Membership applications shall be reviewed by the Executive Committee, which will normally approve a membership. Depending upon the outcome of that review, the Committee can:

a) decline the application

b) approve the applicant as a full member

c) approve the applicant as a Training Member (who may participate in training

and social activities, but not matches: may vote at meetings).

d) defer the application for further evidence.

e) postpone the application until a vacancy becomes available.

Members will immediately be responsible for paying the subscription appropriate to their standing on the assumption that their membership application will be approved, and on such payment, are entitled to vote as Members. Should the application be declined, any subscription can be repaid, less registration fees paid to Tyne Met League and EB, and any individual match fee that would be due per match played, as defined in the current level of subscriptions.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscriptions shall be reviewed annually, and the level of proposed subscription shall be voted upon by Club Members. Subscriptions cover Match Fees and Training sessions, but do not cover Tournaments or Summer League.

Temporary Members may, at the discretion of the Committee, play occasionally for the Club (e.g. in situations where former Members or family of Members are only intermittently available because of study or work location). In such cases, a match by match fee will be payable, and the temporary member should not play more than 5 matches in a season without seeking full Membership.

Temporary members have no voting rights and cannot be Club Officers.

OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES

Travelling Expenses: the Club does not reimburse the costs incurred by players taking their cars to matches. The club recommends that players share costs on a match by match basis.

The Club will support Club Members wishing to take suitable Coaching or Refereeing qualifications: subsidies will be agreed by Committee on a case by case basis.

CLOSURE OF THE CLUB

In the event that the Club has to close, the assets of the Club will, in the first instance, be utilised to pay off any outstanding external creditors, and then repay any credit balances owing to individual Members. Thereafter, and provided that any surplus exceeds £10 per eligible Member, the balance will be repaid in equal proportions to current Members (In the event that the surplus is less than £10 per eligible Member, the Committee shall exercise its discretion to donate the balance to a local charity).

MEMBERSHIP RULES OF CARDINAL VIPERS SENIOR MENS BASKETBALL CLUB

These rules are subject to change periodically by the Club Committee, subject to the approval of the Members. Individual Membership is subject to –

1) approval by the Club’s Executive Committee.

2) the Member remaining up-to-date with payment of subscriptions.

3) prompt payment of any fines imposed by the Club Committee, Tyne Met

League or other body with jurisdiction.

4) compliance with reasonable directions given by Club Committee

Membership confers the right to -

a) train at open training sessions, and training sessions for the Member's

allocated squad

b) be considered for selection for teams for matches

c) attend and vote at the Club AGM, and in other matters proposed by the

Committee

d) stand for election as a Club Officer at the AGM or at the invitation of the

Committee

e) participate in other events organised by the Club

Members (other than Training Members) will generally be assigned to a team. This will be the team they will normally play for. Members are responsible for ensuring that they let the team coach or secretary know in advance if they are not available.

Members have differing levels of commitment to training. The Club will endeavour to reflect this in the allocation of individuals to appropriate teams. Members are responsible for club property whilst in their possession and may be liable to disciplinary action in the event of loss.

Members represent the Club when they are playing for the Club, training, or participating in other Club activities. Members are expected to maintain the highest standards of conduct in their interaction with match officials, team-mates and coaches, opposition players and officials, spectators and the public.

The Club publishes from time to time its Code of Conduct, and this puts particular emphasis on treating match officials with proper respect, even when players feel that a decision has gone against them. Recognising that the game suffers from a serious and worsening shortage of qualified match officials, the Club will take disciplinary action against Members who are consistently or seriously disrespectful of match officials. Such action may include fines, suspensions, or more serious sanctions. Such disciplinary action may well escalate in the event of repeated transgressions.

The Club Committee may take disciplinary action against any member accused of misconduct. In the event of Gross Misconduct (which includes, but is not necessarily limited to violent conduct, dishonesty or bringing the Club into serious disrepute) the Club Committee can terminate the membership of the Member

without notice. In such a situation, the Member would retain the right of appeal set out in the Club Constitution.