Correspondence
All correspondence, including any changes being made to Club Information is to be sent to the League Secretary. This shall assist in prompt circulation of amendments.
Postponements of Published Fixtures
Requests for a vacant dates should be made to the appropriate Fixture Secretary as soon as possible but at least 56 days in advance of the date requested. The Fixture Secretary will decide on the request and the decision will be confirmed by the League Management Committee. All requests must state the reason for the request. A team can only request 2 vacant dates in the same season.
Cup Competitions other than FA or County FA
Clubs must obtain permission from League prior to entering any other Competition.
Procedure for Pitch Inspections
All Clubs are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure that their ground is in good order throughout the season. Matches can only be postponed before the day of the game with the permission of the League Secretary.
Where there are severe weather conditions prevailing, and forecast is to persist, a previous day pitch inspection and postponement is acceptable to avoid unnecessary travelling by opponents and match officials For Saturday Games – where play is doubtful on the morning of the preceding day, arrangements should be made for a pitch inspection to be carried out on the morning of the game – prior to 10.00am.
This will ensure that a decision is made well before the opponents commence travelling. On the previous day the League Secretary should be informed, and then match officials and opponents, advising of a possible postponement. Once the pitch inspection has been completed, the League Secretary, match officials and opponents are to be informed of the decision. Decisions regarding postponements must be made in the following order: Ground owners: Affiliated Match Official if the appointed match official is nt available at the time of the inspections, the appointed Match Official.
Personal Accident Insurance
It is a FA Regulation that all Clubs must have Personal Accident Insurance cover. Any Club which does not insure with Bluefin Sports Insurance or a mandatory policy provided by a County FA must provide evidence, in the form of an Insurance Policy Cover note, that Personal Accident Cover is in place no later than 1st August each season. Public Liability Insurance in the sum of £10m is normally provided by the Affiliating County FA. Player to Player Insurance is also normally available from the Affiliating County FA and it is recommended that Clubs obtain this cover but cover is only provided for legal fees and not any award made by the courts.
Club, Forums and Social Networking Sites
Clubs should be aware that any comments made in the public domain relating to undue criticism of the League, it’s Officers and Officials, fellow Member Clubs and Match Officials will result in the Club and it’s Officials being charged with bringing the League into disrepute and the Club instructed to attend the League Management Committee to explain their comments. The Management Committee may, at it’s discretion, impose Fines, Suspensions or other punishments which are deemed appropriate.