WINSTON-SALEM SUNDAY NIGHT DART  LEAGUE

 

RULES AND REGULATIONS

(Effective February 2007)

 

The purpose of this league is to provide a format and atmosphere that will satisfy the experienced darter while also encouraging and supporting people who have never played before. The over-riding principle is to have fun and enjoy a friendly, but competitive, game of darts. The league is divided into two divisions: Winston and Salem .

 

 

I.  GENERAL LEAGUE SET-UP AND RULES

  1. The league will operate on a 4-player format, with the following exception: Two times per season a team will be allowed to throw with 3 players after the team has made every effort to find a 4th player.  The 3-player format is: One singles match will be forfeited in 501 and Cricket. The forfeited singles will affect no individual stats. All doubles games must be played. The game with only 1 player on the doubles team must be played as if there is a partner that scores zero (0) for each turn. All other aspects of the game shall be normal. In playoffs the two (2) match limit shall be lifted.   
  2. All players MUST be in good standing of the league.
  3. The executive board, which governs league rules and play, shall consist of the team captains and the league officers.
    1. At the post-season general meeting, the members shall elect a president, a vice-president from each division, a secretary/treasurer an officer-at-large (who will be chosen from the division other than the one to which the secretary/treasurer belongs), and a statistician for the coming year. These offices are to be filled by any member(s) in good standing of the league.
    2. The elected officers shall be responsible for:

o        Setting up the league’s match schedule of play for the season.

o        Making any necessary financial and schedule arrangements with the participating host establishments.

o        Keeping team captains informed of all protests, resolutions and arrangements they make.

o        The league president will settle all league disputes. If the president is involved, the vice-president from his/hers division will arbitrate. The president is allowed to call an emergency captains meeting at any time whereas all captains must attend or be represented by someone on their team.

    1. The team captains are responsible for:

o        Attending all meetings. If a captain cannot be present at a meeting, he/she must send a person from his/her team as a proxy.

o        Providing the secretary/treasurer with a team roster. (Names, addresses, phone numbers)

o        Ensuring their team members understand and play according to the league rules.

o        Ensuring their team members exhibit good sportsmanship and conduct.

o        Collecting each player’s dues and turning them in to the secretary/treasurer by the 3rd week of match play.

o        Picking up the stats from WEOH prior to the start of match play if you are the ‘home’ team (first team listed on the official schedule).

o        Signing and turning in the match score sheet each week.

o        Selecting a Sportsperson of the week from the opposing team.

o        Ensuring that each team member plays at least 1 game when present.

o        Recruiting at least one new member each season, if possible.

o        Ensuring that their team has at least one member of the opposite sex.

o        Ensuring that their players are in the appropriate division.

    1. The secretary/treasurer shall be responsible for:

o        Collecting members’ dues.

o        Collecting monies, if any, from the host establishments.

o        Taking the minutes of each meeting.

o        Any correspondence deemed necessary by the executive board.

o        Appointing a statistician, who shall be allowed a salary (amount dependent on # of teams).

o        Scheduling, ordering and financial arrangements for the season’s trophies and banquet.

    1. The statistician shall be responsible for:

o        Providing each captain with a score sheet and the updated league and team statistics each week.

o        Providing the team captains with the season’s schedule and league roster.

o        Updating any errors in a timely manner.

o        The statistician may be compensated for their duties (up to $100/season) if the majority of the captains agree to said compensation when a vote is taken at either the last captains meeting before the tournament or during the seasons’ banquet.

 

  1. All local rules override ADO or PDA rules. Rule changes may not be made after the season has begun

unless all the team captains agree to the change. The season officially begins on the date of the first captains

meeting. A pre-season and post-season captains meeting will be held for each league season. All teams wishing

 to participate in the league season MUST BE represented at each of these meetings by the captain or his/her

 proxy.

 

  1. All protests must be made on the night in question, and a written copy must be submitted to the president or

division vice-president no later than 1 hour before the next scheduled match. Good sportsmanship will be the

prevailing attitude of our league. Bad sportsmanship ** WILL NOT ** be tolerated.

 

  1. Dues per season is currently $8.00 per person;  bar dues is currently $35.00 per board.

 

  1. Adding or removing Bars from the league is to be discussed at the next scheduled captains meeting and voted on by the majority of the active teams playing in the current season.

 

 

 

 

 

II.      TEAM AND PLAYER RULES

 

A.       Teams shall consist of at least four (4) players with at least one member of the opposite sex. No team in the

Winston division may have more than two (2) previous (within the previous 24 months) or current season PDA "A" league rostered players.  No team in the Salem division may have more then one (1) previous (within the previous 24 months) or current season PDA "A" league rostered players. 

 

B.   A player may not change teams once the season has begun unless the president and the division vice-

      president approve the change.

 

C.       New players to the team roster will not be accepted after the final cutoff date. The final cutoff date is determined by the length of the season and is not to be longer than the halfway point of the current season (approx between the 6th and 8th week).  The team may exercise the “Replacement” or “Substitution” rule.

 

D.   Replacements  after the 3rd week may be made as follows:

    1. The player being replaced may not re-join any team in the WSSNDL during the current season.
    2. The replacement player must submit his/her dues to a league officer on the night he/she plays for the first time.
    3. The team captain must indicate necessary information on the back of the score sheet (name of player being dropped, new player’s name/address/phone #s, and player status).
    4. A woman may join a team at any time.

     E.   Adding a Player:

       a.    A team may add a male player up through the date determined in Section II, paragraph C.  A team may add female player at any time during the regular season.  The new player must not violate clause II A  and II B.

                     b.      The new player must submit his/her dues to a league officer on the night he/she plays for the first time. If dues are not paid the first night played, the new players’ stats will not be recorded and their games will be forfeited.

c.        The team captain must indicate necessary information on the back of the score sheet (the players name, address, phone number and note if they are a current or former (within the past 24 months) PDA player, or a First or Second season (to the league) player). 

d.       All newly added players must play the minimum required number of games during the remaining regular season matches in order to qualify and participate in the tournament and/or to receive an award.

e.        All player dues will not be prorated nor refunded.

 

  1. Substitution Rule: 

 

Only Sunday Night League players are allowed to play in any match, with one exception: If a team knows they will have ** less ** than four official team members present for a match, they may recruit a substitute. This substitute may participate in only * two * matches on any one team during the season. This substitute may be a member of a PDA "A" league as long as this does not violate rule in Section II, paragraph A .  

 

  1. At the end of each season, the team rating shall determine the number of teams to swap divisions. No member from a swapped Salem team may play on the Salem Division that season. The number of teams to swap divisions will be decided at the post-season meeting. In the case of the addition of new teams to the league, the makeup of each division shall be determined at the pre-season captains’ meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

III.    MATCH RULES

 

A.          The match format is:

·         1st)   4 games of singles 501 (FIDO)

·         2nd)   4 games of singles cricket

·         3rd)   2 games of doubles 601 (FIDO)

·         4th)   2 games of doubles cricket

·         If necessary, one game of 1001 will be played to break an 8-8 tie. 1001 games consist of four or more players per team. All team members present must play in 1001. A coin toss will determine the option of the diddle.

 

B.      Match Start:  The start time for the Winston division will be determined at the beginning of each season. A vote will be taken (by only the captains of the upcoming Winston division) as to if the Winston division will play single game matches or best 2 out of 3 game matches.  If the Winston division  plays best 2 out of 3 games per match, the first match begins PROMPTLY at 6:00 pm!! If the Winston division  plays single game matches, the first match begins PROMPTLY at 7:00 pm!!  The Salem division will play one game per match and the first match begins PROMPTLY at 700 pm!!  Time forfeits will be enforced after a 15-minute grace period at the option of the team captain whose team is ready. If a forfeit is declared, it will be entered into the official record as a 16-0 score. No individual wins/loses will be recorded. If both captains agree, a match may be made up instead of forfeited. If your match is to be made up, you MUST notify the statistician on or before the time of the regularly scheduled match that the match will be made up. The make-up match must be played within thirteen (13) days of the originally scheduled match.

 

C.       Listing:  A "home" team will be designated for each match on the regular season schedule. The home team will have the option of listing their line-up first or second in singles 501. The team that lists first in singles 501 will list second in singles cricket and will list first in doubles 601 and second in doubles cricket. The home team will have the option of throwing the diddle first or second on all odd numbered boards. (Boards will be numbered from left to right.) In the event that four (4) boards are available for play in a match (i.e. there is a bye on the other 2 boards), the match is to be played on four (4) boards.

 

D.      Playing Area:   Only players and scorers are to be in the playing area. Opposing players and their advisors must stand at least two feet behind the players at the line. Please be considerate of a player’s "space" and concentration. Any dart bouncing off or falling out of the board may NOT be re-thrown, except for the diddle.

 

E.       Diddle:   A single bull ties a single bull. A double bull ties a double bull. If the players tie (or cannot decide without the use of a microscope!), they must re-throw the diddle in reverse order. If the first player throws any bull, the second player may request that the bull be "pulled". If the second player should dislodge the dart of the first player, re-throw, reversing the order.

 

F.       ALL PLAYERS PRESENT AT A MATCH MUST PLAY AT LEAST ONE GAME.

 

G.       Practice Time:  There will be no games played on the boards 15 minutes prior to match play. At that point, the boards are for practice only. Any current games will be suspended. NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

      H.    Mercy Rule:  If a game is running very long, a winner may be determined by a coin toss ONLY if the game players and their respective captains agree to it.  A neutral party shall flip the coin.

 

 

       I.   SCORING:

 

Match scoring: Total points per match = 16. Each singles game is worth 1 point. Each doubles game is worth 2 points. If a tie occurs (8-8), one game of 1001 will be used to break the tie. No additional match points or QPs are awarded in 1001.

 

Quality points should be scored as follows and checked/compared by the opposing captain at the end of the match.

 

 

 

 

 

In 501:

In Cricket:

 

95 - T15 = 1QP (Ton=100 points)

5 hitter = 1QP

 

T16 - T31 = 2QPs

6 hitter = 2QPs

 

T32 - T47 = 3QPs

7 hitter = 3QPs

 

T48 - T63 = 4 Qps

8 hitter = 4 QPs

 

T64 - T80 = 5 Qps

9 hitter = 5 QPs

 

 

 

 

61 - 84 out = 1QP

                             3H+1B = 1QP

 

85 - T06 out = 2QPs

3 bulls / 3H+2B / 4H+1B = 2QPs

 

T07 - T28 out = 3QPs

4 bulls / 4H+2B / 5H+1B = 3QPs

 

T28 - T50 out = 4 QPs

5 bulls / 5H+2B / 6H+1B = 4QPs

 

T51 - T70 out = 5 Qps

6 bulls / 6H+2B / 7H+1B = 5QPs

 

Double Bull out (last dart) = 1 QP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Scoring: Your throw must be scored before you pull your darts. If darts are pulled before scoring, you will lose your entire score if there is a dispute/mistake. If you make a mistake in scoring, you must correct the mistake before you/your team throws again. After you/your team throws the next time, the score from the previous turn stands.

 

 

 

IV.    PLAY-OFF TOURNAMENT

 

A.     Qualifications to Play:  In order for a team to play in tournament matches, the team must be legal.  A legal team shall consist of four (4) qualified players, with one player being the minority sex.  A qualified player is defined as follows:  all players (male or female)  must have played an average of one and one half (1.5) games per scheduled match with the exception of a team with 2 or more females.  In that case, only one female needs to qualify with 1.5 games on average, then all remaining females on the team will only need to average one (1) game per match to qualify.  At the end of the season, if a team does not have at least 4 qualified players, the team will forfeit all tournament matches.

 

B.           Start of Play:  All play-off matches will begin **PROMPTLY** at 6:00 pm.  No player substitutions are allowed.  A player must be on the team’s official roster.

 

All play-off games will be two out of three, except in the case of a match tie, when one game of 1001 will determine the match winner.

 

A coin toss will decide the "home team". Home team has the option of listing their line-up first or second in singles 501. Thereafter, listing first will alternate between teams. A coin toss will decide option of first diddle. Loser of the first game has option of diddle on second game. If a third game is necessary, the loser of the original coin toss has option.

 

All regular season match rules will apply to tournament play, unless specifically addressed in this section.

 

No quality points are awarded during play-off matches (except 9-Hitters and Ton 80’s). The league officers will decide play-off scheduling and format.

 

Once a team has won 9 or more points during the match, the winner has been determined and the remaining games do not have to be played.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V.    END OF SEASON

Post-season meeting/awards banquet and Luck of The Draw to be held after each season’s play-off

tournament.

 

·  Post-season meeting agenda:

o        Review of season by league officers

o        Awards and trophy presentation

o        Division and team composition of next season’s league

o        Amount of member and host dues

o        Beginning date of next season

o        New business

 

VI.     AWARDS

 

Eligibility:

·         All players (male and female) must have played an average of one and one-half (1.5) games per scheduled match.

 

Team awards are:

o        League play - Team winning the most matches during the regular season in each division.
Each team member on the roster will receive a trophy.

o        Play-offs - Team winning the play-off tournament in each division. Each  team member on the roster will receive a trophy

                                                                                                                                                              Individual awards are:

o        Quality Points - male and female players in each division with the highest percentage of QP’s to total games played at the end of regular season.

o        Singles Events - male and female players in each division with the highest percentage of wins in singles games at the end of the regular season.

o        All Events - male and female players in each division with the highest percentage of wins (singles and doubles) at the end of the regular season.

o        Best Sports Person – one person from each division. Teams vote for one person from the opposing team each week.  The players who get the most votes during the season receive this award.

o        Rookie of the Year – male and female players in each division who are first or second season rookies are eligible.  Players with the highest rating at the end of the regular season receive this award.

 

 

 

 

 

VII.     Summary of Rules:  

This is a quick view summary of the rules.  In the event of a discrepancy between this summary and the official rules list above, the official rules take precedent.

 

·      A team may use a person as a substitute only two (2) times per season.

·        The ‘Home’ team is responsible for picking up the stats and returning them to WEOH by Sunday night.

·        Team captains are responsible for attending ALL meetings, or he/she must send a proxy person. Every team must be represented at all meetings.

·         Team captains are responsible for turning in their initial roster and all player dues by the third week of the season.

·         All protests must be made on the night in question, and described in writing to the president or their divisions’ vice-president.

·         Bad sportsmanship will NOT be tolerated.

·         All teams must have at least one member of the opposite majority sex.

·         Winston division is allowed up to two (2) previous (within the past 24 months) or current PDA “A” league rostered players for the entire season.

·         Salem division is allowed up to one (1) previous (within the past 24 months) or current PDA “A” league rostered players for the entire season.

·         A male player can not be added to the roster after the halfway point of the regular season. The team may exercise the “Replacement” or “Substitute” option instead.

·         If the Winston division plays best 2 out of 3 games per match, the Winston division will start their matches promptly at 6:00pm.  Salem division starts their matches promptly at 7:00pm.  A forfeit can be enforced after a 15 minute grace period at the option of the team captain whose has a minimum of 4 players.

·         Game boards shall remain open for practice to all players 15 minutes prior to match play.

·         The Mercy rule may be invoked only if the game players and their captains agree to it.

·         All teams must qualify for tournament play by having at least four (4) qualified players (see section IV, paragraph A for details).

·         All players must average one and one-half (1.5) games per scheduled match in order to receive a trophy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposed Rule Change

Please discuss the rule change with your team members, then vote.

 

_____  I agree to the rule change stated in Section II, paragraph E.

 

_____ I do NOT agree to the rule change stated in Section II, paragraph E.

 

 

Team Name: __________________________________________________

 

Captain’s Name:  ______________________________________________

 

Captain’s signature:  ___________________________________________

 

 

_______  Please initial if you have read the rules and agree to abide by them.

 

 

September 17, 2006