LEAGUE PLAY

All matches start at 7:30pm, (real-time, not bar-time) There is a 15-minute grace period. At 7:45pm at least 3 players present and ready to start the match or a forfeit can be called. If a player arrives late during the match and his/her game has been by-passed, he/she may shoot only the following rounds where his/her position has not been by-passed.

BELL MUSIC FEES & SCORESHEET

The SPONSOR FEE is $25 per team.

The WEEKLY FEES are $6 per player or $30 per 5-man team and $18 for 3-man team.

The home team is responsible for the money and scoresheet. One copy of the scoresheet is to be sealed with the money in the envelope provided by Bell Music and put in the envelope slot in the dart machine. Any team playing in bars without dart machines are to give the envelope to the person behind the bar to be put in the register.

The home team captain is responsible for making sure the stats from the match are called, emailed, or faxed to Bell Music the next day. (It does not have to be the home team captain that turns in the scores but the home team captain is responsible for making sure it gets done.)

Call: 330-253-9171

Fax: 330-376-6337

Email: ktaylor@bellmusicco.com

Text a picture of the scoresheet: 330-714-7550

Penalties for not turning in scores by deadline:

1st Offense: Written Warning on weekly standings

2nd Offense: 1 Win deducted from team’s total wins

3rd or More Offenses: 2 Wins deducted from team’s total wins

VNEA SANCTION FEE

Players do not need to be sanctioned for the summer leagues.

ADDITIONAL BELL MUSIC RULES

1) Teams may not fall more than $25 behind in their weekly fees. If this happens, the team may be ineligible to continue playing in the league. Any shortages will be deducted from the team’s prize money.

2) Any team not finishing the session will forfeit all money and/or prizes.

3) Team captains are responsible for making sure scoresheet and money envelopes are properly filled out with League ID#, Team name and ID#, Date, and Players full names. Line-ups will be placed on the scoresheet by the home team captain first, with the visiting captain matching players as closely as possible according to averages.

4) Postponed matches must be played by the 7^th week of the season. No matches after the 7^th week may be postponed.

5) Teams are to try to keep their rosters limited to 8 players. Players may be added to a team’s roster through the 7^th week of the session. After the 7^th week, only players that have already played in the league may play. If a team is short a player and no legal sub is available, on the scoresheet the missing player receives 0 points and the player on the opposing team receives 7 balls. There is NO HANDICAP for those two players. For the stats, the player who is present will receive their average.

6) If a player gets sick (Not inebriated) or there is an emergency and a player has to leave, a sub may play their match. Anytime a player is late and you change players’ names on the scoresheet, you use the higher handicap of the two players. The first TWO weeks of the season, all players will play straight-up (No Handicap). The THIRD week through the end of the session, any new players must play in the first or second spot in the line-up. They will compute their averages immediately after shooting the 3 games (add the points from the 3 games and divide by 3) and add handicap to the teams on the scoresheet. If there are 3 or more unranked players (players without an established average in that league) playing on a team on any given night, that match is to be played straight up.

7) The HOME team is to designate which one patch is the ONLY patch that will be used during the entire match. If a player patches a pocket with any other patch besides the one designated by the home team, the first time the opposing captain is to give the player a warning. The 2^nd time it is an automatic loss of game.

8) An 8-on-the-Break is an automatic 10-0 win, regardless of whether other balls dropped.

9) Each team may have VNEA and OCMA ranked Master, Intermediate and AA players on their roster. The following is the maximum of each allowed to play in any given match: 1 Mens Pro OR 1 Mens Intermediate or Master and 1 Mens AA OR up to 3 Mens AA’s or 3 Ladies Masters. (There is no limit to the number of Ladies AA players a team may play in a match.) If a team goes over these guidelines, the match will be a forfeit. Mens Pro’s, Master’s and Intermediate’s averages will never fall below a 9 regardless of what their “calculated average” is. Mens AA’s averages will never fall below an 8 regardless of what their “calculated average” is.

10) Tie-breakers: In the case of a tie before the Round Robin, head-to-head competition earlier in the season is used to determine Round Robin Schedule. In the case of a tie after the Round Robin for 1^st or 2^nd place, there is a one round playoff. This round is played with the same averages used for the Round Robin match.

11) In order to be eligible to play in the Round Robin match, you must have played on the team a minimum of 3 weeks.

12) ERO (Eight-Ball Run Out) Definition: The only time a player may achieve an ERO is in his FIRST APPROACH, with ALL 15 BALLS ON THE TABLE. If the breaker runs out and wins the game from the break, it’s an ERO. IF THE BREAKER DOES NOT MAKE ANY BALLS, his opponent will then have a shot at an ERO. He must pocket his 7 object balls and the 8-ball without a miss.

13) If you commit a foul, admit it and go on with the game. Players are to be watching their opponents while they are shooting. Be patient with newer teams. Team captains are responsible for settling all disputes fairly and promptly. Anyone arguing or taunting during a match will be reported by the team captain. First offense – warning. Second offense – suspension for all players involved in the dispute.

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15) Any team and/or player having a question or problem during league play must call Bell Music immediately. (330) 253-9171. A message must be left in the pool department mailbox (Option 3) so we can return your call. You must call as soon as there is a problem; you cannot call the next day and ask for a rematch, forfeit, protest, etc.