Understand the new rule about playing up/playing down.
At the NECLTL AGM in November 2024, all clubs voted and approved the changes to Rule 20. This means that a player can now only play up THREE times for a higher team(s) instead of FOUR times. On the fourth occasion of playing for a higher team(s) a player cannot then play back down for […]
Resolve an “Unknown Player” and avoid a £20 fine
The home captain entering results for a match will be able to see all the LTA registered players for the relevant clubs. If a player is not visible for either team, the home captain can locate a player for each team using the ‘Add player’ option, second from the top on the drop down player […]
How to…. organise your fixtures 2025
The organising of all fixtures will take place on 24th February, starting at 7pm, in accordance with Rules 12 and 13. Captains and Club Match Secretaries will have one week to submit their club’s fixtures. An email with full instructions has now been sent to all the clubs’ Match/Tennis Secretaries. When offering your opponents […]
Congratulations to Anne Marie!
We are pleased to announce that Anne Marie Groarke, our dedicated and long-standing Honorary Treasurer, was awarded the prestigious Unsung Hero Award at the recent Cheshire LTA Awards Ceremony in December 2024. Anne Marie has been a NECLTL Executive Committee Member since 1991 and Honorary Treasurer since 2001 – over 33 years of service! Her […]
The LTA League Planner now well established
The LTA League Planner system is now well established. If you need help navigating your way round the system, please see our ‘How to‘ section which contains lots of useful explanatory paragraphs.
Avoid a fine for:
Late upload of a match result – £10 fine for each occurrence, Rule 14.1.2, 14.1.3 and Appendix E. 6. All home captains must upload the result, as specified in the instructions in Appendix C, within 48 hours of the match being played. If the match was postponed due to poor weather, please inform the relevant […]
Guidelines for players moving down to a lower team.
In January the NECLTL Committee sent a document to all club’s match/tennis secretaries which shows the team a player is tied to for the forthcoming season. Please refer to this document first before contacting the NECLTL Match Secretaries. We appreciate that some players will be moving down to a lower team. Please refer to the […]
Enter a match result
THIS MUST BE DONE WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE MATCH BEING PLAYED 1. Locate the website competitions.LTA.org.uk 2. Login using your own personal LTA Advantage username and password (top right hand corner and then LTA member login). If you have forgotten your Username and/or Password, please follow the relevant links. You MUST NOT create a […]
Check a Match Result
There is no formal facility to confirm a match result for an away captain. Within 48 hours of the match date, the home captain should enter and save a result, and also inform the away captain that the results are ready to be checked. Within 48 hours of the result being uploaded by the […]
Determine which team a player is assigned to at the beginning of a season
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