- 2 to 3 Saturday games, team registrations at 5 to 7pm at the usual court right next to chalk farm station (later game to finish around 7-8pm)
- 5 to 8 teams
-minimum of 8 games per team and upto 12 games depending on league structure and playoffs qualification
- depending on league structure there will be resting weeks for the teams and the games timetable will be set before the start of the competition
- season starts towards end of september with a good break for christmas (last game on 12/12 and next game on 16/01) so players can rest and no difficult organisation needed over the holiday period in the rush to register for a new basketball season i.e. games/teams already organised to last most of the winter/bad weather, until march
- 1 week's notice on the club's website for unlikely potential changes in the games timetable (gym's policy)
- £50 team fee for each game
- £150 team registration fee for new teams and a lower registration of £100 for teams returning from any previous seasons, this is for 8 guaranteed games (upto 12 games depending on playoffs qualification and number of teams/league structure)
- payment installments : 1st on entering the team (registration + first 3 games i.e. £300 for new teams and £250 for returning teams), 2nd before 14th November (remaining guaranteed games i.e. between 5 and 7 depending on league structure), 3rd for teams qualifying for last 2 games i.e. semi final + 3rd/1st place finals i.e. £100)
- 10 players is a good number to last the whole season through travels and injuries as this usually result in 7-8 players showing to the game which is generally a good number for competition/play time so total costs would work out per player per game for new teams to: £6.25 - £6.9 and for returning teams to: £5.8- £6.25 (depending on number of regular season games)
- great trophy and tee-shirts for the winners (see the website summer 2009 galleries)
- £6 England basketball registration for 2009/2010 needed (those who registered from june 2009 will automatically have their registrations validated for 2009/2010), this is valid all the way until the end of August 2010 (can be used in potential subsequent league seasons)
- 1st installment to be paid as soon as possible to book a team spot (fully refunded if the competition doesn't go ahead or the team can't be accomodated for any reason)
- the competition will not go ahead if there are less than 5 teams or less than 8 guaranteed games per team
- Of course, there is a great after game social scene in this nice area near central London, a super large projected scoreboard, music for players, team bench and fans to really get into the game and the fun atmosphere of the comp, updated website with standings, in-game and after-games social events pictures and videos (browse this website, see the most recent videos in the galleries to get a better idea)
- LCFB is a dynamic club which can help your team find extra players if needed on a temporary basis (i.e. pre EB registered players who can be called in if your need a player at the last minute) but also to build up your permanent team if needed
- Click on " Register my interest " ASAP if you want to be contacted for this season or the following ones -Don't miss out on another great league !!
- Your best bet to be contacted is to recruit a core group of players to enter a team as this can be built upon with free agents
- Full court 5 on 5 basketball in a brand new wooden floor full size court literally around the corner from Chalk Farm tube station near Central London
- One team member to officiate in previous or following game (operating scoreboard/ recording points per player or fouls/time out requests)
- Running clock except for the last 2 min of the seond half and time outs
- As the clock is running, referees will be advised to cancel free throws if teams take longer than 10second to prepare to shoot and warnings to be issued for flagrant time wasting. The clock may be stopped if unforeseen delays occur during the game.
- One allowed time out request per half
- One to two official experienced England basketball referees (so far 95% of games have had two referees instead of one only)
- Minimum of 3 min. warm up before game but there is space outside for longer warm up if needed
- After 7 team fouls per half, each foul results in free throw shooting
- After 5 personal fouls, individual players will not longer be allowed to play in this particular game
- If late for officiating, there will be a 5 points penalty at the next game
- Game starts regardless of number of players present at registration time or at time at which all is set up ready for tip off , whichever is latest
- Team captains to communicate with LCFB with as much notice as possible if expected numbers do not meet the advised minimum 7 players per game , in order to find temporary players to avoid having less than 5 players on time (so far no team has ever had less than 5 players due to the help provided by the league)
- Male and female players welcome although no compulsory quota in place
- This is a senior league only, no under 18 years old allowed to play
- Anyone with inappropriate behaviour may be banned after a warning is issued to him/her in agreement with the team captain
- Teams to pick a short team name and design a square logo containing the team name for the scoreboard and website (help will be provided with this)
- Team colours will be agreed in advance with priority for returning teams
- Each player must have a separate number (tape will be provided on the day if there is a problem with this)
