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Match Policies
Match Policies
LEAGUE PLAY
Members of the League Board of Governors may be contacted, especially on League Nights, for Match Rulings, Rules Interpretation, Protests or issues of Sportsmanship. Their Contact Phone Numbers are listed every week on the last page of the Weekly Newsletter. Any Ruling the first Board of Governor contacted provides will be considered final. In a game where a judgement call is required, Players are encouraged to ask someone acceptable to both Players to act as a designated Referee whose Ruling will be considered final.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
The Referee will be in charge of all Match issues and their Rulings considered final. In the absence of a designated Referee, the Tournament Director will be the Referee. See 'Play - Tournament Policies'.
Rules
Games will be played in accordance with the WPBA/BCA World Standardized Rules. They are available on the Home Page of the League website.
The Board of Governors has the authority to clarify and/or interpret Rules to the benefit of the League such as:
(1) Designating the 8 Ball
A 'patch' is to be placed completely between the middle diamond and the pocket as the only recognized means of designating the pocket in which the shooter intends to shoot the 8 Ball into. By Captain vote, the AA Masters and A Open Divisions do not use the 'patch'.
(2) 'No Coaching' Rule
This Rule has been expanded such that interpretation or explanation of a Rule during a Game is not permitted. Once the Game starts, you are meant to be entirely on your own and are not to seek or accept assistance from anyone. All Teams are asked though, in the interests of good sportsmanship, to cut the new Players and Teams some slack, especially in the first few weeks of League Play.
Match Start Times
The Match Start Times are 7:30PM for all Divisions.
The normal grace period to start a Match is 15 minutes. If your Team is going to be late, please extend the other Team the courtesy of giving them a call at the Match Location and letting them know. If 3 Players or more from each Team are present, the Match must start.
Each Player has 5 minutes to start an individual Game from the time their Game is called, after which it becomes a forfeited Game. A first round Game only may be delayed until the final Match Up in that Round, but may not be delayed any further.
'Make Up' Matches
By previous vote at the AGM, there will be NO 'Make Up' Matches unless both Captains agree to same, prior to the original scheduled Match date.
If agreed to, then the 'Make Up' Match must be played within 2 weeks of the originally scheduled Match date. If the Match is not played within this time, then both Teams get no Match Points. Teams have the right of appeal to the Board of Governors should there be extenuating circumstances.
Match Tables
All Matches in regularly scheduled League Play are meant to be played on one Table. The Match Start Time and the Match Formats provide for Match completion by a reasonable time. Nevertheless, the League has no problem if both of the Captains and the Venue agree to the Match being played on two Tables.
Match 'Forfeits'
By previous vote at the AGM, a Team claiming a Match 'forfeit' has the following options:
(1) Take all the Match Round Points.
(2) Take one-half of the Match Round Points.
(3) Take none of the Match Round Points.
Whatever Match Round Points they don't take will be automatically given to the other Team.
The purpose of this is so that Teams will not be unfairly pushed up or down to a higher or lower Playoff Group which are based on Team Standings.
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