Basic League Rules 2007-2008 Season
Amended- May 2, 2007 Note changes to rules-3 , 15 and 21
Rule 26 deleted. (subsequent rules re -numbered)
2. Starting date will be the first Thursday after Labour Day. Teams must register on or before August 1st with team roster, addresses and phone numbers of all players.
3. Teams to consist of not more than 12 players and not less than 6 players.
If your team shows with only 5 players the teams will do the following: The team with 5 players will play with a "GHOST". Example: Names will be listed as follows: Player #1, Player #2, Ghost. Player's will shoot alternately until team doubles in, after team doubles in the ghost will receive 35 points until a player brings the score down below 100 points, then the player's will shoot alternately until the team doubles out. The same format must be used for doubles games. The team playing with the ghost will lose one game in the singles. A TEAM MAY ONLY PLAY WITH A GHOST ON 3 OCCASIONS DURING THE DART SEASON; THE FOURTH TIME AND EACH TIME THERE AFTER THAT A TEAM SHOWS SHORT A PLAYER THEY WILL LOSE 1 POINT PER SECTION OF PLAY FOR A TOTAL OF 4 POINTS. ALL GAMES MAY BE PLAYED FOR FUN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CAPTAINS .
4. The league is to consist of two sections, A and B. Team positions will be determined by the total points of the previous season. Teams will play round robins within their respective sections. For the start of the next season, the bottom 2 teams of A section will move to B section and the top 2 teams of B section will move to A section.
5. Last date for adding new players is 6 weeks before the last scheduled league game, unless it can be proven the team is in jeopardy. Final decision to be determined by the Executive.
6. The Executive must be notified of any new players at least 24 hours prior to the next league game. "Refer to rule 1 players fee"
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7. A player may only be registered with one team. Any player who wishes to transfer to another team may do so without paying a second fee but must be transferred and registered with the new team by the Secretary.
8. Once the original roster has been registered, all members in the regular season must play a minimum of six weeks in order to play in the playoffs .
9. Team Captains are to be notified of any meetings at least 1 week in advance.
10. Each team Captain is to have the names and telephone numbers of all other Captains.
11. Players are not allowed to practice on spare boards while a game is in progress.
FORMAT
12. All games will be double in double out. It is the duty of the home team to put their names up first. First game, home team diddles, second game, loser of first game starts, third game away team diddles.
SIX PERSON FORMAT POINTS
Two Trio Games - 501 2 Best of three for 1 point
Four doubles - 401 Best of 3 for 1 point 4th doubles is Captains choice 4
Six Singles -301 Best of 3 for 1 point 6 Two Trio Games - 501 Best of 3 for 1 point 2 Total: 14
Assuming you have 6 or more players, it is understood that a player can only play once in each set. EXCEPTION: the 4TH Doubles is Captains choice, and when it is necessary to play with a ghost, refer to rule 3.
Singles games only: Six names from each team will be placed in a blind draw, Captains to draw names. Refer to rule #3 when team has five players.
