Football - Mens 11-a-side outdoor League
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. 1. FIXTURES
The named Team Organiser will be responsible for ensuring that his team fulfils all the fixtures at the correct times and for advising his players of their match times/dates. If for any reason, a team cannot fulfil a fixture, the League Hallam Co-ordinator should be informed at least 2 days in advance.
Failure to turn up for a match at the stated time will result in an automatic 5-0 defeat, deduction of 1 point and fined the match fee. If a team fails to turn up 2 weeks in succession or three times in the season they will be withdrawn from the league. It is not possible to rearrange any fixtures. Please note that the Reserve Date for Postponed fixtures is only used when the pitch is unplayable and teams are not able to use them to postpone matches.
All League matches will take place on the grass pitches at Graves Park, Derbyshire Lane, Norton, Sheffield. End of season Play-off matches will take place at Bawtry Road Playing Fields, Tinsley, Sheffield.
2. SQUAD
Teams can name a squad of up to 16 players (of which 2 should be goalkeepers), all of whom can play during a match. Only 11 players may play at any one time, one of whom must be a goalkeeper. For 2009/10 rolling substitutions are allowed throughout the game through usual notification of the referee. Substitutions may only take place when the ball is out of play. Players must enter and leave the field of play from the side line near the halfway line. Players may only play for one team in the Competition.
All questions of eligibility of players or interpretation of the rules should be referred to the opposing team captain, or in the final instance, to the League Hallam Co-ordinator at SRS, whose decision shall be final.
3. MATCH TIME
Each match will be 35 minutes each way with a 5 minute half time during which teams must change ends. Teams will be allowed 15 minutes warm up before each match. Captains should toss a coin to decide ends and kick off. All matches must start at 2.00pm. Team Captains must check in and pay their £25 match fee at the reception desk in the Graves Park Pavilion before playing their match. Please ensure you allow time before your match to do this.
4. PLAYING KIT AND FOOTBALLS
All players within a team must wear shirts of identical or similar colours. Bibs can be provided if there is a clash in colours on any occasion.
Footballs are available from the reception desk in the Pavilion. The first named team is responsible for collecting the ball before the match and returning it after the match.
5. RULES OF PLAY
The normal rules of play shall prevail at all times.
6. REFEREES
For 2009/10 all referees appointed will be neutral and part of the Referee Hallam Scheme.
All players are responsible for playing in an acceptable manner and for accepting the rules of play fairly.
7. COMPETITION ARRANGEMENTS
All fixtures, results and other notices will be communicated by the website- http://extra.shu.ac.uk/leaguehallam/ or to Team Organisers by e-mail and will also be posted on the League Hallam notice boards at Collegiate Campus (Pearson Building).
There will be 2 leagues of 7 Teams. Each team will play all the other teams within the league twice, resulting in each team also having a bye for two weeks in the season. At the end of the regular league season, the top four teams in each league will go forward to a Championship Play-off tournament, resulting in the overall championship winners.
The scoring system will be as follows: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 point for a loss, 1 point loss for failure to turn up.
In the event of 2 or more teams being equal on points after all matches have been played, the team with the highest goal difference will take precedence in the league table.
Prizes will be given to the winning team of each competition at the end of season social evening.
8. REPORTING OF RESULTS
Both teams must report score and scorers to the designated SRS League Administrator in the Pavilion immediately after their match
9. MISCELLANEOUS
In the event of an emergency, a qualified First Aider from SRS will be on duty at the Pavilion.
Pearson Building, Enquiries and Bookings - 0114 225 2449 Alex Bailey, Sports Development Admin Assistant - 0114 225 5428
