POOL PLAYER, PLAY UP & PLAY DOWN PLAYERS RULES & REGULATIONS.
As of the 19th of July 2021, with the lifting of restrictions, the COVID-19 rule modifications no longer apply and the standard rules of netball can now be used.
Individual players who are not registered to a specific team may register as a pool player. Please contact The Facebook group - Sheffield Netball Clique to be added, this is classed as the Pool List.
https://www.facebook.com/netballclique/
Pool players must play in the Divisions relevant to their ability. *(please see below) For example a Division 1 standard player should not be playing in lower divisions. The umpires will monitor this aiming to maintain fairness to all teams. Regional players play/play up into Division La Liga only unless they are registered to a team.
*Pool Players play in one of the following groups of divisions only.
La Liga, Division 1 & 2.
Division 2 & 3
Division 4 & 5
When the player is booked please sign in on the form available on each court for each division on the night of play.
Play Up Players
The play up system allows a registered The League player to play for other teams within The League, only if that team plays in a division higher than the registered players own team. Regional players 'Play up' into La Liga only
Play Down Players
Team registered players can 'Play Down' into the one division directly below them - but they must play out of their normal playing position.
Defenders attack, attackers defend and centre court play in the D's.
Pool / Play Up / Play down players must be present for a match at start of play. Should a pool / play up / play down player arrive early for a match, they may not be used as a substitute or an additional player for other teams already on court. Pool / Play Up / Play down players can play more than one match per night as long as this has been pre-arranged with the appropriate team captains. (If, on the night of play a Pool / Play Up / Play down player is on site and you need a Pool / Play Up / Play down player you can ask the coordinator to approach the player to play for your team prior to the start of your game if the above criteria is met.
If on the rare occasion a team goes down to 6 players or below due to injury and a Pool/Play up/Play down player is on site, with both Team Captains agreement the pool/play up/play down player can step into the injured player’s position for the remainder of the match - If the above criteria is met.
Pool / Play Up / play down players are NOT to be used to strengthen your team and are not to be booked if you have a full squad which consists of a starting 7. They are to be used ONLY if you are short – to make your team up to 7. The penalty for not adhering to the rules is a match loss score of 15-0 and the normal match fees for the offending team will apply.
The Play Up Players are to be used as well as the pool players not instead of.
If, at the start of the match more than 7 players including the booked pool / play up player arrive, your match starting 7 including the booked pool player stays on for the full match.
If you have a starting 7 as well as a Play Up Player/Play down player - you do not use the Play Up/Play down player Player.
Should a pool player decide to register for a team - please inform The League organisors @ leaguenetball@yahoo.co.uk so your team sheet can be updated accordingly.
A pool/play up/play down player can play for a team a maximum of 4 times during a season.
A team of 7 can all be pool players or a combination of pool / and play up / play down players.