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Ok . . The proposal has been passed on to the people who are going to propose and second it . . The final version reads as follows . .

PROPOSAL ONE ? Summer League Format Change ? To take effect from the Croydon Summer Pool League 2008 Season and every Summer Season thereafter:

Maximum of 10 players per squad
Reducing the squad size in line with the minimum number of players required to form a team

Matches to be played over 10 frames (2 sets of 5)
Giving scope for more frames per night and providing longer match durations to benefit venues

5 players to play first set . . Up to five 'substitutions' can be made in the second set . . Therefore up to 10 players can play in any one match . . Substitutions do not HAVE to be made so there is the possibility that 5 players can play twice per match.

Opportunity for players to play more than one per night . . Less players required to make a match will suit the Summer League where it is thought to be less 'important' than the Winter League and where unfortunately players tend to turn up less frequently . . Less commitment will be required to start and run a team . .

The away team's second set order to change so that no player to play the same opponent more than once per match . .
Self-Explanatory

Only a player's first frame counts towards towards Divisional Singles wins if they play more than one frame in any match
Makes it fair for teams with larger squads

Pick again rule to be scrapped and the minimum number of players required to form an eligible team to be 3.
The format has been changed to aid smaller team/squad sizes and with the matches being played over two sets and a player playing up to two frames, the rule is open to abuse. The 'void' frames will be frames 5 & 10 (and also 4 and 9 where applicable)

KnockOut Cup Semi Final to be played to 3 sets of 5 frames and the KnockOut Cup Final to be played to 4 sets of 5 frames . . The substitution rule is applied again with up to two substitutions permitted with the only stipulation being once a player is substituted they cannot be brought back in later in the match (as in football) . . If the final reaches 10-10 a player is picked by their own team to play a one-frame decider to decide the match outcome
To keep the format in line for both league and cup competitions

To be in place for the Summer League only as a trial run
There are a lot more things to take into account with the Winter League and a lot more can go wrong if the format doesn't work out so the Summer League to be used as the test

Start time to be moved to 8:15pm
To aid the addition of 3 extra frames to a match just in case a match does overrun for any reason

Knockout Cup Semi Finals and Final Format to change to the following:
20-frame matches, played to two sets of 10 (as in two league matches in one) where a player can play up to 4 times in the match but not more than once in any set of 5. If the match is tied at 10-10 the match is to be decided by a single frame, 3-man playoff.
This will keep in line with the format changes outlined above.

The following advisory to be added to help aid these rules take effect:
?Players are expected to try and play their shots within the 1 minute per shot time frame allowed under World Rules?

PLEASE ALLOW THE POINTS LISTED ABOVE TO BE AMENDED ON THE NIGHT WHERE APPROPRIATE



PROPOSAL TWO ? Plate Competition Amendment? To take effect from the Croydon Summer Pool League 2008 Season, to be applied to the Croydon & District Pool League Winter 2008/2009 season and every Summer and Winter season thereafter:

Amend the existing Plate Singles, Doubles and KO Cups to include 1st Division players.
With every team paying the same entry fee, each team should be entitled to enter the same amount of competitions and not be excluded from any part of the league.



PROPOSAL THREE ? Division One Singles KO? To take effect from the Croydon Summer Pool League 2008 Season, to be applied to the Croydon & District Pool League Winter 2008/2009 season and every Summer and Winter season thereafter:

Should the above proposal not be voted in, the following competition should be added to the league schedule to compensate for being excluded from the Plate competitions:

Singles Single Elimination KO for 1st Division Players Only
Matches to be played to the best of 9 frames up to and including the Last 16, Best of 11 frames Quarter-Final, Best of 13 Frames Semi-Final and Best of 15 Frames Final.