DDDL

DDDL CONSTITUTION

1. The name of the Association shall be the Dunfermline and District Darts League, hereinafter called The League.

2a. The object of The League is to promote the game of darts and the growth of the same. Also to allow the members of The League the chance and the right to enter all competitions, either professional or otherwise, by being a member of the national and international Associations and complying with the rules laid down from time to time by the said bodies.

2b. To raise funds for the purpose of the league and to ensure that the League is solvent from year to year.

3a. The income and property of The League shall be applied to the promotion of the objects of the same and enable such prizes and monies to be paid to the winners etc of competitions run by the Committee of The League.

3b. To allow a Honoraria to be paid to certain Committee members as directed by the A.G.M. of The League and to allow certain out of pocket expenses which can be incurred by certain Committee members, directly involved in operational matters regarding The League benefit.

3c. No monies shall be paid out unless authorised by the elected officials of The League consisting the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.

4a. The Committee of The League shall consist of a minimum of three elected officials to be known as the Executive Committee, namely Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. These officials to be elected annually at the A.G.M. The rest of The League Committee to be made up of one representative from each league team registered with The League and another who shall be called the Fife Representative who shall liaise between The League and Fife Darts Association with regards to the running of outside and internal darts competition and to attend the Fife meetings and to report back to The League any matters directly involving The League with Fife and/or Scottish matters.

4b. The Chairperson shall control the meetings of The League with regards to The League objects.

4c. The Treasurer shall control the funds of The League in conjunction with the Chairperson and Secretary. He/She will bank all monies and produce the appropriate bank book at league meetings. No monies shall be withdrawn without the signatures of two of the Executive Committee members.

5. Membership of The League shall be dominated by the A.G.M. of the same and apply to Dunfermline & District as laid out by the Dunfermline Authority or also on a two thirds majority of the A.G.M. voting power with regards to application to form The League.
 
6. The League shall meet once per month on a day laid down by the A.G.M. or agreed by each league meeting.

7. The A.G.M. shall be held once per year and only members of the previous league season shall be eligible to vote at said A.G.M. or any Extraordinary General Meeting.

8. The Executive Committee shall have the powers to call special meetings should they think advisable or any two members of the League Committee and bound to call a Special General Meeting if requested by two thirds of The League teams or by written application stating reason.

9. All meetings of The League shall be held at a place suitable to the well being of The League and one representative from each team having voting power.

10. The application fees shall be paid as directed by the A.G.M. each year.

11. The auditors shall be appointed by the A.G.M. each year.

12. The competitions run by The League shall be open to all paid up members of The League.

13. No player can play for more than one league team.

14. No player can transfer from one team to another unless he/she has paid up to date any debt he/she has incurred (if any) by participation with previous team.

15. Any player found guilty of financial inducement can be expelled from The League and can be reported to the Fife Association for further action.

16. Any player causing a misdemeanour at any function of The League can be called before The League and dealt with appropriately.

17. Tournaments and competitions run by The League shall be governed by the playing rules laid down by The League.

18. Any disputes shall be referred to the Secretary in writing and if he/she is unable to resolve the matter suitably, then the matter shall rest in the hands of the League Committee or a majority of the League Committee available.

19. If there is a tie in any voting power whatever, the Chairperson of The League shall have the casting vote, which shall be binding on the decision.

20. There shall be no appeals against any decisions by the Executive/League Committee unless a two thirds majority of The League voting power agrees that the appeal can be heard.

21. All meetings of The League shall be in accordance with the standing orders in force.

22. All new applicants to join The League can be heard vocally or read at Annual General Meetings.

DDDL RULES

1. Registration Fees
Registration fees shall be decided annually at the A.G.M.

2. League Meetings
a. League meetings shall be held on a monthly basis throughout the playing season and shall fall on the Tuesday following the relevant Fife meeting for that month.
b. Dates for meetings shall be published by the League Secretary and issued to each member team.
c. Additional League meetings outwith the published schedule or changes to the date of a scheduled meeting shall only be by agreement of the League Committee.
d. Failure of any team to be represented at a league meeting shall result in a fine being levied by the League Secretary in accordance with Rule 10.

3. Complaints/Misdemeanours/Grievances
a. All complaints must be made to the League Secretary in writing.
b. All properly submitted complaints shall receive a written reply from the League Secretary.
c. Misdemeanours and Grievances shall be dealt with in accordance with Rule 18 of the Dunfermline & District Darts League Constitution.
d. Any decision made by the Executive Committee and/or the League Committee shall be final and binding.

4. Financial Statement
A copy of the financial statement and minutes of the previous AGM at the end of the season, unless problems still have to be resolved with the financial statement resulting in audit delay.

5. Amendment to Rules
Amendments to these Rules can only be made at an AGM or exceptionally at a full League Committee meeting.

6. Venues
a. All league and cup fixtures must be played at the venue of a member team.
b. Superleague, Finals Day and Open Tournaments run by league representatives may be played at non member team venues if agreed in advance by the League Executive Committee.

7. Public Holidays
a. Wherever possible Public Holidays shall be left free from matches or competitions. However, if this is not possible every effort shall be made to reserve these dates for tournaments instead of league matches.
b. League matches shall only be scheduled on Public Holidays by agreement with the full League Committee.

8. Signed Players
a. Teams may sign any number of players – minimum signings being 8 players.
b. Teams may sign new players up until 31st December.
c. A signed registration form must be submitted to the Treasurer for all players by the 1st league meeting following 31st December.
d. Requests to sign new players after the halfway point of the league campaign must be approved by the League Executive Committee.

9. Player Transfers
a. No transfers shall be allowed without the agreement of both team captains.
b. Transfers can occur up to the halfway point of the league campaign.
c. In the event of agreement not being reached or a transfer request being made after the halfway point of the league campaign, the League Committee shall make the final decision.
d. Players who have played in cup ties cannot transfer and play for another team in the same competition.

10. Fines
a. The level of fines levied by the League Secretary shall be as agreed by the League Committee at the A.G.M. The current levels are as follows;
i. Incomplete team sheet (Home Team) - £5
ii. Late or non delivery of team sheet (Home Team) - £10
iii. Failure of away team to attend a league match without prior agreement - £15
(£5 to be paid to the League Secretary & £10 to be paid to the home team to cover cost of refreshments)
iv. Failure to provide a team representative at a League Meeting - £10
v. Failure of any player to attend a tournament they have entered - Entry fee
vi. Fine imposed as result of a breach of Rule 11.d. - £5
b. Any fines to be imposed shall be confirmed at the next available League Meeting.
c. Fines must be paid in full by the 2nd League Meeting following the imposition of the fine.
d. Failure by any team to pay fines in full as per Rule 10.c. shall be suspended from all league competitions until such time as all fines are paid. This suspension shall be extended to all registered players from the team in question.

11. Playing Area
a. The dartboard shall be fixed at a vertical height from the floor of 5’8” at the same level as the Oche, to a horizontal line through the centre of the Bull.
b. A raised Oche of at least 1½” high and 24ins long must be placed in position at the minimum throwing distance and shall measure 7’9¼” from the back of the raised Oche, along the floor to a plumb line at the face of the dartboard.
c. The diagonal distance form the back of the raised Oche to the centre of the Bull shall measure 9’7½”
d. When any player is in the “playing area” (whether playing, marking or checking) all mobile phones, pagers etc shall be switched off. Any player requiring said equipment for work/emergency purposes should leave them with another team member outwith the “playing area”. Any breach of this rule may result in a fine in accordance with Rule 10.a.vi and the loss of the leg/match.
e. Only the players, marker and checker participating in a particular leg may enter the “playing area”.

12. Game Format
a. Each game, (unless specified by individual tournament requirements) shall be of the “501” flying start format with double finish. The Bull is double 25 or 50 and may be used to finish a game. The burst rule shall apply.
b. A game shall be declared finished when the checker calls check.
c. Any darts being thrown into the scoring area of the board after the winning double has been hit but before check has been called shall be deemed live and the score added resulting in a burst score. In these circumstances the throwing player shall revert to the score they had prior to that throw and the opposing player shall continue the game. (The only exception to this rule is where the checker/marker makes a genuine error which is confirmed by the checker/marker and both players prior to any darts being removed from the board).

13. League Matches
a. League matches shall consist of a maximum of 8 singles and 4 doubles.
b. 2 points shall be awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
c. A match may only commence if both teams have at least 5 players present.
d. The home team shall “open” the match board to allow the away team practice time at least 15 minutes prior to the allotted start time of a league match.
e. All players should be afforded the opportunity of at least 6 practice darts on the match board immediately prior to their game commencing. More darts can be given at the home teams discretion.
f. Teams who do not have a full complement of players present for a match must complete the team sheet and play their players in sequential order, i.e.1 through 5, 6, 7 etc as appropriate and shall lose each leg they are unable to participate in.
g. Unless by prior agreement between both team captains, all matches shall start at 8pm. Teams arriving after 8pm should contact the opposing team prior to 7.45pm to agree a later start time. Failure to make contact or agree a later start time shall result in the team without a minimum of 5 players in the venue at 8pm forfeiting the match and being fined in accordance with Rule 10.a.iii.
h. The throwing order shall be decided by one toss of the coin after both teams have been entered on the team sheet. The home captain shall toss the coin and the away captain call. The team winning the coin toss shall throw first in all odd numbered legs.

14. Marking & Checking
a. Home teams shall supply the marker, away teams shall supply the checker.
b. No darts to be removed until the board is checked and the score called.
c. Any darts removed before the score is called shall be scored as 0.
d. During a throw a player may ask the checker and be advised the score to date or the remaining score. When advising the remaining score the checker must give the value only, i.e. 22, not the means of achieving it, i.e. double 11.
e. Losing players in singles & doubles competitions should mark the next match on the board they were on or arrange for someone to mark it on their behalf.
d. Any contravention of Rule 14.e. shall result in the player(s) being suspended from the next tournament (even if the next tournament is Finals Day)
e. Players who contravene Rule 14.e. on more than one occasion may, by agreement of the League Committee, be expelled from the Dunfermline & District Darts League.

15. Team Sheets
a. The home team captain is responsible for providing a team sheet.
b. The home team captain must fill out the team sheet with the team names, date, week number and the home team playing order prior to folding it vertically and passing it to the away team captain.
c. The away team captain must fill out the away team playing order without looking at the home teams side of the team sheet.
d. The home team is responsible for completing the outcome of each game on the team sheet throughout the match, including, 1 or 0 for win or loss, No of darts thrown by winning player and score left for losing player. A circle shall be drawn around the number of the player throwing first in each game. The “Ave” columns must be left blank. Scores of 180 and 100+ checkouts should be recorded in the relevant sections of the team sheet. (Failure to record 180’s and 100+ checkouts on the team sheet will result in them being discounted in any calculations in relation to awards at the end of the season.)
e. At the end of a match the home team captain shall record the final score on the team sheet and both captains shall sign the sheet in the allocated spaces.
f. Team sheets must be delivered to the League Secretary by the Thursday following the match or to another place of collection as advised by the Secretary. Teams with the capability to scan and email team sheets may do so (the League Secretary shall provide a suitable email address for this purpose) but the original team sheet must still be provided to the Secretary by the next league meeting after the match is played or within 1 week if the match is played after the final league meeting of the season.
g. Failure to comply with the above listed team sheet requirements may result in fines being levied by the League Secretary in accordance with Rule 10.

16. Tournaments
a. The allocation of tournaments to venues throughout the season shall be at the discretion of the League Executive Committee.
b. Each tournament shall be allocated a minimum required number of boards
c. Tournaments shall only be allocated to venues capable of meeting the minimum required number of boards to the satisfaction of the League Executive Committee.
d. Teams/Publicans wishing to host “Open” tournaments shall be required to pay a fee as agreed by the League Committee to host such an event.
e. In the event of more than one team/publican meeting the required criteria and wishing to host “Open” tournaments, these shall be allocated fairly and evenly wherever possible but ultimately at the discretion of the League Executive Committee.
f. Entry for all open tournaments must be submitted to the organiser by 7.45pm. Additional entries shall not be accepted after this time. (Players who shall knowingly arrive after 7.45pm are responsible for making arrangements for their name to be added to the draw before 7.45pm).
g. The draw for “Open” tournaments shall be made as soon after 7.45pm as possible.
h. Wherever possible, draws for tournaments shall be made using the “Darts for Windows” software.
i. Players can only play in a tournament at the venue they were originally scheduled to play at.
j. The throwing order shall be decided by one toss of the coin. The marker shall toss the coin and offer the call to the first player(s) out of the draw. The player(s) winning the coin toss shall throw first in all odd numbered legs.
k. Once a player has been knocked out of a tournament, they may not play in a later round of that that tournament.
l. Changes to players/teams once added to a draw will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and only then by prior approval of the League Executive Committee.

17. Knock Out Cup
a. The Knock Out Cup shall consist of a maximum of 6 singles and 3 doubles with the winner being the first team to achieve 5 legs.
b. In the event that both teams only have 5 players the winner shall be the first team to achieve 4 legs.
c. Team sheet requirements as per Rule 10 above apply to the Knock Out Cup with the exception that the Week No is not required.
d. The venues and competition format shall be as agreed at the League Meeting prior to the competition beginning (this may vary from Season to Season dependant on number of teams in the competition).
e. Match rules as per Rule 13.d. to 13.h. above shall also apply to the Knock Out Cup.

18. Nine Man Team
a. The Nine Man Team event shall consist of a maximum of 9 singles with the winner being the first team to achieve 5 legs.
b. In the event that both teams do not have 9 players and the match is drawn then a final leg of 1001 involving all players shall be played to decide the winner.
c. In the event of a 1001 decider where one team has less players than their opponents then the team with fewer players shall forfeit a throw in this game for each player they have less than their opponents.
e. Match rules as per Rule 13.d. to 13.h. above shall also apply to the Nine Man Team.

19. Singles Competitions
a. Singles competitions shall be the best of 3 legs.
b. The throwing order shall be decided in accordance with Rule 16.j.

20. Doubles Competitions
a. Doubles competitions shall be the best of 3 legs.
b. The throwing order shall be decided in accordance with Rule 16.j.
c. Doubles teams shall consist only two players (in the event that only one member of a double team is available then that team shall be eliminated from the competition)

21. Triples Competition
a. The Triples competition shall be the best of 5 legs comprising one triple, one double and a maximum of 3 singles in that order.
b. The throwing order shall be decided in accordance with Rule 16.j.
c. Triples teams shall comprise a minimum of 3 players and a maximum of 5 players. (Teams with less than 3 players available to play shall be eliminated from the competition).
d. A maximum of 2 reserves can be played in the double or the singles, however the 2 players playing the double cannot play the first single.

22. Foursomes Competition
a. The Foursomes competition shall be the best of 7 legs comprising 4 singles, 2 doubles and a 1001 in the event of a 3-3 tie.
b. The throwing order shall be decided in accordance with Rule 16.j.
c. Foursomes teams shall comprise a minimum of 4 players and a maximum of 6 players. (Teams with less than 4 players available to play shall be eliminated from the competition).
d. A maximum of 2 reserves can be played in the doubles and/or the 1001 decider.
e. The order of play for each team in the 1001 decider is at their captains discretion but must be declared prior to the start of that leg.