LBA Committee Members

Leicestershire Badminton Association

(www.lbabadminton.org)

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Handbook 2009/10

LBA Committee Members

Position Name Telephone Email President , [email protected] Steve Treasurer and 01530 838981 [email protected] Lofthouse acting Secretary [email protected] Acting County Kirsty Askew 01509 817355 [email protected] Match Secretary League Greg Howes 0116 2621476 Secretary [email protected] 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 Cts Match Secretary Ashby Brian Hick Tel. Ashby Grammar Tue/Thu, 4 Christine Goadby Day: 07771725449 School 7:00 to 07594438420 LE65 1DT Eve: 01530 564782 9:45pm Eve: 01530 264921 Birstall Angela Sewell Beaumont Leys MN Mon 4 Anne Mee Day: 0116 2853322 College 7.00-9.30 Eve: 0116 2412681 LE4 4GH Eve: 0116 2609719 CN Wed 7:30 Central Edward Hayes Gartree High Monday, 4 Phyllis Messenger Leicester Day: 01332 293833 School 7:00pm 0116 2417996 GtreeLE2 5TQ Eve: 0116 2417198 Babington Friday, 4 Bab LE4 0SZ College 7:30pm Countesthorpe Countesthorpe Thurs 4 Pete Howitt Sue Black Croakers Community 7:30 to 0116 2440582 Eve: 0116 2395643 LE8 5PR College 10:00pm Enderby Dave Poli Enderby Leisure Sun 8-11 2 As sec Day: 07720049194 Centre LE19 4LX Eve: 0116 2291937 Glen Magna Roger Sharpe Bushloe High Friday, 4 As sec LE18 2DT 01455 823458 School 7 – 9.30 Glencote Roger Utting East Goscote Tuesday, 1 As sec LE7 3ZL 0116 2605877 Village Hall 7:30pm Harborough Simon Davies Welland Park 4 Jim Bowditch Feathers Comm College Friday 01858 461349 01858 464752 Welland Park Rd 7.30pm 0781 4790503 LE16 9DR Mkt Harborough Hermitage Matt Bray Hermitage CN Wed, 3 Ricky Smith Lakeside Day: 07769 807806 Leisure Cent, 7:30-9:30 01530 263023 Eve: 01530 831178 Whitwick MN Mon LE67 5EU /Fri 7.30 Hoton Trinity Reg Foster Trinity Meth Ch, Tuesday, 1 Ken Gee 01530 243337 Royland Rd, 7:30pm 01509 266157 LE11 2EH Loughborough Huncote Marie Whitehead Enderby Leisure Sunday, As sec Day: 01455 638522 Centre 7:30pm LE19 4LX Eve: 01455 822783 Leicester Alex Nutt Sports Hall, Monday, 4 Ruth Richards University 07954 171572 Manor Rd, Leics 7:00pm 07739 005448 Man Rd LE2 [email protected]. Charles Wilson Sun, 7:30 4 2LL Campus uk Blding, Leic Uni Sat, 6:00 LE1 7RH (Main campus), Longslade Andy Wenlock Fullhurst Comm Thursday 4 As sec Stoneygate Day: 07549894288 Coll. , Imperial 7:00pm LE3 1AH Eve: 0116 2402920 Ave, Leicester Loughborough Kirsty Askew Charnwood Leis Thursday 4 Ivan Sherlock Leys 01509 817355 Centre, Lough 8 to 11 Day: 07753 566547 LS LE11 3HE Lough Uni, New Monday, Eve.: 0116 2600711 LU LE11 3TU Sports Hall 8 to 11 4

3 Club Secretary Venue Day/Time Cts Match Secretary Loughborough John Sleath Loughborough Monday, 4 Carol Harding LGS LE11 Day: 01509 268739 Grammar Sch 7:45pm Day: 07789 675063 2DU Eve: 01509 556403 Charnwood Friday, 4 Eve: 01509 550207 Leis Cent Leisure Centre, 8pm LE11 3HE Loughborough Lough Uni Lauren Cooper Lough Uni, New Tuesday, 4 As sec LE11 3TU 07846842371 Sports Hall 7:30pm Lough Tech Jay Mistry Loughborough Monday, 4 As sec Day: 01509 612122 Technical College 8:00pm LE11 3BT Eve: 01509 268246 Melton OG Christine Stanley King Edward VII Mon/Wed 4 J Schmidt 01664 565292 Upper School 7:00pm Day: 01509 644292 LE13 1DR Eve: 01664 823296 Millenium Pramod Shah Babington Tuesday 4 Dinesh Gandhi LE4 0SZ 07718 535766 College 8.00pm 07767 364075 Mundella A Kumaran South Wigston Thursday 3 Bill Meadows LE18 4TA 07739 468654 High School 7:30pm 0116 2736759 Olympic Prakash Dattani Cossington St Thursday 3 Manoj Ghelani Day: 07850 846874 Sports Centre, 7:30pm 07751 888402 LE4 6JD Eve: 0116 2440048 Leicester Phase Two Barbara Stanley Groby Community Wed, 3 As sec LE6 0GE 0116 2675800 Coll 8:00pm Quorn James Aldrich Charnwood Leis MN Mon 2 As sec LS LE11 3HE Day: 0116 2244098 Centre, Lough Rawlins LE12 Eve: 01509 413540 Rawlins Comm CN Mon, 4 8DY College, Quorn. 7:45pm Regal Arts Ritesh Mody Cossington St Tue 7.30 3 As sec 01162703439 Sports Centre, Sat 2 - 5 LE4 6JD Leicester South Lorraine Marlow Brockington Fri, 7pm 4 Ian Bosworth Leicestershire 0116 2861173 College Sat, Day: 07946 412072 LE19 4AQ Enderby 6:30pm Eve: 0116 2413206 Wanlip Richard Clarke Babington Wed 7pm 4 Mark Cockayne Day: 07714 898548 Community Day: 07974 979801 LE4 0SZ Eve: 0116 2418787 College Eve.: 0116 2313496 Welland Park Gary Eastwood Welland Park Monday, 4 As sec Day: 01858 565567 Comm College, 7:00pm LE16 9DR Eve: 01858 434294 Mkt Harborough Wyggeston Mark Hryniw Hamilton College, Thursday 4 Richard Findlay 07960 904974 Leics /Friday, Day: 07729 360374 LE5 1RT 7:00pm Eve: 0116 2782687 Zen Jed Smith Rolleston Jun Sch Monday, 2 As sec 0116 2760022 Hillsborough Rd, 7:00pm LE2 9PT Glen Parva

CN = Club night MN = Match night (where known)

4 New Hall League Results 2008-2009 Division 1 Played Won Drawn Games Points Longslade Stoneygate 8 7 1 103 15 Loughborough I 8 6 0 108 15 Loughborough II 8 4 1 64 9 Central Leicester I 8 2 0 55 4 Enderby 8 0 0 30 0

Division 2 Played Won Drawn Games Points Loughborough Leys 8 7 0 89 14 Quorn 8 6 0 90 12 Central Leicester II 8 2 2 68 6 Loughborough III 8 2 1 56 5 Mundella 8 0 3 57 3

Division 3 Played Won Drawn Games Points Hermitage Lakeside I 8 8 0 118 16 Glen Magna 8 4 1 78 9 Wanlip 8 4 0 62 8 Hermitage Lakeside II 8 0 1 18 1 Countesthorpe Croakers 8 0 0 30 0

Mixed Doubles Results 2008-2009 Mixed Division 1 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Students Mixed I 8 8 64 132 3222 Loughborough Mixed I 8 6 44 96 2851 Loughborough Leys Mixed I 8 4 35 78 2727 Longslade Stoneygate Mixed I 8 2 28 62 2532 Longslade Stoneygate Mixed II 8 0 9 27 2097

Mixed Division 2 Played Won Rubbers Games Points South Leicestershire Mixed I 10 10 81 164 3866 South Leicestershire Mixed II 10 7 55 122 3877 Loughborough Mixed II 10 6 50 113 3773 Melton OG Mixed I 10 5 43 105 3872 Melton OG Mixed II 10 2 33 83 3614 Enderby Mixed I 10 0 7 23 2416

5 Mixed Division 3a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Central Leicester Mixed I 8 8 61 125 3352 Longslade Stoneygate Mixed III 8 4 35 82 2910 South Leicestershire Mixed III 8 4 34 83 3094 Melton OG Mixed III 8 3 27 69 2890 Mundella Mixed I 8 1 23 62 2751

Mixed Division 3b Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Leys Mixed II 8 8 55 113 2596 Leicester University Mixed I 8 6 45 94 2568 Central Leicester Mixed II 8 4 33 73 2672 Ashby Mixed I 8 1 24 57 2576 South Leicestershire Mixed IV 8 1 23 53 2387

Mixed Division 4a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Hermitage Lakeside Mixed I 8 6 42 92 2956 Wyggeston Mixed I 8 6 32 66 2073 Quorn Mixed I 8 4 42 95 2938 Glen Magna Mixed I 8 1 27 71 2549 Countesthorpe Croakers Mixed I 8 1 23 64 2476

Mixed Division 4b Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Leys Mixed III 8 8 66 133 2970 Leicester University Mixed II 8 4 35 80 2871 Mundella Mixed II 8 4 29 86 2376 Hermitage Lakeside Mixed II 8 2 25 61 2596

Zen Mixed I 8 2 25 57 2671

Mixed Division 5a

Played Won Rubbers Games Points Birstall Mixed I 8 7 57 119 3066 Wanlip Mixed I 8 5 40 89 2666 Countesthorpe Croakers Mixed II 8 0 11 30 2163

6 Ladies Doubles Results 2008-2009 Ladies Division 1 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Students Ladies I 8 8 65 134 3142 South Leicestershire Ladies I 8 5 48 98 2908 Loughborough Leys Ladies I 8 5 38 83 2624 Loughborough Ladies I 8 2 20 46 2485 Melton OG Ladies I 8 0 9 29 2196

Ladies Division 2 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Longslade Stoneygate Ladies I 10 10 70 148 3799 Loughborough Students Ladies II 10 7 59 126 3814 Loughborough Leys Ladies II 10 6 57 126 3772 Mundella Ladies I 10 4 40 90 3510 Central Leicester Ladies I 10 2 15 41 2885 Loughborough Ladies II 10 1 29 66 3215

Ladies Division 3 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Longslade Stoneygate Ladies II 8 6 49 104 2515 Hermitage Lakeside Ladies I 8 6 47 99 2839 Leicester University Ladies I 8 4 27 60 2062 Countesthorpe Croakers Ladies I 8 1 17 37 1972 Uppingham Ladies I 8 0 13 30 1351

Mens Doubles Results 2008-2009 Mens Division 1 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Students Mens I 8 8 55 113 3005 Loughborough Mens I 8 6 47 102 3151 Regal Arts Mens I 8 4 37 81 2724 Loughborough Leys Mens I 8 1 21 50 2440 Longslade Stoneygate Mens I 8 1 20 49 2390

Mens Division 2 Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Students Mens II 10 7 62 134 3995

7 Melton OG Mens I 10 7 57 117 3550 South Leicestershire Mens I 10 7 55 117 3615 Loughborough Mens II 10 6 52 116 3790 Loughborough Students Mens III 10 3 30 88 3744 Loughborough Leys Mens II 10 0 14 47 3132

Mens Division 3a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Longslade Stoneygate Mens II 10 9 60 130 4100 Loughborough Mens III 10 7 60 139 3815 Central Leicester Mens I 10 5 54 122 4118 South Leicestershire Mens II 10 5 40 105 3846 Melton OG Mens II 10 4 46 102 3853 Ashby Mens I 10 0 10 39 3064

Mens Division 3b Played Won Rubbers Games Points Leicester University Mens I 10 9 63 137 3732 Loughborough Mens IV 10 6 64 143 4151 Loughborough Leys Mens III 10 5 47 109 4056 Central Leicester Mens II 10 5 42 104 3869 Olympic Mens I 10 3 29 73 3224 South Leicestershire Mens III 10 1 19 66 3185

Mens Division 4a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Regal Arts Mens II 8 7 54 104 2668 Longslade Stoneygate Mens III 8 4 33 77 2654 Uppingham Mens I 8 4 33 77 2543 Quorn Mens I 8 2 27 72 2795 Hermitage Lakeside Mens I 8 2 24 56 2855

Mens Division 4b Played Won Rubbers Games Points Huncote Mens I 10 9 62 135 4115 Leicester University Mens II 10 5 45 103 3819 Glen Magna Mens I 10 5 31 76 3158 Glencote Mens I 10 4 48 110 3702 Loughborough Leys Mens IV 10 4 40 86 3043 Wyggeston Mens I 10 3 44 102 3442

8 Mens Division 5a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Mundella Mens I 10 9 71 152 4058 Loughborough Tech Mens I 10 8 51 112 3762 Countesthorpe Croakers Mens I 10 4 46 104 3529 Zen Mens I 10 4 41 95 3444 Welland Park Mens I 10 3 38 91 3327 Hermitage Lakeside Mens II 10 2 24 62 3233

Mens Division 5b Played Won Rubbers Games Points Loughborough Mens V 10 10 71 152 4187 Wanlip Mens I 10 6 45 104 3767 Millenium Mens I 10 5 44 101 3730 Central Leicester Mens III 10 4 47 109 3899 Birstall Mens I 10 3 38 91 3391 Mundella Mens II 10 2 25 66 3307

Mens Division 6a Played Won Rubbers Games Points Enderby Mens I 8 8 62 126 2947 Loughborough Tech Mens II 8 5 35 74 2798 Phase Two Mens I 8 4 39 88 2903 Hoton Trinity Mens I 8 2 28 66 2729 Wanlip Mens II 8 1 16 45 2328

League Strucure for 2009/10 New Hall League Loughborough 3 Quorn Division 1 Hermitage Lakeside 1 Loughborough 1 Loughborough 2 Division 3 Loughborough Leys Mundella Longslade Stoneygate 1 Wanlip 1 Central Leicester 1 Glen Magna Countesthorpe Croakers Division 2 Wanlip 2 Central Leicester 2 Enderby 9 Ladies Mixed

Division 1 Division 3A Loughborough Leys 1 Enderby Loughborough 1 Melton OG 3 Loughborough Students 1 Loughborough Leys 3 Longslade Stoneygate 1 South Leicestershire 3 South Leicestershire Wyggeston Longslade Stoneygate 3 Division 2 Melton OG Division 3B Mundella Ashby Longslade Stoneygate 2 Melton OG 2 Loughborough Leys 2 Central Leicester 2 Loughborough Students 2 Hermitage Lakeside 1 Central Leicester Leicester University 1 South Leicestershire 4 Division 3 Loughborough 2 Division 4A Hermitage Lakeside Glen Magna Countesthorpe Croakers Quorn Leicester University Hermitage Lakeside 2 Mundella 2 Wanlip Mixed Countesthorpe Croakers Huncote Division 1 Longslade Stoneygate 1 Division 4B Loughborough Leys 1 Leicester University 2 Loughborough 1 Wanlip 2 Loughborough Students 1 Mundella 1 South Leicestershire 1 Zen Countesthorpe Croakers 2 Division 2 Birstall 1 Loughborough 2 Central Leicester 3 Longslade Stoneygate 2 South Leicestershire 2 Melton OG 1 Central Leicester 1 Loughborough Leys 2

10 Mens Division 4B Loughborough Leys 4 Division 1 South Leicestershire 3 Loughborough Students 1 Glencote Loughborough Students 2 Mundella 1 Loughborough 1 Wyggeston 1 Regal Arts 1 Leicester University 2 Loughborough Leys 1 Division 5A Division 2 Hermitage Lakeside 1 Leicester University 1 Loughborough Tech 2 Longslade Stoneygate 1 Welland Park Longslade Stoneygate 2 Countesthorpe Croakers Loughborough 2 Zen Melton OG 1 Mundella 2 South Leicestershire ! Hoton Trinity

Division 3A Division 5B Loughborough 3 Enderby Loughborough Leys 3 Birstall Central Leicester 1 Millenium Huncote 1 Central Leicester 3 Melton OG 2 Phase Two South Leicestershire 2 Harborough Feathers Division 3B Central Leicester 2 Loughborough Leys2 Attention League Loughborough 4 Secretaries Regal Arts 2 Loughborough Students 3 If any of your club details Olympic on pages 3 and 4 are incorrect or incomplete Division 4A please email any alterations Ashby through directly to the LBA Loughborough Tech 1 president, Steve Lofthouse Wanlip at: [email protected] Quorn Loughborough 5 Glen Magna

11 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.

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

12 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.

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 remove any Trustee from 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

13 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. 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. At least one team must have six players to constitute a match. If a match is played where both teams have only four players it will be declared void. 6. A club entering two or more teams in any one League shall comply with the following rules:

14 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. 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. No changes can be made to these pairings once all pairs have started their first rubbers 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 15 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. The final league tables will be compiled in descending order of matches won, followed by rubbers, games and points. Teams finishing top shall be promoted, teams finishing bottom shall be relegated subject to 11c. However, at the Committee’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.

RULES APPLYING TO THE LBA HALL LEAGUE ONLY

The rules applying to the Ladies, Men’s and Mixed Doubles shall apply except as follows: 1. All fixtures shall be arranged by the League Secretary at the start of the season. 2. Fees a. The annual League entrance fee shall consist of a fee for each team entered in the League. b. Any affiliated Club wishing to withdraw a team/teams from the Hall League must give notice to the League Secretary before 1st September, otherwise it will be liable for the annual League entrance fee. 3. Rules of Play a. A team shall consist of three ladies and three men, who will play two ladies doubles, two men’s doubles and five mixed doubles rubbers, in the format and order shown on the score sheet. b. Unfinished rubbers shall be void and match points awarded on rubbers completed. c. Where a club enters more than one team the nominated players shall be two ladies and two men. d. Team programmes shall be exchanged before commencement of play. e. Rubbers shall consist of two games to 21 points, with no setting. f. All division 1 matches to be played with feathered, cork based shuttles.

4. Promotion/Relegation a. A match result where each team scores nine games constitutes a draw. b. The order of the season’s final results tables are decided on the basis of 2 match points for a win and one match point for a draw. In the event of a tie on match points, matches won, games won and game points are taken into account in that order. 16 County fixtures 2009/10

Premier B DATE HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM VENUE TIME 14-Nov-09 Leicestershire Yorkshire 2 Fenton Manor - Stoke on Trent 11.00 14-Nov-09 Lanarkshire Leicestershire Fenton Manor - Stoke on Trent 15.00 15-Nov-09 Dorset Leicestershire Fenton Manor - Stoke on Trent 10.00 12-Dec-09 Bucks Leicestershire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 11.30 12-Dec-09 Avon Leicestershire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 14.30 13-Dec-09 Hampshire Leicestershire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 10.30 27-Mar-10 Leicestershire Worcestershire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 11.30 27-Mar-10 Hertfordshire 2 Leicestershire National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 14.30 28-Mar-10 Leicestershire Surrey 2 National Badminton Centre - Milton Keynes 10.00

Division 1 B 25-Oct-09 Staffordshire Leicestershire 2 Rugeley Leisure Centre, Rugeley. 1300 01-Nov-09 Leicestershire 2 Warwickshire 2 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 08-Nov-09 Leicestershire 2 Northamptonshire LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 22-Nov-09 Norfolk Leicestershire 2 Town Close House School Sports Hall 1200 10-Jan-10 Leicestershire 2 Staffordshire LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 24-Jan-10 Warwickshire 2 Leicestershire 2 St Augustines Sports Hall - Coventry 1200 21-Feb-10 Northants Leicestershire 2 Wellingborough School, Wellingborough 1300 21-Mar-10 Leicestershire 2 Norfolk LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300

Division 4C 25-Oct-09 Bucks 3 Leicestershire 3 Courtside Spts, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley 1200 01-Nov-09 Leicestershire 3 Berkshire 3 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 08-Nov-09 Leicestershire 3 Warwickshire 5 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 06-Dec-09 Devon 3 Leicestershire 3 Venue and time to be advised 10-Jan-10 Leicestershire 3 Bucks 3 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 17-Jan-10 Berkshire 3 Leicestershire 3 Woodford Park Sports Hall, Woodley 1300 24-Jan-10 Warwickshire 5 Leicestershire 3 St Augustines Sports Centre, Coventry 1200 21-Mar-10 Leicestershire 3 Devon 3 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300

Division 4B 25-Oct-09 Leicestershire 4 Suffolk 2 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 22-Nov-09 Norfolk Leicestershire 2 Town Close House School Sports Hall 1200 29-Nov-09 Lincolnshire 1 Leicestershire 4 North Kesteven Spts Centre - Nth Hykeham 1100 13-Dec-09 Leicestershire 4 Cambridgeshire 2 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 17-Jan-10 Suffolk 2 Leicestershire 4 Ipswich YMCA, Wellington Street, Ipswich 1400 14-Feb-10 Leicestershire 4 Norfolk 2 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 28-Feb-10 Leicestershire 4 Lincolnshire 1 LBA Hall Babington Coll - Beaumont Leys 1300 28-Mar-10 Cambs 2 Leicestershire 4 St Budes School, Cambridge. 1200 17 County Results Season 2008/9 PREMIER A

TIES TIES MATCHES MATCHES SECTION TEAM DRAWN FOR AGAINST FOR AGAINST POINTS Yorkshire 1 8 2 1 61 29 61 Hertfordshire 1 7.5 1 1.5 58 32 58 Warwickshire 1 7 0 2 56 34 56 Surrey 1 8 4 3 49 41 49 Essex 1 5 2 4 47 43 47 Nottinghamshire 1 4.5 5 4.5 45 45 45 Glasgow & NS 1 2.5 1 6.5 37 53 37 Lancashire 1 2.5 1 6.5 35 55 35 Hampshire 1 1 2 8 32 58 32 Leicestershire 1 1 0 8 30 60 30 2nd team (Division 1B): Played 8 Won 3 Lost 5 3rd team (Division 4B): Played 8 Won 7 Lost 1 4th team (Division 5A): Played 8 Won 7 Lost 1 - Promoted

COUNTY COLOURS AWARDED FOR SEASON 2008/9 FIRST TEAM: Catherine Coyle, Chelsey White SECOND TEAM: Chris Raw, Will Westwood THIRD TEAM: Chelsey White, Jill Stanley, Britanie White FOURTH TEAM: Bethan Cubbin, Lee Frith

Player awards for season 2008/9 2nd team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- CHRIS RAW 2nd team PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: - CHRIS RAW 3rd team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- CHELSEY WHITE 3rd team PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- JILL STANLEY 4th team PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- DANIEL STANTON 4th teamPLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- BEN KEOGH

LONG SERVICE The following players have represented Leicestershire at National and Regional County Championships at least 100 times: Mark King (114), Andrew Clanchy (105), Amie Hoult (100)

18 County Veterans 2008/9 results The O 40s played 7 won 4 lost 3 the O 45s played 6 won 0 lost 6 The O 50s played 5 won 2 drew 1 lost 2 & the O 55s played 6 won 6 qualifying for the national finals where they again finished third. The O55s also finished 2nd in A division of the Inter County Championships in January and the O40s also finished 2nd in their division. County colours were awarded to: Bev Adams, Marie Whitehead, Mike Eastwood Anyone interested in playing for the Vets contact Carole Harding on 01509 550207

LEICESTERSHIRE VETERANS MATCHES 2009-2010

OCTOBER SUNDAY 4th O40 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AWAY KETTERING LEISURE CENTRE 12.noon SUNDAY 4th O45 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AWAY KETTERING LEISURE CENTRE 12.noon SUNDAY 18th O50 DERBYSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 18th O55 WORCESTERSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 25th O55 WARWICKSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. NOVEMBER SUNDAY 1st O40 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 AWAY CHILWELL OLYMPIA NOTTM 12noon SUNDAY 1st O50 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2 AWAY CHILWELL OLYMPIA NOTTM 12noon SUNDAY 8th O45 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AWAY HIGH WYCOMBE 12noon SUNDAY 29th O40 CAMBRIDGESHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 29th O50 WORCESTSHIRE HOME L.B.A. HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 15th O55 STAFFORDSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. DECEMBER SUNDAY 13th O45 LINCOLNSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL. LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 13th O55 SHROPSHIRE AWAY IDSALL SCHOOL SHIFNAL 12noon

JANUARY SAT/SUN 09,10th O40 VETERANS INTER T.B.C O55 COUNTY T.B.C O60 CHAMPIONSHIPS T.B.C SUNDAY 17th O40 LINCOLNSHIRE AWAY North Kestevan Sports Centre 12 noon SUNDAY 31st O40 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2 HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 31st O55 STAFFORDSHIRE AWAY RUGELEY LEISURE CENTRE TBA

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 07th O50 DERBYSHIRE AWAY ROLLS ROYCE DERBY TBA SUNDAY 14th O45 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 21st O55 WARWICKSHIRE AWAY ST AUGUSTINES COVENTRY 12noon SUNDAY 28th O50 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 2 HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.Oop.m. MARCH SUNDAY 07th O40 NORFOLK AWAY EASTON COLLEGE NORWICH SUNDAY 07th O45 NORFOLK HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. 07th O55 SHROPSHIRE HOME L.B.A.HALL LEICESTER 2.00p.m. SUNDAY 14th O50 WORCESTERSHIRE AWAY BARNT GREEN. 2.30p.m. 14th O55 WORCESTERSHIRE AWAY BARNT GREEN. 10.30.

SUNDAY 21st LEAGUE PLAY OFFS

APRIL SAT/SUN 24,25th LEAGUE FINALS

19 Dates for your diary

Presentation Evening

14th May 2010 - Loughborough Town Hall

LBA AGM 2010

7.15pm Babington College Theatre Thursday 13th May 2010.

20010/11 Fixtures Meeting

7.15pm Babington College Thursday 9th September 2010.

New for 2009/10: Singles league

See LBA website for details