YORKSHIRE JUNIOR CONSTITUTION SEASON 2010 / 11
( 1 ) ACCEPTANCE OF RULES AND AIMS OF THE LEAGUE
1.1 Club and player registered with the Yorkshire Junior Amateur Rugby League (“The League”) shall accept these rules (and all future rules) and shall accept the decisions of the Leagues Management Committee Each and Discipline Committee on ALL matters.
1.1.1 The Rugby Football League shall be deemed as the Yorkshire Junior Leagues Governing Body and shall deliberate and oversee all issues as requested by the Board of Management.
1.2 The Management Committee, at their discretion and in consultation with the members, shall have the right to refuse membership to any club.
1.3 Prior to being accepted into the league there shall be a minimum criteria which clubs must meet, this shall be:
a) Adequate changing facilities which include showers
b) A committee of at least 3 members which shall be Chairperson, General Secretary, Treasurer.
1.4 No Individual teams from a club will be accepted into the League.
1.5 New clubs joining the league that have not been Clubmark accredited must work towards achieving Clubmark and will be allowed a 12 month timeframe to achieve the Clubmark Award within the criteria of Sport England. Clubs unable to achieve the award due to the Clubmark criteria must still work to the guidelines of Clubmark until the award is achievable.
1.5.1 Any Club in membership of the Yorkshire Junior League that fail to achieve the Clubmark Status in the timescale in 1.5 will be refused membership to the Yorkshire Junior League the following season.
1.5.2 All Clubs / Sections in membership of the Yorkshire Junior League MUST sign up to the RFL Partnership Agreement.
1.6 The League to run teams at U7 ( Year 2), U8 (Year 3), U9 (Year 4), U10 (Year 5), U11 (Year 6), U12 (Year 7), U13 ( Year 8), U14 (Year 9), U15 (Year 10).
( 2 ) CHANGES OF RULES
2.1 The rules shall be changed by the following procedures:
2.2 At an Annual General Meeting of the League.
2.3 At an Extraordinary Meeting of the League.
2.4 If the change of rule is proposed by the Management Committee, written notice of such proposed change of rules shall be given to each club not less than twenty one days before the Annual General Meeting or the Extraordinary General Meeting.
2.5 Notice of any proposed rule changes may be given by any FOUR named full members proposing and seconding the same and must be in writing to the League Secretary by 30th April.
( 3 ) MEETINGS.
3.1 The Annual General Meeting of the League shall be held in June (or such times as the Board of Management shall decide). The purpose of which hall be:
a) to receive the General Secretaries report.
b) to receive and approve the audited accounts.
c) to deal with amendments to new rules.
d) to elect the Board of Management as in rule 5.1.
3.2 An Extraordinary Meeting of the League shall be held at any time and may be convened by:
3.2.1 The Board of Management acting by its own initiative.
3.2.2 The Board of Management following a specific request from an individual Club made with the written support of at least one third of all Clubs registered with the League
3.2.3 The notice convening the Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting shall specify:
a) the time, the date and place of the meeting and of which not less than fourteen days written notice shall be given.
b) the purpose of the meeting.
c) an agenda ( although additional matters other than rule changes may be raised at
the meeting ).
d) In the case of a proposed rule change, the proposed change of rules.
3.3 The Board of Management shall elect the Chairperson of the meeting.
3.4 The decisions of all meetings shall be by a simple majority of all those attending and entitled to vote, except that for a rule change the required majority shall be two thirds of those entitled to vote. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed except in the case of a proposed rule change. A proxy vote will only be valid if given in writing to the League Secretary three days before the meeting. A club shall be required to vote on a proposed rule change either by sending it’s representative to the meeting or it’s proxy vote to the
League Secretary. An abstention shall not be permitted on a vote relating to a rule change ( either by attending the meeting and voting or by a valid proxy ) the Chairperson of the meeting shall cast the vote as he / she ( in his/her absolute discretion ) decide.
3.4.1 At Delegates meetings only one Club Representative may speak on behalf of their club on any issues their club wishes to be raised or any issues debated on at that particular meeting.
3.5 All Delegates and Board of Management meetings will finish no later than 10pm.
(4) VOTING
4.1 All other votes other than proxy votes shall be by a show of hands unless the meeting shall decide otherwise.
4.2 Proxy votes shall be added to the votes for and against as the case may be before deciding whether or not a proposal is passed or defeated.
4.3 Each club shall be entitled to one vote only.
(Please Note, at AGM’s and SGM’s the voting on any new rules submitted shall be by a simple majority vote and where there is any proposed changes to a rule that already exists (Rule Change) then 2/3rd s majority will be required. Rule 3.4)
(5) MANAGEMENT
5.1 The Board of Management shall be elected annually with the exception of 5.1.3 A General Secretary which shall be for a two (2) year period at the Annual General Meeting and shall consist of:
5.1.1 A Honorary President
5.1.2 A Chairperson
5.1.3 A General Secretary
5.1.4 A Treasurer
5.1.5 A Publicity Officer
5.1.6 A Fixture Secretary Co-ordinator
5.2 The Management Sub Committees shall be elected through an application system by the Board of Management prior to the season commencing and shall consist of:
5.2.1 Fixture Secretaries (numbers as required by the Board.)
5.2.2 Regional Welfare Officers (numbers as required by the Board.)
5.2.3 Discipline Panel (numbers as required by the Board.)
5.2.4 Transfer Appeals Panel (numbers as required by the Board.)
5.2.5 Discipline Appeals Panel (numbers as required by the Board)
5.3 The Management Committee shall have the responsibility of organising the League and interpreting and enforcing its rules. Clubs shall accept the authority of the Management Committee in all such matters.
5.4 All profits from all League activities shall be retained within the League funds and used solely for the Leagues running costs. The income of the League shall be applied solely towards promoting the Leagues objects as set forth in this Constitution and no portion shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly to Member Clubs other than the Leagues running costs.
5.5 The Board of Management shall have the right to co-opt Management Members onto the Board if required or new members to replace any Management Members who shall resign or shall have deemed to have resigned which shall occur if a member of the Management Committee shall fail to attend three successive meetings of the Management Committee, unless the Management Committee shall decide otherwise.
5.6 Life Members to be approved by the Board of Management prior to the AGM
(6) QUORUM.
6.0 A quorum shall be:
6.1 For the meeting of the Board of Management, three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
6.2 For an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting, those actually present shall form a quorum.
6.2.1 For Discipline Committee see rule 15.2
6.3 If the League was ever to close down, the assets of the League would be put into the hands of 3 (three) Trustees and for them to distribute for the development of Junior Rugby League. The Board of Management would nominate the Trustees.
6.4 The Management shall have the power to deal with any matter not covered by these rules as they may decide.
( 7 ) NOTICES and CORESPONDENCE
7.1 All noticed and correspondence to be served on the League shall be served posted or e-mailed to the League Secretary on official club headed paper.
7.1.2 Discipline reports must be sent to the General Secretary.
7.1.3 All notices and correspondence to be served by the League on a player, Club or official shall be served either by post, e-mailed or personally, and if by post:-
7.1.4 In the case of a Club to the last known address of the Secretary or Chairperson of that Club. A Club shall notify The League Secretary of every change of officer or officer’s addresses.
7.1.5 To allow the Management/Discipline committee to take action, all allegations against breaches of rules or complaints must follow the Yorkshire Junior discipline procedure.
7.1.6 All clubs must provide a minimum of two e-mail contacts, failure to do so will result in the club not being accepted into the League.
(8) REPRESENTATION at MEETINGS
8.1 If a Club fails to send a representative to the Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting (unless it shall have sent a proxy vote in the case of a meeting for a rule change) it shall be fined £50.
8.2 If a Club fails to send a representative to a League Meeting it will be fined £20. League Meetings will normally be held the first Monday of August, October, December, February, April or as otherwise decided by the Board of Management.
8.3 Sending of apologies does not prevent a fine.
8.4 Any Club failing to attend two successive Delegates meetings will be asked to appear before the Board of Management,
failure to attend upon request, will result in ALL the Clubs fixtures being suspended and a score of 18-0 to the opposition until an appearance has been made by the Club.
(9) REGISTRATION OF CLUBS
9.1 A Club must renew its registration as a member of the League not later than the August delegates meeting each year when applying to register a club shall give the League Secretary
9.2 The registration fee shall be determined by the League at its Annual General Meeting.
9.3 The present fees are: U7 ( Year 2), U8 (Year 3), U9 (Year 4), U10 (Year 5), U11 (Year 6) £20 U12 (Year 7), U13 ( Year 8), U14 (Year 9), U15 (Year 10) £30.
9.4 £15 per team entered into any Cup Competition organised by the League.
9.5 A new Club shall be required to pay a deposit of £50 which shall be returned at the end of the season if it has completed all of its fixtures.
9.6 Any Club joining the League before the 31st December must pay all fees. Any Club joining after that date will pay Insurance only and any other fees as agreed by the Board of Management.
9.7 Each registered Club shall take out the compulsory insurance as specified by the Yorkshire Junior League.
9.7.1 Player insurance only covers the player for the Club/Age group he/she is registered with.
9.8 A Club will not be allowed to register until it has paid all its outstanding fees from the previous season.
9.9 All Clubs to pay Xmas Cheer monies with the League fees.
9.10 All Clubs to enter the Xmas draw with a cost of £25 per club.
9.11 Any team joining the league after October 31st will be allocated friendly games ONLY and will not be entered into the Cup competition.
(10) REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS / COACHES
10.1 If a new player joins a club, he can participate in training only for a period of three weeks once a registration form has been completed by the club, parent and player. After this time all documentation ( see rule 10.8 ) must be completed. Definition of a new player:- A player who has not been registered with another Yorkshire Junior team for 1 full playing season.
10.2 A club may enter teams in each age group organised by the League.
10.3 A junior player can sign for any club registered with the League irrespective of their geographical location.
10.4 Every team entered into the League must have an appropriately qualified coach or persons registered on a coaching
course, evidence to be produced and a copy of which must be logged with the League. These must be attached to the CRF1 form.
10.5 Every club must complete a Club Registration Form ( CRF1 ) by the August meeting
giving details of :
a) A club Secretary.
b) A nominated club person.
c) A list of teams registering for the forthcoming season.
d) Name of coach of each age group.
e) The coaches appropriate qualification, and expiry date.
f) Contact details and a minimum of two e-mail addresses per Club for correspondence.
g) All Registered Touchline Managers.
10.6 It is the responsibility of the club Secretary or Nominated Person to ensure that all sections of the ( CRF1 ) are completed and verify that the details are true and correct The form must be returned to the General Secretary on or before the August meeting. All registration fees must be submitted before the August Delegates meeting to the League Treasurer.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE TEAMS NOT BEING ENTERED INTO THE LEAGUE.
10.6.1 ALL coaches must wear their coaching ID identification cards whilst officiating at games.
10.7 If any of the details on the ( CRF1 ) change then a new form must be submitted to the League Secretary within 14 days.
10.8 Failure to adhere to rules 10.4, 10.5,10.6, 10.7, will result in a £50 fine and the club not being registered.
10.9 Each team shall consist of not more than 25 registered players per team.
10.10 A player may only play in the age group for which they are registered, and this can only be 1 year above his current age group. ie an U10 can only play for his own age group or for the U11s.
10.11 Each new player must provide:
a) An official Proof of Birth document original or copy, and if a copy document the original document must be witnessed against the copy by the Club Secretary or Nominated person and it must be of a good quality and signed as a true copy by 1) the parent or guardian 2) the Club Secretary or Nominated person and must Include name and date of birth.
b) A new up to date photo of passport standard.
10.12 Only Players at even age groups who are re registering must supply a recent photo of passport standard. Failure to do so will prevent thr player being re registered until the photo is received.
10.13 All new registrations must complete an official registration form.
10.14 It is the responsibility of the club Secretary or nominated Person to ensure all sections of the registration form are completed and then sign to verify that all details are true and correct.
10.15 It is the responsibility of the club to take reasonable steps to ensure that ALL NEW PLAYERS have not been registered with another Yorkshire Junior team before.
10.16 Each team will be supplied with a list of players registered from the previous season this must be signed by both the Club Official and the Parent/Guardian to confirm ALL the details are correct and if not make any alterations necessary and include any new players.
10.17 On completion of the RFL re registration sheet this must be forwarded to the RFL and must include updated photos at all even age groups only of all the players with their names and ID No’s on the back for the coming season New players registration forms must also include the documents and a photo as in rule 10.13 a) & b)
10.18 Players can only register with one club in the Yorkshire Junior League. Insurance is only valid with the Club / Team a Player is registered with.
10.19 Players must not have been registered with a team for full playing season before they are deemed to be a free agent (except when the team has disbanded) see rule 14.10
10.20 A NEW PLAYER cannot play in any League or Cup fixture until he has been registered with the League.
10.21 Clubs shall ensure that the registration forms and ID Cards are available for inspection in respect of its players selected for each fixture.
10.22 Any member of the Management Committee can inspect ID Cards at any time.
10.23 The Club Official of both teams shall inspect the ID Cards before a fixture and they shall both sign the match card to confirm this. A club that fails to comply will be fined £5
10.24 If a player does not produce his ID card or a club does not produce his registration form if demanded under rules 10.13 to 10.17 then the fixture shall be forfeited to the opposing team with a score of 18 – 0 against and the offending club shall be fined £20.
10.25 If a team plays an unregistered/ineligible player, then it will forfeit that fixture to the opposing team with a score of 18 – 0 against and the offending club shall be fined £50 and disciplined.
10.26 If a coach plays an overage player then they could be expelled from the League and the club to which the coach belongs will be fined a minimum £100, the maximum fine being without limit and entirely at the absolute discretion of the Management
Committee.
10.27 All players registered from the previous season must be re-registered with the club by the 1st October of that season. Any club in default will be fined £50 per player and rule 10.27 will apply. U15s will remain registered with the YJ League until 31st August and must play under the YJ league rules, after this date they become Youth players.
10.28 All girls must stop playing mixed rugby at the end of their under 11s season i.e. before they go to High School. No girls shall play U12s mixed rugby.
10.29 All clubs shall be encouraged to run girls teams at under 13s and U15s. The League to look for specialist Sponsorship for this ( in the first season then it could be looked at that each District form a team ). It should be noted that female coach’s and first aiders would be essential.
10.30 UNLIMITED SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED in all Yorkshire Junior games.
10.33 Any objection or complaint relating to a breach of any of the previous rule 10 must follow the Yorkshire Junior Discipline Procedure. Failure to do so will result in the objection/ complaint being void.
( 11 )
FIXTURES
11.1 Every Club is required to take all necessary precautions to prevent assaults or threats on players or officials in connection with games. If before or after a game an assault takes place on any person, a game is abandoned or a brawl occurs, this must be
reported to the fixture secretary within 24 hours and e-mailed to the General Secretary within 48 hours. Failure to do so will result in a £20 fine.
11.2 It is the responsibility of the home side to ensure that before a game commences there is in place a “ Physical Barrier” around the full perimeter of the playing area.
11.2.1 The minimum standard for a “Physical Barrier” is roping off. Failure to provide a barrier will result in a £20 fine.
11.2.2 The “Physical Barrier” should be such that no point is less than 600mm above the floor and no greater than 1500mm.
11.2.3 Only the 4 registered persons on the match card are allowed within the confines of the “Physical Barrier” at any point during the match, this includes the half time interval. THESE PERSONS MUST WEAR OFFICIAL YJ HI VISIBILITY JACKETS .
11.2.4 The 4 registered persons are only allowed to patrol the touchline within 10 metres either side of the half way line (Technical Area) whilst the game is in progress.
11.2.5 All Touchline Managers must be registered with the RFL and it is their responsibility to control anyone from within their Club who are not conducting themselves as per the RFL Code of Conduct and the YJ Roles and Responsibilities document whilst on the touchline this to include any officials in the technical area (wearing Hi Vis garments).
11.2.6 Officials (people registered on the team sheet) are not allowed to become a Touchline Manager whilst on duty in the technical Area.
11.2.7 If any Officials (people registered on the team sheet) are requested to run the touchline for a Referee they must not coach from the touchline.
11.3 In the event of an injury a spectator/parent may enter the field of play upon invitation from the REFEREE ONLY.
11.4 Spectators must remain on the outside of the “Physical Barrier” at all times. In the event of a spectator/s entering the field of play whilst a game is in progress the following procedure must be followed.
a) The incident MUST be reported on the Discipline Report Form
b) The spectator/s MUST be reported on the Discipline Report Form
c) The CLUBS MUST provide a full report.
d) The offending CLUB MUST provide the name of the persons involved.
e) The Yorkshire Junior Discipline Procedure must be followed.
11.4.1 Failure to report an incident (as in rule 11.4) will be dealt with by the Discipline Committee.
11.5 All fixtures will be arranged by and published by the League and will commence during the second week in September, and finish the last weekend in April. Or as Management decide.
11.6 Once Leagues have been finalised all results between teams still remaining in the same Division will stand as league points. A fixture MUST BE PLAYED to receive points unless decided otherwise by the Management Committee.
11.7 No fixture shall be arranged without first having been approved by the Fixture Secretary, weekends will be left for Local Cups. Any Club doing so will be fined £50.
11.8 a) It will be the responsibility of BOTH teams to notify the Fixture Secretary of all match results including BARLA or LOCAL Cup games and any abandoned games and postponements, by TEXT MESSAGE not later than 6pm on Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays.
b) completed team sheets must arrive at the home of the Fixture Secretary within 5 days of the completion of the matches this can be done electronically (Scanned document e mail). Failure to comply will result in the Club being fined £5.
11.9 All club officials and coaches first point of contact should be by landline telephone, any mobile numbers supplied are only as a secondary contact.
11.10 Kick-off times for matches and duration of the various age groups will be as follows.
Kick off day/ times Duration Age Groups
Sunday 10.30am 30 minutes in a day Under 7s (Year 2)
Sunday 10.30am 30 minutes in a day Under 8s (Year 3)
Sunday 11.00am 30 minutes in a day Under 9s (Year 4)
Saturday 10.30am 40 minutes in a day Under 10s (Year 5)
Saturday 11.30am 40 minutes in a day Under 11s (Year 6)
Saturday 12.30pm 50 minutes Under 12s (Year 7)
Saturday 1.30pm 60 minutes Under 13s (Year 8)
Sunday 10.30am 60 minutes Under 14s (Year 9)
Sunday 10.30am 60 minutes Under 15s (Year 10)
11.10.1 Where kick off times are at the same time the highest age group will take priority.
These kick off times may be varied if BOTH CLUBS AGREE.
11.11 It will be the responsibility of the HOME club to confirm the fixtures and the kick off times for the coming week by not later than 9pm on the Tuesday preceding the fixture, failure to do so will result in a fine of £5.
11.11.1 If for whatever reason a fixture has to be cancelled after confirming it (rule 11.11) then both the opposing team/club and fixture secretary of that age group must be contacted and informed verbally. The leaving of a message on a phone will not be classed as making contact.
11.12 If a club wishes to make a complaint, it shall inform both the Fixture Secretary and the other club of that complaint
11.13 Any club wishing to postpone a league fixture or other organised games shall make the application on the correct Official Request Form not later than 9pm on Tuesday preceding the fixture. The form must be with the Fixture Secretary and Fixture Co-ordinator to count (This can be done electronically). If it fails to do so then it shall be fined £10 and forfeit the 2 points to the opposing team with a score of 18-0 against. This shall be done by the Fixture Secretary. There will be NO POSTPONING of matches due to Service Area or Schools games.
11.13.1 Teams will be allowed to postpone 2 LEAGUE fixtures (1 in each half of the season) once the Leagues have been organised and this MUST NOT be against the same team, if a postponement is not used in the first half of the season (September to December) it cannot be carried over to the second half (January to April). This must be done as per rule 11.13
11.14 a) Abandoned Games(see 11.1), both clubs to inform the Fixture Secretary and the Discipline Committee will decide whether the result will stand or otherwise.
b) Any discrepancies regarding results must be telephoned to the Fixture Secretary concerned within 72 hours of the game being completed. The website to be updated weekly.
c) Only scores of 50 points will be published by the League.
11.15 Teams must make every effort to complete their fixtures AS PER RULES 11.5 / 11.6. At the discretion of the Management Committee teams will be fined £10 per each unfulfilled fixture.
11.15.1 If a team is unable to complete the season before ¾ of the League fixtures have been played the points that have been played for will be deducted from the relevant teams, if over ¾ then a score of 18-0 will be given for the remaining fixtures.
11.15.2 Teams that fail to fulfil their seasons fixtures and register their age group the following season will forfeit home advantage to any team they did not travel to the previous season if both teams remain in the same division.
11.16 Where a club fails to fulfil a fixture on the scheduled date, such club will at the discretion of the Management Committee :
a) Be responsible for food, this will be a maximum of £10.
b) Where the offending club is the visiting club, forfeit home advantage for the return fixture, or where such fixture has taken place reimburse the non offending club up to half the travelling costs of the previously fulfilled fixture.
c) The game will be awarded to the non offending club 18-0.
d) The offending club will be fined £20.
e) The offending club to pay the Referees fees.
f) Teams not fulfilling away fixtures will not be allocated a home game against the relevant club the following season. Both fixtures will be played AWAY.
g) After the deadline in rule 11.13 (9pm Tuesday) the Fixture Secretary and Fixture Co ordinator must be informed of any request to cancel/postpone a fixture.
11.17 If clubs cannot agree on the fitness/state of the ground then the referee will decide and BOTH CLUBS MUST accept the decision.
11.18 Fixture Secretaries shall have the right to locate a venue for any league or cup game that is postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
11.19 If for any reason, there is no officially appointed referee for a particular match, then the AWAY club shall appoint the referee, but if it does not wish to do so then both sides will jointly appoint the referee.
11.19.1 Clubs shall ask the Local Referees Society to appoint a referee for home fixtures. Home clubs failing to inform the opposition of not having an OFFICIALLY APPOINTED referee will be fined £20
11.19.2 If a team has been refused referee’s from the Referee’s Society, then they will forfeit their rights as in rule11.19
11.20 NO FIXTURES or INSURANCE COVER will be allocated until players are registered by the RFL and fees paid to the League Treasurer.
11.20.1 In competitive Leagues, fixtures will not be issued to teams with less than 10 players registered for that playing season.
11.21 If at the end of the season the league has joint winners then the teams will play off to decide the winner.
( 12 ) CUP COMPETITION.
12.1 Grounds for Semi-finals and Finals for all competitions should be properly roped off so as to keep spectators from the field of play. HOME ADVANTAGE for Semi-finals is given to the first team drawn. The club MUST provide a FULL SIZE PITCH. Should
the club be unable to meet this criteria then the Management will locate a suitable venue.
12.2 The draw for each round of all cup competitions shall be on the basis that the first named club shall be the HOME CLUB and the second named club shall be the away club.
12.3 The General Secretary shall appoint the referee’s and confirm kick off times for Challenge and Continuation Cup Finals.
12.4 There shall be competitions for age groups 12/13/14/15 or as agreed by the Management Committee.
12.5 If there is any clash between the shirt colours of the home and away team then the home team shall be required to change its colours. This should be ascertained when confirming fixtures.
12.6 Once dates have been confirmed for Cup Finals those days shall not be changed.
12.6.1 There will be no cancellation of Cup Fixtures unless agreed by Management or rule 11.17.
12.7 Whenever possible, cup games for all age groups eligible will be played on the same weekend except for any prelim rounds which will be played on a date given at the time of the draw whenever possible.
12.8 No cup games will be played on the weekend after a School half term break unless agreed by the Board of Management.
12.9 All trophies to be returned to the League Secretary by the February Delegates meeting. Non return will result in a £20 fine per trophy. Cups / Trophies / Shields will be returned to the League in their original condition. Failure to do so will result in the club incurring the full cost of cleaning or repair.
12.10 All cup draws will be made prior to Management Meetings which Delegates may attend if they so wish.
12.10.1 The two cup draws will be made up wherever possible of two even halves of the respective leagues. If there is an odd number, then the higher number will take part in the Challenge Cup. Where there are equal Divisions (2 / 4) they will be divided by equal divisions regardless of number of teams.
12.10.2 The cup draw will be made on the league positions at the 31st December of that season.
Kick off day / times Duration Age groups
Saturday 12.30pm 50 minutes Under 12s
Saturday 12.30pm 60 minutes Under 13s
Sunday 10.30am 60 minutes Under 14s
Sunday 10.30am 60 minutes Under 15s
12.11 These kick off times may be varied if BOTH TEAMS AGREE.
12.12 In ALL cup games if scores are level then 5 minutes each way extra time will be played. If the scores are still level at the end of this period then the teams will change ends and the GOLDEN POINT ( first to score ) will decide the game.
12.13 Participation in the Cup Competitions will be optional and the fee must be paid when registering teams at the start of the season, any team playing in the BARLA Cups MUST ENTER the Yorkshire Junior Cups.
12.13.1 A player is only cup tied to the competition he has played in.
12.13.2 A player must play in at least two league or cup games to be eligible to play in a cup semi-final or final.
12.14 The League will provide up to 17 trophies per team for League winners and Cup finalists.
12.15 Any team who withdraws from the Cup Competition will be fined £20 and the game awarded to the opposing team. This will be at the discretion of the Board of Management.
( 13 ) EQUIPMENT
13.1 Post protectors shall be compulsory.
13.2 Corner flags shall be compulsory and shall be 54 inches above the ground level with a coloured flag on top and of a flexible construction so that they will bend at the base.
13.3 Ball sizes are as follows:
U8s and U9s size 3
U10s, U11s, U12s and U13s size 4
U14s and U15s size 5
( 14 ) TRANSFERS.
14.1 The closing date for transfers for U12s to U15s shall be the 31st JANUARY.
14.1.1 Transfer forms received closed season for U12s to U15s will be processed after all CRF1 forms have been submitted and monies received for that coming season from the team involved in the movement of a player. When forms and monies have been received the transfer will be processed.
14.1.2 The transfer procedure shall be as follows:
a) The Secretary/Nominated person of the NEW CLUB must start the Transfer process and complete the new club details on the official transfer form.
b) The players parent/guardian must fill in all their details required and sign the form to confirm they are correct.
c) The current club must complete the form, sign it and release the players ID card once they are satisfied the details on the transfer form are correct.
d) The transfer form along with the players ID card,a newly completed duplicate and an A5 stamped addressed envelope is then forwarded to the General Secretary.
e) The General Secretary will then record the transfer and send on to the RFL for a new card to be distributed back to them.
14 .1.3 Any Player, Parent or Guardian owing monies or garments to the club they are leaving will void the transfer until an agreement by both parties is achieved.
14.2 ALL junior players once registered with a team may only Transfer to another team on obtaining written permission of the club and the fixture organising league concerned. No Junior player may register for more than ONE TEAM in a season unless agreed by the Board of Management.
14.3 All junior teams may register up to three players on transfer in a season , the start and closing date of which shall be as rule14.1 & 14.1.1 except:-
a ) U10s and U11s who shall be allowed to transfer within age groups U10s and U11s throughout the season. The season shall be 1st September to the 31st May for U10s and U11s age groups.
b) Mini League players who shall have freedom of movement to a maximum of 3 clubs as per rule 14.3 in any one season using the transfer procedure, should a player transfer to a club and then move on in that season this will be removed off the quota this will be monitored and processed by the General Secretary.
14.4 No player can transfer to a club unless there is a registered team at his/her age group.
14.5 After transferring a player will have the option to return to the team from which he/she transferred. This must be done within 14 days, after which time the player must remain at the new team until at least the end of the season. At the end of that season
the player may return to his PREVIOUS CLUB as a free transfer.
14.5.1 On refusal of a transfer, if a player does not return to his/her original club then Yorkshire Junior League Insurance will not be valid.
14.6 Any player who re-registers within his club does not have to be transferred but must remain with that age group for the rest of the season.
14.7 LOAN PLAYER. A club playing at a 2 year age level i.e. ONLY ODD AGE GROUPS or ONLY EVEN AGE GROUPS, may loan players to another club for ONE SEASON . The players will then be allowed to return without counting as a transfer the following
season. This includes players from a disbanded team.
14.7.1 Players that transfer to a club and the following season wish to INHOUSE TRANSFER to another team within that club can do so but will count as part of the 3 transfers allowed and will include rule 14.3.1. if applicable
14.8 Any club, player or official found guilty of inducing (poaching) a player of a club to join another shall be deemed guilty of misconduct and will be dealt with as the Board of Management decide.
14.9 Transfers will be monitored closely from season to season. Should SUPER TEAM BUILDING be identified then the Board of Management will reserve the right to refuse a transfer. This includes disbanded teams.
14.9.1 Players transferring found guilty of falsifying the transfer document will have the transfer refused and could be expelled from the League.
Players of a disbanded team.
14.10 If there is NOT a team within the club in which players are eligible ( refer to rule 10.11/ 10.12 ) to play in then they shall become free agents. If there is a team within the club with 20 registered players or less ( refer to rule 10.11/10.12 ) then the Yorkshire Junior Transfer rules will apply. Notice of the disbanded team must be put in writing to the League Secretary. This MUST be signed by the Club Secretary, Chairperson and Treasurer.
14.11 If a team is disbanded the points that have been played for will be adjusted from the relevant teams as per Rule 11.15.1.
( 15 ) DISCIPLINE.
15.1 The Discipline Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Management and shall consist of a panel of not less than 6 members.
15.2 At all discipline meetings 3 members one who will act as Chairperson shall form a quorum.
15.3 All allegations of breaches of rules including charges of bringing the game into disrepute against players and/or club officials.
15.3.1 All allegations of misconduct and dismissal against players.
15.3.2 All allegations of misconduct against clubs & supporters.
15.4 The Disciplinary Committee shall have full powers to suspend and/or fine and/or expel from the league any player , Club, or official of any Club found guilty of any matter investigated under rule 15.3
15.5 At all Discipline and Appeal hearings the General Secretary will act as a minute taker only.
15.6 Only League/Cup games or games arranged prior to a players suspension will count.
15.6.1 If a player is banned whilst in the process of transferring to another club and a Cup tie against both clubs concerned is due to be played, should the player have played in a previous Cup round then he is Cup tied to his previous club and would therefore not have not been able to play in the Cup fixture. That game will not count as one of the match bans.
( 16 ) PROCEDURE OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
16.1 The Disciplinary Committee shall consider the written report of any Referee, Touch Judge, Club or Officer of the League concerning any matter under 15.3
16.2 If the Disciplinary Committee shall resolve that there may have been an offence committed and it wishes to investigate the matter further then it shall give in writing notice to the player, Club or other person concerned, specifying the matter under investigation, and shall invite a written reply as per the Yorkshire Junior Discipline Procedure.
Personal appearances require a deposit on an Official Club cheque per case of £20 refundable at the discretion of the Management.
16.3 If a personal hearing is requested under 16.2 or ( in the absolute discretion of the Disciplinary Committee) granted the pursuant to a later request the Secretary shall notify:
a) The player.
b) The match officials if all allegations arises as a result of the fixture.
c) The Club with which the player is registered or which the Club official represents or he supporter is known or considered to support.
16.4 The hearing of the Disciplinary Committee shall be informal and shall include:
a) Only 4 persons concerned including witnesses shall be entitled to be present.
b) Anyone charged with a breach of the rules shall be entitled to be represented by a friend and shall be entitled to call witnesses and question witnesses.
16.5 The Disciplinary Committee shall deliberate in private and whenever possible shall reach it’s decision immediately following the hearing. All persons concerned shall be notified of the decision as soon as practicable after the hearing.
16.6 Clubs must provide a representative to sit on the Disciplinary Committee as and when required by the General Secretary.
16.7 In all cases of discipline or disputes claims of non receipts of relevant correspondence, shall not prevent any matter from being dealt with.
( 17 ) SENDING OFF.
17.1 IF A PLAYER IS SENT OFF THEN EACH CLUB INVOLVED IN THE FIXTURE SHALL NOTIFY THE FIXTURE SECRETARY WITHIN 24 HOURS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A £20 FINE BEING IMPOSED.
17.2 Clubs are responsible for making sure referees send off the correct player corresponding to the match card. Discipline action WILL BE carried out with the player on the report sheet.
17.2.1 Every club must ensure that the referee is given the full name of any dismissed player and give every assistance to any match official to identify any club official, spectator or other person about whom they have cause to enquire.
17.3 Any claims of assault by a Club Official, spectator, coach or player MUST BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE. The League Secretary must be notified within 12 hours of the incident. Written statements must follow within 7 days with a copy to the
offending club. Failure to follow this procedure will result in the League NOT taking action.
17.3.1 All cases of assaults (if rule 17.3 has been followed) will be dealt with by the Yorkshire Junior Regional Welfare Officers.
17.4 A referee may at their discretion send a player from the field of play to the sin bin for a maximum of 5 MINUTES.
17.5 Fixture Secretaries must report ALL sendings off to the General Secretary and fill in the weekly report sheet forwarded to him each week.
(18 ) VIDEO / DVD EVIDENCE.
18.1 Video/DVD evidence will only be accepted for use if the teams partaking have agreed to the recording of the game. (MRF1) Evidence of this must be produced. Should any claims or allegations be made under the Child Protection Act then the Club submitting the evidence will be liable. The League WILL NOT accept any liability or responsibility.
18.2 The unedited Video/DVD must be in the hands of a Management member within 48 hours of the incident in question.
18.3 The Discipline Secretary must be informed a Video/DVD is being submitted prior to the date of the Discipline hearing The Video/DVD is to be set at the incident in question, and only the incident reported by the referee or Club will be dealt with.
18.4 All Videos/DVD’s must be clearly labelled i.e. Club, date of game, age group and opponents.
18.5 The Management Committee cannot be held responsible for the loss of any Video/ DVD.
18.6 The offending club has the right to view the Video/DVD at the Discipline hearing.
( 19 ) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
19.1 The Disciplinary Committee (and on appeal the Management Committee also) may on finding an allegation proved:
a) Fine any Player, Club, Official or Spectator.
b) Suspend any Player, Club, Official or Spectator.
c) Expel any Player, Club, Official from the League.
d) Require a written apology.
e) Require a written promise as to future good conduct.
f) If the Disciplinary Committee shall be satisfied that a player from a particular Club has committed an offence but the player concerned cannot be identified the Disciplinary Committee shall be entitled to deal with the Club concerned by imposing any of the punishments specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive on the Club.
19.2 Once a player has been suspended the ID card must be in the hands of the General Secretary prior to the suspension commencing, failure to do so will result in a £20 fine.
19.3 Suspension commences on the 2nd Saturday following the meeting the ban was imposed except in the cases of Sine Die or 6 or more matches when the ban is immediate. Players who appeal will be allowed to play until the appeal is heard if the ban is UNDER 6 MATCHES.
19.4 Once a player has fulfilled the suspension given, the official form correctly filled in must be sent to the General Secretary no later than 7 days after the ban ends. Failure to do so will result in the Club being fined £5 per week until the form is received.
19.5 If a fine is not paid by a player or any other person associated with a Club ( eg a supporter ) the Club shall be responsible for the payment of the fine.
19.6 If a Club or Team is fined it must be paid by the last day of the following month from the date of the fixture or Discipline meeting otherwise it will automatically double and ALL fixtures for that Club or Team shall be awarded to the opposing teams with a score of 18 – 0 against until paid.
19.6.2 ALL FINES AND LEAGUE FEES must be made payable to the Yorkshire Junior League and must be sent direct to the League Treasurer payments to any Management Members will not be accepted as paid.
19.7 The Management Committee may suspend/cancel Insurance for Clubs in default with payments to the League.
( 20 ) DISCIPLINE POINTS.
20.1 Any team that reaches 50 points will forfeit 4 League points at the end of the season.
20.1.1 A further 2 League points to be deducted for each 25 discipline points received.
20.1.2 When a team reaches the required discipline points, deducted League Points will be shown on the League tables but will not come into effect until after the prelim/1st round YJ Cup draws have taken place.
20.2 Discipline points to end the first Monday in April. Any points accrued after this date will be carried forward to the next season with the age group concerned except Mini Mod and U15s which will be £s for points as per discipline procedure No8.
DISCIPLINE PROCEDURE. THIS PROCEDURE MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ALL CASES OF DISCIPLINE.
1. Once the game has finished the Liaison Officers or Club Official must approach the Referee in the correct manner and ask for the name of the person/s or in the case of players sent off (this must correspond with the name on the team sheet) and the reason for their dismissal. If they are not in agreement with the referee this must be cleared up before he leaves as the Discipline Panel will deal with the player reported on the dismissal report Rule 17.2. In the case of an Official or spectator every assistance must be given in identifying the person accused.
2. BOTH CLUBS MUST report all offences, players/coaches/club officials/spectators sendings off, Brawls, Abandoned games etc and the name of the REFEREE and their SOCIETY to the General Secretary by E- Mail WITHIN 24 HOURS to charles.bray1@ntlworld.com and TEXT the Fixture secretary concerned. The General Secretary will then forward the names to the Referee Society to ensure reports are submitted.
3. Clubs then have five (5) working days to request an appearance at the Discipline meeting and to submit on official headed paper, signed by the Secretary or designated club person, any supporting evidence regarding the reported incident, this must also include the Yorkshire Junior Discipline Report correctly filled in and signed.
4. If a Club is reporting another Club they must inform the General Secretary by E- Mail WITHIN 24 HOURS to charles.bray1@ntlworld.com , they then have five (5) working days to submit any paperwork regarding the complaint supported by a letter on official Headed paper signed by the Secretary or designated person supporting the complaint and must also include the Yorkshire Junior Discipline Report. COPIES OF ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE SENT TO THE OFFENDING CLUB IN THE SAME TIMESCALE. The General Secretary will then inform the reported club that a complaint has been made against them. The Clubs being reported will then have a further five (5) working days to respond to the allegations, AFTER THIS TIME NO FURTHER EVIDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
5. Only an OFFICIAL CLUB CHEQUE for £20 PER CASE WILL BE ACCEPTED and must be forwarded within 10 days of the incident to the Secretary. Failure to submit a cheque will void an appearance at the discipline meeting. For Video evidence see YJ rule 18. AFTER 5 WORKING DAYS NO FURTHER EVIDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
6. Only points given to players / team / Officials will count towards the loss of league points. All other offences will carry a minimum £200 fine plus £100 suspended.
7. Once an age group ( this includes anyone concerned at the respective age group ) reaches 50 points the Club concerned will be fined £50 and for each 50 points thereafter £50.
8. All Mini/Mod discipline and from the 31st March with regards to U15s will be £’s instead of points, eg if a player gets a 4 match ban instead of receiving 15 points they will receive a £15 fine.
( 21 ) RACIAL OR ANY FORM OF ABUSE.
21.1 Rugby League is a multi cultural game. The Yorkshire Junior League will not tolerate racial abuse or any other discriminatory practices.
21.1.1 Allegations of racial or any form of abuse must be reported on the day of the occurrence to the General Secretary by the Secretary of the Club who will then forward to the Regional Welfare Officers. At least 2 signed witness statements must
be collected which include the name of the person/s the allegation is against, and the name/s of the alleged victim/s. The incident report form is then completed and all documentation sent to the above officials within 7 days of the alleged offence. This will
be dealt with through the appropriate channels.
( 22 ) APPEALS.
22.1 All appeals are to Yorkshire Junior League within 7 days of your hearing with a copy to the General Secretary and require £20 deposit per case, refundable at the discretion of the Appeals Committee.
22.2 All appeals against discipline decisions to be lodged with the Discipline Secretary and League Secretary within 14 days of the hearing.
22.3 No appeals will be heard unless the Club was present at the original hearing.
22.4 New evidence WILL NOT be accepted for an appeal.
22.5 In the event that the decision is upheld by the Appeals Committee, then any penalties incurred will stand from the date of the Appeal hearing.
22.6 The Appeals Panel will be selected by the Board of Management. Additional members can be co-opted on at the Board of Managements discretion.
22.7 All appeals to be heard within 20 working days of the original hearing.
22.8 If a Club after having a discipline hearing and an appeal hearing is still not satisfied with the outcome they may appeal to the RFL within a 14 day period with a deposit of £40 which will be returned only if the appeal is successful and this decision shall be the final one.
RFL MINI/ MOD/MOD TRANSITION RULES
The RFL Mini / Mod / Mod Transition rules are a modified version of rugby league that will be played for enjoyment where basic skills will be taught to all players. No competitions will be played(Cups, Shields etc) by any Club / team but at Festivals a momentum of the day may be given out to all players. ALL Mini/Mod/Mod Transition teams will abide by and play to ALL the Rugby Football League Mini/Mod/Mod Transition rules.
23. In non-recorded Mini/Mod/Mod Transition rugby the home team must TEXT the Fixture Secretary after the match has finished to confirm it was played.
24. In Mini League scores will not be published in the press. Failure to comply will result in a £20 fine.
25. Mini/Mod/Mod Transition season will run from 2nd weekend in September to 2nd weekend in December. Season to restart from 2nd weekend in March to last weekend in June. NO games MUST be played after 2nd weekend in December and before 2nd weekend in March unless agreed by the League.
