(APA) Pool Leagues

#445 Eastern Ohio By-Laws

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  1. AGE REQUIREMENT pg19 rule 2

AT THIS TIME AND ONLY WITH THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE HOST LOCATION OWNER. THE EASTERN OHIO #445 APA POOL LEAGUE WILL ALLOW 18 YEAR OLD MEMBERS IN THE IN-HOUSE DIVISIONS ONLY.

  1. COACHING & TIME OUTS pages 25-26 section b.

ALL PLAYERS MAY RECEIVE ONLY ONE (1) TIME-OUT PER GAME. ONCE A TIME-OUT IS ASKED FOR or CALLED FOR, IT MUST BE TAKEN. IF A COACH or THE PLAYER CHOOSES NOT TO TAKE THE TIME-OUT THAT WAS ASKED or CALLED FOR, IT IS STILL MARKED AS THEIR TIME-OUT FOR THAT GAME.

NON-RATED PLAYERS MAY RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE (1) TIME OUT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF BOTH TEAM CAPTAINS.

  1. NO PLAYER or TEAM FORFEITS THE 1ST SCHEDULED WEEK OF LEAGUE PLAY
  1. TEAM FORFEIT RULE pg 20 section 4. YOUR TEAM MUST PLAY AT LEAST 3 PLAYER MATCHES TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 3 FORFEIT POINTS. IF YOUR TEAM ONLY PLAYS 1 or 2 PLAYER MATCHES, THEN YOUR TEAM WILL RECEIVE ONLY 3 TOTAL POINTS .

(60 TOTAL POINTS IN THE 9-BALL FORMAT ).

  1. MAKE UP GAMES*. MAKE UP GAMES FROM THE 1ST WEEK OF PLAY MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE START OF WEEK 5. ALL OTHER MAKE UP GAMES MUST BE RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAKE-UP GAMES MUST BE RE-SCHEDULED AROUND TOURNAMENTWEEKENDS, SNOW DAYS, and TEAM EMERGENCY DAYS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH TEAM CAPTAINS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER TO SCHEDULE ALL MAKE UP GAMES. THE LEAGUE OFFICE MUST BE NOTIFIED, AS TO THE DATE AND TIME OF THE MAKE UP GAME. IN THE EVENT THAT BOTH TEAM CAPTAINS CANNOT AGREE ON A MAKE UP GAME TIME and DATE. THIS OFFICE WILL SCHEDULE THE DATE, TIME and LOCATION

*NOTE: NO MAKE UP GAME POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AFTER THE LAST WEEK OF PLAY.

  1. GAMES PLAYERS MUST PLAY pg 85 para 10.
  • (A) ALL PLAYERS MUST PLAY AT LEAST 4 MATCHES, ON EACH TEAM THAT THEY ARE LISTED ON, TO PLAY IN THE END OF SESSION PLAYOFFS.
  • (B)‘NEW’ 1ST TIME APA PLAYERS, IN THE 8 BALL FORMAT or THE 9 BALL FORMAT, MUST PLAY AT LEAST 6 MATCHES TO PLAY IN THE END OF SESSION PLAYOFFS and THE TRI-CUPS.
  • (C) ALL HIGHER LEVEL TOURNAMENTS: {LTC} LOCAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, DOUBLES, 3 PERSON or 5 PERSON WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST 10 LIFETIME MATCHES IN THE FORMAT THE PLAYER IS ADVANCING; WITHIN THAT FISCAL YEAR.
  1. EASTERN OHIO PLAYOFF POLICY:
  • THE 1ST PLACE TEAM IN ALL DIVISIONS OF AT LEAST 6 TEAMS or MORE WILL BE AWARDED:
  • A PASS THROUGH THE PLAYOFFS
  • A SLOT IN THE SESSION TRI-CUP TOURNAMENT.
  • 1ST PLACE MONEY AND SESSION CHAMPION PLAQUES.
  • THE 2ND PLACE TEAM WILL PLAY THE ‘WILD CARD’ TEAM AT HOME. THE 3RD PLACE TEAM WILL PLAY THE 4TH PLACE TEAM .

Note: 2nd Place Will Have Home Over 3rd Place. (3rd May Be At 4th.)

  • THE WINNER OF THE PLAYOFF BRACKET WILL BE AWARDED:

A SLOT IN THE SESSION TRI-CUP TOURNAMENT, PLAYOFF CHAMPION PLAQUES AND 2ND PLACE MONEY.

  • IN A 14 and 16 TEAM DIVISION: A BONUS PLAYOFF BRACKET WILL BE DRAWN. 5TH PLACE PLAYS THE 2ND ‘WILD CARD’ TEAM and 6TH PLACE PLAYS 7TH PLACE. THE WINNER OF THE BONUS ROUND WILL BE GRANTED A SLOT IN THE END OF SESSION TRI-CUP TOURNAMENT.

(NO PLAQUES or CASH WILL BE AWARDED IN THE BONUS BRACKET)

  • IN A 6 TEAM DIVISION OF ONLY 5 ACTIVE TEAMS: THE 1ST PLACE TEAM WILL RECEIVE A `BYE` FOR THE 1ST TWO WEEKS OF THE PLAYOFFS. THEY WILL PLAY THE PLAYOFF WINNER, THE 3RD WEEK, FOR DIVISION CHAMPION STATUS, THE DEFEATED TEAM IN THE PLAYOFFS WILL BE THE PLAYOFF CHAMPION. BOTH TEAMS IN THE FINAL ROUND OF PLAYOFFS WILL BE GRANTED A TRI-CUP SLOT.
  • ALL 3RD PLACE TEAMS: WILL RECEIVE 3RD PLACE MONEY and BECOME ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE END OF THE SESSION ‘2ND CHANCE TOURNAMENT’. WINNING YOUR BRACKET IN THE 2ND CHANCE TOURNAMENT GIVES YOUR TEAM A SLOT IN THE END OF THE SESSION TRI-CUP TOURNAMENT.
  1. LATE SCORE SHEETS. YOUR SCORE SHEET AND WEEKLY LEAGUE FEES MUST BE DROPPED OFF, NO LATER THAN, 24 HOURS PLUS 30 MINUTES AFTER YOUR SCHEDULED STARTING TIME.

IF YOU ARE ON THE MAIL SYSTEM, YOUR RETURN ENVELOPE MUST BE POST MARKED, NO LATER THAN, THE VERY NEXT DAY. IT IS THE TEAMS RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS DONE.

THE PENALTY FOR LATE ENVELOPES MAY BE: THE LOSS OF ONE TEAM POINT IN THE EIGHT (8) BALL DIVISIONS or 10 POINTS IN THE NINE (9) BALL DIVISIONS.

EXCEPTION:SATURDAY DIVISIONS POSTMARK WILL BE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. IF A HOLIDAY FALLS ON MONDAY, MAIL YOUR SCORE SHEET TUESDAY

  1. EASTERN OHIO LOCAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (LTC): 8-BALL or 9-BALL TEAMS THAT BECOME ELIGIBLE IN THE SUMMER or FALL SESSIONS MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST A TOP 50% POINT STANDING (+ or - 4%) IN THE DIVISION THEY PLAY IN.

TEAMS THAT DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT MAY FACE A LOSE OF ELIGIBILITY, HEAVY SKILL LEVEL SCRUTINY, and/or MAY BE SCHEDULED ADDITIONAL LOCAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP { LTC } PLAYOFF MATCHES.

  1. SUPER ARAMITH PRO CUP, (Polka Dot Cue Ball), CUE BALLS ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR WEEK TO WEEK PLAY or PLAYOFF MATCHES IN THE EASTERN OHIO #445 LEAGUES.

Rev:9/08, 3/09, 12/09, 05/10, 9/10, 1/11, 3/11