LEAGUE PLAY

Matches start at 7:30pm (real-time, not bar-time). There is a 15 minute grace period. By the end of the 15-minute grace period at least 3 players must be 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 $60 per team for a full-season. (The sponsor fee for a 2^nd-Half-only team is $30.)

The WEEKLY FEES are $6 per player. CASH ONLY!! No checks, please!

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, faxed or texted to Bell Music by the deadline (Monday night league scores must be turned in by noon on Wednesday, Tuesday night league scores must be turned in by noon on Thursday. Wednesday night league scores must be turned in by noon on Friday. Thursday night league scores must be turned in by noon on Monday.

(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 scoresheet: 330-714-7550

Drop off: 533 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44303

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

All players must pay an $11 VNEA Sanction Fee per year the first night of league play along with the regular weekly fee. In order to be properly sanctioned, full names and home addresses must accompany the money.

ALL SUBS must pay the $11 sanction fee the first night they play.

ANY SHORTAGES OF SANCTION FEES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DEDUCTED FROM TEAMS WEEKLY FEES.

ADDITIONAL BELL MUSIC RULES

1) Teams may not fall more than $25 behind in their weekly fees. If this happens, shortages will be deducted from the team’s winnings. Teams not current on their weekly fees may be ineligible for the playoffs.

2) All trophies and prize money will be given at the banquet following the second half. Any teams not finishing the second half 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 & ID#’s. 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) Post-poned matches must be played by the 9^th week of the season. No matches after the 9th week of the season may be postponed.

5) Teams are to keep their rosters limited to 8 players. Players may be added to a team’s roster through the 9^th week of each half. After the 9^th week, only players that have already played in the league may play. You must get an OK from team captains and Bell Music before the match starts to add a new player after the 9^th week. 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) Each team in the Advanced league may have players that are ranked Master, Intermediate and AA through VNEA and OCMA as long as the following maximums for any given match are not exceeded: 1 Master OR 1 Intermediate and 1 AA Man OR up to 3 AA Men. If a team goes over these guidelines, the match will be a forfeit. Master and Intermediate’s averages will never fall below a 9 regardless of what their “calculated average” is. AA’s averages will never fall below an 8 regardless of what their “calculated average” is. No AA, Masters or Intermediate players are allowed to play in the Novice leagues. One Advanced player may play each night on a Novice team.

7) 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, all players will play even (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. 2nd Half teams in the Advanced league play the first week as all 8’s.

8) 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.

9) If a playoff match is needed to determine the winner of a spot to the state tournament, the match will be played straight up.

10) In order to be eligible to play in the Round Robin and/or Playoff for State match, you must have played on the team a minimum of 4 weeks.

11) Round Robin: If the 1^st Place team cannot be “caught”, they will sit out of the Round Robin. The remaining teams (2^nd thru last place) will play with the even teams (2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, etc.) being the home teams.

12) 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.

13) 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.

14) There is no coaching allowed.

15) Players are asked to stand away from the table and not in their opponent’s line of sight while their opponent is shooting.

16) 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.

17) 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.