Rules and Regulations

FORMATIONS

Your team can play in one of 4 formations. This will affect the number of players you can select for each position. Each player can only play in their designated position. The available formations are:-

Ø      4 - 4 - 2

Ø      4 - 3 - 3

Ø      3 - 4 - 3

Ø      3 - 5 - 2

SQUAD SELECTION

Depending on the formation you have chosen, your team must consist of 12 players and comply with the below:-

Ø     2 Goalkeepers

Ø      3 (min) to 4 (max) Defenders

Ø      3 (min) to 5 (max) Midfielders

Ø      2 (min) to 3 (max) Attackers

You can select up to 2 players from any one team (which GKs count as 1), but must select at least 1 player from each of the 8 teams running this year (Men’s 1s to 4s and Ladies 1s to 4s). You also have to select 6 men and 6 women. With regards to your goalkeepers, you must select 1 from each side of the club. Please complete the attached form and return to lbfantasyhockey@live.co.uk or hand the completed form to Tristan Hardy or Matthew Rust.

 CAPTAINS

You must nominate 1 player from each section of the club to be your captain. These players will score double the number of points each week. This does not need to be a current captain of a team.

SCORING / POINTS

During the season, we will be allocating points for all LEAGUE fixtures played (meaning no friendlies apply unless a team has a distinct lack of matches). This will be down to Fantasy Hockey Committee to decide. Stats will be used according that those supplied by either team captains or selected team members. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of this data. The points will be allocated as follows:-

In the event of a postponed game, then the points will be awarded when that game is actually played. If a walkover result is given, it will be treated as per the league rules and points will be given to those players selected, but no other points will be awarded.

There will be a 10 point bonus at the end of the season if one of your selected players is the Player of the Season, so potentially an additional 80 points up for grabs! 

TRANSFERS

We will be running 1 transfer window this year, which will open on 15^th December 2011 and close on 6^th January 2012. You will be able to make a maximum of 4 changes to your team (2 from the each section of the club) and change your captains. Apart from this, there will be no other transfers during the 1^st or 2^nd part of the season. The only circumstance that a transfer will be allowed outside these rules, is if one of our selected players falls pray to the below:-

Ø      Long term injury (1 month or longer)

Ø      Leaves the club

Ø      Unable to play for a more than 2/3 of that half of the season

If you have selected a player, who then is subsequently moved up or down a team and takes you over you player limit for that half of the season, we will allow this but at the half way stage, this will need to be corrected and replacement player selected. If this isn’t done, then you will lose that player from your team and a random player from another will be selected to fill the gap 

DEADLINES

Your team(s) will need to be submitted (either by email, through the link on the website or by giving the completed Team Selection to Tristan Hardy or Matthew Rust) by Friday 23^rd September. This will ensure you receive maximum points throughout the season. If you miss this date, then you points will only count from the following week.

COMPETITIONS

We will be running 3 competitions throughout the season. These will be as follows:-

Ø      Whole Club Competition

Ø      Men’s Club Competition

Ø      Ladies Club Competition

If you would like to set-up your own little mini leagues, then we would invite you to do so and let us know who wants to be in your league and we will do the rest.

FEES

To enter a team it will cost £5.00 and you can enter as many as you like, but if you enter 3 teams, then you only pay for 2. These are one off charges for the season. 50% off all fees received will be going towards the club, with the remaining 50% going towards prize money. 

 PRIZES

Prizes will be award to the top 3 placed teams in each section, as well as the overall winner receiving an additional bonus. The prize money will be split as specified below:-

Ø      Overall Winner - 10% of overall prize money

Ø      1^st Place (Men’s / Ladies Section) - 40% of sections prize money

Ø      2^nd Place (Men’s / Ladies Section) - 30% of sections prize money

Ø      3^rd Place (Men’s / Ladies Section) - 20% of sections prize money

NOTIFICATIONS

We will ensure that you are sent an email every week relating to your team’s performance and how you are doing in relation to your specific competitions and mini leagues. We are also going to keep the hockey club’s website updated on a weekly basis with the top teams in each competition 

 RESTRICTIONS

We don’t want to impose any restrictions (other than those above), so this league will be open to everyone who wants to sign up. So please invite family and friends to join in! The more the merrier!