2016-17 Super League Rules
Grampian Super League Rules
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Players must be a registered member of the League/Association from which they participate for a Super League team within that League/Association.
Players may only play for one Super League team within Scotland even though they may be registered members of more than one League/Association who participate in the Super League championship. Players must have signed a ‘British Darts Organisation Super League Registration Form’ before being eligible to play in any Super League match, a fee of £2.00 shall be paid to the Association for every player registered by each Super League team. Grampian Darts Association to retain £1.00 from every registration fee and £1.00 to be forward to the British Darts Organisation by a date set by the British Darts Organisation. No transfer is permissible from one Super League team to another Super League team during a Super League season by any player once he/she has played a Super League match within that Super League season. All Super League matches shall be played at premises and on such days as decided by the Grampian Darts Association Committee governing that Super League. A Super League team who fails to fulfil any Super League fixture as laid down by the Association Committee shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Pounds (£50) and the fixture shall be played on a date and at a venue as arranged by the Super League secretary. Any extenuating circumstances shall be considered by the Association Committee at their next monthly meeting following the default. All matches to be played as per fixture list. In exceptional circumstances, team managers can apply for the game to be rescheduled. Team managers must contact super league secretary at least 72 hours before the date of the scheduled match. If Super league secretary agrees to match being rescheduled he/she will ask the team manager to provide alternative dates for the match to be played. The Super League secretary will contact the opposing team and inform them the game has been rescheduling. The Super League secretary can cancel scheduled matches at anytime. All matches are to be score recorded, the score recording sheets to be in the possession of the Super League Secretary not later than the Wednesday following that fixture. Failure to comply with the requirement shall render the offending team liable to a fine of Five Pounds (£5). Extenuating circumstances shall apply as per rule 5. Teams that use darts for windows must send in result by email or post not later than the Wednesday following that fixture. The home team shall be responsible for submitting the score recording sheets to the Super League Secretary. Any protest relating to a Super League fixture must be in the possession of the Super League Secretary within seven (7) days of the date of the fixture with a copy of the protest also being sent,at the same time, to the League/Association representative of the offending team. The protest must be accompanied with a fee of Five Pounds (£5) which shall be returned if the protest is upheld by the Association Committee. All protests shall be considered by the Association Committee at their next meeting following the protest. (A.) The draw for the pairings within any Super League fixture shall be made 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of that Super League fixture. The players entered into the draw must be in the Playing Venue at the time the draw is conducted, and there shall be no alteration to the order of play as determined by the match draw Match should start at 1pm unless prior agreement has been agreed with both team managers and super league Secretary. One reserve match shall be played as per game format. (B.) In the instance of a Men’s team arriving at a playing venue with less than ten players or a Women’s team with less than eight players then that team may play “short”, but that team shall forfeit ‘1’ singles set for each player missing from that team. (C.) Where a team is playing “short” in accordance with rule 9(a), then the number of players from each team to be entered into the draw should be that of the team with the least number of players, the captain of the team with the greater number of players to nominate those of his/her players to be included in the draw. Super League matches shall consist of ten (10) singles sets, each set being the best of seven legs of 501 straight start, double to finish, in the men’s Super League and eight (8) singles sets in the women’s Super League, each set being the best of five legs of 501, straight start, double to finish. The away team shall throw first in all odd numbered legs of all odd numbered sets with the home team throwing first in all odd numbered legs of even numbered sets. Any playing member of the League/Association which the Super League team represents may play in any Super League fixture provided he/she has not participated for any other Super League team during the current Super League season and also providing that the player is not under any suspension imposed by the Scottish Darts Association or any area Association Committee which would cause the player to be ineligible. Each team in the Super League shall play every other team once during the playing season with the fixture being reversed the next playing season. Two points shall be awarded for a win and one point for a draw. At the conclusion of the playing season if there is a tie on points, sets difference shall determine the placing and if a tie still exists a count back of legs difference shall decide the placing. A Men’s team must have a minimum of six (6) players and a Women’s team a minimum of four (4) players present to be considered as having fulfilled that fixture. No player may be included in the draw for the pairings who is not in the venue at the time of the draw. Any team not having the required minimum number of players in attendance for any Super League match shall be subject to rule 5. Where possible, matches should be arranged to be played on a raised platform with a public address system available in order to provide amplification of the Referee’s score calling. A practice dartboard should be made available for players to practice prior to their game during a scheduled match. Super League match venues must have the Sponsor’s brand available (if the Super League is sponsored). Grampian Darts Association organise a separate Men’s and Women’s Super League therefore only men will be permitted to compete in the Men’s Super League and women will only be permitted to compete in the women’s Super League. No player may play in a darts competition on a super league designated match date without the prior permission of his/her team manager or local area committee. |