Quick Information
The League concluded the 2009-10 season with division sizes of 16-15-14-16, a total of 61 teams. Kilkhampton have not re-entered and Landkey Town Reserves entry has been refused which leaves 59 teams that have entered for next season, plus the following 4 additions:
Anchor Chiefs (transferring from the Sunday League)
Fremington (a completely new club)
Braunton Fourths (a fourth team from Braunton FC)
AFC Anchor Reserves (a reserve team from AFC Anchor)
League officers met officials of the two new teams listed and are satisfied as to their credentials. This would give 63 teams, three equal divisions of 16 teams and one division of 15. Intermediate Two should be the division with 15 teams.
Starting with two up two down promotion and relegation, and using the customary procedure for filling vacancies, gives:
Premier-Senior
Hartland Relegated
Dolton Promoted
There will be one vacancy in the Premier because Braunton Reserves (winners of the Senior) cannot be promoted. The vacancy is filled by Morwenstow (next to bottom in the Premier) being excused relegation.
Senior-Intermediate One
Landkey Town Relegated
Woolsery, Park United and Torrington Reserves Promoted
There will be two vacancies in the Senior because the Senior only had 15 teams last season and Kilkhampton have not re-entered. The vacancies will be filled by Shamwickshire Rovers Reserves (next to bottom in the Senior) being excused relegation and Torrington Reserves being promoted (third placed team in Intermediate One).
Intermediate One-Intermediate Two
Wrey Arms, Woolacombe & Mortehoe, Woolsery Reserves and Putford Reserves Promoted
There will be four vacancies in Intermediate One because Intermediate One only had 14 teams last season and the additional effect of Kilkhampton not re-entering the Senior. The vacancies are filled by Sporting Barum (next to bottom in Intermediate One) being excused relegation and Woolsery Reserves being promoted (third placed team in Intermediate Two) and Buckland Brewer (bottom in Intermediate One) being excused relegation and Putford Reserves being promoted (fourth placed team in Intermediate Two).
Intermediate Two
This will leave the 11 remaining teams, and the four new teams, to fill the 15 places in Intermediate Two.
This would give the following constitution for next season:
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Premier |
Senior |
1 |
Shamwickshire |
Hartland (R) |
2 |
Boca Seniors |
Braunton Reserves |
3 |
Braunton |
Chittlehampton |
4 |
Barnstaple AAC |
Shebbear United |
5 |
Bradworthy |
Bratton Fleming |
6 |
North Molton |
Pilton Academicals |
7 |
Combe Martin |
Northam Lions |
8 |
Bideford Reserves |
South Molton |
9 |
Torrington |
Barnstaple AAC Reserves |
10 |
Appledore Reserves |
North Molton Reserves |
11 |
Putford |
Combe Martin Reserves |
12 |
Georgeham & Croyde |
Bude Town |
13 |
Torridgeside |
Shamwickshire Reserves |
14 |
Ilfracombe Town Reserves |
Woolsery (P) |
15 |
Morwenstow |
Park United (P) |
16 |
Dolton (P) |
Torrington Reserves (P) |
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Intermediate One |
Intermediate Two |
1 |
Landkey Town (R) |
Barnstaple FC |
2 |
Clovelly |
Bradworthy Reserves |
3 |
Equalizers |
Northside Atlantic |
4 |
High Bickington |
Torridgeside Reserves |
5 |
Ilfracombe Town Thirds |
Pilton Academical Reserves |
6 |
Braunton Thirds |
North Molton Thirds |
7 |
Lynton & Lynmouth |
Bratton Fleming Reserves |
8 |
AFC Anchor |
Northam Lions Thirds |
9 |
Northam Lions Reserves |
South Molton Reserves |
10 |
Merton |
Chittlehampton Reserves |
11 |
Sporting Barum |
Hartland Reserves |
12 |
Buckland Brewer |
AFC Anchor Reserves (new) |
13 |
Wrey Arms (P) |
Anchor Chiefs (new) |
14 |
Woolacombe & Mortehoe (P) |
Braunton Fourths (new) |
15 |
Woolsery Reserves (P) |
Fremington (new) |
16 |
Putford Reserves (P) |
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Under League Rules this is presented to the AGM and is not open for alteration at the meeting.
Procedure for determining the league constitution
The procedure used to determine the constitution of the League for the following season is this:
(i) Two up two down is applied to the previous season’s final League tables.
(ii) New applicant teams are provisionally placed in a Division in accordance with precedent; new clubs/teams automatically go into Intermediate Two, existing teams transferring from another League are placed in the Division thought to be appropriate to their playing strength.
(iii) To determine the number of teams in the League, withdrawals are then deleted from the Divisional lists.
(iv) Should the number of teams then be less than 64, the sizes of the Divisions are then determined.
(v) The procedure for filling vacancies is then applied, starting with the Premier Division and working down:
1st Vacancy; the next to bottom team in the higher division is not relegated,
2nd Vacancy; the third team in the lower division is promoted,
3rd Vacancy; the bottom team is not relegated,
4th Vacancy; the fourth team is promoted etc.
Clubs should ensure they have read this message before attempting to register any member of HM Forces.
AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE SIGNING THE PLAYER you must (remembering to enclose a s.a.e unless the contact is by e-mail):
FOR ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL (INCLUDING THE ROYAL MARINES). Send a completed official form (either by post or as an e-mail attachment) to the RNFA.
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FOR ARMY PERSONNEL. Send a letter giving similar information to that on the RNFA form to the Army FA.
http://www.army.mod.uk/armyfa
FOR RAF PERSONNEL. Send a letter to a player's Commanding Officer.
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The League willl also require a copy (either a photocopy or e-mail) of your communication to the appropriate Service.
AT THE END OF THE 14 DAYS YOU MAY SIGN THE PLAYER UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SPECIFIC REFUSAL OF PERMISSION TO DO SO.
On a player's registration form his rank must be given.
In view of events at more than one game recently, can clubs be reminded that if there is something relating to the events surrounding a game about which you wish to submit a protest or complaint, there is no point just writing in complaining. You have to follow the relevant paragraph(s) of League rule 15..........and there are key differences between a protest, a complaint, and an appeal.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FA
In reading the following details, bear in mind the following: We are using up old supplies of team sheets, but the new marking procedure must be used on them. A letter in support of a low marking is required for a marking of 50 OR BELOW, (note, that is NOT 'below 50', a mark of 50 requires a letter). This is what the information below means by 'completing the box'. NOTE THAT A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A LOW MARKING MUST INCLUDE SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW THE REFEREE'S PERFORMANCE COULD BE IMPROVED.
GUIDE TO MARKING The mark awarded by a club must be based on the referee's overall performance, It is most important that the mark is awarded fairly and not based upon isolated incidents or previous games. The referee's performance should be determined by the table below which should act as a guide for the overall mark which should fall within the mark range for each standard of performance.
Mark Range
Comment
91-100
The referee was extremely accurate in decision making and very successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play, adding real value to the game.
81-90
The referee was very accurate in decision making and successfully controlled the game using management and communication skills to create an environment of fair play.
71 - 80
The referee was accurate in decision making and controlled the game well, communicating with the players, making a positive contribution towards fair play.
61-70
The referee was reasonably accurate in decision making, controlled the game quite well and communicated with players, establishing a reasonable degree of fair play.
51-60
The referee had some shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control, with only limited success in communicating with the players resulting in variable fair play.
50 and below
The referee had significant shortcomings in the level of accuracy of decision making and control with poor communication with the players which resulted in low levels of fair play.
Notes
Using a scale of up to 100 allows greater flexibility for clubs to distinguish between different refereeing performances more accurately.
A mark within each mark range can be given to reflect the referee's performance e.g. a mark of 79 indicates a somewhat better performance than a mark of 71.
A mark between 71 and 80 represents the standard of refereeing expected.
When a mark of 50 or less is awarded, an explanation must be provided to the League or Competition by completing the appropriate box on the marking form. It must include comments which could help improve the referee's future performances. Even where a referee has significant shortcomings there will have been some positive aspects which should be given credit; extremely low marks (below 20) should be very rare.
HOW TO DECIDE ON THE REFEREE'S MARK
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FA
HOW TO DECIDE ON THE REFEREE'S MARK
The following questions focus on the key areas of a referee's performance. They are intended as an 'aide memoire', are not necessarily comprehensive and need not be answered individually. It is, however, worth considering them before committing yourself to a mark for the referee.
CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING
How well did the referee control the game?
Were the players' actions recognized correctly?
Were the Laws applied correctly?
Were all incidents dealt with efficiently/effectively?
Were all the appropriate sanctions applied correctly?
Was the referee always within reasonable distance of incidents?
Was the referee well positioned to make critical decisions, especially in and around the penalty area?
Did the referee understand the players' positional intentions and keep out of the way accordingly?
Did the referee demonstrate alertness and concentration throughout the game?
Did the referee apply the use of the advantage to suit the mood and temperature of the game?
Was the referee aware of the players' attitude to advantage?
Did the referee use the assistants effectively?
Did the officials work as a team, and did the referee lead and manage them to the benefit of the game?
COMMUNICATION AND PLAYER MANAGEMENT
How well did the referee communicate with the players during the game?
Did the referee's level of involvement/profile suit this particular game?
Did the referee understand the players' problems on the day ? e.g. difficult ground/weather conditions?
Did the referee respond to the changing pattern of play/mood of players?
Did the referee demonstrate empathy for the game, allowing it to develop in accordance with the tempo of the game?
Was the referee pro-active in controlling of the game?
Was the referee's authority asserted firmly without being officious
Was the referee confident and quick thinking?
Did the referee appear unflustered and unhurried when making critical decisions?
Did the referee permit undue questioning of decisions?
Did the referee deal effectively with players crowding around after decisions/incidents?
Was effective player management in evidence?
Was the referee's body language confident and open at all times?
Did the pace of the game, the crowd or player pressure affect the referee negatively?
FINAL THOUGHTS
Always try to be objective when marking. You may not obtain the most objective view by marking immediately after the game.
Judge the performance over the whole game. Don't be too influenced by one particular incident.
Don't mark the referee down unfairly because your team was unlucky and lost the game or some disciplinary action was taken against your players.
Train to be a Referee at No Cost
The fee set by the FA for a training course is £77. When a ref has taken ten games in any affiliated competitions the FA will refund £30. From that point, when the referee has taken ten further NDL games, the League will refund the other £47. And while those twenty games (about a full season's worth) are being taken, match fees will of course be earned.
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Signing Players from Other Countries
International Clearance - International clearance is required by all players moving across borders to play football. It applies to all players over the age of 12. Please be vigilant when registering players. If you think they have played abroad they will need clearance back before they can play in England. "Abroad" even applies to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland!! Download/Open Form
Devon FA Debt Recovery Procedure
The Devon FA are starting to receive clubs requesting to recover money on their behalf for unpaid subs and discipline as well as other things. Following the discipline conference in January the Devon FA were told by The FA to apply the rules of Football Debt Recovery very strictly, in the last few days they have had to reject several requests from clubs. They are keen to help these clubs as they do not like seeing players getting away with large amounts of money however most clubs are unaware of the rules, which can be found in the Devon FA Handbook page 169. One common problem is that people want to chase registration fees which the County FA are not allowed to do as per rule 15.2. The main problem though is the timing issue which is covered on page 169 of the County Handbook rule 15.6 – The Parent Association should be approached as soon as it is clear there is a problem. In all cases this should be within 28 days of formal payment being requested and 56 days of the debt being incurred.
