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Eligibility (Clubs, Teams and Players)
1. Clubs with teams participating in the National Squash
League (NSL) must have a current affiliation to Scottish Squash
and have adequate facilities available to compete.
2. Teams will be composed of five players, one of whom must
be a female.
3. All players must be members of the club they represent.
4. Players must compete in a minimum of four league fixtures
throughout the season in order to be eligible to compete in
playoffs. No extenuating circumstances will be taken into
account if players are unable to meet this obligation.
5. Players named by a club receiving a walkover will be deemed
to have played in the fixture for purposes of playoff eligibility.
6. An entry fee will be charged for each team playing in
the National Squash League. The rate will be fixed annually
by Scottish Squash.
7. Any club who fail to pay their entry fee by October 31
will be immediately expelled from the NSL and all its results
up to that date will be considered void.
8. Having represented one club, a player will not be eligible
to play for another club in the NSL in the same season.
9. Matches between teams will consist of five ties, each
the best of five games, and will be played on a home and away
basis throughout the season.
10. The home club must have at least TWO courts available
for play from the scheduled starting time of any match for
as long as it may be required.
11. Matches will be played on the dates set out in the fixture
list unless both team’s officials and Scottish Squash
agree to the contrary. Mid-week matches will commence at 7pm.
Weekend matches will be played at a time agreed by both team’s
officials. In all cases a match must be played during the
course of one day and at the named venue.
12. Teams must be selected in order of ability, not gender.
Team lists must be exchanged between the two captains before
the match starts.
13. The order of play must be 5,4,1,3,2 unless agreed otherwise
by both team captains before the match starts.
14. Any team not having at least three players present and
ready to play at the scheduled start of a match will be scratched
and 20 points will be awarded to the opposition. If a player
fails to appear within 30 minutes of the scheduled start time
of the match he/she will be deemed to have played at number
5 and lost. Players playing below the absent string, who have
already started their ties and are therefore unable to move
up the order, will forfeit any points gained and full points
from these ties will be awarded to the opposition.
15. Every tie in the National Squash League MUST be marked.
16. Ties will be played according to “The Rules of
the Singles Game of Squash”, please refer to WSF website
at www.worldsquash.org
17. The WSF Dunlop Revelation Pro XX Championship ball will
be used during all matches.
18. All players under 19 are required to wear approved eye
protection as set out in Scottish Squash’s Eye Protection
Policy Statement.
Scoring
1. The “traditional” scoring system will be used
with all games being played to 9 points, best of 5 games.
A point is awarded for each game won, with 5 bonus points
being awarded to the winning team in each match.
Results
1. Results will be co-ordinated by Scottish Squash.
2. The home team captain is responsible for either:
a. Completing the electronic scorecard at www.scottishsquash.org
by 12 noon the day after the match.
b. Posting the score card to Scottish Squash (signed by a
representative from each team) within 48 hours of the completion
of the match.
3. Failure to do so will result in a 5-point penalty against
the host team with the results from the games, when ascertained,
standing.
4. The home team captain or other named person is responsible
for providing a short post match summary with key highlights
for all matches. This is to enable us to promote your team
and your National League on our website. This must be submitted
by email the day after the match.
League Placing
1. Final League Placing in the National Squash League will
be decided through a playoff weekend.
2. Finals weekend will be conduced on Saturday 14 / Sunday
15th April 2007 and involve semi-finals and finals between
the top four ranked teams at the end of the season. The team
finishing first will play the team finishing fourth in one
semi-final with the team finishing second playing the team
finishing third in the other. There will be a final and a
three/four playoff to determine the final top four places
for the season.
3. Positions for playoffs will be decided on each team’s
total points scored. In the event of a tie between two or
more teams the higher placing will go to the teams which have
won the most matches, failing this, the highest number of
ties. Where necessary to decide relegation issues, a play-off
will be held at a date and at a neutral venue to be arranged
by Scottish Squash.
Unplayed Fixtures
1. All fixtures must be completed by 31st March 2007.
2. Any request for, or notification of any agreed, postponed
fixture must be made to Scottish Squash by noon on the day
preceding a weekday match, or noon on the preceding Friday
for a weekend match, giving the exceptional circumstances
necessitating the change.
3. If postponement is granted, the club postponing the match
must immediately inform the other club contact and thereafter
offer at least two alternative dates.
4. The club must notify Scottish Squash of the new, agreed
date within 7 days of the original match, otherwise it may
be deemed to have failed to fulfill a fixture.
5. No further request by the same club for postponement of
a fixture during the same season will be considered.
6. Any team failing to fulfill a scheduled fixture will, in
the absence of exceptional circumstances:
a. Have 10 points deducted from its total at the end of the
season and the team gaining from the walkover will be awarded
20 points.
b. Any team failing to fulfill four scheduled fixtures will
automatically be eliminated from the NSL and the results of
all the matches it previously played during the season will
be declared void.
7. Scottish Squash will decide on what constitutes “exceptional
circumstances”. Illness, injury and unavailability of
players will not be considered to be sufficient justification
for the non-fulfillment of a fixture.
General
1. Scottish Squash must be informed of all details concerning
alterations to the fixture list.
2. Alterations or additions to the rules may only be made
by Scottish Squash.
3. Any dispute should be forwarded to Scottish Squash in writing.
Scottish Squash’s decision is final and Scottish Squash
will not enter into any correspondence after a decision has
been made.
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