Postal League Rules for RECURVE and COMPOUND
WINTER LEAGUES November to March inclusive.
Frostbite. 3 dozen arrows at 30 metres.
Must be shot outdoors on 80 cm face, scoring 10, 9, 8, etc.
Only tens score as gold's. 6 sighters.
Portsmouth. 5 dozen arrows at 20 yards on 60 cm face scoring 10, 9, 8 etc.
Only tens score as gold's. 6 sighters.
In each competition 5 archers form a team.
RULES ..............
1. There are two leagues in the competition, i.e. Frostbite, and Portsmouth. Each league is divided into divisions of six teams. The selection of the teams in each division is done either according to the estimated scores sent in by the Clubs or on the basis of the previous year's scores. These scores will be published on the Fixture List and shown against each division. They will be referred to as the 'division' scores.
2. Each team shoots one match a month throughout the Winter season, thereby shooting against each team in turn in the same division.
Scores are then sent each month to the BA Postal League AND ALSO TO THE OPPOSING TEAM.
These scores should reach the BA Postal League as soon as possible in the month but will not be accepted if postmarked after the first day of the next month.
If the '1st' falls on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, the first subsequent 'posting' day will be accepted.
If delivered by hand to the BA Postal League, they must not arrive later than the first day of the month following the shoot.
If results are not received it will be assumed that the match has not been shot, and it will be FORFEITED. (Consideration will be given where it can be proved that results have been lost in the post.) Opponents can be found by consulting the Fixture Table, which is issued with the Fixture List.
3. Details of the shoots must be entered on the Official Result sheets and normally these should be distributed as stated in Rule 2, but photocopies or emailed copies can be accepted.
Please use block letters or typing and also make it clear if a junior is in the team by putting JB or JG on the result sheet.
It is pleasant to be able to record in our Result Sheets the top scores in each division and this cannot be done accurately if the sex and age band is not clear. Result sheets must be certified (signed) by an official of the club.
4. If a Club enters one or more than one team in one League, all the members of the Club must shoot on the same day, over the same period of time, and at the same venue. (Not some in the morning and some in the afternoon.) A Club member arriving late for a shoot is NOT allowed to make up the lost arrows.
After the shoot the archers with the top five scores will form the A team, those with the next five highest scores the B team etc. (This means that the A. B. C. etc. teams can vary from month to month.) All shoot as Archers i.e. no allowance for ladies nor juniors.
5. When scores are submitted that exceed the 'division' scores published in the Fixture List the following procedure will be applied:
A threshold will be set equal to the 'division' score plus an allowance of 150 for the Frostbite Round and 200 for the Portsmouth Round.
Scores that do not exceed this threshold will be counted at their face value. In the case of scores that do exceed this threshold, the excess points scored above the threshold will be deducted from the threshold to arrive at the ADJUSTED score.
Example:
'Division' Score 1360 Frostbite allowance - 150 therefore - Threshold 1510 Score shot 1515
Points to be deducted from Threshold 5 ...............TO TOP
ADJUSTED score 1505
Owing to high postal charges, teams that need to have their scores adjusted will NOT be notified by the Organisers of the necessary change.
Teams can check whether their opponents' scores need to be adjusted by referring to the 'Division' scores published in the Fixture List.
This rule DOES NOT APPLY to the Junior Divisions.
All the teams in the same division will be given the same 'division' score.
6. Points will be awarded as follows:
Win - 3 points Draw - 2 points Lose - 1 point
No points will be awarded if a match is not shot or if the result is postmarked after the first of the following month (see Rule No.2).
7. The following awards will be made at the end of each season.
(a) Six BA Postal League medal brooches will be awarded to the teams in each division in each league with the most points. If there is a tie on points, the highest aggregate score will deter¬mine the result.
(b) BA Postal League medallion will be awarded to the Lady, Gentleman, Girl and Boy with the highest single round score in each League.
(c) The 'Crisp' Trophy will be awarded to the team with the high¬est unadjusted score in the Frostbite League.
(d) The 'British Archer' Trophy will be awarded to the team with the highest unadjusted score in the Portsmouth League.
(e) If there is a tie after assessing the recipient of awards as given in b, c & d above, the greatest number of hits will decide the winner.
Should this still result in a tie, the greatest number of gold's will decide the winner. 8.
The day of the month selected for shooting the Postal League match must be arranged ahead and should not be changed even if an insufficient number of archers turn up unless the weather is entirely unsuitable.
9. Matches cannot be shot a second time in the month to try to better scores.
10. No matches can be shot outside scheduled months of the League, i.e. before November 1st or after March 31st, except as provided for in Rule 11. 11. Clubs may shoot their matches on any day they wish during the scheduled month. However if for any special reason a match cannot be shot in the scheduled month then the club may, with the consent of the Organisers AND their Opponents, shoot the match in the following month.
The result however MUST be with the Organisers not later than the 5th of that month.
12. No archer may shoot for more than one club in the Frostbite or one club in the Portsmouth. However an archer may shoot for one club in the Frostbite and a different one in the Portsmouth.
13. Juniors in the Junior Divisions must be UNDER the age of 18 years on the first day of the month of the tournament, and can then shoot throughout the tournament for their junior team, even if they obtain the age of 18 years during that time.
Juniors shooting in the Junior Division may not shoot in the normal divisions of the same League throughout the whole tournament. The breaking of this rule will cause invalidation of scores.
14. All matches to be shot under GNAS rules. Score sheets to show HITS, SCORE & GOLDS.
15. If there is a Bye in the division, it is necessary that the team drawn against the Bye shoots the round and sends the results to the Organisers. 16. If a team does not shoot a match the result sheet for that match should be submitted to both the organisers AND their opponents stating "Did not Shoot'. (This helps the organisers who worry when scores do not arrive.)
17. If a Club changes its Postal League Secretary during the Postal League competition, it is the responsibility of the new Secretary to notify the Organisers and also all the other teams in the division. This also applies if a team withdraws during the competition.
18. Entries are welcome from abroad, but Clubs must make every effort to get their results to the Organisers by the end of each month.
19. Closing dates for obtaining entry forms and returning these to the Organisers must be strictly adhered to so that printing dates can be met. LATE REQUESTS FOR FORMS AND LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, unless there are VERY exceptional circumstances.
20. The Committee of the BA Postal League reserve the right to withdraw any team from the League without stating a reason.
21. The Committee's decision shall be final in all matters. BAPL/08
Postal League Rules
COMPOUND
WINTER LEAGUES November to March inclusive.
Frostbite. 3 dozen arrows at 30 metres.
Must be shot outdoors on 80 cm face, scoring 10, 9, 8, etc.
Only tens score as gold's. 6 sighters.
Portsmouth. 5 dozen arrows at 20 yards on 60 cm face using Inner Ten Ring scoring 10, 9, 8 etc.
Only tens score as gold's. 6 sighters.
In each competition 2 archers form a team.
RULES.......................
1. There are two leagues in the competition, i.e. Frostbite, and Portsmouth. Each league is divided into divisions of six teams. The selection of the teams in each division is done either according to the estimated scores sent in by the Clubs or on the basis of the previous year's scores. These scores will be published on the Fixture List and shown against each division. They will be referred to as the 'division' scores.
2. Each team shoots one match a month throughout the Winter season, thereby shooting against each team in turn in the same division. Scores are then sent each month to the BA Postal League AND ALSO TO THE OPPOSING TEAM. These scores should reach the BA Postal League as soon as possible in the month but will not be accepted if postmarked after the first day of the next month. If the '1st' falls on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, the first subsequent 'posting' day will be accepted. If delivered by hand to the BA Postal League, they must not arrive later than the first day of the month following the shoot. If results are not received it will be assumed that the match has not been shot, and it will be FORFEITED. (Consideration will be given where it can be proved that results have been lost in the post.) Opponents can be found by consulting the Fixture Table, which is issued with the Fixture List.
3. Details of the shoots must be entered on the Official Result sheets and normally these should be distributed as stated in Rule 2, but photocopies or emailed copies can be accepted. Please use block letters or typing and also make it clear if a junior is in the team by putting JB or JG on the result sheet. It is pleasant to be able to record in our Result Sheets the top scores in each division and this cannot be done accurately if the sex and age band is not clear. Result sheets must be certified (signed) by an official of the club.
4. If a Club enters one or more than one team in one League, all the members of the Club must shoot on the same day, over the same period of time, and at the same venue. (Not some in the morning and some in the afternoon.) A Club member arriving late for a shoot is NOT allowed to make up the lost arrows. After the shoot the archers with the top two scores will form the A team, those with the next two highest scores the B team etc. (This means that the A. B. C. etc. teams can vary from month to month.) All shoot as Archers i.e. no allowance for ladies nor juniors.
5. When scores are submitted that exceed the 'division' scores published in the Fixture List the following procedure will be applied: A threshold will be set equal to the 'division' score plus an allowance of 50 for the Frostbite Round and 80 for the Portsmouth Round. Scores that do not exceed this threshold will be counted at their face value. In the case of scores that do exceed this threshold, the excess points scored above the threshold will be deducted from the threshold to arrive at the ADJUSTED score.
Example:
'Division' Score - 580 Frostbite allowance 50 therefore
Threshold 630 Score shot
640
Points to be deducted from Threshold 10 ...........TO TOP
ADJUSTED score 620
Owing to high postal charges, teams that need to have their scores adjusted will NOT be notified by the Organisers of the necessary change.
Teams can check whether their opponents' scores need to be adjusted by referring to the 'Division' scores published in the Fixture List.
All the teams in the same division will be given the same 'division' score.
6. Points will be awarded as follows:
Win – 3 points Draw – 2 points Lose – 1 point
No points will be awarded if a match is not shot or if the result is postmarked after the first of the following month (see Rule No.2).
7. The following awards will be made at the end of each season.
(a) Three BA Postal League medal brooches will be awarded to the teams in each division, in each league, with the most points. If there is a tie on points, the highest aggregate score will deter¬mine the result.
(b) BA Postal League medallion will be awarded to the Lady, Gentleman, Girl and Boy with the highest single round score in each League.
(c) The 'Greatwood' Plate will be awarded to the team with the highest unadjusted score in the Frostbite League.
(d) The `Targetcraft' Plate will be awarded to the team with the highest unadjusted score in the Portsmouth League.
(e) If there is a tie after assessing the recipient of awards as given in b, c & d above, the greatest number of hits will decide the winner.
Should this still result in a tie, the greatest number of gold's will decide the winner.
8. The day of the month selected for shooting the Postal League match must be arranged ahead and should not be changed even if an insufficient number of archers turn up unless the weather is entirely unsuitable.
9. Matches cannot be shot a second time in the month to try to better scores.
10. No matches can be shot outside scheduled months of the League, i.e. before November 1st or after March 31st, except as provided for in Rule 11. 11. Clubs may shoot their matches on any day they wish during the scheduled month. However if for any special reason a match cannot be shot in the scheduled month then the club may, with the consent of the Organisers AND their Opponents, shoot the match in the following month. The result however MUST be with the Organisers not later than the 5th of that month. 12. No archer may shoot for more than one club in the Frostbite or one club in the Portsmouth. However an archer may shoot for one club in the Frostbite and a different one in the Portsmouth.
13. No Junior Divisions have been allowed for in this section.
Juniors may be included in the Club's team, if required.
14. All matches to be shot under GNAS rules.
Score sheets to show HITS, SCORE & GOLDS.
15. If there is a Bye in the division, it is necessary that the team drawn against the Bye shoots the round and sends the results to the Organisers. 16. If a team does not shoot a match the result sheet for that match should be submitted to both the organisers AND their opponents stating "Did not Shoot'. (This helps the organisers who worry when scores do not arrive.)
17. If a Club changes its Postal League Secretary during the Postal League competition, it is the responsibility of the new Secretary to notify the Organisers and also all the other teams in the division.
This also applies if a team withdraws during the competition.
18. Entries are welcome from abroad, but Clubs must make every effort to get their results to the Organisers by the end of each month.
19. Closing dates for obtaining entry forms and returning these to the Organisers must be strictly adhered to so that printing dates can be met. LATE REQUESTS FOR FORMS AND LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, unless there are VERY exceptional circumstances.
20. The Committee of the BA Postal League reserve the right to withdraw any team from the League without stating a reason.
21. The Committee's decision shall be final in all matters.
BAPL/08