BEAVER VALLEY MEN S POOL LEAGUE GENERAL RULES 1) LEAGUE MATCHES WILL START PROMPTLY AT 7:00 P.M TEAMS MUST HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS TO START THE MATCH, IF NOT, THEY MUST FORFEIT THAT MATCH. IF EITHER TEAM DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS, THEY MUST FORFEIT THE NEXT MATCH. THIS PROCEDUERE SHALL REPEAT EVERY 15 MINUTE UNTIL ENOUGH PLAYERS SHOW UP TO CONTINUE THE MATCH OR THE END OF THE MATCH IS REACHED. 2) THE HOME TEAMS CLOCK PREVAILS. IF BAD WEATHER OCCURS ALL TEAMS HAVE UNTIL 7:30 P.M. TO START THEIR MATCHES. IF PROBLEMS ARISE AND BOTH TEAMS AGREE, THE MATCH MAYBE RESCHEDULED BUT MUST BE PLAYED PRIOR TO THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MATCH. ALL MATCHES ARE FORFEITED TO THE HOME TEAM. TEAM ROSTERS 1) TEAM ROSTERS WILL CONSIST OF NO MORE THAN 12 PLAYERS. 2) TEAMS WILL HAVE A 4 week GRACE PERIOD TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR ROSTERS FOR THE FIRST HALF. SECOND HALF CHANGES MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF SECOND HALF. 3) ONCE THE LEAGUE STARTS, NO PLAYERS MAY MOVE TO ANY OTHER TEAM FOR THE REAMAINDER OF THE SEASON ONCE THEY HAVE SHOT FOR THEIR ROSTER TEAM. SPECIAL CASES WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE LEAGUE OFFICERS AND THEN VOTED ON BY THE LEAGUE. 4) EACH TEAM WILL BE CHARGED $220.00 DUES FOR THE SEASON YEAR. 5) PLAYERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE. 6) ANY TEAM SHOOTING A NON-ROSTER PLAYER IN LEAGUE MATCHES: A) FIRST OFFENSE-LOSS OF ALL 8 MATCHES. B) SECOND OFFENSE SUSPENSION OF THE TEAM FOR THE SEASON.
7) ANY PLAYER AND/OR SPONSOR INVOLVED IN A FIGHT OR DISPLAYS A WEAPON DURING A LEAGUE MATCH WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE AND MAYBE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND/OR FINES AS A RESULT OF THEIR ACTIONS. 8) ANY LEAGUE PLAYER NOT ALLOWED IN A PARTICIPATING LEAGUE ESTABLISHMENT MUST GET PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE OWNER TO ENTER THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. THE OWNER HAS EVERY RIGHT TO NOT ALLOW THE PLAYER TO PARTICIPATE IN LEAGUE MATCHES BUT MAY ALLOW THE PLAYER TO SHOOT THEIR MATCHES AND THEN LEAVE THE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THEIR MATCHES. OWNERS HAVE THE FINAL SAY SO NOT THE LEAGUE. LEAGUE MATCHES 1) ALL LEAGUE MATCHES WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: A) 4 SINGLE MATCHES & 4 SCOTCH DOUBLE MATCHES B) MATCHES WILL ALTERNATE STARTING WITH THE SINGLES MATCH. C) NO PLAYER WILL PLAY MORE THAN 2 MATCHES PER NIGHT. (1 SINGLE & 1 DOUBLES OR 2 DOUBLES PER NIGHT) D) DOUBLES MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED IN A SCOTCH DOUBLES FORMAT. THIS MEANS PLAYERS WILL ALTERNATE SHOTS TILL A MISS OCCURS. E) CAPTAINS SHOULD HAVE PLAYER NAME(S) WROTE DOWN PRIOR TO MEETING WITH OTHER TEAM CAPTAIN. F) EACH MATCH WILL BE THE BEST OF 3 RACKS WITH THE WINNERS EARNING 1 POINT PER MATCH FOR A TOTAL OF 8 POINTS PER NIGHT. G) ALL MATCHES WILL START WITH A COIN TOSS BY THE HOME TEAM PLAYER(S). WINNER OF THE TOSS WILL HAVE THE BREAK. H) ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED WITH A LEAGUE SANCTIONED BALL. (RED CIRCLE CUE- BALL, CYCLOPS or MEASEL BALL) I) ANY PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED A MATCH WILL PAY A $1.00 FEE EVERY TIME THEY SHOOT. (EX: PLAYER SHOOTS A SINGLE & DOUBLE WILL PAY $2.00). TEAM TOTAL FOR THE NIGHT FOR 8 MATCHES WILL BE $12.00.
LEAGUE MEETINGS 1) ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT THE DESCRETION OF THE LEAGUE OFFICERS. 2) VOTING ON LEAGUE OFFICERS WILL BE HELD AT THE LAST REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE SEASON. (ELECTION OF PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT) 3) ANY MATTERS THAT NEED VOTING ON BY MAJORITY OF THE LEAGUE. (IE: BANQUET, RULE CHANGES, SUSPENSION, ETC.) 4) ANY MEMBER OF A TEAM ON THE ROSTER MAY ATTEND THE MEETINGS AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THEIR TEAM. ($25.00) FINE PER TEAM FOR MISSING MEETING) 5) ALL MONEY WILL BE TURNED INTO OFFICERS AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS. ANY TEAM WHO OWES MONEY TO THE LEAGUE AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING WILL FACE ADDITIONAL FINES AS FOLLOWS: A) 1 ST OFFENSE - $10.00 B) 2 ND OFFENSE - $20.00 C) 3 RD OFFENSE SUSPENSION FROM THE LEAGUE OF THE ENTIRE ROSTER AND FORFEITURE OF ALL POINTS EARNED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON TILL ALL MONEY IS PAID IN FULL. LEAGUE OFFICERS 1) PRESIDENT $350.00 MIKE BEMBNOWSKI TEL# 724-624-6234 2) VICE PRESIDENT $250.00 KEN MAJORS TEL# 412-400-6556 BOTH ELECTED OFFICERS NAMES MUST BE PLACED ON ALL ACCOUNTS TITLED: BEAVER COUNTY MEN S POOL LEAGUE LEAGUE BANQUET 1) WILL BE VOTED ON TO DETERMINE THE TIME, PLACE, AND DATE TO BE HELD. 2) ALL AWARDS AND MONEY OWED TO TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AS PER LEAGUE RULES:
A) 1 st PLACE DIVISION CHAMPS IN BOTH DIVISIONS (A DIVISION AND B DIVISION) B) PLAY-OFF CHAMPS BETWEEN BOTH DIVISIONS (TRAVELING TROPHY) C) 2 MVP TROPHIES (ALL START MATCH) D) ANY OTHER AS OUTLINED BY THE LEAGUE AND OFFICERS. LEAGUE PLAYOFFS LEAGUE PLAYOFFS WILL BE DETERMINED BY OVER ALL REGULAR SEASON RECORD IN THEIR RESPECTED DIVISIONS. HIGHEST SEAT WILL PLAY THE LOWER SEED IN EACH DIVISION IN THE FIRST ROUND. THE PROCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE PLAY-OFFS BASED UPON WHOEVER IS THE HIGHEST SEED AND LOWEST SEED. THE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD AT THE OVERALL TOP SEAT FROM THE 2 DIVISIONS AND BE PLAYED USING THE REGULAR SEASON FORMAT(4 SINGLES AND 4 DOUBLES) WITH THE WINNER BEING DETERMINED BY WHOEVER REACHES 5 MATCHES WON. IN THE EVENT OF A 4-4 TIE THIS WILL RESULT IN A SUDDEN DEATH MATCH BETWEEN THE TEAMS. ANY ROSTER PLAYER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS MATCH WHICH IS BEST OUT OF 3 RACKS.
League terminology 1) CALL YOUR POCKET -defined as any shot taken after the break. You must call your pocket prior to pocketing the ball in any hole on the table. 2) LEGAL BREAK -the cue ball is placed behind head string and is to be shot down the table striking no more than the second ball down on the rack. While executing this you must drive a total of four balls to a rail or pocket a ball. In the event of miscue and or balls are not broken in the manner described above or a ball is not pocketed then one of the following must happen: A) THE OPPOSING PLAYER CAN CHOOSE TO BREAK. B) THE OPPOSING PLAYER CAN GIVE THE BREAK BACK TO HIS OPPONENT. In either case the eight ball is still in play and can be pocketed on the break to win the rack off of the break. 3) SCRATCH -when the cue ball either goes into a pocket or leaves the playing surface for any reason, this results in the opponent placing the cue ball anywhere on the playing surface (BALL IN HAND). Only exception to this role is when the cue ball is made in a pocket off of the break, which results in the cue ball being placed behind head string and shot from there (LEGAL BREAK). 4) SAFE only term allowed to be used when executing a shot to play defense on your opponent. When the opponent hears this word no matter what is happening on the playing surface the player at the table forfeits his next shot this is not a ball in hand foul. The cue ball remains at the position it is in. If the shooter doesn t say safe prior to the shot where his opponent can hear him then the player must continue to shoot if a legal shot was made. 5) DEAD BALLS /LIVE BALLS- dead balls are any ball that leaves the playing surface while the rack is in progress by other means than shooting them into a pocket or they leave the playing surface due to accidentally hitting them with your hand or stick the ball is not legally pocketed must be returned to its original position prior to the shot. Live balls are any ball on a playing surface that have not been pocketed while the rack is in progress. The cue ball is always live even when placing it on the surface for ball 1n hand fouls. If the ball leaves the surface other
than being legally pocketed, it must be returned to the surface on the spot or behind the nearest ball to the spot. LEAGUE MATCH RULES All matches will start with a coin toss. Home team flips the coin and winner gets to break. 1) All matches are a best of three race. 2) The 8 BALL is not neutral and can only be made on the break to win the rack 3) While performing a shot, at least part of your foot must remain on the floor at all times. (Loss of shot) 4) No player may mark the table in any manner at any time. (Loss of shot) 5) Masse and jump shots are allowed with proper equipment. Above the shoulder is legal as well. Scoop shots are illegal and anytime the cue ball leaves the table it is a scratch(loss of shot) 6) When pocketing the eight ball, players must patch the desired pocket prior to shooting the ball into the pocket. If the eight ball was made and no pocket is patched then the result is loss of rack. Anybody can tell the shooter to patched pocket on a ball without penalty or loss of shot. 7) While a player is executing a legal break and pockets ball whatever they make the most of they must take and continue shooting until they miss. If a player makes an equal amount of higher low balls on the break then he has the choice to choose high or low. Any ball except the eight can be used to make another ball during the first shot to determine which balls the shooter has for the rack 8) Each player in both singles and doubles has one timeout per rack. Timeouts can only be called by the captain, co captain, or partner. Timeouts should not exceed one minute. Only one person is allowed at the table during a timeout. 9) In the event of a disagreement or foul of any type that can t be settled by the teams, play should stop immediately until the dispute is agreed upon by both teams. If an agreement cannot be reached the home team captain contacts president for a decision. Any fouls are to be called at the time they occur. If either team fails to do this then it becomes a dead issue and can t be dealt with later by the officers of the league. 10) When no league officer is present at a match and there is a disagreement on some common situations all calls go to the shooter at his discretion. This includes split hits and ball in hand fouls. 11) The cue ball is always live. Any movement of the cue ball in a manner other than executing a shot results in a ball and hand foul. Any balls moved or pocketed
while placing the cue ball will result in all balls returned to original positions and the shooter loses his turn. Opponent has the choice to place balls in their original positions prior to their shot when foul has occurred. 12) All shots made after the legal break must be called to a pocket prior to shooting them. Only exception is the eight ball due to patching the pocket prior to shooting it in. If the object ball was shot and no pocket was called the shooter loses his turn at the table. 13) All players are expected to use good sportsmanship. Anyone in violation may face penalties, fines and/or suspension.