The formats we offer in season 2024/25 are:
The Competitions we offer:
Our constitution is reset every season to provide competition divisions and structures that best suit the number of entries and relative strength of the Teams we have in each age group. Previous season results and the potential for promotion or relegation is considered, but only as a guide, not a definite outcome. Teams are also invited to state preferences and participate in competition discussions during the summer.
Care is taken to fit teams that are new to SSYFL into the competition at an appropriate level, new Teams do not automatically start in the bottom division.
Follow these key points to submit results correctly.
Key points and policy for Team requested postponements.
Excludes unplayable pitch/bad weather postponements unless there is a default on the switching requirement rule 20E(i) e.g. game could have been switched and team refused.
Limit on number of team requested postponements
No more than 3 Team requested postponements from the same Team will be accepted during the season regardless of notice and reasons.
This includes requests not to play on a normal fixture date prior to fixtures being published, except where dispensation is given for regular school attendance as a condition of entry that would otherwise prevent the Team from participating in the League. In this situation such dispensation will be treated as the equivalent of 3 Advance notice postponements.
The 4th postponement request will normally be rejected and if the fixture is not kept a walkover will be awarded to the opposition unless the opposition agrees to reschedule and the League determines rescheduling is possible.
Advance notice period for Team requested postponements (Advance PP Request)
The advance notice period required to request a postponement is 14 days or more before the fixture (i.e. before Midnight two Saturdays prior to the fixture), or within 48 hours of fixture publication, whichever is later.
If the advance notice period is met and the Team has initiated no more than 3 Team requested postponements during the season the fixture will normally be rescheduled.
If the Team has already initiated 3 Team requested postponements during the season the request will normally be rejected. If the fixture is not kept a walkover will be awarded to the opposition, unless the opposition agrees to play at a later date and the League determines rescheduling is possible.
Late notice requesting postponement (Late PP Request)
If late notice is given i.e. less than 14 days but more than 3 days before the fixture (before midnight Wednesday before the Fixture), the first late request will normally be accepted and the fixture rescheduled if the Team has less than 3 Team requested postponements in total during the season.
If the Team has already initiated 3 Team requested postponements during the season, the request will normally be rejected, then, if the fixture is not kept a walkover will normally be awarded to the opposition, unless the opposition agrees to play at a later date and the League determines rescheduling is possible.
Very late notice requesting postponement (Very Late PP Request)
If very late notice is given i.e. less than 3 days before the fixture (after midnight Wednesday before the fixture), the request will normally be rejected, then, if the fixture is not kept a walkover will normally be awarded to the opposition, unless the opposition agrees to play at a later date and the League determines rescheduling is possible.
Postponement Category Exceptions
These exceptions may be applied at League Management Committee discretion depending on individual case circumstances and the overall status of the competition schedule at the time.
County Cup
Teams who have entered a County Cup (CC) are required to give notice to the League by a given date before the start of the season. If notice is given, the League will leave the CC weekends free for the Team as additional permitted requests for as long as the Team stays in the CC Competition. If notice is not given, the League are still required to prioritise CC fixtures, but the normal postponement policy applies to any displaced League fixtures. Surrey CC fixtures are usually played on Sunday, if the Team wishes to also play a League fixture on the Saturday, they may advise the League and a fixture may be scheduled. Once scheduled the normal postponement policy applies and the fixture is no longer subject to CC exception.
School Matches & Events
Unless dispensation has been given under regular school attendance (see 1 above) the normal postponement policy applies to displaced League fixtures, except that Late and Very Late PP requests may be treated as Advance requests in determining the number of postponements a Team has requested. This exception may apply if the School event leaves the Team with less players than format played + 1. If the Team still has format + 1 available, the fixture should be played, otherwise normal postponement policy and notice requirements apply.
Illness outbreak affecting multiple players including players isolated
The normal postponement policy applies to displaced League fixtures, except that Late and Very Late PP requests may, at the League Management Committees discretion, be treated as advance requests in determining the number of postponements a Team has requested. This exception may apply if the outbreak leaves the Team with less players than format played + 1. If the Team still has format + 1 available at no risk to the Team or Opposition, the fixture should be played, otherwise normal postponement policy and notice requirements apply.
Other Exceptional circumstances
The League Management Committee reserve the right to consider exceptional circumstances and vary this policy providing any decision taken stays within the rules of the Competition.