http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Director:GHSL&feed=atom&action=historyDirector:GHSL - Revision history2024-03-29T16:02:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=Director:GHSL&diff=6591&oldid=prevPoslfit: New page: The Golden Horseshoe SCRABBLE League ('''GHSL''') was formed based on an impromptu lunch meeting held at the 2011 CNSC. Representatives of the Toronto, Mississauga, Oshawa and Cambridge cl...2011-08-28T21:01:45Z<p>New page: The Golden Horseshoe SCRABBLE League ('''GHSL''') was formed based on an impromptu lunch meeting held at the 2011 CNSC. Representatives of the Toronto, Mississauga, Oshawa and Cambridge cl...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Golden Horseshoe SCRABBLE League ('''GHSL''') was formed based on an impromptu<br />
lunch meeting held at the 2011 CNSC. Representatives of the Toronto, Mississauga,<br />
Oshawa and Cambridge clubs were present.<br />
<br />
== Purpose ==<br />
The purpose of the GHSL is to foster friendly but competitive play and goodwill among<br />
the NASPA SCRABBLE Clubs in southern Ontario. All NASPA clubs in southern Ontario<br />
within reasonable travel distance will be invited to form teams to compete in GHSL.<br />
<br />
== Concept ==<br />
Players will create a three-person team to represent a specific member club. That club<br />
will serve as the venue for that team&rsquo;s home matches. A team must be approved by<br />
the director of that club. Three players from a visiting club will play three players at a<br />
home club in each GHSL “match.” All matches will be held in conjunction with regular<br />
club nights hosted by GHSL member clubs. Whichever team wins the majority of the<br />
nine games will have won the match. A &ldquo;season&rdquo; comprises a series of matches where<br />
each club plays all the other clubs in the league once at home and once &ldquo;on the road.&rdquo;<br />
Whichever team wins the most matches over the course of the season will be declared the<br />
league champions.<br />
<br />
== Team Names ==<br />
Each GHSL team has the option of adding a nickname to their club (e.g. Cambridge<br />
Cobras). If a club has more than one team in a division, a nickname to distinguish each<br />
team from that club will be mandatory.<br />
<br />
== Rosters ==<br />
Each team&rsquo;s roster is restricted to six players. Only three of the players on a roster may<br />
compete in a match. Each team&rsquo;s roster must be submitted to the GHSL Commissioner<br />
before the start of the season with a minimum of three players on it. Players not already<br />
affiliated with another team may be added anytime as long as the six-player maximum is<br />
not exceeded. A deadline to submit team rosters will be announced prior to each season.<br />
Except for extraordinary circumstances, no changes to the roster will be allowed. Any<br />
such changes must be approved by the Commissioner.<br />
<br />
== Skill Divisions ==<br />
If interest in the GHSL warrants multiple skill divisions, the GHSL will be split into as<br />
many as three divisions based on players&rsquo; ratings:<br />
<br />
* &ldquo;A&rdquo; Division – no restrictions based on ratings<br />
* &ldquo;B&rdquo; Division – players must be rated no higher than 1399<br />
* &ldquo;C&rdquo; Division – players must be rated no higher than 999<br />
<br />
All players&rsquo; ratings are NASPA ratings based on the day the first GHSL match is<br />
contested in that division. Clubs may have teams in multiple divisions and multiple<br />
teams per division. If a club has multiple teams, a player may play in multiple divisions<br />
as long as his/her rating fits the division&rsquo;s ratings criterion. If a club has more than one<br />
team per division, a player may only play for one team in that division.<br />
<br />
== Commissioner ==<br />
A league Commissioner will be appointed to serve a two-year term beginning in 2011.<br />
The Commissioner will devise the schedule, maintain team rosters, collect NASPA<br />
fees, and compile league statistics to determine an overall league champion. The<br />
Commissioner is empowered to resolve any and all GHSL disputes that may arise.<br />
<br />
== Player Eligibility ==<br />
All GHSL league players must be NASPA members in good standing at the time of all<br />
matches. They must also be regular attendees at the club they represent. A player who<br />
plays at multiple clubs may only play for one club during the course of a GHSL season.<br />
<br />
== Commitment Expectations ==<br />
All GHSL matches will consist of rated games. Each set of home-and-home matches<br />
versus the same opponent will be rated as a NASPA tournament. Meaningful tournament<br />
data require players to participate in both sections of home-and-home matches.<br />
Therefore the three players who represent a team in a match versus another club are<br />
expected to be the same three players who compete against that same club in the return<br />
match. Beyond that restriction, a club is allowed to change players match by match so<br />
long as all players meet the GHSL&rsquo;s eligibility requirements and are part of the team’s<br />
six-player roster.<br />
<br />
== Fees ==<br />
The visiting players are required to pay the usual fees that visiting players pay to attend<br />
the host club. The host club will determine if any prizes are to be awarded based on each<br />
club’s individual policies. Because GHSL games will be rated NASPA games, the usual<br />
NASPA participation fees (PF) of $0.50 U.S. per player per game shall be collected by<br />
the Commissioner at an appointed time. Each club is responsible for paying the PFs for<br />
its own players.<br />
<br />
== Schedule ==<br />
A league schedule will be devised by the league Commissioner. Each club will host<br />
every other club in its division once during the season. The schedule will feature home-and-home matches (i.e. two teams will face each other in consecutive matches, once at<br />
home and once away from home). No more than one night per week per club will be<br />
scheduled for GHSL play. Play will begin in September not before Labour Day. Each<br />
club will provide to the Commissioner a list of available nights that can accommodate<br />
league play. GHSL matches are to be played as scheduled. Only under extraordinary<br />
circumstances should matches be postponed. Any postponement and rescheduling<br />
must be approved by the Commissioner. The host club must report all results to the<br />
Commissioner as soon as possible. These results must include the scores and players<br />
from all nine games from the match. All rosters, schedules, statistics and scores will be<br />
made public.<br />
<br />
== Playing Rules ==<br />
<br />
All league games shall be conducted under regular and current NASPA tournament rules<br />
and shall use the up-to-date lexicon. Any disputes during play will be handled by the<br />
host club&rsquo;s director(s). The host club will create a system to determine the order of play<br />
at a particular session. It may be random or scheduled. The home team&rsquo;s players will go<br />
first in the first- and third-round games of each match. The visiting team&rsquo;s players will<br />
go first in the second-round games.<br />
<br />
== Insufficient Players on a Team ==<br />
If a team has fewer than three players for a GHSL match, the absentee players will be<br />
considered to have forfeited all their games in the match.<br />
<br />
== Point System ==<br />
A club that wins a GHSL match will receive two points in the league standings. The<br />
losing club gets no points. If a match ends in a tie (4.5 wins apiece), each club will<br />
receive one point in the standings. If two or more clubs finish a season tied in points,<br />
individual game results will serve as the tie-breaking mechanism. (i.e. The team with the<br />
most games won during the season will finish ahead in the standings.)<br />
<br />
== Championship Trophy ==<br />
A championship trophy will be purchased or created for each GHSL division. Any costs<br />
related to the trophy will be split evenly among the teams in that division.</div>Poslfit