Category: League Business

2019-2020 Season Registration Now Open

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX7BcsLJR68L8mE3-i3g15rAaWFbuKETm15EdfnNOSB8aGwA/viewform

Click the above link to sign up your team for the 2019-2020 season.  The registration deadline is August 31st and we will update everyone with the season start date as soon as we lock it down.  Look for a mid September start date as per usual.

End of Season Event & Tournament Results

Congratulations go out to the following for placing in our Scotch Doubles Tournament:

The following rule changes were voted in and have been updated in the 2019-2020 Rules.
Timeouts:
27. As of the 2019-2020 season, the active shooter or any of the shooter’s teammates may call a foul.  “Teammate” is defined as one of the players designated on the scoresheet on the night of play.  It is still good procedure to ask an opponent if a shot was a foul if the shooter is unclear, and even better procedure to ask players from BOTH teams to watch a questionable shot before the shot is taken.
Rack Your Own:
As of the 2019-2020 season, the breaker of each game pays for the game and racks their own balls.  There is no longer the option to rack your own or have your opponent rack.
Maximum Fine Removed (all references to maximum fine removed in dropoff section of rules):
13. “Gabe’s” and “90 West” are the designated “Drop off’ points, for the 2019-2020 season, for score sheets and fees. Visiting team captains are responsible for dropping off the completed score sheets and fees on the night of the match by the closing time of the drop off point.  Fees need not be paid for “bye” matches.
Accidentally Moving Multiple Balls (plural language changed to singular):
It is not a foul to accidentally touch a single stationary object ball while in the act of shooting. If such an accident occurs, the player must allow the opponent the option to leave the touched ball in its new position or to restore the object ball to what he believes to be its correct position. If the player accidentally moves a ball as part of a shot, and a ball set in motion as a normal part of the shot touches such an unrestored ball, or passes partly into a region originally occupied by a disturbed ball, the shot is a foul. In short, if the accident has any effect on the outcome of the shot, it is a foul. It is a foul to play another shot before the opponent has either elected to leave the table in position or to restore any accidentally moved balls. If the opponent elects to leave the table in position the balls are considered restored, and subsequent contact on them is not a foul. It is still a foul to make any contact with the cue ball whatsoever while it is in play, except for the normal tip-to-ball contact during a shot.  If multiple object balls are moved accidentally via the stick, body, or any other illegal surface, even in the act of shooting, this is a ball in hand foul.
Note that a player who accidentally touches a stationary ball and restores it has committed a foul. This is considered deliberately touching balls in play.  The player must instead ask his opponent if he wants the ball’s position restored and wait for an answer.
New Team Designation to Teams Delinquent Over $100 (added last line):
17. New teams to the league which consists of three or more new players to the league will be required to pay $20 per week for dues during the first half of the season. The new teams will not have to pay any dues during the second half of the season since their team has already paid for the second half of the season. This rule is necessary since some new teams drop out in the second half of the season. Team drop outs have an adverse effect on team standings & financial structure of the league. The Grievance Committee will determine new team status and any other pay structure for new teams on a case-by-case basis.  Any team which was delinquent more than $100 at any time during the previous season will be designated a new team for the subsequent season.
Obvious 8 Balls No Longer Need to be Called (removed language necessitating calling all 8 balls)
Failing to make a legal hit while shooting at the 8-ball or sinking the cue ball results in ball in hand to the opponent, unless the 8-ball is pocketed in the process, when the shooter would lose.  As of the 2019-2020 season, calling the 8 ball is no longer necessary for obvious shots.  An obvious shot, as defined in section 10 of these rules, does not include kicks, caroms or combinations.  As with any shot, if an opponent is unclear about the shooters intended pocket, they may ask, while still following the rules of sportsmanship and etiquette.

2018-2019 Season Starts Next Month

Get your 4+ player team together as soon as possible and register using the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX7BcsLJR68L8mE3-i3g15rAaWFbuKETm15EdfnNOSB8aGwA/viewform

SEASON: SEPTEMBER TO APRIL (EXACT DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED)

FEES: $80 REGISTRATION PER TEAM PLUS $40 PER WEEK (RETURNED IN PRIZES)

+ $15 PER PLAYER FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN BILLIARD CONGRESS OF AMERICA. (BCA Now only requires one payment per person across all leagues, so if you play in another league and have already paid your BCA fee in that league, you are not obligated to pay.  Otherwise all player pay the $15 BCA fee.)

NEW TEAMS (LESS THAN 2 PLAYERS WITH PREVIOUS MEMBERSHIP)  Pay $80 per week for first half and $0 for 2nd half.

BAR OBLIGATION: USE OF POOL TABLE ON TUESDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS STARTING 7PM

Website Updates for the 2018-2019 Season

In preparation for the upcoming season, the website will undergo a series of updates.  These changes include:

Done:

The Officers and Grievance Committee did not change, so that page was left as is.
The 2017 Archive has been created in Past Seasons.
Added STR metric.  STR stands for Secondary Table Run.  This is when the opponent breaks and doesn’t make a ball (or scratch) and the non-breaking player runs the table.  This is worth $2 and must be marked on the score sheet.
The Rules Page has been updated.
The Schedules have been made current.
The Locations page has been updated.
The Captain’s List has been made current.
Team and Individual Standings Pages have been prepared for league data (These will not properly populate until schedules are updated and first matches are played.)
All Registered Team pages have been updated for the new season.
Teams and players have been added to the 2018-2019 season.
The Bullpen has been made current (if you’d like to add your name to the bullpen, please email djmichaelbasic@gmail.com with your full name, email, phone number and if you can play Tuesday, Wednesday, or Both.

 

 

The 2017-2018 Season Starts Today!

The first Tuesday night matches will be played tonight, so here’s a reminder about how things go.

At the end of the night, the visiting team captain is required to take a picture of the completed score sheet and text it or email it to Mike Schwartz.  The phone number and email address are on the score sheet.  If you are the home team captain, please help to make sure the visiting team captain gets this done.

The dropoff locations are Gabe’s and 90 West.  Score sheets and money should be dropped off on the night of play, however, pickups usually happen the following Tuesday so if you can’t get the sheet turned in the night of play, as long as you get it turned in before the following Tuesday you’re fine.

Each team is required to turn in $40/week.  We don’t care who pays what, so if someone on your team doesn’t pay, you need to keep track of it, all we keep track of is total money in per team.  In addition to the $40/week, on the first night of play, each team is responsible for an $80 registration fee that covers team and player registration (including all future subs.)  This year, however, it was voted in at the captain’s meeting that our league would become BCA sanctioned, and as such, there is an additional $15/player BCA fee that must be payed by each player who plays for your team (including all future subs.)

This means, on the first night of play, a 4 man team should turn in $180 to cover all fees and dues.

Note that on the standings page for each night, there is a running total of what each team owes.  This running total does not include BCA fees as those are per player not per team.  I will come up with another place on the website to keep track of each player’s BCA fee status this week.

Season Starts September 26th and 27th!

The Schedules have now been made current.  The seasons official starts on the 26th and 27th of September.  As it stands we have 11 Tuesday teams and 9 Wednesday teams so both nights will have a Bye.

There are still some updates which need to take place to get the website ready for the new season, but some of those won’t happen until after the first night of play.  We will have more updates in the coming days about our involvement with BCA as agreed on in our captain’s meeting.  We are looking forward to another great season!

 

Registration Form and Start Dates!

Hey everyone!  Hope you’ve had a great summer and are ready to start up the pool league again next month.  Here is a link to the registration form if you haven’t already registered.  Please click below and fill out the form before September 5th:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX7BcsLJR68L8mE3-i3g15rAaWFbuKETm15EdfnNOSB8aGwA/viewform?usp=sf_link

We plan to start the league on September 19th and 20th.  We will hold a captains meeting before then.  Once the date of the captains meeting is set we will post it here and on facebook, as well as send out an email about it.

End of Season Awards Party and Tournament

The end of season awards party and tournament will be held at Cozy Inn on Sunday, April 23rd at 2pm.

We will conduct some league business including voting for new officers, give out the payouts and awards, hold a tournament (tournament details to come) and discuss/vote on any rule changes.

All members are encouraged to come!  Watch the website for more information!

Back to Matches This Week!

Our winter break is over and we hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  Matches start for both Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

It will be considered Week 12 for both nights.

If you have any money or score sheets that you haven’t turned in, this week is a good time to do it.

Please note that I will be out of town from Saturday the 8th to Sunday the 16th so look for website updates on Monday the 17th.