The information below cover matches up to Christmas. See the calendar menu item for all the up to date details.

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Dear fixture secs,

Please find enclosed the league games until Christmas.
( the rest should follow soon).

The number of teams has inflated quite a lot this year. Even though it
is great for korfball, it is more difficult to administer. Therefore,
during the course of the year, try to inform me of potential issues asap.

Comments:

- Each team will play ten games in the league
A team will play the other teams in their division once ( 7 games). At
the end of it, the top ( or bottom) four will play each other (3 games).

- if your club intend to enter the BKA cup and there is a clash with
some league games, please let me know asap and we will postpone the
games as BKA cup takes priority over the league. the oka is encouraging
clubs to play in the bka cup.

- Eligibility rule:  Div1 teams need to nominate their players ( 4 boys
, 4 girls) before their first game ( Uni teams are allowed to wait until
before the team plays their 4th game).
As last year, only three of them can play down at any one time. Failing
to nominate players on time will mean that the starting team is deemed
nominated. There will be any opportunity to re-nominate players after
the first part of the league.

- Cancellations, late postponements: they will be monitored. In the
unfortunate situation of a club cancels 2 games within a 6 game run,  a
team may  be asked to withdraw from the league ( see minutes of oka
meeting).

- Tie break rule: see minutes of oka meeting.

-  As in the years before, most games are in Cheney school. However, the
following games have not been allocated: R1 v BB, MKC v MK3, MK1 v MK2.
It makes sense that they are played locally. However, as finding a ref
may be difficult, these teams may have to use their own club refs ( I
realise this is not ideal). Can I ask the secs involved to organise
themselves in liaison with Paul M. and myself. ( Let me know if you want
to play those games in Cheney if it is important for you to have a
"neutral " ref)

- It is the fixture sec responsibility ( and the whole club actually)
 to look after their club refs and make sure referrees are where they
are supposed to be when they are supposed to be. Paul will inform you
more about our concerning ref situation.

Hopefully things will go as smoothly as possible.

Damien