IMPORTANT: THESE RULES SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY CONSTITUTION AND ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO TEAMS PLAYING IN THE CAMBRIDGE & DISTRICT NETBALL LEAGUES

1. Entry to League/League structure

   1. All Clubs wishing to enter Teams to the League must pay their affiliations before the commencement of match play. See County notes 1.2.
   2. If changes are necessary to the League structure in terms of number of divisions / number of Teams per division, the League Committee will be responsible for placing Teams in the relevant divisions.

2. Scoring System

   Win	6 points
   Draw	4 points
   Within 5 goals of winning scrore	3 points
   50% or over of winning score	2 points
   Less than 50% of winning score	1 point
   Conceding	-4 points

   
   

3. Appointment of Umpires

   1. Officiating over matches
      1. Umpires for Division 1 matches must be at least C Award standard.
      2. Umpires for Division 2 matches must be at least C Award standard.
      3. Umpires for Division 3 matches must be at least Beginner Award standard.
      4. Umpires for Division 4 matches must be at least Beginner Award standard.
   2. Affiliation to Clubs
      
      1. All Clubs must have affiliated to them an umpire qualified to the level required to officiate over matches within the highest division to which the Club enters a Team.
      2. Clubs will be allowed one season’s grace in order to gain a suitably qualified umpire for any newly promoted Teams within their Club.
      3. New Clubs to the League will be allowed one season’s grace in order to gain a suitably qualified umpire.

4. Score cards

   1. All players must print and sign their names, and indicate if they only played part of a match. Guest players must be indicated as GP. Score cards must indicate if players are playing up or down. Failure to comply will result in points being deducted.
   2. Score cards must be received within 7 days of the match being played. If a match has to be re-arranged score cards must be sent in, stating BOTH Team names and the new fixture date as well as the original fixture date. Failure to comply will result in points being deducted.

5. Cancellation of matches

   1. Rearranged matches
      1. Matches cannot be re-arranged except for County commitments or extreme weather conditions. Failure to comply will result in 4 points being deducted from the offending Team.
      2. In the event of a National / Regional / County event coinciding with a League Fixture and player(s) and/or official(s) from one Team being involved, the two Teams have up to ten days to play the match from the fixture date, with the consent of the LMC (League Management Committee).
      3. Re-arranged matches may be played 2 weeks either side of the original fixture date. The Team re-arranging the match will need to inform the Committee of the new fixture date.
   2. Conceded matches
      
      1. A Team conceding a match will automatically be deducted 4 points.
      2. In the event of a match being conceded, the average goals against shall be added to the conceding Team’s goals against. For the opposing Team, the average goals for shall be added to goals for. These are to be calculated after all matches have been completed.
   3. Extenuating circumstances
      1. As there is no precedent for what constitutes an “extenuating circumstance”, each request/circumstance will be considered and decided upon individually by the League Committee.

6. Meetings/Voting

   1. Attendance at meetings

      Teams who do not send at least two representatives to the County AGM and are banned from competitive netball may not automatically take their original position and may be subject to possible relegation or re-assessment.

   2. Voting rights
      
      

      1. League meeting:	1 vote per Team
      2. AGM/EGM (local league):	1 vote per Team
      3. AGM (County):	1 vote per person