Leicestershire Badminton Association

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Handbook 2008/9 LBA Committee Members

Position Name Telephone Email President, [email protected] Secretary and David Clanchy 01572 822501 [email protected] County Match [email protected] Secretary League Greg Howes 0116 2621476 Secretary [email protected] Steve Treasurer 01530 838981 [email protected] Lofthouse LBA Hall Mac Dodge 0116 2772066 [email protected] Secretary County Captain Carl Jennings 07713 889585 [email protected] Press Secretary Richard Clarke 0116 2418787 [email protected] Development Carole 01530 811984 [email protected] Officer Spencer Badminton Carole England 01530 811984 [email protected] Spencer Representative Council Colin Kent 0116 2416836 [email protected] Representative Website Ajay Pitrola - [email protected] County Veterans Carol Harding 01509 550207 [email protected] Child Welfare Clive Ellames 01455 272604 [email protected] Officer Coaching Annette East 0796 222 3541 [email protected] Secretary Dave LSBA Secretary 0116 291 9231 [email protected] Armstrong LSBA Vanessa Tournament 01530 243 765 [email protected] Stanton Secretary LSBA Match Lea Sell 01530 812 217 [email protected] Secretary LSBA Vanessa Representative 01530 243 765 [email protected] Stanton to LBA

2 Club Details Club Secretary Venue Day/Time Ct Match Secretary Ashby Tue/Thu, 4 Christine Goadby Brian Hick Tel. Ashby Grammar 7:00 to Eve: 01530 564782 School 9:45pm Eve: 01530 264921 Birstall Angela Sewell Longslade Tues, 4 Anne Mee Day: 0116 2853322 Community 7:30 Eve: 0116 2412681 Eve: 0116 2609719 College Wed,7:30 Central Edward Hayes Gartree High Monday, 4 Phyllis Messenger Leicester Day: 01332 293833 School 7:00pm 0116 2417996 Eve: 0116 2417198 Babington Friday, 4 College 7:30pm Countesthorpe Countesthorpe Thurs 4 Pete Howitt Sue Black Croakers Community 7:30 to 0116 2440582 Eve: 0116 2395643 College 10:00pm Enderby Dave Poli Enderby Leisure Sun 8-11 2 As sec Day: 07720049194 Centre Eve: 0116 2291937 Glen Magna Roger Sharpe Bushloe High Friday, 4 As sec 01455 823458 School 7 – 9.30 Glencote Roger Utting East Goscote Tuesday, 1 As sec 0116 2605877 Village Hall 7:30pm Hermitage Matt Bray Hermitage CN Wed, 3 Ricky Smith Lakeside 01530 833307 Leisure Cent, 7:30-9:30 01530 833307 Whitwick MN Mon /Fri 7.30 Hoton Trinity Reg Foster Trinity Meth Ch, Tuesday, 1 Ken Gee 01530 243337 Royland Rd, 7:30pm 01509 266157 Loughborough Huncote Marie Whitehead Enderby Leisure Sunday, As sec Day: 01455 638522 Centre 7:30pm Eve: 01455 822783 Leicester Ian Wilkinson Sports Hall, Monday, 4 As sec University 07954 147975 Manor Rd, Leics 7:00pm Charles Wilson Sun, 7:30 4 Blding, Leic Uni Sat, 6:00 (Main campus), Longslade Andy Wenlock Fullhurst Comm Thursday 4 As sec Stoneygate Day: 0116 265 4000 Coll. , Imperial 7:00pm Eve: 0116 240 2920 Ave, Leicester Loughborough John Sleath Loughborough Monday, 4 Carol Harding 01509 556403 Grammar Sch 7:45pm 01509 550207 Charnwood Friday, 4 Leisure Centre, 8pm Loughborough Loughborough Kirsty Askew Charnwood Leis Thursday 4 Ivan Sherlock Leys Day: 01509 645131 Centre, Lough 8 to 11 Day: 07753 566547 Eve: 01509 817355 Lough Uni, New Monday, Eve.: 0116 2600711 Sports Hall 8 to 11 4 3

Club Secretary Venue Day/Time Cts Match Secretary Loughborough Sam Andrews Lough Uni, New Tuesday, 4 As sec University 07525 020454 Sports Hall 7:30pm Loughborough Jay Mistry Loughborough Monday, 4 As sec Tech Day: 01509 612122 Technical College 8:00pm Eve: 01509 268246 Marydene Chris Meakin Beauchamp Com Friday, 2 Barry Moore 0116 2103690 Coll, Oadby 7:00pm 0116 2733726 Melton OG Christine Stanley King Edward VII Mon/Wed 4 J Schmidt 01664 565292 Upper School 7:00pm 01509 644292 Millenium Pramod Shah Babington Tuesday 4 Dinesh Gandhi 07718 535766 College 8.00pm 07767 364075 Mundella Jo Deacon South Wigston Thursday 3 Bill Meadows 0116 2863912 High School 7:30pm 0116 2736759 Olympic Prakash Dattani Cossington St Thursday 3 Manoj Ghelani Day: 07850 846874 Sports Centre, 7:30pm 07751 888402 Eve: 0116 2440048 Leicester Phase Two Barbara Stanley Groby Community Wed, 3 As sec 0116 2675800 Coll 8:00pm Quorn James Aldrich Charnwood Leis MN Mon 2 As sec Day: 0116 2244098 Centre, Lough Eve: 01509 413540 Rawlins Comm CN Mon, 4 College, Quorn. 7:45pm Regal Arts Naresh Gopal Cossington St Tue 7.30 3 Ritesh Mody Day: 07855 259306 Sports Centre, Sat 2 - 5 07779 229619 Eve: 0116 2730598 Leicester Rushey Mead Panna Patel As sec School 07927 546575 South Lorraine Marlow Brockington Fri, 7pm 4 Ian Bosworth Leicestershire Day: 0116 2642311 College Sat, Day: 07946 412072 Eve: 0116 2861173 Enderby 6:30pm Eve: 0116 2413206 Uppingham Stuart McAusland Uppingham Sch Tue 7.30 5 Mark Burberry 0116 2717816 Uppingham Com MN Fri 07786 515649 Coll, London Rd 7.30 4 Wanlip Richard Clarke Babington Wed 7pm 4 Mark Cockayne 07714 898548 Community Day: 07974 979801 College Eve.: 0116 2313496 Welland Park Gary Eastwood Welland Park Monday, 4 As sec Day: 01858 565567 Comm College, 7:00pm Eve: 01858 434294 Mkt Harborough Wyggeston Mark Hryniw Hamilton College, Thursday 4 Richard Findlay 07960 904974 Leics /Friday, Day: 07729 360374 7:00pm Eve: 0116 2782687 Zen Jed Smith Rolleston Jun Sch Monday, 2 As sec 0116 2760022 Hillsborough Rd, 7:00pm Glen Parva CN = Club night MN = Match night (where known)

4 New Hall League Results 2007-2008

New Hall Division 1 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Loughborough I 8 0 0 0 0 133 11 2994 1081 Loughborough II 6 0 2 0 0 89 55 2705 2274 Longslade Stoneygate I 3 0 4 0 0 62 64 1715 2181 Enderby I 2 0 5 0 0 33 93 1901 2397 Longslade Stoneygate II 0 0 8 0 0 25 119 1519 2901

New Hall Division 2 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Central Leicester I 6 0 1 0 0 94 31 2467 1855 Quorn I 4 0 4 0 0 77 66 2569 2528 Loughborough III 3 0 5 0 0 62 82 2358 2635 Central Leicester II 3 0 4 0 0 59 67 2112 2295 Hermitage Lakeside I 3 0 5 0 0 49 95 2395 2588

New Hall Division 3 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Mundella I 8 0 2 0 0 136 44 3473 2511 Loughborough Leys I 8 0 1 0 0 112 50 3120 2235 Rushey Mead School I 4 0 5 0 0 67 95 2514 2688 Glen Magna I 2 0 5 0 0 55 71 2002 2206 Wanlip I 1 0 5 0 0 34 74 1696 2116 Countesthorpe Croak I 0 0 5 0 0 10 80 781 1830

Mixed Doubles Results 2007-2008 Mixed Division 1 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Students Mixed I 7 0 0 56 7 115 26 2850 2179 Loughborough Mixed I 5 0 3 46 26 104 65 3236 2862 Lough Leys Mixed I 3 0 4 25 38 60 83 2517 2702 Longsl Stoney Mixed I 2 0 5 18 45 43 97 2227 2689 South Leics Mixed I 0 0 5 8 37 25 76 1594 1992

Mixed Division 2 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Longsl Stoney Mixed II 8 0 2 55 35 124 91 4009 3604 Loughborough Mixed II 7 0 3 53 37 120 90 3989 3727 Melton OG Mixed I 6 0 4 55 35 126 77 3803 3183 South Leics Mixed II 6 0 4 55 35 120 84 3689 3332 Lough Leys Mixed II 3 0 7 41 49 90 109 3445 3597 Longs Stoney Mixed III 0 0 10 11 79 34 163 2495 3987 5 Mixed Division 3a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Melton OG Mixed II 7 0 1 57 15 120 42 3197 2597 South Leics Mixed III 6 0 2 44 28 96 66 2898 2545 Central Leics Mixed I 4 0 3 37 26 82 62 2674 2453 Mundella Mixed I 1 0 5 17 37 44 77 2015 1990 Glen Magna Mixed I 0 0 7 7 56 19 114 1470 2669

Mixed Division 3b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Enderby Mixed I 9 0 1 65 25 139 70 4017 3095 Longsl Stoney Mixed IV 6 0 2 44 28 94 70 2732 2553 Central Leics Mixed II 4 0 5 35 46 93 104 3368 3485 Ashby Mixed I 3 0 4 35 28 83 70 2847 2714 South Leics Mixed IV 1 0 6 18 45 47 102 2386 2882 Lough Leys Mixed III 0 0 5 10 35 32 72 1429 2050

Mixed Division 4a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Leicester Uni Mixed I 4 0 1 34 11 74 28 2033 1687 Wyggeston Mixed I 4 0 2 24 30 53 70 1918 2311 Quorn Mixed I 2 0 4 26 28 57 65 2155 1974 Huncote Mixed I 1 0 5 18 36 53 75 2228 2405

Mixed Division 4b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Melton OG Mixed III 7 0 0 49 14 106 38 2823 2311 Leicester Uni Mixed II 5 0 1 39 15 85 40 2448 2029 Mundella Mixed II 4 0 4 32 40 70 93 2781 2994 Zen Mixed I 2 0 6 18 54 54 112 2728 3152 Birstall Mixed I 0 0 7 24 39 56 88 2357 2651

Mixed Division 5a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Herm Lakeside Mixed I 6 0 0 44 10 91 28 2406 1664 Count Croakers Mixed I 4 0 2 33 21 69 51 2277 2013 Wanlip Mixed I 1 0 4 16 29 39 61 1609 1891 Glen Magna Mixed II 0 0 5 6 39 21 80 1317 2041

Mixed Division 5b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Herm Lakeside Mixed II 7 0 0 50 13 105 30 2635 1392 Birstall Mixed II 5 0 2 33 30 69 68 2297 2243 Count Croakers Mixed II 2 0 4 26 28 55 60 1735 1647 Wanlip Mixed II 1 0 3 18 18 41 38 1122 1151 Radmoor Mixed I 0 0 6 8 46 20 94 965 2321 6 Mens Doubles Results 2007-2008 Mens Division 1 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Loughborough Mens I 6 0 2 50 22 105 50 2964 2206 Lough Students Mens I 6 0 1 48 15 99 35 2338 1795 Regal Arts Mens I 3 0 3 28 26 59 55 1529 1590 Longsl Stoney Mens I 2 0 4 24 30 52 66 1960 2200 Lough Students Mens II 0 0 7 3 60 12 121 1707 2707

Mens Division 2 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Leys Mens I 9 0 1 70 20 150 59 4171 3396 South Leics Mens I 7 0 3 52 38 119 95 3925 3889 Loughborough Mens II 7 0 3 51 39 116 102 4019 3926 Melton OG Mens I 5 0 5 47 43 108 109 3974 3943 Longsl Stoney Mens II 2 0 8 28 62 79 136 3589 4152 Leicester Uni Mens I 0 0 10 22 68 71 142 3724 4096

Mens Division 3a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Leys Mens II 8 0 1 54 27 123 68 3681 3073 Loughborough Mens III 5 0 4 46 35 99 83 3351 2900 South Leics Mens II 4 0 5 38 43 90 94 3294 3212 Melton OG Mens II 4 0 4 33 39 74 92 2866 2988 Central Leicester Mens I 2 0 4 29 25 70 59 2428 2307 Regal Arts Mens II 0 0 5 7 38 17 77 702 1842

Mens Division 3b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Students Mens III 10 0 0 73 17 153 53 4091 3331 Lough Leys Mens III 8 0 2 60 30 135 78 4072 3649 Loughborough Mens IV 6 0 4 45 45 111 102 3906 3819 Central Leics Mens II 3 0 7 37 53 90 115 3597 3729 South Leics Mens III 2 0 7 35 46 80 108 3235 3184 Huncote Mens I 0 0 9 11 70 33 146 2449 3638

Mens Division 4a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Olympic Mens I 6 0 3 57 24 120 62 3463 3069 Uppingham Mens I 6 0 3 49 32 113 79 3530 3252 Quorn Mens I 6 0 4 48 42 110 97 3853 3447 Herm Lakeside Mens I 4 0 5 39 42 90 92 3164 3301 Marydene Mens I 4 0 6 36 54 80 123 3277 3637 Mundella Mens I 2 0 7 23 58 62 122 2987 3568

7 Mens Division 4b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Ashby Mens I 5 0 4 47 34 106 82 3508 3232 Glencote Mens I 5 0 4 43 38 100 88 3475 3279 Leicester Uni Mens II 5 0 1 37 17 77 48 2307 2165 Lough Leys Mens IV 5 0 3 34 38 78 82 2766 2911 Wyggeston Mens I 3 0 6 40 41 91 90 3319 3278 Birstall Mens I 1 0 6 15 48 39 101 2131 2641

Mens Division 5a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Glen Magna Mens I 8 0 4 65 43 148 97 4287 3465 Lough Tech Mens I 8 0 4 64 44 143 114 4760 4259 Huncote Mens II 8 0 3 52 47 123 105 3658 3753 Countes Croaker Mens I 7 0 5 68 40 146 97 4576 3559 Herm Lakeside Mens II 4 0 8 53 55 120 132 4153 4303 Welland Park Mens I 4 0 6 46 44 109 99 3806 3126 Crown Hills Com Mens I 1 0 10 12 87 34 179 1546 4321

Mens Division 5b Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Longs Stoney Mens III 10 0 0 84 6 171 20 3931 2624 Loughborough Mens V 8 0 2 68 22 144 53 3814 2667 Mundella Mens II 5 0 5 36 54 81 121 3352 3625 Glen Magna Mens II 3 0 7 34 56 84 121 3193 3539 Wanlip Mens I 2 0 8 26 64 61 138 2674 3791 Lough Tech Mens II 2 0 8 22 68 54 142 2837 3555

Mens Division 6a Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Zen Mens I 10 0 2 88 20 188 54 4866 3222 Millenium Mens I 7 0 4 65 34 138 87 4197 3579 Central Leics Mens III 7 0 5 59 49 134 113 4550 4090 Hoton Trinity Mens I 7 0 5 58 50 133 107 4320 3631 Phase Two Mens I 4 0 8 44 64 101 138 4077 4062 Wyggeston Mens II 4 0 6 30 60 62 128 1737 3523 Birstall Mens II 1 0 10 16 83 42 171 2592 4232

8 Ladies Doubles Results 2007-2008 Ladies Division 1 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Leys Ladies I 8 0 0 50 22 111 50 3115 2191 South Leics Ladies I 3 0 2 31 14 65 37 1847 1722 Loughborough Ladies I 3 0 4 30 33 67 77 2510 2676 Lough Students Ladies I 3 0 4 28 35 68 74 2475 2490 Longsl Stoney Ladies I 0 0 7 14 49 33 106 1909 2777

Ladies Division 2 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Melton OG Ladies I 4 0 2 32 22 73 53 2333 2249 Mundella Ladies I 4 0 2 30 24 64 55 2110 2086 Lough Leys Ladies II 2 0 4 27 27 59 63 2183 2122 Longsl Stoney Ladies II 2 0 4 19 35 51 76 2197 2366

Ladies Division 3 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Lough Student Ladies II 8 0 0 61 11 125 31 3120 1885 Loughborough Ladies II 4 0 4 36 36 80 79 2426 2778 Central Leics Ladies I 4 0 3 32 31 74 67 2528 2360 Herm Lakeside Ladies I 2 0 6 33 39 73 87 2693 2777 Birstall Ladies I 1 0 6 9 54 22 110 1579 2546

Ladies Division 4 Table Matches Played Rubbers Games Points W D L W L W L W L Leicester UniLadies I 4 0 1 29 16 61 38 1851 1526 Countes Cr Ladies I 3 0 4 31 32 66 69 2181 2256 Glen Magna Ladies I 2 0 3 25 20 54 42 1645 1343 Uppingham Ladies I 2 0 3 20 25 45 56 1657 1734 Ashby Ladies I 2 0 2 12 24 28 49 942 1417

Attention League Secretaries

If any of your club details on pages 3 and 4 are incorrect or incomplete please email any alterations through directly to the LBA treasurer, Steve Lofthouse at: [email protected]

9 League Structure for 2008/9

New Hall League Ladies

Division 1 Division 1 Loughborough 1 Loughborough Leys 1 Loughborough 2 Loughborough 1 Enderby Loughborough Students 1 Longslade Stoneygate 1 Melton OG Central Leicester 1 South Leicestershire

Division 2 Division 2 Loughborough Leys Longslade Stoneygate 1 Central Leicester 2 Mundella Loughborough 3 Loughborough Leys 2 Quorn Loughborough Students 2 Mundella Loughborough 2 Central Leicester Division 3 Hermitage Lakeside 1 Division 3 Hermitage Lakeside 2 Longslade Stoneygate 2 Rushey Mead School Hermitage Lakeside Wanlip Ashby Glen Magna Countesthorpe Croakers Countesthorpe Croakers Leicester University Uppingham

Mixed Mixed

Division 1 Division 2 Longslade Stoneygate 1 Loughborough 2 Longslade Stoneygate 2 Enderby Loughborough Leys 1 South Leicestershire 1 Loughborough 1 South Leicestershire 2 Loughborough Students 1 Melton OG 1 Melton OG 2

10 Mixed Mens

Division 3A Division 1 Central Leicester 1 Longslade Stoneygate 1 Melton OG 3 Loughborough Students 1 Mundella 1 Loughborough 1 South Leicestershire 3 Regal Arts 1 Longslade Stoneygate 3 Loughborough Leys 1

Division 3B Division 2 Ashby Loughborough Students 2 Central Leicester 2 Loughborough Students 3 Loughborough Leys 2 Loughborough 2 Longslade Stoneygate 4 Melton OG 1 Leicester University 1 South Leicestershire ! South Leicestershire 4 Loughborough Leys2

Division 4A Division 3A Glen Magna Loughborough 3 Quorn Longslade Stoneygate 2 Wyggeston Central Leicester 1 Hermitage Lakeside 1 Ashby Countesthorpe Croakers Melton OG 2 South Leicestershire 2

Division 4B Division 3B Leicester University 2 Central Leicester 2 Loughborough Leys 3 Leicester University 1 Mundella 2 Loughborough 4 Zen Loughborough Leys 3 Hermitage Lakeside 2 Olympic South Leicestershire 2 Division 5A Birstall Division 4A Huncote Regal Arts 2 Wanlip Hermitage Lakeside 1 Countesthorpe Croakers 2 Longslade Stoneygate 3 Marydene Quorn Uppingham

11 Mens

Division 4B Division 5B Loughborough Leys 4 Loughborough 5 Huncote 1 Mundella 2 Glencote Wanlip 1 Wyggeston 1 Birstall Glen Magna 1 Millenium Leicester University 2 Central Leicester 3

Division 5A Division 6A Mundella 1 Hoton Trinity Hermitage Lakeside 2 Loughborough Tech 2 Huncote 2 Phase Two Welland Park Wanlip 2 Countesthorpe Croakers Enderby Zen Loughborough Tech 1

LEICESTERSHIRE BADMINTON ASSOCIATION RULES

1. The Association shall be called the Leicestershire Badminton Association (LBA) and shall be affiliated to Badminton England (BE).

2. The objects of the Association are to promote the interest of Badminton in Leicestershire, to hold a County Championship Tournament, to arrange matches with other County associations etc.

3. Membership of the LBA shall be confined to Clubs having their Hall in Leicestershire. The Leicestershire Badminton Coaches Association will also be affiliated to the LBA

4. An Annual subscription, payable by each club, shall be determined at the Annual General Meeting of the LBA

5. Annual subscriptions shall be due for payment on 1st October. Any Club whose subscription is unpaid on 1st November shall be liable to pay a penalty, as determined at the Annual General Meeting of the LBA.

6. Any affiliated Club wishing to retire must give notice to the Secretary before November 1st in any year, otherwise it will be liable to the subscription for that year. It shall be the duty of each Honorary Secretary of an affiliated Club, on taking up such an office, to report the name and address to the Secretary of the Association immediately.

12 7a. The affairs of the LBA shall be managed by a Committee, made up as shown in Appendix 1, sic to form a quorum, all of whom shall be members of affiliated Clubs, and in addition the Coaching Secretary shall be a member of the Leicestershire Badminton Coaches Association and shall be elected annually a the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held not later than the 31st May each year. Representatives of one third of the affiliated Clubs to form a quorum. (In the event of a quorum not being obtained, the Committee is empowered to call a further meeting within one month when a quorum shall be dispensed with.) The Committee shall have the full power to co-opt and fill the vacancies until the next AGM.

7b. The Committee is authorised to pay an annual honorarium to all officers in accordance with a scale approved at the AGM.

7c. Nominations only proposed and seconded by two members of any affiliated Clubs, or by the Committee, shall be sent in writing to the Secretary at least fourteen days before the date of the AGM.

7d. Any affiliated Club wishing to make formal proposals for consideration at the AGM must submit the same in writing to the Honorary Secretary prior to 1st April

8. The purpose of the AGM is:

8a. To receive Reports of the Officers of the Association on the previous year’s activities

8b. To approve and adopt the Financial Accounts for the previous year

8c. To fix the Annual Subscription and Penalty for Late Payment for the ensuing year.

8d. To fix the scale of Annual Honoraria to be made available to all Officers of the Committee.

8e. To approve and adopt the League Rules of the Association’s competitions for the ensuing year as presented by the League Secretary.

8f. To elect the Officers of the Association, as specified in Appendix 1, for the ensuing year.

8g. To elect an Honorary Auditor for the ensuing year.

8h. To deal with any other competent business.

9. Special General Meetings may be called by the Committee, or on the written request of at least four representatives of any four affiliated Clubs, Representatives of one third of affiliated Clubs to form a quorum. Seven days notice shall be given for such meetings, which shall be called within twenty-eight days of the receipt of such requisitions, and the meetings shall be strictly limited to the purpose stated in the notice.

13 10. Each affiliated Club shall be entitled to send one representative to vote at a General Meeting, in addition to the members of the Committee, excluding Past Presidents and Life vice-presidents who will have one vote each. Any other member may attend the AGM but is not entitled to vote, A fine of £10 shall be imposed on any affiliated Club not represented at the AGM.

11. All application forms from affiliated Clubs for permission to hold Tournaments shall be sent to the LBA, at least two clear calendar months before the event, for approval and counter-signing if approved.

12a.The property of the Association (other than cash, which shall be under the control of the Treasurer) shall be vested in four Trustees appointed by the Committee upon trust to be sold, mortgaged or otherwise dealt with as the Committee may direct by resolution. (Of which an entry in the Minute Book shall be conclusive evidence.)

12b. The Committee may, from time to time, by resolution removeany Trustee form office and make any appointment necessary to fill any vacancy created by such removal or by the death or resignation of a Trustee. For the purpose of giving effect to such an appointment the President of the Association is hereby nominated as the person to appoint new Trustees of the Association within the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustees Act 1925 and he shall by deed duly appoint the person or persons so nominated by the Committee as the new Trustee or Trustees of the Association and the provisions of the Trustees Act 1925 shall apply to any such deed of appointment. Any statement or fact in any such deed of appointment shall, in favour of a person dealing bona fide and for value with the Trustees of the Committee, be conclusive evidence of the facts so stated

12c. The Trustees and the respective estates and effects shall be indemnified out of the property and assets of the Association against all costs, claims and demands arising out of or by reason of their holding office of Trustee.

13. The elected Committee shall be empowered to deal with matters not covered by the rules.

14. The rules can only be altered at the AGM.

LBA League Rules

1. Entry shall be restricted to clubs affiliated to the LBA 2. Only those players on the list on the registered players submitted to the League Secretary may take part in any League competition. Players may be registered at any time during the season but their registration and fees must have reached the League Secretary before they take part in any match, otherwise the games must be awarded to their opponents. If the registration is verbal, then written confirmation - along with the appropriate fees – must reach the League Secretary within 7 days to make the registration valid. 14 3a. A League entrance fee in respect of each team entered in the Leagues and an individual registration fee in respect of each registered played shall be proposed annually by the Association’s Honorary Treasurer, with the approval of the LBA Committee. 3b. Any affiliated Club wishing to enter a team/teams for the League must give notice to the League Secretary not later than 7 days before fixtures night. Any affiliated Club wishing to withdraw a team/teams from the League must give notice to the League Secretary before 1st September in any year, otherwise it will be liable for the fees for that year. 3d. A fixture meeting shall be held in September for the benefit of the Club Fixture Secretaries to arrange fixtures for the season. Certificates and, where appropriate, trophies will be presented to the winners of the previous season’s Leagues if not previously presented. A fine of £10 will be imposed on any affiliated Club not represented at the fixtures meeting. 4. There shall be four separate league competitions; Mens, Ladies, Mixed and New Hall. These shall be regarded as four quite separate League competitions for the purpose of these rules. 5a. No player may represent more than one club in a League competition in a single season, except by permission of the Secretary, if it considered that a particular exception to this rule should be made. 5b. The maximum number of matches a player can play in any league is fourteen. If a player plays more than the maximum allowed, then all rubbers he / she plays in subsequent matches shall be awarded to the opposition 5c. At least four players must play in order to constitute a team in a recognised match. 6. A club entering two or more teams in any one League shall comply with the following rules: 6a. Four players shall be nominated for each team except the one in the lower or lowest division. 6b. These nominated players must play for the team they are nominated for, or a higher team, during the season. 6c. If a nominated player, for any reason, fails to play in three matches out of the first five then it is the Club’s responsibility to contact the League Secretary and with reasons or to nominate another player, bearing in mind that all nomination rules still apply. 6d. If a nominated player fails to play three matches out of the first five and a substitute nomination not given then the League Secretary can retrospectively nominate a player and apply all nomination rules. 6e. In the event of an unsatisfactory, or no, reason being given all rubbers won by the newly nominated players in a lower division will be awarded against him/her. 6f. The four nominated players shall be chosen by the club before any match is played and their names sent to the League Secretary. 6g. In the Mixed League there shall be two men and two ladies. 6h. If the Club fails to indicate its nominated players by the first match the League Secretary will select four players and will notify the nominated players. 6i. A player that has played more than twice for a higher team/ teams shall not play for a lower team. 6j. If two teams of the same Club are in the same division, the home and away matches must be played as the first matches of those teams in the season. 15 7a. All league matches shall be played with cork based shuttles, feather or synthetic 7b. All first and second division matches to be played with feather shuttles only, with the exception of the New Hall League, in which, the second division is exempt. 7c. The order of play for League matches is as follows, unless agreed otherwise by both sides. The HOME SIDE is listed first throughout. 1 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 3, 2 v 1, 3 v 2, 1 v 3, 1 v 2, 2 v 3. 7d. The AWAY team shall be required to disclose their pairings to the HOME team, in order which they intend to play, before the HOME team discloses theirs. 8. It is the HOME team’s responsibility to inform and agree with the opposition, the starting time and the number of courts available for the HOME match. If a pair from either team is not ready to play at the agreed starting time, then the rubber can be claimed by the opposing club. A rubber can also be claimed if a pair is not ready to play when required (see Rule 7c.), providing half an hour, per rubber has been allowed. 9. Matches shall be played between October 1st and 31st March, add two weeks to the end of the season for Hall Challenge matches only. 10. The League Secretary shall be provided with a fixture list of all matches before a match is played.. Clubs failing to comply shall automatically forfeit all matches before a fixture list is received by the League Secretary. If a fixture list is altered for any reason, then it is the HOME side’s responsibility, within 21 days of the original date, to arrange a new date and notify the League Secretary 11a. The result of all matches shall be sent to the league Secretary within 21 days of the match being played. It is the responsibility of the WINNING team to do this and failure to comply shall lead to the offending team being penalised by theirs rubbers being deleted from the final score. The 21 day time limit shall apply EXCEPT FOR MACHES PLAYED AFTER 17TH MARCH. THE RESULTS OF THESE MATCHES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE 7TH APRIL. 11b. The arrangement of teams in division shall be presented to the Committee of the LBA by the League Secretary and shall be in accordance with the wishes expressed at the Association’s AGM. 11c. Arrangements will be determined by the previous year’s results, but a Club shall not have more than two teams in any one division. 11d. The results of any team withdrawn after 30th September shall be void. 11e. Teams finishing top shall be promoted, teams finishing bottom shall be relegated subject to 11c. However, at the League Secretary’s discretion, more than one team made be promoted. 11f. If a conceded match has a direct bearing on promotion or relegation, then the offending team(s) results will be void and promotion or relegation decided on the deciding results. 12 Points not covered by these rules shall be determined by the League Secretary, subject to confirmation.

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County fixtures 2008/9 Premier A DATE HOME AWAY VENUE TIME 15-Nov-08 Leics Warks National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 11.00 15-Nov-08 Lancs Leics National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 14.30 16-Nov-08 Leics Yorkshire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 10.30 13-Dec-08 Herts Leics Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham 11.00 13-Dec-08 Leics Surrey Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham 14.30 14-Dec-08 Essex Leics Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham 10.30 28-Mar-09 Glasgow & NS Leics National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 11.00 28-Mar-09 Leics Notts National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 14.30 29-Mar-09 Hampshire Leics National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 10.00 Division 1B 12-Oct-08 Leics 2nd Staffs 1st LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 26-Oct-08 Oxford 1st Leics 2nd Radley College Sports Centre, Abingdon 12.00 09-Nov-08 Leics 2nd Northants 1st LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 30-Nov-08 Gloucs 1st Leics 2nd St Peters R.C. High School, Gloucester 12.00 11-Jan-09 Staffs 1st Leics 2nd Rugeley Leisure Centre, Rugeley. 12.00 25-Jan-09 Northants 1st Leics 2nd Wellingborough School, Wellingborough 13.00 22-Feb-09 Leics 2nd Gloucs 1st LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 22-Mar-09 Leics 2nd Oxford 1st LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 Division 4B 12-Oct-08 Leics 3rd Kent 3rd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 26-Oct-08 Cambs 2nd Leics 3rd Littleport Sports Centre, Ely 12.00 30-Nov-08 Beds 2nd Leics 3rd The Bedford and County Badminton Club 13.00 14-Dec-08 Suffolk 2nd Leics 3rd Ipswich YMCA - Wellington Street, Ipswich 14.00 25-Jan-09 Kent 3rd Leics 3rd 22-Feb-09 Leics 3rd Beds 2nd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 22-Mar-09 Leics 3rd Cambs 2nd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 29-Mar-09 Leics 3rd Suffolk 2nd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 Division 5A 11-Oct-08 Cumbria 2nd Leics 4th University of Cumbria Fusehill Street Campus 12.00 12-Oct-08 Durham 3rd Leics 4th 26-Oct-08 Leics 4th Lincs 2nd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 16-Nov-08 Leics 4th North'land 3rd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 11-Jan-09 Leics 4th Durham 3rd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 01-Mar-09 North'land 3rd Leics 4th Northumberland Badminton Centre - Newcastle 13.00 22-Mar-09 Lincs 2nd Leics 4th North Kesteven Sports Centre, North Hykeham 11.00 29-Mar-09 Leics 4th Cumbria 2nd LBA Hall Babington College 13.00 17 County Results Season 2007/8

2007/08 Premier A League Table

Of Which Ties Matches Matches Section Position County Ties For Drawn Against For Against Points

1 Yorkshire 9 0 0 66 -6 66 2 Essex 6 2 3 57 3 57 3 Warwickshire 6 0 3 49 11 49 4 Glasgow & NS 4 2 5 46 14 46 5 Surrey 4 0 5 45 15 45 6 Hampshire 3.5 3 5.5 41 19 41 7 Lancashire 5 0 4 40 20 40 8 Leicestershire 3 2 6 39 21 39 9 Worcestershire 2.5 1 6.5 38 22 38 10 Buckinghamshire 2 0 7 29 31 29

2nd team (Division 1B): Played 8 Won 4 Lost 4 3rd team (Division 3C): Played 8 Won 0 Lost 8 4th team (Division 5B): Played 8 Won3 Lost 5

COUNTY COLOURS AWARDED FOR SEASON 2007/2008

FIRST TEAM: Kirsten Read SECOND TEAM: Simon Woodhouse, Chelsey White, Phil Manners THIRD TEAM: SimonWoodhouse, Phil Manners, Jennifer Scarlett, Gregg Rumble FOURTH TEAM: Rachel Jefferies, Anna Bertram, Ben Keogh, Carl Bannister, Jessica Meadows

Player awards for season 2007/8 2nd team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- SIMON WHITE 2nd team PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: - ANDREW CLANCHY 3rd team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- HAYLEY DEAS 3rd team PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- GARY ALLEN 4th team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- PETER CHAPMAN 4th teamPLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- JENNIFER SCARLETT

18 County Veterans 2007 – 8 results The O 40s played 6 won 5 lost 1, the O 45s played 6 won 2 lost 4 The O 50s played 4 won 2 lost 2 & the O 55s played 8 won 7 drew 1, qualifying for the national finals where they finished third. County colours were awarded to: Katie Hayes, Sarah Gamble, Phil Herbert, Martyn Norman, Prakash Pattni, Dave Poli, Hari Ryat, Margaret Roskell and Jeryz Schmidt. Anyone interested in playing for the Vets contact Carole Harding on 01509 550207

LEICESTERSHIRE VETS MATCHES 2008 - 2009 INTER COUNTY LEAGUE

OCTOBER SUNDAY 5th O55 WARWICKSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 19th O 40 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 19th O 50 WARWICKSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 26TH O 40 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. NOVEMBER

NORTH KESTEVEN SUNDAY 2nd O 45 LINCOLNSHIRE AWAY SPORTS CENTRE LINCOLN 1.00p.m. SUNDAY 9th O 45 CAMBRIDGESHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 9th O 50 WORCESTERSHIRE AWAY BARNT GREEN SUNDAY 16th O 40 LINCOLNSHIRE HOME L.B.A. HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 23th O 55 WORCESTERSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. CHILWELL OLYMPIA 23rd O 40 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2 AWAY NOTTM 12noon CHILWELL OLYMPIA 23rd O 50 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 AWAY NOTTM 12noon

DECEMBER CHILWELL OLYMPIA SUNDAY 14th O 45 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AWAY NOTTM 12 noon 14th O 55 WORCESTERSHIRE AWAY BARNT GREEN

JANUARY SAT /SUN 10,11th O40,O55 VETS INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY 18th O 45 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HOME L.B.A. HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 18th O 40 CAMBRIDGESHIRE AWAY

EASTON COLLEGE SUNDAY 25th O 45 NORFOLK AWAY NORWICH 12 noon 25th O 55 SHROPSHIRE AWAY IDSALL SCHOOL SHIFNAL 12noon

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 1st O 40 NORFOLK HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 1st O 45 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 22nd O 55 WARWICKSHIRE AWAY ST AUGUSTINES SCHOOL 12 noon COVENTRY MARCH SUNDAY 1st O 50 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 1st O 55 SHROPSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 1.00p.m. SUNDAY 8th O 40 DERBYSHIRE AWAY ROLLS ROYCE DERBY 12noon 8th O 50 DERBYSHIRE AWAY ROLLS ROYCE DERBY 12noon 19 Dates for your diary

Presentation Evening

8th May 2009 - Venue to be announced

LBA AGM 2009

7.15pm Babington College Theatre Thursday 14th May 2009.

2009/10 Fixtures Meeting

7.15pm Babington College Thursday 10th September 2009.

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