BUCS League and Knockouts

Contents Page

Team Sheets

Results

Walkovers

Complete Fines and Sanctions guidance

Appendix-1-BUCS-Competition-Offer-and-Associated-BUCS-Points-2023-24.pdf

Team Sheets

Selecting your team - Guidance

It is the responsibility of Captains to select their team sheets for each match on BUCS Play, ensuring all participating players are selected in the team sheet in accordance with BUCS REG 11.

Approving your Team Sheet - Guidance

After going through the process of completing your team sheet for a given fixture, the next stage will be approving your opposition's team sheet on matchday.

Team Sheets (During the Season)

Throughout the season, there are two ways in which breaches of team sheet regulations can be raised to the BUCS Governance and Compliance Team:

1) The Team undertakes spot checks on team sheets throughout the season and if any breaches

are found during spot checks, then sanctions will be applied.

2) The Team became aware of missing team sheets, either through a match appeal(s) or via a report

from another institution, this will be investigated and if any breaches are found then sanctions

will be applied.

If missing team sheets are found through either of these checks, then sanctions are applied

Team Sheets (Post-Season)

At the end of each season, the BUCS Governance and Compliance Team undertake a review of team

sheet compliance on a team-by-team basis. If a team is found to have completed less than 60% of their

league Team Sheets throughout the season*, then sanctions will apply as per the below in accordance

with REG 11.2.9.4.

Please note that any fines or sanctions incurred will be deducted from your Clubs Account and it will be the responsibility of the individual or team to reimburse the costs. A product can be added to your club account to ensure this.

Results

Entering a Result - Guidance

REG 13.2 The results of all league and knockout competition matches must be entered, and approved, on BUCS Play no later than 12:00 on the first working day following the fixture.

REG 13.2.1 Where an institution/Playing Entity has not approved a result for a knockout competition match in accordance with REG 13.2 they shall incur a £10 fine.

REG 13.4.2.1 League fixtures For league matches other than those affected by the results entry/amendment deadline (REG 13.5) there is a 14 day period within which amendments may be requested free of charge. Amendments to league match results requested beyond the 14 day period will incur a £10 administrative charge.

REG 13.4.2.2 Knockout competition fixtures Amending incorrectly approved knockout competition match results (after the deadline of REG 13.2 has passed) will incur the following administrative charges (payable by the ‘home’ institution/Playing Entity unless otherwise indicated):

All results must be sent in your Club Sport WhatsApp group as soon as your fixture has finished so Mia can approve them on BUCS Play

Please note that any fines or sanctions incurred will be deducted from your Clubs Account and it will be the responsibility of the individual or team to reimburse the costs. A product can be added to your club account to ensure this.

Walkovers

Voluntary Walkovers (Leagues)

A voluntary walkover is deemed to have occurred when it is believed that reasonable actions undertaken by the team, club or Athletic Union (or equivalent) of the offending institution/Playing Entity would have prevented the forfeit. Depending on the Tier in which the team competes in, and the number of walkovers conceded, there is a sliding scale of sanctions detailed in REG 13.7.5.1 and as per the below.

* Some sports have a different number of points deducted. Details of these can be found in the Sports Specific Regulations for American Football (Two Points), Dodgeball (Two Points), Rugby Union (Five Points), Squash (Ten Points), Water Polo (Two Points)

Voluntary Walkovers (Knockouts)

A voluntary walkover is deemed to have occurred when it is believed that reasonable actions undertaken by the team, club or Athletic Union (or equivalent) of the offending institution/Playing Entity would have prevented the forfeit. Depending on the Knockout competition in which the team competes in there are differing sanctions as per the below.

Please note that any fines or sanctions incurred will be deducted from your Clubs Account and it will be the responsibility of the individual or team to reimburse the costs. A product can be added to your club account to ensure this.

Fines and Sanctions

Please see below for full view of the BUCS 2024-25 Season Fees and Sanctions guidance.

BUCS Fees and Sanctions 2024-25.pdf