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TO ALL LMSSL SNOOKER TEAM CAPTAINS AND PLAYERS Re: Our League rules on the use of "spares"… as stated categorically in our Constitution and with a few clarifications for situations in some "grey" areas that have become established due to "past practice". The following are things that all captains should know… 1. REMEMBER THAT AN "A" PLAYER MAY NEVER "SPARE" FOR A "B" TEAM. AND THAT IN PAST PRACTICE THE "LEAGUE EXECUTIVE" HAS ALLOWED PLAYERS TO TRANSFER PLAYERS FROM "B" TEAMS TO AN "A" TEAM, AND VICE VERSA. (THIS MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 31ST AND WITH PERMISSION FROM THE EXECUTIVE BEFORE USING THAT PLAYER IN A LEAGUE MATCH.) 2. ALSO NOTE THAT THE PENALTY FOR USING AN ILLEGAL PLAYER IS THE FORFEITURE OF THE ENTIRE MATCH ON THE DAY THAT THE ILLEGAL PLAYER WAS USED EVEN IF HE ONLY PLAYED ONE FRAME. 3. Remember that no player may join the League as a full member after December 31, but that such individuals can play as spares (4 occasions) in either League but not both. It follows that they absolutely can not play in the play-offs nor in the “post-season tournaments. 4. "A" teams such as Langley and Edmonds who do not have an official "B" team at their Centre in reality do not have spares as far as the League is concerned. All players on their original startup list in August and any eligible player who has played in any of their League games PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, is considered to be a member of their team and may play as frequently as wished. Note that they must have played a total of at least 16 frames during the regular season to qualify to play in the play-offs and/or the post-season individual entry tournaments if their team sponsors them. 5. The situation for the other four teams that play out of Centres that have "B" teams have a few different scenarios. (NOT NECESSARILY IN ANY ORDER OF PRIORITY.) 5a) IMPORTANT: If a player from a given Centre has not been registered on either of his Centre's teams then as long as he is a completely free agent he can "spare" for either team BUT ONLY ONE OF THEM. SO THIS MAY LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS: If he plays for an "A" team first, he will be deemed to be "on" the "A" team and cannot "spare or play" for the "B" team. If however he plays for the "B" team first he will be deemed to be a "B" player and may "spare" on the "A" on a maximum of 4 occasions. (Number of frames are irrelevant.) 5b) There is no rule or regulation that a “B” player must automatically become a member of an “A” team if he plays X number of games. That rule applies in various MINOR LEAGUE SPORTS but not in ours. Remember that all “B” league players’ transfer to an “A” team in their original Centre must be approved by the league Executive with three conditions: 1st. The Captains must agree. 2nd . It has to occur prior to the December 31, registering deadline and 3rdly. The player involved must not have played on more than 4 occasions for his original team. This last rule had to be adopted when the deadline registration date was put back to December 31, because it could have enabled strong “A” teams to “loan” some players to their “B” teams for too long. |
Minutes of June 22, 2011 LMSSL AGM -
Constitution of the Lower Mainland Seniors Snooker League (L.M.S.S.L.)
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