 There have been teething problems since the move to summer shinty, with a couple of teams being culpable for the season running over into November and December.Season 2010 saw the league season finished by the first weekend in October, almost on schedule.Shinty does still get played during the winter, in University Shinty which teams compete for the second most valuable trophy in Scottish sport – the Littlejohn Vase – and in New Year fixtures, the most prestigious of which is the Lovat Cup, played between Beauly and Lovat.