SJL Championship Rules 2008/09 SJL PREMIERSHIP RULES AND REGULATIONS League Rules and Discipline - The SJL (Stanmore Jaffery’s League) Premiership is a 5-a-side league with a total of 10teams within the league for season 2008/09. - Standard league points system will apply of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. - League standings of teams will be decided by points gained followed by goal difference followed by goals scored followed by aggregate result between the teams in question followed by the drawing of lots. - For the season 2008/09, the bottom 3teams will be relegated to the SJL Championship. - The league consists of 1 game every 2 weeks on average for each team on fixed dates - All players must be registered with SJL Admin to participate in any league match. Fielding an unregistered player will result in an immediate 10-0 loss for that team and a 3 point deduction in their league standing. A maximum of 10 players are allowed to be registered per squad. - All teams will play every other team twice at the designated venue fixed by the admin for next season as Ruislip Goals(HA4 0JE). - The designated “home” team for the fixture will get first choice of kit colour if there is a clash. - All communication between the admin and the participants will be done via email and it is the captain’s responsibility to ensure that the correct email addresses have been submitted for his whole team. - Absence from a league match of either team will result in a 10-0 loss. - For every 5 red cards accumulated by a team during the season, a deduction of 3 points from their league standing will be implemented with immediate effect. - If a referee abandons a match and it is deduced that the fault lies with only oneof the teams then the team not at fault will be awarded with the default 10 goals plusany number of goals the team may have scored up until that point. - The SJ Disciplinary Committee reserves the right to take any post match disciplinary action based on the referees match report. Key Dates Sat 30th August 2008 = Final deadline for any squad adjustments. All players MUST be registered and SJ members. Sun 31st August 2008 = Start of SJLP season with first match 9pm kick-off at Ruislip Goals 1st-30thSeptember 2008 = Ramadhan break Sun 11thJanuary 2009 = SJL Charity Cup 15th–31st January 2009 = Mid-season transfer window Sun 31st May 2009 = SJL Cup+ Official end of SJL Premiershipseason SJL Premiership Game Rules 1) All matches will be 50 minutes long, 25 minutes each half. 2) There must be a minimum of 4 players (1 goalkeeper and 3 outfield players) for a match to be deemed playable at kick-off. If this is not the case, then for every 10 minute increment the opposition is late, the opposing team will gain a 3 goal start at kick-off. Therefore as an example, if the opposition turns up 30 minutes late, this will lead to a 9-0 start by the opposition with a reduced match time. 3) If an opposing team fails to turn up at all, a 10-0 victory is given to the opposition. 4) If at any time there are fewer than 3 players on the pitch (including the goalkeeper) the match will be abandoned resulting in the matter being referred to the admin to take any action they deem necessary. 5) The referee should check all players on the pitch are registered with the admin against the latest squad list provided by the admin, before each match. 6) Unlimited roll-on roll off subs will be allowedand a team is also allowed to bring the full squad to each game. Substitutions must be done by notifying the referee every time. 7) A foul committed by any player deemed to be the "last man" by the referee and which is deemed by the referee as denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity will result in a penalty. 8) A team-mate receiving the ball from the keeper may not return the ball directly to him -the ball must first be touched by another player. A penalty will be awarded to the opposing team in such an event. However passes directly off the side-boards (not back-boards)to the keeper ARE allowed. 9) No high balls are allowed UNLESS if it is off the keeper. If the keeper deliberately kicks the ball high, this should result in a free kick to the opposition. The free kick should be 1 yard from the edge of the centre of the D-area. This then allows any "wall" that the opposition may want to form to stand on the D-line and no closer. 10) Judging a “high ball” is at the referee’s discretion. All free-kicks resulting from a high-ball must be in- direct. 11) NO SLIDE TACKLES are permitted. A sliding block is also not tobe allowed and hence a free-kick should result. If however the referee decides that the player lost balance then no foul needs to be awarded. 12) A penalty will result if a defending player enters his own D-area or the goalkeeper exits his D-area. A free kick to the goalkeeper will result if the striking player enters the D. 13) Yellow and red cards will be available for the referee to use at his discretion. A red card will result in a player being sin-binned for a period of 5 minutes or a sending off forthe entire game if the referee deems it necessary in cases of extreme misconduct. 14) No screw in studded footwear or blades are permitted to be worn by any player. 15) Players must stand at least 1 yard away when a free kick is being taken. 16) Penalising for serious foul play is at the referees discretion. 17) All teams should have a fixed home colour to avoid kit clashes. In the case of a kit clash the designated home team will get priority over the kit colour worn at their matches.