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2008 Summer League

League Space

Maximum team space available is as follows:

Traditionally, the Thursday Rec league is the first to fill and does so fairly fast. The more competitive teams from Thursday and Sunday of past years are encourage to move to Tuesday night and try their luck in the competitive division where we have lots of extra space.

Returning Team Registration

HURL Summer league registration opens first for returning teams. These teams have approximately one week to register before general registration opens. In order to be considered a returning team, captains must include their team name from last year and have at least 7 returning players whose names must be included in your request for a team code. Returning teams will be assigned a spot in their requested league in a first-registered-first-in basis. Read the general registration sections for details about registering when the league is full.

General Registration

If there is space remaining in any of the leagues, general registration will open on the morning of May 14 th . New teams can request a spot at this time and a team entry will be created on the team payment section of the website. Once the team is paid, a team code will be sent to the captains. These teams will also be assigned any remaining spots in their requested league in a first-registered-first-in basis.

NOTE: There may be cases where several teams pay for the last remaining slot before we are able to close registration in which case the later teams will be issued refunds and placed on the waiting list.

When the league night is full, teams can optionally reserve an ordered spot on the waiting list. Waiting teams will be assigned spots in order and will receive a complete refund if no space becomes available. Teams spots will open if other teams drop out or if HURL is able is able to acquire more field permits on league nights. Teams can cancel their registration for a full refund at any time prior their first scheduled game.

Payment

Teams are considered "registered" only after HURL has received their team payment in full. Payments can be made online through the website or by mailed cheque payable to Halifax Ultimate Recreational League Society (no cash please). Online payments are highly recommended if you want to ensure your team's best chance of getting a spot on your league night.

Team fees are $500.

Minimum # of Players

Every team will be expected to carry a minimum number of players on their roster. If there are players on the waiting list and your team does not have the minimum number of players at the end of registration, the league will assign individual players from the waiting list to your team. The *minimum number of players is 5:8 *(female:male). Teams are strongly encouraged to carry more players.

HURL Membership Fees (per Player)

All player must purchase a HURL membership. These fees must be paid before the second week of play. If any player on a team has not paid by this date, that team will not be scheduled for play until the outstanding players have paid or are removed from the team roster. Captains have the option of paying outstanding member fees and collecting from their players afterward.

The Player Membership fee is $25 and is valid (paid only once) for one year (until April 2009).

Mandatory Captain's Meeting

The captains' meeting will be held at 5:00 on June 1st (location TBD)

If a captain cannot make it they must send at least one representative from their team. Teams who do not attend the captain's meeting may be forced to default their spot! Teams at the top of the waiting list will be invited to the meeting to fill any defaulted spaces. It is therefore extremely important to attend the captain's meeting regardless of how or when you registered or how long you have been in the league.

***NEW Merit Point System***

HURL will be testing out a team merit point system this summer. Merit points will be used to reward teams and to punish them. Teams that end the season with positive points will be eliable for benefits such as early registration in the following season, prize draws, etc. Teams that end the year with negative points will lose their early registration status making it more difficult to secure a team spot in the next season.

The specifics of the system are still in the works but the following can serve as an examples of when Merits points could be given or taken away.

Plus Points:

Minus Points

The goal of this system is to reward teams that make HURL a fun, well run, spirited ultimate machine. Teams that end the year with negative Merits will not be automatically allowed to return thus given keen new teams a change to register in their place.

Jerseys

Team Jerseys are mandatory for Tuesday league and are strongly encouraged for the Rec league teams.

Cones

All captains are expected to bring cones to the field for the game. Cones can be purchased at the captains' meeting at a subsidized cost of only $5.

Pickup Players

Teams will not be permitted to pickup players from other teams in the same league/night. Captains can add players to their roster at any time during the regular season so long as the added player is a HURL member. However, players must be added to the online team roster by one of the league conveners. If captains know they will be short on players before arriving at the fields, they can arrange with the opposing captain to pickup any other HURL member as a player. Teams will be "allowed" to pickup player at the fields, but doing so will cost them Merit points. While we are trying to reduce how often teams 'need' to pickup players, we recognize that even the best teams get caught short once or twice. Captains on both teams will be expected to honestly report the use of "at-field-pickups".

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