League Rules

Each game will consist of 40 or 60 minutes – split into quarters and include 60 seconds break between each quarter.
Each team must be ready to play and be court side 10 minutes prior to their start time
Each team must wear the same colour top where possible underneath bibs
Bibs will be provided for teams unless a team brings their own
£42 (£49 for 60 minute games) per team is due to be paid before their game commences. Please note if borrowing players it is still the teams responsibility to pay the full fees even if the borrowed player pays no monies towards the total
A team must have a minimum 4 players from their own team and borrow no more than 3 players.
Any team borrowing players must play them across the centre court – WD/C/WA and no borrowed player can play in either circle
A player upon playing for the 1st time in the league for a team is then registered to that team

League rules cont.

Any more than 3 borrowed players will result in the game going ahead and full fees to be paid but the match is played as a friendly and an auto 10-0 win for the opponents.
Should a team forfeit a game and no team can be found to play in their place in a friendly the forfeiting team are responsible for the full £84 (£98 for hour games) fee owed for the game which does not take place
5 points will be awarded for a win, 3 points for a draw, 1 point for half of your opponents score in a loss
Each team must nominate a player of the match for the opposing team after each game
To ensure divisions finish simultaneously teams can play double headers (games worth double points so effectively 2 games worth whilst only playing 1 game) or have a double game week (where teams play 2 games that week).
If a season is cut short under certain circumstances eg venue closures then to determine the league winners the league can use a previous result that season against your remaining opposition and these games will become a double header.
A team is auto enrolled into a new season which starts the following game week after a season ends unless 14 days notice is given so venue hire can be amended.
If a team does not have a minimum 5 players to play the match 10 minutes after the scheduled start time they forfeit their game and full fee is still owed to cover costs of venue and umpires.
Umpires MUST be respected. Any and all umpire decisions are final. Should a TEAM be reported to the league by the officials for not respecting the rules, umpiring decisions or general poor game behaviour the league can issue a warning to the team. If the team repeat this behaviour and are reported a 2nd time in the same season a 2 point penalty can/will be applied to the teams total.
An individual case for poor discipline/dangerous play will be assessed after written reports via the umpires and a player may receive a warning or a suspension for X amount of games dependent on the severity of the incident.
A venue change or time change can be made due to venue issues and teams will be given a minimum 24 hours notice. Failure to fulfil the fixture will result in the forfeit fee being due.

Specific mixed league rules

In Mixed netball games all rules consist of the same traditional netball rules applied by All England Netball Association
Each team will consist of a minimum 7 players in which a maximum 3 male players are permitted to play at any one time per team
2 males cannot occupy the same circle positions and must be spread across court. Example – 2 males cannot play GK/GD, GA/GS. There will be times where males will cross the same third during a game which is expected and acceptable.