1. The name of the league shall be The St Ives & District Pool League thereafter known as the League.

2. The League will consist of up to Sixteen (16) teams playing in one (1) division. Teams will play each other twice in a season, once at home and once away. All League Venues must have a TR26 (St Ives) postcode.

Annual General Meeting (A.G.M)

3. The League, within each calendar year, will hold an Annual General Meeting (A.G.M). At this A.G.M elections for committee officials will be held and the outgoing committee members will report on the previous season.

4. The League will elect a League Committee to undertake all league business. The committee can only be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

5. The committee will consist of two permanent positions of Chairperson and Secretary/Treasurer and the rest of the Committee will be made up by representatives from league teams who will attend each committee meeting to discuss league matters. Each committee member must be a member of a league team and be prepared to attend any meetings called to discuss league matters.

6. Subject to this constitution (as amended at an Annual General Meeting), the committee shall have full voting powers that, in their opinion, are deemed necessary or beneficial to the league.

7. The following people will be entitled to one (1) vote each at an A.G.M.: -

(i) All elected members of the committee.

(ii) All team representatives present. Providing the team was affiliated to the league for the previous season

(iii) In the event of an equal vote the Chairman will be given a casting and final vote, regardless of his vote in the first round of voting.

8. When teams are seeking election to the League new venues will be accepted before ‘B' teams of any existing League members. If an existing League team has to relocate due to a venue closing or new ownership not wishing to participate in the League then they will be given priority over both new teams and ‘B' teams.

9. If the circumstance arises of there not being enough League places available for all teams seeking election to the League, the playoff rule will come into play. If there are enough places available for teams wishing to join the League then the Playoff rule will be ignored

10. At the conclusion of the League season the teams finishing in the bottom two positions will automatically be placed in a playoff. They will then playoff against any new teams seeking election to the League with the two winning teams in the playoff filling the available places in the League. Any team wishing to move venues will forfeit their place in the League, unless there are exceptional circumstances agreed by the League Committee (See Rule 8), and have to also play off along with any other teams seeking to join the league.

11. The playoffs will be drawn on the night of the AGM and will be played within one (1) week of the AGM to allow for fixture lists and relevant paperwork to be distributed to the other League members. The team drawn first will play at home and the matches will be played over the League Match format. The format being two (2) sets of six (6) singles frames, in the event of a tie the Team captains will play a deciding frame.

Player Organisation & Registration

12. Each team will consist of six (6) players either male or female to represent the venue that the team plays out of. There will be no restriction to the maximum amount of players per team. A minimum of four (4) players constitutes a team for the purposes of playing a League Match.

13. Players must be registered to the team they are representing; the cost of registering a player will be £2.00 and Initial Player Registration must be completed and handed to the League Secretary on a date decided by the League Secretary (usually by the Week 4 fixtures. All monies collected for the registration of players must be paid to the League Secretary at this time, any additional players may be registered by team captains using the captains WhatsApp group by 6pm on the day of the match they will be playing in as long as they are not registered to another team (see Rule 14). A £2.00 fee will need to be submitted to the League Secretary as soon as possible after the new player is registered. There will be no new player registrations allowed in the last six (6) fixtures of the season, there will be no exceptions to this rule.

14. Any player played whilst registered to another team will automatically incur a 12-0 loss for the team they have represented on that night, with no exceptions. Players may transfer once a season if required but only before the halfway point of the season, the transfer must be made 24 hours in advance of the league match and must be confirmed by the League Secretary that the player is eligible to transfer, the transfer fee will be £4.00 . There will be no transfers in the second half of the season.

League Organisation

15. League matches will be played on a Thursday evening commencing at 20:00 (8pm) prompt. Both sides must be present at the venue 10 minutes before the start of the match with at least their first two (2) singles players available and ready to play. If either team is unable to attend 10 minutes in advance they must notify the opposing team in good time giving a valid reason and estimated time that they will arrive.

16. If a team is unable to attend a League match for any reason and have to cancel the fixture, they must notify the opposing team and League Secretary in good time, preferably a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Teams must rearrange and play the match within four (4) weeks of the original fixture and notify the League Secretary of the new date. If the teams cannot agree on a date to replay the match within the four (4) week period the League will set a date for the match to be played. If the match that is cancelled occurs within the last four (4) weeks of the season the match must be rearranged and played before the last League fixture of the season. If a rearrangement is not played within the allotted time scale for any reason then both teams will be awarded zero (0) points.

17. Any team failing to fulfil two fixtures in a row will forfeit their place in the League, unless the League committee decide that there are exceptional circumstances behind the failure, the committee will decide this after hearing all the information available. Any team being removed from the League either by Committee vote or by their own request will have all team and player statistics removed from that season's statistics regardless of the amount of games they have played. Any team that is removed from the League will automatically receive a 5-year League ban and will not be considered for re election during this period unless there are exceptional circumstances or a change of venue ownership.

18. Each League Match will consist of Twelve (12) games: - Two (2) sets of six (6) singles games. All games will consist of One (1) frame.

19. The home team will supply the referee for each game. The referee must have a good knowledge of the rules adopted by the league: -  THE REFEREES DECISION IS FINAL!

20.  Before the first frame the appointed Referee will perform a coin toss and offer the call to the visiting player. The winner of this coin toss will be given the option of the break off shot. After this the break off shot will then alternate between the two (2) teams

21. It is the responsibility of the Captain of each team to correctly and legibly fill in their own score sheet with both the players fore and surnames. Failure to do this may cause problems in the recording of individual and team records (wins, 8 Balls, etc). Score sheets must be completed with all players' names by both teams before the League match begins, both team captains must agree any changes made during the match.

22. The League Match and all games within it are to be played in a SPORTING and GENTLEMANLY manner staying within the confines of the rules adopted by the league.

23. The Referee will be responsible for the controlling of the one (1) minute shot clock for both players during the frame. The Shot Clock will be started when the first player strikes the cue ball for the break and will be reset for each shot after all balls have come to rest, in the case of an in off foul it will be reset as soon as the white ball is available in the return slot in the table. The referee will call out at 30 Seconds remaining and at 10 seconds remaining to alert the player in play of time remaining and then give a 5,4,3,2,1 countdown. If the player fails to strike the cue ball and play a shot within the allotted minute, it is a standard foul, cue ball in hand and one (1) shot. Each player will be allowed one (1) Extension of 30 seconds per frame, this will be subject to the same rules as the normal one (1) minute shot clock and can be called for at anytime during the duration of there shot clock. If a player needs to leave the playing area then they will need to ask the referee for a timeout, it will be up to the referee to decide whether the timeout is valid or not, i.e. a bathroom break, urgent phone call etc. visits to the bar or chatting with friends are not valid reasons for a timeout.

24. Score Sheets must be completed fully and signed by both captains on the evening of the League Match. Both captains must sign any 8 Ball clearances and the players name must be circled to indicate an 8 Ball has been achieved. An 8 Ball clearance can only be achieved on each player's first visit to the table.

25. It is the responsibility of the away captain to fill in the Sporting points, this can be done in front of the other captain or if preferred in private before the sheet is sent in. Sporting points will be added up each week and at the end of the season the team scoring the highest Sporting Points will receive the Most Sporting Team trophy. Five (5) Sporting points is the highest and One (1) is the lowest and it is up to each team to vote accordingly, if the Sporting points are not filled in then Zero (0) points will be awarded to the home team. Sporting Points should be awarded for Sportsmanship and good conduct, sporting points will not be disclosed at anytime during the season by the League Secretary and only the winning team in the competition will be recognised with a trophy.

26. It is the responsibility of each team captain to ensure that his or her score sheet is completed, a picture is taken and it is sent to the designated WhatsApp phone number as soon as the match has finished.

27. At the end of each league season there will be a Finals Day/Evening at which the final stages of any league K.O. competitions will be played and trophies for the league season and K.O. competitions will be awarded.

28. The knockout competitions preliminary rounds will be played during the league season on a Thursday/Sunday night under current league rules unless otherwise stated. The knockout competitions are open to all league registered players that have played a minimum of 6 weeks for their registered team, in each week of the six (6) they must of played at least one (1) frame in the first six (6) or second six (6) frames.

General Rules

29. All teams will pay a league affiliation fee at the beginning of each season of £40.00 . This money will be used for the running of the league and the supply of awards for any end of season competitions.

30. The committee reserves the right to refuse membership to any venue, team or player if they feel that this membership will be detrimental to the league.

31. Any complaints, disputes or queries arising from any League Match or League Business, must be presented to the committee in writing by letter. The committee will then discuss and supply a decision to the query at the next scheduled committee meeting and inform all parties involved as soon as possible of any actions that they have sanctioned.

32. There are set parameters for certain offences and these are set out below, depending on the offence and the severity these will be used if necessary.

Cheating or Unsporting Conduct

1st Offence - Captains to be called to speak to the Committee resulting in a possible Team Points Deduction.

2nd Offence – Captains to be called to speak to the Committee resulting in a possible Team Points Deduction or Player Ban.

Fighting or Intimidating Behaviour

1st Offence – Captains to be called to speak to the Committee resulting in a possible Team Points Deduction

2nd Offence – Captains to be called to speak to the Committee resulting in an Automatic Points Deduction and/or Player/Team Ban from the League.

33. All league members will endeavour at all times to abide by the rules of the League.

Last Amended 12th September 2025