DISTRICT 69 DARTS ASSOCIATION
2007 ~ 2008 RULES
REGISTRATION
A) Team sponsorship fee shall be $125.00 for the season.
B) Completed registration forms must be turned into the secretary
by the third Saturday in August.
C) Only registered dart players shall be able to hold office and vote at meetings of this Association.
D) Each individual player is required to pay an annual fee
of $25.00 paid by the third week of play.
E) Spare players to pay
$10.00 if upgrading then the extra $15.00 will be due at that time.
STRUCTURE OF THE LEAGUE
A) The region of operation of the league shall be within School District 69.
B) All games shall start at 7:30 p.m. (starting time may be changed by mutual agreement of the two Team Captains).
C) If a team is short, the minimum of 6 players, 5 players will be allowed to participate for that night.
D) The "Away" team shall enter their team list for play first.
E) Each team shall have at least ONE minority player registered
and that player shall play in both the fixtures per night, (all players rotate
per night).
F) A match may be postponed for reasons of illness etc., provided
the Captain wishing the postponement notifies the Captain or
Vice-Captain no later than 6 p.m. on the day of the match. The Home Captain must notify the President within 24 hours.
G) Postponed fixtures shall be re-scheduled by the mutual
agreement of the two Captains involved to be played within two weeks of the original match. Failure to do so shall result in the Executive setting the date
for the match to be played.
H) Captains and Vice-Captains must provide the Secretary with
the telephone numbers at which they can be contacted,these numbers shall be listed on the fixture schedule.
I) Any dispute shall be resolved by the Executive Committee
after consultation with the Captains involved. The decision of the Executive
Committee shall be final.
J) The first season the league shall play an all in format (no divisional split)to be divided at the end of the regular season into A and
B divisions for the purpose of play-offs.
K) A match shall consist of the following:
5 sets of singles consisting of 6 games of 501 straight start double out
3 sets of doubles consisting of 3 games of 601 straight start double out
The "Away" Captain shall rotate the players so that the same players do not play the opposing players more than once.
L) One point shall be awarded for each game won in a
set for a maximum of 33 points.
M) A tie-in points at the end of the season shall be decided by a count back. The team with the better Win/Loss record against the tied team shall be placed higher.
N) A change of name of an existing team due to a change of sponsor shall not be considered as the formation of a new team.
0) The home team player has the choice of shooting for the bull first or
second to determine the first shooter. The dart closer to the bull to shoot
first. A dart must stay in the playing surface of the board to count as a shot.
P) Election of Executive Officers for the following season shall be held during the Annual General Meeting at the end of the season.
Q) The Annual General Meeting shall be held as soon as is feasible after the end of regular season play.
R In the event of a default in the fixtures by a team failing to play any matches, the opposing team shall be awarded 75% of the points available provided that team appears and is ready to play at the designated time
and location.
S) Both teams are responsible to ensure that each nights results are delivered to the Parksville Legion Br. #49 by Thursday afternoon for the statistician to pick up.
T) For post season's final events such as First Class Collision,
Team Knockout etc., a player must have played 60% of the regular season's games to be eligible to play.
U) A player, to qualify for MVP, must have played 75%of
games over the regular season.
V) A quorum of the Executive is set at four members.
W) A copy of the Rules must be issued to all players registered.
X) Perpetual trophies must be taken and signed for.
Y) Replacement players after Christmas, pay $15.00. All replacement players must be passed by Executive Council.
STRUCTURE OF CLUB TEAMS
A) Only players who have registered for a team and have paid their registration fee shall play for that Team.
B) No player shall play for more than one team in any season other than if Section (D) below applies.
C) No team shall have less than 6 or more than 8 players registered
any one time.
D) Players shall not be permitted to change teams during the
season. They shall continue to play for the team for which they first registered, unless that team ceases to participate in the league play.
E) Each team shall have at least 6 players participating in each weeks fixture.
GAME RULES
(According to District 69 Darts Association)
A) Standard bristle dart boards which are in good condition shall be used. The height to the centre of the bull shall be 172.75 cm (5 ft. 8 in.) and
the minimum throwing distance shall be 236.8 cm (7 ft. 9-1/4 in.),
measured horizontally from the face board. The diagonal measurement from the centre of the bull to the toe-line shall be 292.7 cm (9 ft. 7-3/8 in.). The toe-line
shall be clearly marked and shall be at least 45.7 cm (18 in. long). Chalk boards for scoring shall be in satisfactory condition so that the figures (scores) are clearly visible.
B) Boards that do not meet standards shall be reviewed
by the Executive regarding future play.
C) Score keepers may, if asked, tell the shooter the points scored and the remaining score, but shall NOT tell the shooter how to finish the game. A player wishing to discuss a shot with a team member shall step back from the toe-line to do so.
SPECIAL RULES AND CONDITIONS
A) Teams shall alternate score keeping duties for the following game.
B) When a club enters more than one team in the league, that club shall decide on a separate and distinguishing name for the other teams at the club.
C) If a team drops out of the league after the deadline for registrations, all registration fees will not be refunded.
D) If a team drops out of the league during the season,
all games played by that team shall be canceled and any remaining players may join other teams if a vacancy exists on that team's roster of players
without being required to pay an additional player's registration fee.
E) Team Members registered at the start of the season shall be finalized by the Christmas schedule break. Teams cannot add more
players after the break without permission from the Executive.
F) The Executive has the authority to change any rule if it benefit's the league or players without going to the membership. (Must have an Executive majority vote and the Team Captains to pass).
G) Should a team not complete the fixture schedule, all points will
be removed from all teams and players involved in that team's fixtures from the commencement of the fixture schedule to the date of the
non-performance. The only exception will be when an individual player transfers to another team when their team drops out.
H) A trophy shall be awarded for each participating
player for the first and second place finish in each event and also for the male and female players having the highest winning averages in league play. There shall
also be recognition for perfect scores of 180, men's and ladies high score and high checkout during the regular season play.
I) Any defaulted games shall not be counted for personal statistics.
J) The use of illegal substances shall not be allowed during match play.
K) There shall be a maximum 3 minute call period to the toe-line to commence the game.
L) Free lifetime membership in the Association will
be awarded to any individual who completes nine (9) dart games of
501 during any season's play.
M) If there is a tie for high score during play-offs, a nine
dart shoot-out the highest total score will determine a winner.
RULES OF ETIQUETTE
A) The scorer shall face the score board while scoring
the game.
B) There shall be no talking or moving around at the score board to distract a player while a game is in progress.
C)The player waiting to shoot is to stand behind the player who is
shooting and must not be in their line of vision.
D) There is to be no coaching at the toe-line.
E)The Executive Committee, after consultation with all parties
concerned, will have the power to issue written warning and/or suspension to individuals displaying poor sportsmanship.
TEAM KNOCKOUT COMPETITION
A) The competition shall be completed in one evening at a designated location for each division.
B) Each team must have at least one minority player present, and
shall play on a rotation basis. Each team must have a minimum 5 players
participating and rotating every game.
C) Each team will nominate 4 players for each of the round
robin games on a rotational basis from their team rosters.
D) An appropriate round robin sheet will be completed by a random draw of team names.
E) Each match will consist of three games with one point being awarded
for each game won. All three games will be played.
F) Scoring for each game shall be to a 701 double up finish.
G) High scores, high checkouts, and perfect scores of 180 shall be recorded in this competition, with separate trophies from league play for both men and women.
H) All teams registered in the league shall automatically be entered in their respective divisions for this competition.
I Any ties at the completion of the competition will be broken with a playoff game(s) and teams to decide.
J) In the event of a playoff (due to a tie), the original rotation basis will be honoured. No substitution of players will be allowed, other than those set to play the next game.
SINGLES COMPETITIONS
A-DIVISION ~ BERNIE'S DARTS B-DIVISION ~ BARB HAMILTON
A) The top 20 players, based on the highest winning percentage in league play, in each division, shall be eligible to play in
these competitions.
B) The finals of each competition shall be a round robin
event of 501, straight start, double finish. Ties on the sheet shall be decided by a best two out of three game playoff.
C) High scores, high checkouts, and perfect scores of 180 shall be
recorded in these events. Substitutes shall be allowed for eligible
players who are not able to attend by going down the list to the player(s) with the next highest average(s).
SAMSON AND DELILAH SINGLES COMPETITION
A) Each team shall hold separate round robin playoffs
to select two men and two women to represent that team in the finals of this competition.
B) The two finals shall be round robin events of 501 unless
there are more than 20 participants, in which case, an appropriate modified round robin format shall be used with the top 8 players from each sheet moving into the next round of the competition.
C) High scores, high checkouts, and perfect scores of
180 shall be recorded in these events.
D) Games won shall not be counted for individual
statistics.
E) Substitutes will be allowed, in the first round only. For
eligible players who are not able to attend by going down the team playoff list to the next highest player.
F) Players competing in these events must register by 6:45 p.m. with play to commence at 7:00 p.m.
G) Any individual winning the event for 3 consecutive years will be allowed to keep the perpetual trophy, subject to replacement trophy being provided by the sponsor of these events.
FIRST CLASS DOUBLES PLAY
A) This competition shall be played after regular league play.
B The event shall run over two consecutive weeks provided more than 20 teams participate during the first round robin portion.
C) If more than 20 teams participate, the top eight teams from each of the
round robin sheets will advance to the second and final week of play.
D) If 20 teams or less participate, the winners will be
declared in one week.
E) Each league team will be allowed to send 4 players with the highest personal averages at the end of the regular season. Positions one and two shall form one team, positions three and four shall form the second team.
F) All games shall be 601 straight start, double finish.
G) Ties shall be decided by best two out of three playoff.
H) There shall be no gender distinction in this competition.
I) High scores, high checkouts, and perfect scores shall be recorded for this event.
J) Substitutes from the same team shall be allowed to play in this competition in the event a designated player is unable to play.
MIXED DOUBLES COMPETITION
A) Players wishing to play in this event must submit their names to the league secretary, not later than three weeks before the event is scheduled to be played. (Must register as a mixed pair).
B) The event shall be a blind draw from the names submitted to be paired with a player of the opposite gender.
C) The format shall be round robin event of 601 straight start, double finish.
D) Ties shall be decided by best two out of three playoff.
E) High scores, high checkouts, perfect scores, shall be
recorded in this event.
F) 60% rule does not apply to this competition only. All
registered players are eligible to play.
SPARE LIST
A) Spares may qualify for high scores,
high check-outs, and 180's.
