APA Local ByLaws for the area serving Beaver & Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania. Bylaws with a Revised or New beside them have recently been changed or added. Corey Mason League Operator P.O. Box 745 Bessemer, Pa. 16112-0745 Office Phone: (330)-549-0870 Email- apaleague160@yahoo.com Website- www.westpa.apaleagues.com We welcome your team to the American Poolplayers Association! In order for us to enhance your enjoyment and the service of the League, we must enforce local bylaws, which are designed to allow a smooth operation of the League. Read these by-laws carefully and keep them with your Official Team Manual. Breaking these rules can cost you a playoff spot at Regional or APA World Pool Championships by losing valuable points you try so hard to win. These bylaws have been read and approved by the American Poolplayers Association. The local bylaws are a secondary source of information created in accordance with and in addition to the Official Team Manual. *League Office Hours The League Office hours are 10:00am 6:00pm Monday through Thursday, and 10:00am 2:00pm on Friday. Although the office hours are as previously mentioned, This job often keeps me out of the office talking to Host Locations, etc If we are not in the office when you call; you may leave your name, phone number, and a brief message on the voice mail. Someone will call you back as soon as possible. Our phone number is 330-549-0870. *Team Fees Team fees are $30.00 per week, per team for all scheduled matches regardless of number of games played, or forfeited. *Mailing System & Paying Dues Falsifying the date on your return envelope to ensure your team gets their bonus point(s) will result in immediate suspension of whoever was responsible for mailing the envelope that week. If it can t be determined who was responsible for mailing the envelope that week, then the suspension will be served on the Team Captain and/or the Co-Captain. In the event that it is a Host Location that is having the date falsified, that location will lose all privileges to Host APA teams in the future. Your envelope must have the postmark date of the date after you played (no other date will be excepted). Your envelope must be postmarked by the US Postal Service. Just an X over the stamp, or any other personal or company s dated stamp (Pitney Bowes, Endicia, etc ) will not be considered legitimate, and will not count towards Bonus Points. The previous excerpt had to be added so people could not cheat the mailing system & receive unearned BPs. APA League #160 will be using the mailing system for delivery and pickup of weekly paperwork and fees. Please do not send cash through the mail. Anyone sending coins (change) through the mail will receive a letter stating that you will never be able to send cash in the future, or you will face suspension. Our League Office will not take any responsibility for lost or stolen cash. So please only send a Money Order or Personal Check. Every Team Captain, Every Week will receive a score sheet for the current week of play, information on any local tournaments being held, and a self-addressed; pre-stamped envelope to return to our League Office with the weekly scoresheets, dues, memberships, etc... Each Team Captain will be responsible for collecting and mailing all scoresheets, memberships, and weekly dues to League Office #160. Weekly scoresheets and any dues collected are to be mailed to League Office #160 no later than the day after play. Example: you play on Wednesday, you mail everything on Thursday (before noon should guarantee postmark). Any score sheets and weekly dues collected that are sent to our office without a postmark of the day following League play will be subject to No Bonus Point(s) for that week of play. Bonus Points will be explained later in the Local Bylaws. When paying any weekly dues, memberships, etc Please send a check or Money Order made out to: Playin Pool Inc. There will be a $25.00 charge for any returned checks. *Past Dues Past dues are combined if 2 or more teams are captained by the same person(s). If any 1 team or combined team is Past Due any amount for longer than 7 days, they will be sent a warning notice stating that their team(s) will be subject to suspension and removed from the division for the rest of the session if all past due monies + the current weeks dues are all not paid on time for the current week. A team will not be reinstated for the session after such actions are taken. A team will not be allowed to play in any further sessions until all past due monies are collected. Any player who receives more than 1 warning (verbal or written) by our Local Office about continuous past due amounts will result in never being able to carry a past due amount in the future. If such a person does get past due by any amount they will be suspended in 2 ways; 1) the player will be suspended from the moment I did not received full payment, until the moment I receive the past due amount. 2) additionally the player will be suspended for whatever length of time it took for me to be paid in full for their past due amount. Example: If it takes 2 weeks for a player to pay the past due amount then they will be suspended for 2 weeks after I receive the past due amount. If it takes 2 years to pay the past due amount then it will be 2 years from when I receive the full past due amount before the player s suspension will be removed. If any player gets suspended for past due amounts he/she will be removed as a captain/co-captain forever, and will never be allowed to handle the money for any team in the future. *Points awarded for byes (8) Eight points + (2) Two Bonus Point will be awarded for all byes in 8-Ball. (60) Sixty points + (15) Fifteen Bonus Points will be awarded for all byes in 9- Ball. (2) Two points + (1) One Bonus Point will be awarded for all byes in Scotch Doubles. No score sheets will need to be returned and no fees will be due during a bye week (Pg.1 of 5) *Weather Cancelations Sometimes there is weather that warrants an entire week of play being canceled. Other times the weather is just ugly but the roads are still able to be cautiously traveled. Canceling play is a "last resort" due to the impact it can have on teams not being able to get enough matches for their players by the end of the session to maintain eligibility for higher level playoffs or tournaments. So we try to avoid it.
* Team Captains should always keep the local League Office up to date on their most current phone number, so you can be contacted in situations such as these. * If play has or has not been canceled for a certain night of pool you will find that info on our website www.westpa.apaleagues.com. * If play was not canceled, and your team is not sure if they can go to pool on the scheduled night of play, then your Team Captain must speak with the opposing Team Captain and verify if the opposing team is going or not going to pool that night. If you do not have a phone number for an opposing Team Captain, please contact me as early as possible to get their phone number. That way you get the situation resolved as early as possible and both teams know if they will be shooting or not. * Contacting the Local League Office and informing us that you do not intend to play, is not enough. You must speak with the opposing Team Captain and both agree that you will not be playing. * Most of the time, if the weather warrants no pool, then I am sure both Team Captains would agree to not shoot pool that night, and that night's match would be re-scheduled. * However, If one team says they will be there and the opposing team does not show up it would be a forfeit. * The rescheduled match must be complete no later than 2 weeks from the original date the match was scheduled. * If the original match was scheduled within the last 6 weeks of the session, then the makeup will need to be completed within 1 week. * Paperwork will still need to be mailed with the correct postmark if pool is not canceled. Please do not put your return envelope in a mailbox (home or blue box) that cannot be reached by a Postal Worker due to bad weather. Find the closest Post Office to your home or the location where you are shooting via www.usps.com before you go to pool. That way you know of a place where you can drop your mail. *Rescheduling Team Matches Anytime a Team Match needs to be rescheduled it must be completed within 2 weeks of the originally scheduled date. If a date cannot be agreed upon by the Team Captains of the 2 teams involved, then the League Operator will pick a date and both teams are expected to play on that date. If either team decides not to show up on the date agreed upon by both Team Captains, or appointed by the League Operator, then the No show team will forfeit the rescheduled team matches (providing the team who did show up had enough players to play at least 3 matches). If both teams do not show up at the rescheduled date then no points will be awarded to either team for those matches. There will be no make-up matches allowed during the 2nd half of session play unless specifically agreed upon by the League Operator. Matches that have not been made up before the 2nd half of session play will receive (0) zero points and zero Bonus Points. The League Office must be notified of any rescheduled matches. *APA Memberships Please do not confuse these with your weekly dues. An APA Membership is paid annually not weekly. APA Membership dues are due the first night a player plays, or by the fourth week, whichever occurs first. Your annual APA dues are $25.00. Annual memberships expire December 31. If you join after August 15, The annual membership dues will be prorated as follows: After August 15, you still pay $25.00 to join, but you are able to renew for only $15.00 to cover the following year. The date on the application will determine the renewal fee amount ($25 or $15). If you are entitled to a $15.00 renewal you must renew no later than March 1 or the first night you play in a Spring Session, whichever occurs first. After either of those dates, only full $25.00 memberships are accepted. **WARNING** If you shoot a player and do not collect his membership dues, and then the player quits. It is still the responsibility of the Team Captain of the team to pay those membership dues. So, don't let a player shoot without first paying you their dues. If you play a player and do not pay their membership, that player will be suspended until their $25 is received. Also, your team will lose any points that player scored, and will be penalized (1) point-8-ball/(5) points-9-ball for any such player. If any membership remains unpaid for 2 weeks, then the team will be penalized (2) points-8-ball (10) points 9-Ball for each week that membership continues not to be paid. If the membership remains unpaid for 3 weeks then (in addition to the above) the Team Captain will receive a letter of Unsportsmanlike Behavior for not adhering to the League rules. Anything further than 3 weeks could result in the player who is not paid, and the Team Captain being removed from the team, and his captaining duty will be passed to another person on the team. *Removing your Team from the League When removing your team from the next session you must let your Local League Office know of your decision before the announced cutoff date, or at the latest by (12pm) noon on the actual cutoff date. At 12:01pm on the cutoff date, the session you signed up for or did not sign up for, has begun. There will be penalties assessed if you remove your team from the League after the cutoff date and time. These penalties will be handled on an individual and/or team basis and could include 1 or all of the following: 1. Suspension of 1 or all of your team members, 2. All the Sessions dues being owed by the Team Captain or all the team s members before they can participate in any future APA League or tournament play. Example: 14wks x $30 weekly fees = $420 divided by 8 players equaling $52.50 owed by each player before he or she can play in the League again. (Pg. 2 of 5) *Forfeits Teams will receive no more than (8 Pts + 2BP-8-Ball) (60 Pts + 15 BP- 9-Ball)(2 Pts + 1BP-Scotch Doubles) in an evening if the opposing team fails to show for a match. If a team calls for a forfeit before 3 player matches have been played in an evening the team calling for the forfeit will receive no more than (8 Pts + 2 BP-8-Ball) (60 Pts + 15 BP-9-Ball)(2 Pts + 1BP-Scotch Doubles) in an evening. The Maximum of (13 Pts + 2 BP-8-Ball) (90 Pts + 15 BP-9-Ball) cannot be earned unless at least 3 player matches have been played by the two teams involved that evening. The team whom does the forfeiting receives No points for each forfeited match, and the opposing team receives (2pt 8-Ball) & (15pts 9-Ball) for any match that meets the requirements mentioned above. If both teams have no player to shoot then both teams receive No points for the forfeited matches. Full weekly dues ($30-8-Ball/9-Ball)($15-Scotch Doubles) must
still be paid by both teams no matter how many forfeits are in a night. Teams that do not show up for two consecutive weeks will be considered dropped from the League and a new schedule will be issued. Dropped teams or any suspended player(s) will forfeit all benefits: trophies, awards, and prize money. In the case of any team dropping out before the session is over; All future matches will be awarded as byes. There are No forfeits the 1st week of play, unless a team specifically states that they do not want to make up the matches not played. If the whole team does not show the 1st week, then reschedule all the matches. If one person does not show the 1st week then reschedule that match. Reschedule using the guidelines in : Rescheduling Team Matches. *Banned Players / Sportsmanship If a player on your team has been banned from a tavern or location, then the team must play without him/her. The APA has no right to insist a Host Location admit this player. Any player or team receiving more than (2) two sportsmanship violations will be dropped from the League. Dropped teams or any suspended player(s) will forfeit all benefits: trophies, awards, and prize money. *Bonus Points Every Team, and Division in League #160 will be subject to the Bonus Point System. (2) Two Bonus Point for 8-Ball/Scotch Doubles (15 in 9-Ball) will be awarded weekly to all teams who mail their paperwork, memberships, and weekly dues in on time (on time = postmarked by the day following League play). Your team will receive No Bonus Points if you mail only your money, and no score sheet. The only way to guarantee your team will get the Bonus Points is to get to your local post office before Noon on the day following League play, and actually walk into the Post Office and hand the envelope to the Postal Worker at the counter. Ask them to please stamp it with today s postmark. Dropping your envelope in a blue box somewhere does not guarantee it will be picked up and postmarked on the correct day. If you believe that you did what I suggested above and still your envelope did not have the correct postmark date on it, then you must take that up with the Local Post Office where you dropped off the envelope, not with me. I cannot control the circumstances that caused your team not to get today s postmark, the only ones who can, are you (by following the protocol above), and your Local Post Office. It has been told to me by the Post Office that as long as the above protocol is followed there should never be a piece of mail that does not get postmarked with the correct day. Bonus points will show up on weekly standings and will count towards total points at the end of a session to help determine team placement for playoffs, but a team will not be paid Point Money for Bonus Points. (Point Money will be explained in a different section of the Local By-Laws). To be clear... If your envelope has the correct postmark... you get the Bonus Point(s). If your envelope does not have the correct postmark... you do not. It is that simple. I do not take the excuse that it must be your postal worker's fault or the post offices. Get your return envelope in the mail as stated above and you will have no problems. *Eligible Teams Once your team is eligible for the World Qualifier (The World Qualifier is the tournament that decides which teams will go to Las Vegas for the APA World Pool Championship), they must remain active throughout the current League year. Example, eligible Summer teams must play the Fall and Spring sessions; Fall teams must play the Spring session. In addition, once a team is eligible, they must finish in the top 50% of their division throughout the current League year. Example, eligible Summer teams must finish in the top 50% of their division in the Fall and Spring sessions. Fall session teams must finish in the top 50% of their division in the following Spring session of the current League year. Teams that do not finish in the top 50% of their divisions in the session(s) following eligibility are subject to (at the least) heavy scrutiny of their handicaps and (at the most) loss of eligibility. Example: If your team is in a division of 12 teams then your team needs to finish 6th or above in your division s standings at the end of the session to avoid any handicap scrutiny or risk loss of eligibility from the World Qualifier. The severity of the action taken against your team will be determined by the amount of points your team misses the 50% mark. 1. If your team finishes 1-6pts below 50% in the 8-Ball format, or between 1-40pts below 50% in the 9-Ball format (Example -Ball: 14 Team Division and 7th place = 90pts, and your team finishes with 89-84pts at the end of the session.) (Example 9-Ball: 12 Team Division and 6th Place = 1020pts and your team finishes with 1019 980pts), then your team will be under Severe Handicap Review, and will be subject to review by the League Operator to determine loss of eligibility from the World Qualifier. 2. If your team finishes 7pts or more below 50% in the 8-Ball Format, or 41pts or more below 50% in the 9-Ball Format (Example 8-Ball: 14 Team Division and 7th place = 90pts and your team finishes with 83pts or less at the end of the session.) (Example 9-Ball: 12 Team Division and 6th Place = 1020pts and your team finishes the session with 979pts or less), then your team will lose eligibility from the World Qualifier. *Falsification of scoresheets Any team caught sandbagging or sending in falsified score sheets will be subject to any penalties handed down by the League Operator, which may include being dropped from the League. *Equipment All teams must use the Cue Ball, and the 15 other Balls (including the 8-Ball) that come with the Pool Table they are shooting on for weekly play. A different Cue Ball, or other Ball (example: 8-Ball) may be used only if both teams agree to it, and if both teams are allowed adequate time (15 minutes each) to practice with the changed balls before that evening s matches begin. If a team violates this Bylaw the evening s matches will be treated like a forfeit by the violating team, and the opposing team will receive (8) points in 8-Ball (60 in 9-Ball) for the week. All Weekly Dues ($30) must still be paid by both teams. All Team Captains: make yourself and all your players familiar with this change. (Pg. 3 of 5) *Travel Assistance Fund for the APA World Pool Championship in Vegas This fund is for the benefit of the team(s) traveling to the APA World Pool Championship(s). It is paid directly to the League s travel agency to help assist in the cost of travel, or to the Team Captain (whom will sign a Travel Assistance Fund Agreement) before receiving the money for the team. Each team that is eligible to advance to the APA World Pool Championship receives a share of any travel fund collected for that purpose. The amount the team will receive to travel to the APA World Pool Championship is dependent on how many players actually travel to Las Vegas. Example: 8 players on a eligible team whom all travel to Las Vegas would receive (8 x 575 = 4,600). If there are 8 players on a team and only 6 players travel to Las Vegas then it would be (6 x 575 = 3,450) The amount per player whom travels is subject to change by the League Operator. The travel fund is estimated at $575 per player whom travels to Las Vegas. If an eligible team (or a player on an eligible team) elects not to participate in the APA World Pool Championship or is deemed ineligible to participate by the Local League Operator, the team (or player) forfeits all travel fund money. All forfeited money must be paid back to the
Local League Operator by September 1st of the year the team was eligible for the APA World Pool Championship. If it is not paid back by September 1st, then the Team Captain, the person who s $575 was not used, and some instances the entire team will be held responsible for all past due money in a court of law and will be immediately suspended from APA play until all monies are paid back. *World Qualifier Prize Money The team(s) who win the final match(es) in our 8-Ball or 9-Ball World Qualifier, and will be representing our area in the Las Vegas Championships, will receive $125 for each person who meet the following requirements. That player must be: 1) on the World Qualifier roster; 2) eligible to play at the World Qualifier, and 3) either played on the team at the World Qualifier, or at the least the player was at the World Qualifier sight with the team for 2 of the rounds the team played that day. This is not a reward for having been on the roster during weekly play, or session playoffs. Weekly play/session Playoff rewards are mentioned below in the *Session Playoffs* section of our Local Bylaws. *How Un-sportsmanlike conduct is handled in this League The first (2) two of the following (3) steps can be bypassed at any time if the act of Un-sportsmanlike conduct is so great that the League Operator feels that immediate suspension is the only proper course of action. The following (3) steps will be followed only if the League Operator feels that an act of Un-sportsmanlike conduct has been committed. 1. Written letter to the offender and the APA main office of Official Warning. 2. Written letter to offender and APA main office of (3) three-week suspension. 3. Written letter to the offender and the APA main office that will result in (at the least) long-term suspension equivalent to months or years depending on situation... (at the most) a decision could be made by the APA Main Office to permanently suspend the offender(s) APA membership. *Captain & MVP Tournaments These 2 tournaments are not mandatory. They are run at the League Operators discretion. Only players who have not received a warning for any reason during the League year are eligible to play in either of these 2 tournaments regardless of a player being a Team Captain or MVP during the League year. *Working for the APA If you or your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/child etc... are working for a different APA League Operator where you have access to and/or are privy to any information that can be accessed from our APA computer program (including but not limited to: data entry, printing scoresheets, or reviewing handicaps) you will not be allowed to play in any Higher Level Tournaments in this APA League area. That includes end of session playoffs, World Qualifier, or Vegas Championships. If you work under such a League Operator and do not inform our National League Office so that we can limit your access to weekly League play, and we have to find out about it from others, then you will be served a suspension, and we will have no choice but to contact the APA Main Office about the situation. The length of the suspension will be determined on an individual basis due to each individual circumstance. *Photo IDs required Whether it is weekly play, playoffs, or our World Qualifier, if you are asked for your Photo ID by your opponent, you must present it to them. You cannot play a match without a Photo ID to prove your identity. If you play a match and were not able to provide a Photo ID, that match will be considered a forfeit. The penalty for falsifying a player on your roster will be suspension and/or disqualification of each member of your team. *23-Rule during Session Playoffs Only (This bylaw does not change the way the 23-Rule is handled during weekly play.) If the 23-Rule is broken during Session Playoffs, the offending team would receive zero points for the entire team match. Therefore, in playoffs, even if the League Operator receives both scoresheets with neither Team Captain noting or protesting that the 23-Rule was broken, the APA League Operator in our area will still enforce the loss of the entire team match associated with breaking the 23-Rule. *World Qualifier Any person who is not allowed to play in our Local League area will also not be allowed on the premises at our World Qualifier (even to watch a friend or family member play). If such a person does attempt to attend our World Qualifier they will be asked to leave immediately. If they do not leave immediately, and cause any type of problem, the entire team who they are there to observe will be subject to immediate removal from the World Qualifier sight, and possible removal from our Local League area. Please be aware - At the very least the players who are no longer allowed to play in our area know who they are, and that they are not welcome at any events for our Local League area. I will not take any excuses that your team did not know. Photo IDs will be required to play in the World Qualifier. Your membership card will not be accepted as your only form of ID since your photo is not on your membership card. If you are asked for your Photo ID, and you do not have a Photo ID to prove who you are, you will not be allowed to play. Refusal to Do Business At any time, at the sole discretion of the League Operator, Playin Pool can refuse to do business with any individual regardless of whether the individual s APA membership is in good standing. Most often, players who are unwelcome in the League will be those who are disruptive to the League, repeatedly complain about handicaps or who otherwise deride the League in public. (Pg. 4 of 5) Official Team Manual Amendments (4 Amendments) Amendment 1 Age Requirement Page 22 Rule 2 The National APA age requirement is 18 years old. The 18-20 year old player as well as the Team Captain of a team with a member that is 18-20 years old, and the parent of the 18-20 year old player (if applicable) will be held responsible for any of that player s actions (sportsmanship, underage drinking, etc ). The Team Captain of the 18-20 year old member must also introduce their player to the bartenders and/or management of each Host Location, so that establishment is aware that there is someone 18-20 years old is on the team. National APA rules do not supersede a Host Locations rules. If a Host Location does not allow people 18-20 years old in their location, then the member who is 18-20 years old will not be able to play that night of play, and might be required to leave the establishment. Each Team Captain should contact each Host Location in their division and make themselves and the 18-20 year old member(s) familiar with where they will and won t be able to play. If a team adds a player 1820 to their team and does not follow by the above mentioned guidelines to
having a player 18-20, then the player who is 18-20 years old, the parent of the player (if applicable), and the Team Captain of the team will be subject to suspension and/or termination of their APA Membership. Amendment 2 Session Playoffs Page 37, Rule 30 In Divisions with 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 teams, the team finishing with the most points in every division at the end of each session will be automatically determined as the 1st place team of that division for that session. An exception to this amendment is when two or more teams are tied for the 1st place position. 1st place would then be decided by following the Tie-Breaking Procedures on Page 40 of the Official Team Manual. The team winning 1 st place will receive 1st place individual plaques for all players who shot at least 4 times during the current session, 1 st place money, and be eligible to participate in the next Highest Level Local Tournament. A 1 st place team plaque will be given to the team s Host Location for promotion purposes only. If it is found that the Host Location does not display the team plaque for promotional purposes, or the team leaves that Host Location for any reason, then the Host Location will not receive a team plaque. Therefore, the playoff format would be as follows: 2nd vs. Wild Card }-------- } ----------(Slot in next highest Local Tournament.) 3rd vs. 4th }--------- The 2nd position team plays a Wild Card (Wild Card picked at Wild Card draw), and the 3rd position team plays the 4th position team. The winners of each of these two matches play each other to determine 2nd place in their division. The winner of the second set of playoff matches will be determined as 2nd place in their division for that session, and will receive playoff champion individual plaques, playoff champion money, a playoff champion mirror or plaque for their Host Location, and be eligible to participate in the next highest level Local Tournament. Any members of the 1 st Place Champions, or Playoff Champions teams that did not meet the minimum 4 matches played during this session criteria will not receive an individual plaque or have their name on the Host Location plaque. In Divisions with (7 teams and 1 bye) down to 4 team Divisions, there are no plaques, money, or eligibility for any other team than the team who ends up as playoff champions after playoffs. The team finishing with the most points at the end of the session is not automatically determined 1st place of their division and does not get automatic eligibility into the next highest level Local Tournament. In these situations playoffs will be run as it is written in the Official Team Manual Pg. 37. Therefore, the playoff format would be as follows: 1st vs. Wild Card }--------- } ------------(Slot in next highest Local Tournament.) 2nd vs. 3rd }--------- The 1st position team plays a Wild Card (Wild Card picket at Wild Card draw), and the 2nd position team plays the 3rd position team. The winners of each of these two matches play each other to determine 1st place in their division. The winner of the second set of playoff matches will be determined as playoff champion in their division for that session, and will receive playoff champion individual plaques, playoff champion money, and will be eligible to participate in the next highest level Local Tournament. A playoff champion team plaque will be given to the team s Host Location for promotion purposes only. If it is found that the Host Location does not display the team plaque for promotional purposes, or the team leaves that Host Location for any reason, then the Host Location will not receive a team plaque. Any members of the Playoff Champions team that did not meet the minimum 4 matches played during this session criteria will not receive an individual plaque or have their name on the Host Location plaque. Amendment 3 Local Level Page 19 In our League Area if a 1st place team or Playoff Champion team gains eligibility more than once in the same League Year for the World Qualifier, the team will NOT relinquish its spot to the 2nd place team, or team that lost the playoff championship game, in that division. 1st place & Playoff Champion teams will always receive the rewards for being a 1st place or Playoff Champion team, which includes eligibility for the next Higher Level Tournament. This does not mean that any 1st place or Playoff Champion team whom gains eligibility more than once gets more than one slot in the Higher Level Tournament. What it does mean is that another team did not gain eligibility for the Higher Level Tournament and therefore decreases the amount of teams playing in the Higher Level Tournament, and increases the odds for each team whom did gain eligibility of going to the next Higher Level Tournament. The teams who gained eligibility into the World Qualifier Tournament the most times in a League year will also be the 1st teams eligible to receive a Bye (if there is one) in that tournament. Amendment 4 Wild Card Meeting & Draw Page 38 The Wild Card meeting and Draw will be held at a location specified by the League Operator each session. For a team to be eligible to participate in the Wild Card Draw they must first meet the following criteria: 1. Teams must have had No more than 5 forfeits in the current session. 2. Teams must be current in all League fees. 3. Teams must not have been judged ineligible by the League Operator for any other reason. Good Luck and Good Shooting! Corey Mason League Operator 05/01/18 (Pg. 5 of 5)