New Players

Teams may register new players throughout the season, by the team’s captain passing their details (just their full name, and team) in writing (email, Facebook or text) to either the League Secretary or the League Chairman, who will acknowledge receipt as soon as possible.

Including at the start of a season, the names of new players will be shared with all captains by the Chairman before they are eligible to play for consideration. If 50% or more of the remaining captains raise an objection to a member joining (with silence viewed as meaning “No Objection”), the team’s captain will be informed that the player has been unsuccessful in their registration. If any captains officially (in writing via the Chairman or Secretary) raise an issue with a potential player joining the league, the matter may be discussed further either remotely with other captains or at an EGM, with another vote ensuing. If a player has been unsuccessful in applying to join the league, they may not reapply for the rest of the season.

If no objections from captains are raised, the new player will be able to play for their team 7 days after registration (so the cut-off for a match on a Monday will be 23:59 on the Monday before). If an EGM is deemed to be required, and cannot be held in time, the Chairman and Secretary will jointly agree whether the player may or may not join immediately.

The time of registration is counted as when the request is received by the Secretary or Chairman, as opposed to when acknowledgement is received.

Note that players may not switch between teams mid-season if they have played at all for a team, although exceptions may be possible if a team is disbanded during a season – such exceptions would require a majority vote by captains. If a player is registered for one team, but has not played at all for them, they may join another team mid-season.

Players may be de-registered by their captain at any point in the season, with immediate effect. De-registered players will not be eligible for entry to any competitions, and may not join any other teams during the season.