An appeal is defined as a player requesting to play down one level below her rating.  Example:  A player with a 4.0 rating requests to play on a team in the 4.0 minus division. Because a lower rated player may play up two levels on a higher rated team, appeals are not accepted to raise a player’s rating.

The appeals committee did not grant any requests for a player to play up beyond what the roster rules allow.

Any rating appeal granted to play down one division is valid for one year only.   

The actual rating does not change; however, the appeal allows the player to play down one rated division and in some cases, the corresponding 50+ division.

The restrictions associated with the appeal to play down are
1 appealed player per match on court 1 only
 keeping in mind that each captain must  play strength according to her judgment. 

An appeal denied to a player requesting to play down one division was based on a review of the player’s rating, her match history, her win-loss record and the number of times her match scores beat the spread.

For medical reasons such as major surgery; i.e., hip or knee replacement, a player may request to re-rate down.  The player must send an email to the LCWTL Director by October 1 with a brief explanation for this request.  (Please DO NOT include doctor’s notes or medical records.)

Appeals Denied for players appealing to play DOWN one division:

An appeal denied to a player requesting to play down one division was based on a review of the player’s rating, her match history, her win-loss record and the number of times her match scores beat the spread.

Copyright © 2005 Audrey Palmer . All rights reserved.
Revised: May 18, 2009