Low cost; Low grief
Those who have been involved in running WEBBA or NL teams and will know all about the high costs and the many hours involved in administrating basketball teams.
This league is a little different.
We aim to keep that admin to a minimum and to devolve the responsibility of arranging fixtures to the individual teams involved.
Who can play?
As the league grows we hope to split into various age bands and possibly even different regions. At this stage, though, all of your players need to be over 35 and your team must be based within a 40 mile radius of the centre of Bristol.
Fixtures
We run as a Central Venue League and have a regular, two hour court booking on the third Sunday of each month. Games are scheduled around team availability.
Costs
Costs depend on attendance but tend to be either £5 or £6 per player for each meet that you attend.Refs
The games will be self-reffed. We've all played with friends and made this work. Nothing vital is at stake here, so there's no need for things to get out of hand. Disputes will be sorted out on court with all players taking responsibility for settling any issues in an amicable fashion. We reserve the right to disbar any player or team that consistently displays over-aggressive or argumentative conduct.
The spirit of the game
Above all, this is to be friendly. We will be logging results but the point of the league is to play some enjoyable basketball in a friendly atmosphere. We want all participants to enjoy winning but to enjoy playing more.
we will ask each team to give fair play points for each fixture and we will take action to curb or exclude teams that persistently flout the spirit of the league.