOSIT
(A)
Applications by Clubs for admission
to this Competition or the entry of an additional team(s) must be made in
writing to the Registration Secretary and must be accompanied by an Entry Fee
of 50% of previous seasons League fee per team which shall be returned in the
event of non-election.
At the discretion of a
majority of the accredited voting members present applications, of which due
notice has been given, may be received at the Annual General Meeting or a
Special General Meeting. The Entry Fee shall apply.
When Rule 12(B) is applied
and a team seeks a transfer or is compulsorily transferred to another division
no Entry Fee shall be payable.
(B) The
Annual Subscription shall be £65-00 per team playing 11-a-side football
and £65-00 per team playing Mini-Soccer payable on or before the May
League Meeting in each year.
(C) Each Club
shall, upon election, pay a Deposit of £50-00
which shall be returnable to Clubs on leaving the Competition provided they
have fulfilled their fixtures and complied with all orders of the Management
Committee.
(D) A Club shall not participate in
this Competition until the Entry Fee, Annual Subscription and Deposit have
been paid.
(E) Clubs
must advise annually to the General Secretary in writing by the Annual General
Meeting of its County Football Association affiliation number for the
forthcoming Season, failing which they shall be fined £15-00. Clubs must advise
the General Secretary in writing, or on the prescribed form, of details of its
Headquarters, Officers and any other information required by the Competition.
Existing member Clubs
re-applying to participate within the League for the following season must do
so on the appropriate application form(s), which must be returned on or before
the April meeting, together with a minimum of 50% of the previous seasons League fees for
each team entered to the Registration Secretary. At a Registration
night, which will be held in May of each year at the League Headquarters,
Travel West Midlands Social Society, Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, existing
Clubs must pay the balance (if any)
of League fees.
Cheques should be made
payable to the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League. A receipt will be issued for all fees paid.
Any Club failing to pay the
full fee(s) within seven days of the May meeting will not be accepted into the
League.
League application forms
will be issued to new Clubs which must be returned to the Registration
Secretary. Following a meeting for new
Clubs in May of each year, each club must,
within seven days, forward the
full current League fee per team together with a club Guarantee fee of £50-00 to
confirm their commitment to participate in the League. Applications returned
after that date would place that club on a reserve list pending any vacancies
that may occur. No new Clubs will be accepted after the 31st May
except with the consent of the relevant Divisional Secretary. Teams will be
placed in the appropriate division at the Divisional Secretarys discretion.
Where the Management
Committee feels that any new or existing Club or teams past record is not
acceptable they will recommend to the League members that the Club/teams
application be rejected. The recommendation by the Management Committee shall
stand pending a vote by all members of the League
Any Club/team whose application is suspended will have
the right to speak in their defence at a Special Meeting convened for that
purpose, called in conformity with League Rule No 19. Any decision taken by the League members will
be absolute; there will be no appeal.
Any team
withdrawing from the League after the 31st May must inform the
League General Secretary in writing. All League fees paid will be forfeited.
(a) to register
for the following season
(b) to commence
playing fixtures
until such fines have been paid.
3. OFFICERS
The Officers of the
Competition shall be the President, Chairman, Treasurer, General Secretary,
Assistant Secretary and
Disciplinary Secretary to be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. (N.B. Auditors are not Officers).
4. MANAGEMENT,
NOMINATION, ELECTION
(A) The Competition shall be governed in
accordance with the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association by a
Management Committee comprised of the Officers and Divisional
Secretaries and Referees Secretary who shall be elected at the
Annual General Meeting.
(B) Retiring Officers shall be eligible to become candidates for
re-election without nomination. All
other candidates for election as Officers or Members of the Management
Committee shall be nominated to the Secretary in writing, signed by the
Secretaries of two Member Clubs, not later than the April League Meeting in each year. Names of the candidates for election shall be
circulated with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. In the event of there being no nomination in
accordance with the foregoing for any office, nominations may be received at
the Annual General Meeting
(C) The Management Committee shall meet monthly to deal with business as
it arises.
The Management Committee Comprised of the
Executive Committee, Divisional Secretaries, Referees Secretary, Registration
Secretary, Trophy Administrator and Press Officer will be responsible for the
administration and promotion of the League.
The Executive Committee,
comprising the League President, League Chairman, General Secretary, Assistant
General Secretary, Treasurer and Disciplinary Secretary, shall make decisions
upon all matters of policy and procedure to be followed by the League members
and Management Committee.
On receiving a requisition signed by two-thirds of the Members of the
Management Committee the General Secretary shall convene a
meeting of the Committee.
The Disciplinary Committee
comprised of the Disciplinary Secretary and two members of the Management
Committee shall deal with all matters relating to transgressions of the Rules
and misconduct of Clubs, officials and spectators, and have the power to impose
fines and suspensions, and recommend expulsions where deemed justified.
(D) Except where otherwise mentioned all
communications, with the exception of fines, appeals or protests, which should be
addressed to the Disciplinary Secretary, shall be addressed to the General Secretary who shall conduct
the correspondence of the Competition and keep a record of its proceedings.
Any Club failing to reply to correspondence by the prescribed date will
be fined £15-00.
(E) All
communications received from Clubs must be conducted through their Club Secretaries, unless otherwise requested.
5. POWERS OF MANAGEMENT
(A) The Management Committee may appoint such other sub-committees
as they may consider necessary and may delegate such of their powers as they
deem necessary to such committees.
The decisions of all such
committees shall be reported to the Management Committee for ratification.
(B) Subject
to the permission of the Birmingham County Football Association having been
obtained the Management Committee may order a match or matches to be played
each season, the proceeds to be devoted to the funds of the Competition and, if
necessary, may call upon each Club (including any Club which may have withdrawn
during the season) to contribute equally such sums as may be necessary to meet
any deficiency at the end of the season. (See Rule 6(e)).
(C) Each Member of the Management Committee shall have the right
to attend and vote at all Management Committee Meetings and have one vote
thereat, but no Member shall be allowed to vote on any matters directly
appertaining to such Member or to the Club so represented. (This shall apply to
the procedure of any sub-committee).
In
the event of the voting being equal on any matter, the Chairman shall have a
second or casting vote.
(D) The Management Committee shall have powers to apply, act upon
and enforce the Rules of the Competition and shall also have jurisdiction over
all matters affecting the Competition, including any not provided for in the
Rules.
Except
where these Rules provide for the imposition of a set penalty any Club,
Official or Player alleged to be in breach of a Competition Rule must be
formally charged in writing and given the opportunity to present their case
before the Management Committee. All breaches of the Laws of the Game, Rules
and Regulations of The Football Association shall be dealt with in accordance
with F.A. Rules.
(E) All decisions of the Management Committee shall be binding
subject to the right of appeal to the Board of Appeal in accordance with Rule 16. Decisions of the Management
Committee must be notified in writing to those concerned within seven days.
(F) Five Members of the Management
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the
Management Committee and three
Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by any
sub-committee of the Competition.
(G) The Management Committee, as it may deem necessary, shall have
power to fill in an acting capacity, any vacancies that may occur amongst their
number.
(H) A Club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of
the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business
and/or the correspondence of the Competition, shall be liable to be fined or
otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee
(I) All fines and charges
shall be paid within 14 days of the date of posting of the written notification.
Clubs,Officials or individuals committing a breach
of this Rule will incur such penalties as the Management Committee may impose.
(J) A member of the Management Committee
appointed by the Competition to attend a meeting or match may have any expenses
incurred refunded by the Competition.
(K) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any
vacancy that may occur in the membership of the Competition between the Annual
General or Special General Meeting called to decide the constitution and the
commencement of the Competition season.
6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(A) The Annual General Meeting
shall be held on the second Monday of June of each year. At this meeting the
following business shall be transacted provided that at least 50% of Members are
present and entitled to vote:-.
(i) To receive and confirm the Minutes of
the preceding Annual General Meeting.
(ii) To consider any business arising
therefrom.
(iii) To receive and adopt the Annual Report,
Balance Sheet and Statement of
Accounts.
(iv) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as
recommended by the Management
Committee).
(v) Constitution of the Competition for
ensuing season.
(vi) Election of Officers and Management
Committee.
(vii) Appointment of Auditors.
(viii) Alteration of Rules, if any (of which notice
has been given).
(ix) Fix the date for the commencement and
conclusion of playing season.
(x) Other business of which due
notice shall have been given and accepted as being
relevant to an Annual General
Meeting.
(B) A copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet,
Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least
fourteen days prior to the meeting, and to the Birmingham County Football
Association.
(C) A signed copy of the duly Audited Balance Sheet and
Statement of Accounts shall be sent to the BIRMINGHAM COUNTY FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting
(D) Each Full Member Club shall be empowered to send one delegate to an Annual General
Meeting.
Each Club shall be entitled to one
vote only. Not less than fourteen days
notice shall be given of any Meeting
(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their Membership of the Competition
during the season being concluded or who are not continuing Membership shall be
entitled to attend but shall vote only on matters relating to the season being
concluded.
(F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of voting cards unless
a ballot be demanded by at least two thirds of the delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so
decides.
(G) No individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf of more than
one Full Member Club unless the individual is also appointed to vote as a
representative of a group of Associate Member Clubs.
(H) Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at the
Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given shall be fined
£25-00.
(I) Officers and Management Committee
members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting.
7.
AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED
The Chairman and the Secretary
of each Club shall complete and sign an agreement (see Appendix 1) which
shall be deposited with the Competition General Secretary together with the
Application for Membership for the coming season, or upon indicating that the
Club intends to compete, stating that their Football
Club have been provided with a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the CENTRAL
WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE Competition and do hereby agree
for and on behalf of the said Club, if elected or accepted into Membership, to
conform to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement
the decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition, subject to the
right of appeal in accordance with Rule 16.
Any alteration of the Chairman and /or Secretary on the said Agreement MUST be notified to the appropriate
County Football Association(s) to which the Club is affiliated and to the General Secretary of the Competition.
8. QUALIFICATIONS OF
PLAYERS
(A) Contract players, as defined in Football Association Rules, are
not permitted in this Competition.
No player registered with a F.A.
Premier League or Football League Academy will be permitted to play in this
competition. A Player registered with a Centre of Excellence may only play in
this Competition subject to the Regulations of the Programme for Excellence.
(B) A registered
youth playing member of a Club is one who, being in all other respects
eligible, has
signed a fully and correctly completed
Competition registration form in ink, countersigned by his /her parent or
guardian and by an Officer of the Club, and who has been registered with the
appropriate Divisional Secretary at least 24 hours prior to playing and whose
completed registration card has been received by the Club prior to playing.
The
registration document must incorporate any known serious medical conditions of
the player and emergency contact details of the players parents or
guardians. These details must be
available at matches and training events the player attends within the
management of the Club or Competition.
The registration document must incorporate a
current passport-size photograph of the player seeking registration together
with proof of the players date of birth.
The qualification dates for the competition
shall be as follows:
Mini-Soccer
Under 7 the player must have
attained the age of 6 but must be under the age of 7 as at midnight on 31st
August in the playing season.
Under 8 the player must be under
the age of 8 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 9 the player must be under
the age of 9 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 10 the player must be under
the age of 10 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
In accordance with the foregoing
qualifications a player in the above age ranges must not play in a match where any
other player is older or younger by 2 years or more.
Youth Football
Under
11 the player must have attained the age of 10 but must be under the age of
11 by midnight 31st August in the playing season.
Under 12 the player must be under
the age of 12 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 13 the player must be under
the age of 13 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 14 the player must be under
the age of 14 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 15 the player must be under
the age of 15 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
Under 16 the player must be under
the age of 16 as at midnight on 31st August in the playing season.
In
accordance with the foregoing qualifications a player under the age of 14 as at
midnight on 31st August in the playing season must not play in a
match where any other player is older or younger by 2 years or more.
(The above qualification dates are
subject to the provisions contained in FA Rule C.4(a)(vi)).
(C) Not applicable to the
Central Warwickshire Youth Football League.
(D) A player having taken part in matches for
any Club affiliated to any County Football Association shall not be allowed to
join, be transferred to, or sign for a Club in the Competition without first
proving to the officials of the intended Club that the player has discharged
all reasonable financial liabilities to the previous Club or Clubs, and a Club
official may not accept such player's signature without first ascertaining
whether such claims have been discharged to the satisfaction of the Club, or
Clubs, for which the player last played.
(E) A fee of 50 pence shall be paid
for each player registered. The fees for the first twenty players registered
per team are included in the Registration Fees.
(F) The Management Committee shall decide all
registration disputes.
In
the event of a player signing a registration form or having a registration
submitted for more than one Club priority of registration shall decide for
which Club the player shall be registered. The General Secretary shall notify
the Club last applying to register the player of the fact of the previous registration.
(G) It shall be deemed misconduct for a player to:-
(i) Play for more than one Club in the
Competition in the same season without first being transferred.
(ii) Having signed for one Club in
the Competition, sign for another Club in the Competition in that season except
for the purpose of a transfer.
(iii) Submit a
signed registration form for registration that the player had wilfully
neglected to accurately or fully complete.
(H) (i) The Management Committee shall have power to
accept or reject the registration of any player.
(ii) The
Management Committee shall have power to refuse, cancel or suspend the
registration of any player or may fine any player at their discretion who has
been charged and found guilty of registration irregularities (Subject to Rule
16)
(iii) The
Management Committee shall have power to refuse or cancel the registration of
any player charged and found guilty of undesirable conduct (subject to Rule
16). Undesirable conduct shall mean an incident of repeated conduct, which may
deter a participant from being involved in this Competition.
(Note: Action
under clause (iii) shall not be taken against a player for misconduct until the
matter has been dealt with by the appropriate Association, and then only in
cases of the player bringing the Competition into disrepute.)
(I) Subject to The Football Association
Rules dealing with players without a written contract when a player desires a
transfer, the Club the player wishes to transfer to shall submit a transfer
form to the appropriate Divisional Secretary accompanied by a fee of £5-00.
Such transfer shall be referred by the appropriate Divisional Secretary to the
Club for which the player is registered. Should this Club object to the
transfer it should state its objections in writing to the appropriate
Divisional Secretary and to the player concerned within seven days of receipt
of the transfer form. Upon receipt of
the Club's consent, or upon its failure to give written objection within seven
days, the appropriate Divisional Secretary may, on behalf of the Management
Committee, transfer the player who shall be deemed eligible to play for the new
Club from such date after receipt of such transfer.
In the event of an
objection to a transfer the matter shall be referred to the Management
Committee for a decision.
(J) A player may not be
registered for a Club nor transferred to another Club in the Competition after
the second Monday in March in any season except by special permission of the
Management Committee.
(K) A Club shall keep a list of the players
it registers and a record of the games in which they have played, and shall
produce such records upon demand by the Management Committee.
In the event a Club has
more than one team in an age group, each team must be clearly designated A
and B etc. In such cases, players will be registered for one team only. A player so registered will be allowed to
play for his Club in a younger or older age group within the provisions of Rule
8 (B).
(L) A register containing the
names of all players registered for each Club, with the date of registration,
shall be kept by the General Secretary and shall be open to the inspection of
any duly appointed Member Club representative at all Management Committee
meetings or at other times mutually arranged.
Registrations are valid for one season only.
An initial 20 Registration
Forms & I.D.Passports will be issued to all teams following payment of 50%
of League Fees (The cost of these items is included in the teams Registration
Fees). Additional or replacement Passports will be charged at £5-00 each. The
passports remain the property of the League.
No
copies of Registration Forms or I.D.Passports will be permitted.
Club Officials are responsible for ensuring that all players
registrations are made in the correct manner on the Registration Forms & I.D.Passports, which must contain the
following particulars of each player
REGISTRATION FORMS I.D.PASSPORTS
|
a) Full name. |
a) Full name |
|
b) Home address
and telephone number. |
b) Team |
|
c) Date of
Birth. |
c) Date of Birth |
|
d) School
attended. |
d) Signature |
Two current passport photographs are required,
one to be attached to the Registration Form, the second to be attached to the
I.D.Passports.
The particulars stated on the
Registration Form will be confirmed as correct by the signature of the player,
his parent/guardian and team Manager. The team Manager will be responsible for
the verification of authenticity of all signatures.
The registration document must
incorporate any known serious medical conditions of the player and emergency
contact details of the players parents or guardians. These details must be available at matches
and training events the player attends within the management of the Club or
Competition.
Completed Registration
Forms & I.D.Passports for previously-registered players should be
submitted to the appropriate Divisional Secretary for registration. (No copies
of Registration Forms or Identity Cards will be accepted)
Completed Registration
Forms & I.D.Passports for new players should be submitted to the
appropriate Divisional Secretary for registration. (No copies of Registration
Forms or I.D.Passports will be
accepted) They must be accompanied
by a Medical card, or a Birth Certificate or any other approved document. (NO
COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED)
The
appropriate Divisional Secretary, or in his absence, the Registration
Secretary ONLY, will endorse registrations, enter the players
registration number on the Registration Form, return the I.D.Passport
to the respective Club Secretaries and retain the Registration Form.
I.D.Passports
for all players must be carried at all times by the team Manager to all games.
Team Managers MUST
give their I.D.Passports to
opposing Team Managers before the
commencement of each match.
Team Managers will be
entitled to hold the I.D.Passports
for the duration of the match if they so desire, but must return the Identity Passports
after the game.
I.D.Passports
must be shown to the League Officials if requested.
ANY TEAM FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE CLAUSES RELATING TO
I.D.PASSPORTS WILL BE FINED THE SUM OF
£10-00 FOR EACH NON-COMPLIANCE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF £100-00.
FAILURE TO PRODUCE PLAYERS IDENTITY CARDS WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT REASON
TO POSTPONE A FIXTURE.
All
Youth teams must register a minimum of 11 Players and Mini-Soccer teams must
register a minimum of 7 players, by the August meeting, A surcharge will
be made of £5-00 per player below this minimum requirement. Any team failing to
register any players by the
August Meeting will be expelled from the League and all fees will be forfeited.
No Player will be allowed to take part
in a match in the Central
Warwickshire Youth Football League without possession of a valid I.D.Passport.
Players must be registered
by 12-30pm on Saturday to be eligible to play on the following Sunday. For mid-week fixtures players must be
registered at least 24hrs before the kick off.
No registrations or
transfers or cancellations will be accepted after the second Monday in March of
each season.
No Youth team shall have
more than 20 players registered and no Mini-Soccer team have more than 14
players registered, at any one time.
Any team wishing to register further players must de-register sufficient number
of players to comply with this Rule. If further Registration Forms/Identity Passports
are required they are obtainable from the appropriate Divisional Secretary or
the Assistant General Secretary at a cost of £5-00 per pair.
Any cancellations of
registrations must be in writing to
the Divisional Secretary and be accompanied by the original I.D.Passport.
On completion of this procedure all paperwork will be passed to the League
General Secretary.
a) A Player may be registered with a Club
during the close season (June 1st to June 30th) without
having to go through the transfer procedure.
b) Should a player be registered as in section (a), or subsequently,
then he may not be approached unless the 7-day rule of intent procedure is
followed and a transfer completed on the appropriate form.
Any
player registered with a Football League Club Academy will not be allowed to
register and/or play for any other team until such time as he has been officially
de-registered. It is the responsibility of the players parent(s) and/or the Manager of
any team to secure documentation to verify any players de-registration and to
submit any such evidence to the appropriate Divisional Secretary PRIOR
to registering and/or playing within the Central Warwickshire Youth Football
League.
Any
player registered with the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League then
subsequently registered with an Academy during the playing season must be de-registered from the Central Warwickshire Youth
Football League IMMEDIATELY. The Central Warwickshire Youth Football League Club holding the players
registration prior to his registration with an Academy will have first option
to secure his registration following any official
de-registration from an Academy.
Any
player registered with the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League and
a Football League Club Centre of Excellence will not be allowed to play for any team
without written approval from the Director of the Centre of Excellence. Such
documentation relating to the player must be shown to the appropriate Divisional
Secretary BEFORE he plays in the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League.
N.B. It is not necessary to de-register players registered with Centres of
Excellence.
Any team playing
an Academy player and/or a registered Centre of Excellence player without
written permission as outlined in Rule 8A will be charged with misconduct as
per Rule 17.
(M) A player shall not be
eligible for a team in any special championship, promotion or relegation
deciding match (as specified in Rule 12(A)) unless the player has played three
games for that team in this Competition in the current season.
(N) Not applicable
to the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League.
(O) (i) Any team playing an
unregistered or otherwise ineligible player or players shall have the points gained in the match deducted from its
total and shall be fined and/or
otherwise dealt with at the discretion of the Management Committee.
(ii) In addition the team shall have three
points deducted from its total at the discretion of the Management Committee
and may be dealt with in any further manner which is thought to be fit.
(iii)
The Management Committee in exceptional circumstances may, at its discretion,
award any points deducted from a Club under this Rule to the opponents in the
match in question, subject to the match not being ordered to be replayed.
(The following Clause
applies to Competitions involving players in full-time secondary education)
(P) (i)
Priority must be given at all times to school and school organisations
activities.
(ii)
The availability of children must be cleared with the Head Teachers (except for
Sunday Competitions).
(iii)
Children under 14 shall not play in a team involving players who are more than
2 years older.
(Note: For players under the age of 18 the provisions contained in
Football Association Rules will apply.)
9. CLUB COLOURS, CLUB NAME
(A) Every
Club must register the colour of its shirts and shorts with the General
Secretary by the August League Meeting and a decision made as to its suitability.
Each
players shirt must be individually numbered.
Goalkeepers
must wear colours which distinguish them from other players and the referee.
No player including the
goalkeeper shall be allowed to wear black or very dark shirts.
Any team
not being able to play in its normal colours as registered with the Competition
shall notify the colours in which they will play to its opponents at least four
days before the match.
If, in the
opinion of the referee, two Clubs have the same or similar colours, the away team shall make the change. Any
team not having a change of colours or delaying the kick-off by not having a
change shall be fined £15-00.
The
Disciplinary Secretary of the Competition may request shirts to be submitted if
complaints are received as to lack of distinguishing colours, and the
Management Committee may refuse to permit any shirts or shorts as they think
fit.
(B) Any team wishing to change
its name and/or colours must obtain permission from its affiliated County
Association and from the Management Committee.
When confirming fixtures,
teams should be aware that where the basic colour of the strip is the same or
similar to their opponents, the away team will change colours.
10. PLAYING SEASON. CONDITIONS, TIMES OF KICK-OFF, POSTPONEMENTS
& SUBSTITUTIONS
(A) The
Annual General Meeting shall determine the commencing and concluding dates for
the ensuing season which shall be in accordance with Football Association
Rules. No Club shall be compelled to play after the concluding date. Original fixtures arranged by the Divisional
Secretary, or at a meeting specially convened for that purpose, to be held no
later than the September League Meeting, must not be arranged for a date later
than seven days preceding the concluding date determined by the Annual General
Meeting.
(B) All
matches shall be played in accordance with the Laws of the Game as determined
by the International Football Association Board or, for Mini-Soccer, the Laws
of Mini-Soccer as set down by The Football Association.
Clubs must
take all reasonable precautions to keep their grounds in a playable condition.
All matches shall be played on pitches deemed suitable by the Management
Committee. If through any fault of the home team a match has to be replayed,
the Management Committee shall have power to order the venue to be changed.
The Management Committee
shall have power to decide whether a pitch and/or facilities are suitable for
matches in the Competition and to order the Club concerned to play its fixtures
on another ground. All matches shall have a duration as set out
below unless a shorter time is mutually arranged by the two captains in
consultation with the referee prior to the commencement of the match, and in
any event shall be of equal halves.
Teams are
expected to make every effort to complete their league matches on a home and
away basis. This may include the necessity for mid-week (not Saturdays)
games in the latter part of the season. Divisional Secretaries will advise
teams of any mid-week fixtures deemed necessary. Initially, the onus will be on
both teams to agree a mutually acceptable date and time to play the fixture and
inform the Divisional Secretary of the details.Once thus confirmed, the fixture
will be subject to Rule 10(F) with regard to non-fulfilment. If teams cannot
reach agreement, then the Divisional Secretary will stipulate the date on which
the fixture will be played and may take any subsequent action against either or
both teams should they fail to honour the fixture, in accordance with Rule 10(F).
For
Mini-Soccer The duration of play shall be as follows (unless it is mutually
agreed by all parties to reduce the playing time):
Under 7
and Under 8 age groups, 20 minutes each half.
Under 9
and Under 10 age groups, 25 minutes each half.
For Youth
football The duration of play shall be as follows unless it is mutually
agreed by all parties to reduce the time:
Under 11 age
group, 25 minutes each half.
Under 12
age group, 30 minutes each half.
Under 13
and Under 14 age groups, 35 minutes each half.
Under 15
and Under 16 age groups, 40 minutes each half.
The
minimum time for any Youth team game will not be less than 15 minutes each half
for players in the under 14 age group and below and 20 minutes each half for
all other age groups.
No player
under the age of 17 as at midnight on 31st August in any season
shall be permitted to play more than one game or, in the event the competition
allows the playing of a double-header, i.e.: two separate matches, 100 minutes
per day in this Competition.
Under 11s
and Under 12s age groups 60 minutes
per day in this competition
Under 13s
and Under 14s age groups 80 minutes
per day in this competition
Under 15s
and Under 16s age groups 100 minutes per day in this competition
The times
of kick-off shall be fixed by the A.G.M. or the Management Committee. Any Club
failing to
commence at the appointed time shall be fined a sum not
exceeding £15-00 or be otherwise dealt with as the Management Committee may
determine.
Referees
must order matches to commence at the appointed time and must report all late
starts to the Competition.
The home
team must provide at least two footballs fit for play and the referee shall
make a report to the Competition if the footballs are unsuitable.
The size
of football to be used shall be:
For
Mini-Soccer, size 3 for players in the under 7 and 8 age categories; size 4 for
under 9 and 10s. For youth football
size 4 for those playing under 11 and 12, size 5 for all other age groups.
Goal nets
must be used.
During the playing season no kick off must take place
before 10-00am
During the months of September, October, March and
April no kick off must take place after 2-30pm.
During the months of November, December, January and
February no kick off must take place
after 2-00pm except for Cup Finals as determined by the
appropriate Divisional Secretary.
All Clubs
will state their precise kick
off times on the form provided at the start of the season. Any team wishing to
change their kick off time must give eight days notice of intent to their
respective Divisional Secretary who will in turn inform the Referees Secretary
of the change. Any team failing to observe this Rule will incur a fine of
£30-00 plus the Referees fee if he is unable to be given another fixture.
(C) Except
by permission of the Management Committee all matches must be played on the
dates originally fixed but priority shall be given to The Football Association
and all relevant County Association Cup Competitions. All other matches must be
considered secondary. Clubs may mutually agree to bring forward a match with
the consent of the Divisional Secretary.
(D) The
Secretary of the home Club must give notice in writing of full particulars of
the location of, and access to, the ground and time of kick-off to the match
officials and the Secretary of the opposing Club at least four clear days prior
to the playing of the match.
Any Club failing to comply with this
Rule shall be liable to a fine of £20-00.
(E) Every Club
shall play its best available qualified team or teams in all matches in the
Competition.
In the event of a Club
playing in any match with less than eleven players they may be fined £10-00
for each missing player. For Youth Football a minimum of seven players, for
Mini-Soccer a minimum of five
players, will constitute a team for a Competition match.
(F) Home
and away matches shall be played. In the event of a Club failing to keep its
engagement the Management Committee shall have power to inflict a fine, deduct
points from the defaulting Club, award points to the opponents and order the
defaulting Club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal
with them except the award of goals. Not
withstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Management Committee
shall have power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or on the
opponent's ground if they are satisfied that such action is warranted by the
circumstances. Any team wishing to have a
match cancelled or postponed for any reason must give 21 days notice to their Divisional
Secretary in writing. Failure to do
so will result in an automatic fine of £50-00 being imposed and 3 points will be deducted from the
offending team.
THREE cancellations are allowed per
team per season, ONLY ONE OF
WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY CUP COMPETITION. Any subsequent
cancellation after this will incur an automatic fine of £50-00 and the
deduction of 3 points from the offending team.
21 days notice postponements may be used at
any time throughout the season except for Cup Final dates.
Any Club
failing to keep its engagement after the match has been confirmed will be fined
£50-00 and be liable to pay all expenses incurred by their opponents providing
that receipts are produced to the Management Committee. Further to this 3 points will be deducted from the offending team and they
will be liable for the full Referees fee.
Any Club with more than one
team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the
Competition, in the following order of precedence:- First Team, Reserve Team, A Team. Clubs in
breach of this requirement shall be fined a sum not exceeding £50-00 or
otherwise dealt with by the Management Committee.
Notice of
postponement of any match must be given without delay by the postponing Club
(or notice of a Club being unable to fulfil any match must be given 48 hours
prior to the match by the Club) to the Divisional Secretary, the Competition
Referees Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match
officials. Any Club failing to comply
shall be dealt with by the Management Committee who may inflict any penalty it
may deem suitable.
In the
event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which
neither Club has control, it shall be played in its entirety on a date to be
arranged by the Divisional Secretary.
The
Management Committee shall review all matches abandoned in cases where it is
consequent upon the conduct of either or both teams.Where it is to the
advantage of the Competition and does no injustice to either Club, the
Management Committee shall be empowered to order the score at the time of the
abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Management Committee are satisfied
that a match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its Club
member(s) they shall be empowered to take what action they may deem
necessary. In cases where a match is
abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams or their Club members, the
Management Committee shall take such action as they consider appropriate. Such
action is subject to any disciplinary action taken by the appropriate
Affiliated Football Association.
In the
event of a match being abandoned through causes beyond the control of either
club i.e. pitch conditions, weather conditions or other outside elements, the
match will be replayed on a date and time set by the Divisional Secretary.
Any team
causing a match to be abandoned will incur a fine not exceeding £100-00. In
addition, in league matches the offending team will have 3 points deducted from
their league record. The League may defer any decision pending the outcome of
any investigation by the appropriate County Football Association.
(G)
A Club may, at its discretion and in accordance with the Laws of the Game, use
five substitute players in any match in this Competition who may be
selected from five players.
For
Mini-Soccer any number of substitutions may be used at any time with the
permission of the Referee. Entry onto
the field of play will only be allowed during a stoppage in play. A player who has been replaced may return to
the play as a substitute for another player. A team must not have a squad
greater than double the size of its team
in an age group.
For
Youth Football for teams in the under 16 age group and below, a player who
has been substituted himself becomes a substitute and may replace another
player at any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance
with Law 3 of the Laws of Association Football.
The
referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than ten
minutes before the start of the match.
A player
who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of
the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to
have been a player in that game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this Competition.
(H) The
half time interval shall be of five minutes duration, but it shall not exceed
fifteen minutes.The half time interval may only be altered with the consent of
the referee.
If through any
fault of the home team a match has to be replayed the Management Committee
shall have the power to order a change of venue.
If for any reason the home
pitch is not available and the opponents are able to stage the fixture, then
the match will automatically transfer to that venue even though a League or Cup
fixture may have been played there previously in the season, providing 24 hours
notice is given to Club Officials and the appropriate Divisional Secretary has
been informed. Any team, having been given notice of such a reversal of venue
and refusing to comply, will be charged and fined as per Rule 10(f). The
team hosting the re-arranged fixture will be entitled to claim 50% of any
additional costs to stage the match, providing documentary proof of additional
costs is produced.
AT GROUNDS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE C.W.Y.F.L.,
DRINKING OR SERVING OF ALCOHOL WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE PLAYING AREA DURING
THE MATCH IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. ANY
CLUB FOUND GUILTY OF THIS OFFENCE WILL INCUR A FINE OF £200-00 AND BE WARNED AS
TO THEIR FUTURE CONDUCT.
NO EXCUSE WILL BE TOLERATED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
(A) The
Divisional Secretary must receive within four days of the date played, the
result of each Competition match in the prescribed manner. This must include
the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters) and also the
Referee markings required by Rule 13, or any other information
required by the Competition. Failure to
do so will incur a fine of £20-00 and/or
the Club being dealt with as the Management Committee decide.
Match Report Forms showing players names and signatures
must be given to the Referee for his inspection prior to commencement of the
match. Referees will be authorised not
to commence matches until teams have adhered to this requirement.
Any player whose name is not on the Match Report Form at
this stage will not be permitted to play in the match unless
(a)
he is nominated to the Referee and the opposition Manager BEFORE the kick-off
(b)
he is present and able to play before the expiry of the half-time interval.
(c) he signs
the Match Report Form during the half-time interval in the presence of the
Referee and the opposition Manager, and produces his Identity Passport.
The inclusion of
any late arrivals must not result in the exclusion of any players (or
substitutes) already nominated on the Match Report Form.
(B) The
Home Club shall telephone the result of each match or any postponement on match days to the Divisional Secretary at
the times prescribed by him/her. (This includes home teams playing in County
Cup Competitions as well as away teams playing non-CWYFL teams in the same
competition)
Any team
failing to advise the Divisional Secretary of the results or postponements as
outlined will be fined the sum of £30-00.
(C) The
match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a
responsible member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have power to
take such action as they deem suitable against a Club which submits an
incomplete form or incorrect information.
(A) Team
rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with three points to
be awarded for a win and one point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the
highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall
be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points.
In the event of two or more
teams being equal on points team rankings will be determined by assessing the
following criteria in order:-
(i) goal difference
(ii) number of victories
(iii)
number of goals scored
If this procedure fails to separate the teams
then the Championship will be shared.
(B)
Automatic promotion and relegation
shall be applied for the first two and last two teams in each Division except
as provided for hereunder.
Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the season
may be filled on any of the following ways:
(a)
retention of otherwise relegated team(s)
(b)
additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the Division below
(c) discretion of Divisional Secretaries
for teams with performances well above or below that of other teams in their
current division.
(C)
In the event of a team not
completing all of its fixtures for the season all points obtained by or
recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged from the Competition
table.
(A) Registered
Referees for all matches shall be appointed in a manner approved by the
Management Committee and by the sanctioning Association(s).
(B) In
the event of the non-appearance of the appointed Referee or where the
competition has been unable to appoint a Referee, the Clubs shall agree upon a
Referee. A Referee thus agreed upon shall, for that game, have the full powers,
status and authority of a registered Referee.
(C) The Management Committee may, if they consider it desirable,
or upon application by the two competing Clubs, appoint Assistant Referees, if
available, to any match. Where Assistant Referees are not appointed each Team
shall provide a Club Assistant Referee.
Failure to do so will result in a fine of £15-00 being imposed on the
defaulting Club.
(D) The
appointed Referee shall have power to decide as to the fitness of the ground in
all matches and the decision shall be final subject to either in
the case of a ground of a Local Authority or the owners of a ground, the
Representative of that body is the sole arbiter and whose decision must be
accepted unless the ground is declared fit for play.
(E) Match Officials appointed under this
Rule shall be entitled to the following match fees:-
Referees £22-00
for Youth Football, £16-00 for Mini-Soccer.
Registered Referees
appointed by the Management Committee as Assistant Referees £16-00,
subject to any limits laid down by
the sanctioning Association(s).
The Home Club shall pay
the Officials their fees immediately after the match.
(F) In the event of a match not being played because of
circumstances over which the Clubs have no control, the Match Officials, if
present, shall be entitled to half fee only. Where a match is not played owing
to one Club being in default, that Club shall be ordered to pay the Officials,
if they attend the ground, their full fee.
(G) A Referee not keeping his engagement, and failing to give a
satisfactory explanation as to his non-appearance, may have his name removed
from the list of Referees and the fact reported to the County Football
Association with which he is registered.
(H) Each Club shall, in a manner prescribed from time to time by
The Football Association, award marks to the Referee for each match and the
name of the Referee and the marks awarded shall be submitted to the Competition
on the prescribed Form provided. Clubs
failing to comply with this Rule shall be liable to be fined or dealt with as
the Management Committee shall determine.
(I) The Competition shall keep a record of the markings
and, on the Form provided by the prescribed date each season, shall submit a
summary to The Football Association/County Football Association.
(J) The Referee shall submit a report Form, supplied by the
Competition, giving the result of the match, the number of players in each team
and the time of kick-off to the Divisional Secretary within two days of the
match.
(K) Referees and Assistant
Referees shall be supplied, each season, with a copy of the Competition Rules
free of charge.
(A) After
31st December in the current Season a Club intending, or having a
provisional intention, to withdraw a team from the Competition on completion of
its fixtures and fulfilment of all other obligations to the Competition must
notify the Secretary in writing by 31st
March each Season or be liable to a fine not exceeding £25-00.
All Clubs wishing to remain in membership of the
Competition for the following Season must confirm their intention to do so, in
writing, to the Registration Secretary by the April League Meeting.
(B) A Club
shall not be allowed to withdraw any or all of its teams from the Competition
after the arrangement of fixtures for the following Season. Any Club infringing
this Rule shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50-00 per team and shall
also be liable for its share of any call which may be made under
Rule 5(B).
(C)
The Membership for the coming
season having been decided at a Special Registration Meeting held for that
purpose not earlier than May 1st nor later than May 15th
the Competition shall have the right, irrespective of other provisions in this
Rule, to refuse to permit a Club to withdraw its team(s) in order to join another
Competition and may hold the Club to its engagements
(D)
In the event of a Member Club which
is an un-incorporated association withdrawing and/or disbanding it shall be
immediately liable to discharge all its financial and other obligations to the
Competition.
In
the event that any such obligation remains undischarged after a period of
twenty-one (21) days then such obligation shall be met by the then current Club
Members, excluding those under the statutory school leaving age. Until a
Members pro rata obligation is discharged in full the Member shall not be
allowed to participate in the Competition, which may apply to the Clubs Parent
County Association for a suspension order.
(A) (i) All questions of eligibility, qualifications of players or
interpretations of the Rules shall be referred to the Management Committee or
the Disciplinary Committee.
(ii)
Objections relevant to the dimensions of the pitch, goals, flag posts or other
facilities of the venue will not be entertained by the Disciplinary Committee
unless a protest is lodged with the Referee before the commencement of the
match. Any Club lodging such protest and
not proceeding with it shall be deemed guilty of a breach of this Rule and
shall be dealt with by the Disciplinary Committee.
(B)
Except in cases where the
Management Committee decide that there are special circumstances, protests and
complaints (which must contain full particulars of the grounds upon which they
are founded) must be lodged in duplicate with the Disciplinary Secretary within
seven days (excluding Sundays) of the match or occurrence to which they
refer. A protest or complaint shall not be withdrawn except by permission of
the Disciplinary Committee. A Member of the Disciplinary Committee who is a
member of any Club involved shall not be present (except as a witness or
representative of his Club) when such protest or complaint is being determined.
(C) Any
dispute occurring between Clubs in the Competition shall be referred for
determination by the Disciplinary Committee whose decision shall be
binding upon all parties subject to Rule 16.
(D)
No protest of whatever kind shall
be considered by the Management Committee unless the complaining Club shall
have deposited with the Disciplinary Secretary a sum of £10-00. This may be
forfeited in whole or in part in the event of the complaining or protesting
Club losing its case. The Competition shall have power to order the defaulting
Club or the Club making a losing or frivolous protest or complaint to pay the
expenses of the enquiry or to order that the costs to be shared by the parties.
(E)
All parties to a protest or
complaint must be afforded an opportunity to make a statement when the protest
or complaint is being heard and must have received 14
days notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the
submission. When dealing with a protest or complaint the Disciplinary Committee
shall take into consideration the possession by the protesting or complaining
Club of any information which, if properly used, might have avoided the protest
or complaint.
16. BOARD OF APPEAL
Within 14 days of the posting of written notification of
any decision of the Disciplinary Committee or the Competition a Club, Official
or Player against whom action is taken may appeal against such decision by
lodging particulars in duplicate with the Secretary of the Birmingham County
Football Association, including a fee of £25-00, for adjudication of a
Board of Appeal. The grounds of appeal shall be in accordance with FA Rules.
The Board of Appeal may order the appeal fee to be forfeited and shall decide
by whom the costs of the appeal shall be borne. The decision of the Board of
Appeal is final and binding on all parties concerned.
No appeal
can be lodged against a decision taken at an Annual or Special General Meeting
unless this is on the ground of unconstitutional conduct.
17. EXCLUSION
OF CLUBS OR TEAMS, MISCONDUCT OF CLUBS OFFICIALS, PLAYERS OR
SPECTATORS
(A) At
the Annual General Meeting, or Special General Meeting called for the purpose
in accordance with the provisions of Rule 19, Notice of Motion having been duly
circulated on the Agenda, the accredited delegates present shall have the power
to exclude any Club or Team from further membership which must be supported by
(more than) two-thirds (⅔) of those present and voting. Voting on this
point shall be conducted by ballot.
(B) At the Annual General Meeting, or at a
Special General Meeting called for the purpose, in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 19, the accredited delegates present shall have the power to
exclude from further participation in the Competition any Club or team of a
Club whose conduct has, in their opinion, been undesirable, which must
be supported by (more than) two-thirds (2/3rds) of those present and
voting. Voting on this point shall be
conducted by ballot. A Club whose
conduct is the subject of the vote being taken shall be excluded from voting.
(C) Any official or member of a
Club proved guilty of either a breach of Rule, other than field offences, or of
inducing or attempting to induce a player or players of another Club in the
Competition to join them shall be liable to expulsion or such penalty as a
General Meeting or Disciplinary Committee may decide, and their Club shall also
be liable to expulsion in accordance with the provisions of Clauses (A) and (B)
of this Rule.
(D) Any Club or Team failing to
complete all of its fixtures in any season shall (unless the conditions
are beyond their control, or the accredited delegates present at the Annual
General Meeting or a Special General Meeting decide otherwise by a majority of
two-thirds of the votes cast) be debarred from membership the following season.
18. TROPHIES:- LEGAL OWNERS, CONDITIONS OF TAKING OVER,
AGREEMENT TO BE
SIGNED, AWARDS
(A)
If a Competition be discontinued
for any reason a trophy or any other presentation shall be returned to the
Donor, if the conditions attached to it so provide, or, if not, dealt with as
the sanctioning Association may decide.
(B) Winners
of any Cup or Trophy shall sign an agreement on behalf of the Club. (see
Appendix 2)
All
trophies must be returned to the Trophy Administrator in a clean and undamaged
condition by the January meeting of each season. Failure to do so will result
in a fine of £50-00 being imposed on the offending club and a further fine of
£5-00 per week that the trophies remain outstanding.
The League
Championship Shields and all Cups are accepted by the clubs on the condition
and understanding that in the event of LOSS or DAMAGE whilst in their custody,
the club WILL BE LIABLE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF SUCH
TROPHIES.
It shall
be the responsibility of the clubs holding the trophies to make adequate
arrangements to insure against LOSS or DAMAGE whilst in their custody.
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trophies will be supplied by the League for Divisional Champions and Runners
Up, and all Cup Finalists. Any extra trophies required must be ordered through
the Trophy Administrator or the trophy suppliers and paid for in advance.
(C) At the
close of each Competition awards may/shall be made to the winners and
runners-up if the funds of the Competition permit.
19. SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETINGS
(A) Upon receiving a
requisition signed by two-thirds of the Clubs in membership the General Secretary shall
call a Special General Meeting.
The
Management Committee may call a Special General Meeting at any time.
At
least 14 days notice shall be given of either meeting under this Rule,
together with an agenda of the business to be transacted at such meeting.
Each Full Member Club shall
be empowered to send two delegate to all Special General Meetings (subject to
meeting venue regulations). Each Club
shall be entitled to one vote only.
Not less than 14 days notice shall be given of any Meeting.
Any continuing Member Club failing to be represented at a Special
General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given may be fined £15-00.
Officers
and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at all
Special General Meetings.
20. ALTERATION
TO RULES
(A) Alterations shall be made to these Rules only at
the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting specially convened
for the purpose called in accordance with Rule 19. Any alteration made during the playing season
to the Rule relating to the qualification of players shall not take effect
until the following season.
Notice
of proposed alterations to be considered at the Annual General Meeting shall be
submitted to the General Secretary by the February
League Meeting in each year. The proposals, together with any proposals by the
Management Committee, shall be circulated to the Clubs by the second Monday in
March and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to the General Secretary by the
April League Meeting. The proposals and proposed amendments thereto shall be
circulated to Clubs with the notice of the Annual General Meeting. A proposal to change a Rule shall be carried
if 70% of those present and entitled to vote are in favour.
A
copy of the proposed alterations to Rules to be considered at the Annual
General Meeting or Special General Meeting shall be submitted to the
sanctioning Football Association 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.
Any alterations or
additions decided upon at any meeting shall not become operative until the
approval of the Association issuing sanction shall have been obtained.
Each
Member Club shall be deemed to have given its assent to the foregoing Rules and
agreed to abide by the decisions of the Management Committee subject to Rule
16. Each Member Club must abide by any
issued Football Association Code of Conduct.
League Meetings will be
held on the second Monday of each month (excluding July) at the West Midlands
Travel Social Society, Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham. All these meetings will commence at 8pm
(Seasons meetings begin in August of each year).
Only one representative from each Club is permitted to attend each League Meeting.
Clubs will be issued with one League permit, to be shown on entry
to each League Meeting
NO
PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO ANY LEAGUE MEETING WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE
PERMIT.
A roll call will be
conducted at all League Meetings. It is the duty of all Clubs to be represented
at League Meetings. Any Club failing to
attend a League Meeting will be fined the sum of £25-00.
Any Club failing to attend
a League Meeting should contact appropriate Divisional Secretaries, then submit
stamped addressed envelope(s) for delivery of any paperwork within seven days. Any Club failing to comply with this
instruction will be forwarded paperwork at their expense and incur an
administration fee of £5-00.
It is the duty of all Club
representatives to ensure that all relevant paperwork and information is passed
to their team Managers.
The appropriate County FA
and the General Secretary of the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League
must be informed in writing
of any changes relating to the position of Club Secretary.
Any changes to team Managers or their particulars must
be conveyed in writing to the
General Secretary and the appropriate Divisional Secretary.
22. FINANCE
(A)
The Management Committee shall
determine with which bank or other financial institution the funds of the Competition will be lodged.
(B)
All expenditure in excess of
£500-00 shall be approved by the Management Committee. Cheques shall be signed
by at least two Officers nominated by the Management Committee.
(C) The
financial year of the Competition will end on May 31st each year.
(D) The
books, or a certified balance sheet, of a Competition shall be prepared and
shall be audited annually by some suitable person(s) who shall be appointed at
the Annual General Meeting.
23. CUP COMPETITIONS
(A) Any player registered in accordance with Rule 8 (with
the exception of Mini-Soccer Under 7s & 8s) shall
be eligible to take part in the Open Cup and the League Cup competitions
subject to the following:
a) Any player having played in a Cup
competition in one age group shall not be eligible to play in the same
competition in another age group.
b) Any player having played for one
club in the League Cup or Open Cup is Cup Tied and cannot play in the same
competition for another club.
(As far as this Rule is concerned the Divisional League Cup
and the Divisional League Shield are deemed to be the same competition).
c) Any player registered after the
Quarter-Final round has been played shall not be allowed to play in the
appropriate competition.
(B) In Cup
competitions, any team causing a match to be abandoned will forfeit the tie and
will incur a fine not exceeding £100-00.
Any
team playing ineligible, or suspended, player(s) in a Cup Match will forfeit
the game to their opponents and a fine of £100-00 will be imposed, as per Rule 8(O). In
addition, if any of the above offences are committed in a Cup Final, the
opponents will be declared the winners and trophies will be withheld from the
offending team.
(C) In
all rounds of the Cup competitions if teams are drawing at the end of normal
time, extra time will be played as appropriate to that Division (Mini-Soccer
Under 7s & 8s N/A; Mini-Soccer Under 9s & 10s, five minutes each
way; Youth Football Under 11s & 12s, five minutes each way: Under 13s,
14s, 15s & 16s, ten minutes each way)
If extra
time is unable to be played in a Cup-Tie because of a late kick off or refusal
of one of the teams, then the offending team will be fined the sum of £30-00
and forfeit the tie.
In Cup
Matches (including Cup Finals), if the teams are drawing after extra time then
penalties shall decide the winners. If there is still no result following 5
penalties taken alternately by each side, then penalties will continue in the
same order, until, after both teams have taken an equal number of penalties,
one team has scored a goal more than the other.
Only the players who are on the pitch at the end of extra
time may take penalties. Each penalty
kick must be taken by a different player and not until all eligible players
including goalkeepers have each taken a kick may a player of the same team take
a second kick.
N.B. WHEN
A TEAM FINISHES THE MATCH WITH A GREATER NUMBER OF PLAYERS THAN THEIR
OPPONENTS, THEY SHALL REDUCE THEIR NUMBERS TO EQUATE WITH THAT OF THEIR
OPPONENTS AND INFORM THE REFEREE OF THE NAME (AND NUMBER) OF EACH PLAYER
EXCLUDED. THE TEAM CAPTAIN HAS THIS RESPONSIBILITY.
(D) In
all Cup competitions 5 substitutes will be allowed from a maximum of 5 named in
line with League Rule 10(G). Any player whose name appears on the Match Report Form
as a substitute but does not play shall
not be Cup- tied in that competition.
(E) The
Management Committee will decide Cup Final venues and kick off times. Once kick
off times and grounds have been established for the Cup Finals there will be no
alteration except where weather conditions may intervene.
(F) In all Cup
matches except Finals the home team shall be responsible for providing and
paying of the ground and paying the Referees Fee (and Assistant Referees where
applicable). Fees for Referees/ Assistant Referees will be shared equally
between the competing Teams.
Referees/Assistant Referees will receive trophies for
officiating in Cup Finals.
(G) In Cup matches any club offending as in Rule 10(f)
will be fined £50-00 and forfeit the match
.
APPENDIX 1
CENTRAL
WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
We
(Chairperson)
(print)
and
(Secretary)
(print)
of
..Football Club
(print)
have been
provided with a copy of the Rules & Regulations of
the
Central Warwickshire Youth Football League competition
and do
hereby agree for and on behalf of the said Club, if elected or accepted into
membership,
to conform
to those Rules and Regulations and to accept, abide by and implement the
decisions of the Management Committee of the Competition, subject to the right
of appeal in accordance with Rule 16
Signed
(Chairperson)
Signed
(Secretary)
Date
/
/
.
Please note that any alteration of the Chairperson
or Secretary on the above Agreement must be notified to the appropriate
County Football Association to which the Club is affiliated and to the General
Secretary of the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League.
A new
signed Agreement must then be forwarded to
the
General Secretary of the Central Warwickshire Youth Football League.
APPENDIX 2
CENTRAL
WARWICKSHIRE YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
We
(Chairperson)
(print)
and
(Secretary)
(print)
of
..Football Club
(print)
members of
and representing the Club, having been declared winners of
..
Cup
or Trophy,
and it
having been presented to us by the Competition, do hereby on behalf of the Club
jointly
and severally agree to return the Cup or Trophy to the Trophy Administrator
on or
before the January League Meeting.
If the Cup
or Trophy is lost or damaged whilst under our care we agree to refund to the
Competition the amount of its current value or the cost of its thorough repair
Signed
(Chairperson)
Signed
(Secretary)
Date
/
/
.
CHILD
PROTECTION POLICY STATEMENT
- notification that an individual has been charged
with an offence; or
- notification that an individual is the subject of
an investigation by the Police, Social
Services or any other authority
relating to an Offence; or
- any other information which causes The
Association reasonably to believe that a person
poses or may pose a risk of harm to a
child or children The Association shall have the
power to order that the individual be
suspended from all or any specific football activity
for such period and on such terms and
conditions as it thinks fit.
- whether a child is or children are or may be at
risk of harm
- whether the matters are of a serious nature
- whether an order is necessary or desirable to
allow the conduct of any investigation by
The Association or any other authority
or body to proceed unimpeded
Notification in writing of an order referred to above shall be given to
the person concerned and/or any Club with which they are associated as soon as
reasonably practicable.