Interleague 2012 Format

Interleague 2012 Season

 

Introduction

 

The Interleague Committee would like to welcome you to the 2012 Interleague Season. We are running the same format as last year and would like to thank you for the positive feedback we have received from last year.

 

We require all Interleague teams this season, to sign up enough players to be able to complete their fixtures.

The Penalties for non completion of fixtures or if you pull your team out of the league are these:-

You will lose your Bond money (please see entry fees) And face the possibility of any players signed up for you not being able to play for any Interleague team the following season.

 

So please only enter the amount of teams you know will fulfil there fixtures.

 

For the home or away part of the Interleague, you will need to inform us of your home venue, we require you to submit a venue with two tables .

 

Please check your home venue has a rules poster near the tables.

 

All matches in the K/o Cup and Interleague, the home team will time keep, the away team will referee, please make sure your teams have two stop watches for your home matches.

 

 

Important changes for this year

 

 

Introduction of “The Captains Agreement”

 

The Association have decided to introduce a binding agreement to ensure that all teams and players are aware of their responsibilities when representing Berkshire in the Interleague.

 

All captains will have to sign this agreement once they have read and understood it.

 

Any team(s) not willing to adhere to this agreement will have an opportunity to withdraw their team(s) from the interleague.

 

Revised Constitution.

 

It has been necessary to have a fresh look at the interleague constitution as the old one was found to be deficient in a number of areas , so please take some time to thoroughly read , digest and inform your players of the changes.

 

These documents will be available to view from the 25th of January the date of the next Berkshire County Committee meeting.

 

 

K/o Cup

 

One day fixture to be played at Riley’s Cremyll road Reading on

 

26th February 2011

 

Maximum of 12 teams

 

No teams to be seeded for this event:

 

The draw for this event will take place at the committee meeting on the 25th January 2012

 

 

The First 4 Matches to start at 11.30am sharp.

 

Four groups of three teams play a round robin.

 

Losing team in the first match will play the other team first.

 

If it is a draw in the first match you toss a coin to see who plays the next match.

 

The semi finals will be drawn as soon as the group winners have been decided

 

3rd and 4th place will have a play off.

 

Teams playing in the second matches should be at the venue by 12.30pm

 

A brief break will be taken at around 1pm for last season’s trophies to be presented..

 

Maximum Matches you may have to play at this fixture would be four.

 

 

 

Interleague Season 2012

 

 

The top Four teams from the 2011 season, to be seeded.

 

  • Division A Hammersmith and Bracknell A

  • Divison B Maidenhead Elite and Marlow

 

The Draw for the rest of the teams to be entered into the divisions will take place at the committee meeting on the 25th January 2012

 

Interleague Format

 

The Five event dates are

 

25/03/12 22/04/12 27/05/12 22/07/12 16/09/12

 

To be played on a home or away basis.

 

We recommend All Matches to start at 2.30pm. Please aim to be at your appropriate venue for around 2pm for these 5 dates above.

 

Dependant on the draw as to how many home fixtures you may get.

 

The top two teams from each division will go forward to finals day at Riley’s Reading on the 28th October 2012, where they will play a round robin (3 Matches each), to decide the winner of the interleague, and the final four order of merit, to go forward to Great Yarmouth for the finals, dependant on allocation of places. These matches will start at 12noon.

 

Any team failing to be at the venue, or unable to start there match on time due to a shortage of players, will incur a loss of frame for every ten minutes that they are not playing.

 

Please give yourself plenty of time to get to the fixture:

 

Entry Fees:

 

It will cost each team £20 entry fee plus a £50 bond, if your team fails to field a team on any of the fixtures dates, or pulls out of the league you will lose your £50 bond. if you fulfil all your fixture dates, the £50 bond will rollover to the next season.

 

If there is a valid reason for a team turning up at a venue late or not at all, and it is down to extreme circumstances, the interleague committee will look at the circumstances and will make a decision accordingly.

 

IMPORTANT: We require all affiliated leagues to Berkshire county for the 2013 season to register there interleague teams by the 15th December 2013, otherwise your teams may not be entered into the competition.

 

 

Interleague Co-ordinator: Alan King

 

Interleague Secretary: Simon Wilkinson

 

If you have any queries please contact us via our email address: interleague@berkshirecountypool.co.uk