Hopefully. Everyone will be back playing again and Omicron will not be too much of a problem. Clubs have managed the best they can to work around any problems due to team members going down with the virus and games having to be cancelled at short notice. All we ask is that everyone keeps the match secretaries up to date with rearranged fixtures.
If all goes well this year we should finish the season off.
So good luck with the rest of the season and stay safe.
Mark Moore
This fixture has been played and the result has been removed from the the second division table until the pending appeal has been heard by the committee.
All players need to be registered 24hrs before a match. Its easier than ever to register a new player just email the registration secretary(address in handbook). If an unregistered player is used the rules are as stated below.
Non Registered/Nominated/Tied Player Penalty
The offended team will receive the 2 match points. Any rubbers won by the offended team will remain, but rubbers won by the offending player/s will be awarded to the offended team. Additionally, the offending team will be deducted 1 penalty point per offending player
Match Cards
A copy of the match card needs to be sent to the ssblresults@gmail.com within 7 days preferably on the day as its easy enough to send a picture of the card by phone and its done.
Mark
The committee has decided to change the format of the league due to Covid-19. We felt that this season we needed to change some of the rules to make the matches more likely to be able to be played.
These changes are only temporary and will be reviewed next season.
This year there will be 2 level leagues (6 teams in each ) and 1 mixed league of 7 teams.
Changes to format/ rules
-There will be no promotion or demotion.
-There will be no nominations of players needed for teams.
-Teams will be able to rearrange matches due to Covid if both teams are in agreement and the match secretary is made aware.
-Teams can register new players who can then play after 24 hours.
-Matches should be ideally finished by the end of April but if both teams in agreement rearrangements can continue throughout May.
-There will be a cash prize this year only if the league is fully finished.
-Matches cannot start any earlier than 7.00pm
The League will be running this year and clubs will be notified of the upcoming dates for a long forgot AGM that never happened due to Covid and also the fixtures meeting.
The first committee meeting will be held on the 14th September.