BodyKraft Hockey League - February Update

Fixtures 2008-09 should be available by 1 July - together with a new Club Noticeboard Feature
A preview of the Noticeboard can be found by following the link on the Clubs page - More details soon ..

League Fixture Dates 2008/09

At the recent League Committee meeting the League Saturdays for the coming 2008/09 season were confirmed as:
4^th October to 13^th December 2008 then 17^th January to 28^th March 2009

The exception to these dates is that the 1st XI Midlands Premier Division will start two weeks earlier,
and play the first half of their season from 20^th September to 29^th November 2008.
This is due to the probable involvement of both teams and MRHUA Umpires in indoor hockey in December 2008.

1st XI - EM2 & WM2 Response
A questionaire to the 24 clubs in 1st X1 EM2 and WM2 resulted in their voting 15 to 2
and one club split 50-50 to keep EM2 and WM2 as 12 team divisions, rather than
splitting into EM2, EM3 and WM2 and WM3 divisions of 6 teams.

Final table Placements
As another fine season draws to a close, and tables near completion, your attention is drawn to the following.
The MRHA system dynamically calculates league standings from accumulated results - and declares a side
as Promoted when they cannot be caught by others, or Relegated when they cannot avoid the final placings.
However the system DOES NOT take account a couple of conditions specific to our rules - namely ..

a division with an odd number of sides - and the final team, often called Blank, still has all of their games to play !!
only two sides from any club can participate in the same division - thereby restricting some promotion or relegation
teams cannot be promoted from the topmost division in each league ..

In these cases Promoted or Relegated may (or may NOT) be declared, but eventual positioning for the 2008-09 season would still be calculated with regard to section 4 of the MRHA Rules.

The January 2008 League Circular is a word document behind this link. Click to download or view ...

IMPORTANT - Handbook Errors and Changes - 2007/08 (last update 19 Feb 2008)

As new handbooks are circulated you may well spot a few errors or omissions - hopefully very few.

One major update of note - P11 AND p23 rule 18.5 - the email address for all 1st XI fixture results and scorers is once again
incorrect ! (Sorry Nicola..) The address for Nicola Russell has not changed from last year - and remains as
nicola-russell @ rfumidlands.demon.co.uk - full details to Nicola by Tuesday noon please.

If you spot any other mistakes please let us know .... we will be happy to post corrections - but please be aware
that any address details or phone numbers you post will be available to ALL viewers....

Buxton entries on Page 92 - should read as follows:
Secretary: Peter Danson, 10 Heathfield Nook Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9RX
(h) 01298-24962 (e) p.danson@tiscali.co.uk
Fixture Secretary: Lee Fearn, 30 Errwood Avenue, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9BD
(h) 01298-78638 (m) 07738-468231 (e) leefearn@hotmail.com
Match Secretary: Chris Clayton, 1 Compton road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9DM
(h) 01298-25283 (m) 07768-307892 (e) larkfieldorders@dsl.pipex.com
1st XI: Dan Lowton, (H) 01298-70067 (m) 07805-893-469
Coaching/Youths: Contact Secretary Peter Danson

Rugby & East Warwick Handbook page 117
New Match & Confirmations Secretary - Simon Lee - (m)07769 933039 - email Simon.Lee@one-hockey.com

Leamington Handbook page 116
New Club Secretary - Gill Hilton - (m)07929 475229
can be contacted at - 12 Gas Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 3BY
and has email addresses at ghilton7284@hotmail.com and g.r.hilton@warwick.ac.uk

Redditch Handbook page 123
Fixtures/Cancellations Jo Stafford - (m) 07810 501407
1st XI Captain Andy Brooks - (m) 07736 167671

Melton Handbook page 96
2nd XI team Captain - Lee Cuthbert - (m) Mobile 07875 732881 email: leecuthbert1@yahoo.co.uk

Kettering Handbook page 98
Hon Secretary - Anna Holmes, Islip Lodge, Islip, Kettering, Northants, NN14 7JL
(m) 07739 462 933 (e) annaehh@hotmail.com

Birmingham University Handbook p121 Chairman Edward Radcliffe has email edwardradcliffe@hotmail.com

Loughborough Town Handbook entries on page 96
4th XI Captain - Andrew Harrison 07775 982 757
5th XI Captain - Duncan Smith 07758 215 345

Evesham Handbook entries on page 122
Chairman, Mark Dufty, 6 St Michaels Close, South Littleton, Evesham, WR11 4BL

Leicester Thursday Handbook entries on page 95
New Secretary, Damon Fleming, 634 Canal Wharf, 20 Waterfront Walk, Birmingham B1 1SZ,
(m) 07985 606 827 email damonfleming88@hotmail.com

Hampton in Arden Handbook pages 115-116.
Secretary: Helen Barratt, 76 Torrington Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9AR. (m) 07974 73 42 39, (email) barratth@yahoo.co.uk
2nd X1: Jon Hagan, (m) 07786 86 09 65, (email) jonlotv@hotmail.com.
3rd X1: Nick Court, (m) 07725 65 22 87, (email) nickc531@hotmail.com

Leicester Westleigh Handbook pages 95/96
Match Secretary: Spencer Murphy, 7 St Paul's Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE 7 2JX. (h) 0116 260 2265, (m) 07734 86 12 76, (email) spencerthekeepermurphy@hotmail.com

Birmingham University Handbook page 121
Fixture Secretary: Paul Lewis (m) 07956 14 71 91 (email) pirana99@hotmail.com

South Nottingham Handbook page 103
Fixture Secretary: Gareth Brand, 5 Haddon Way, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottingham. NG12 1DD.
(h) 0115 911 8432 (m) 07930 20 20 04 (email) southnotts2nds@yahoo.co.uk

Olton & West Warwickshire - Page 117 - have a couple of changes.
Umpires Secretary is now Mark Wilson 01564 786432 (O) 07872 624632 (M) email mark.wilson@cat.com
3rd XI Captain Tom Munoz 0121 441 3573 (H) 07966 058117 (M)
Tom has two email addresses - tom_munoz@hotmail.com or tdm300@bham.ac.uk
and Glynn Brotherhood is now Captain of the 5th XI with the 6th XI playing friendlies.

EMHUA Representative David Hourd on page 10 has email address thehourds@btinternet.com

Additionally - all clubs are reminded that the best way to get up-to-date umpires contact numbers is NOT using the Handbook, but using the umpiring website www.mrhua.org.uk - where you can switch to EMHUA, and/or click the appropriate 'contacts list' button for an alphabetical list of all MRHUA, BCHUA and EMHUA umpires.

Play the Match - a reminder

If you cancel a match because your team is short of players the match is awarded 3-0 to your opponents and you forfeit 3 points. However the League Committee has decided that you may bring in players from your other teams, even if they have already played or will be playing later, and play the match as a friendly. You will still have the match awarded to your opponents 3-0 but you will not forfeit 3 points.

If you decide you wish to play you must inform your opponents that you will be forfeiting the game and they will be awarded a 3-0 win.

By playing this friendly two teams and two umpires will get a game instead of missing out for two weeks, two clubs will get match tax income, the pitch hire will be paid and the home side gets some bar income.

Peter Cranswick
Hon Secretary