Team
Captain
THE
RHODE ISLAND
DART LEAGUE
RULES
2012
THE RHODE ISLAND DART LEAGUE
INTRODUCTION
Established in 1993 as the 1st statewide computerized handicap scoring dart league in Rhode Island. We are committed to sportsmanship, accountability, accessibility, communication and FUN.
Our Per Point Dart Average System is designed to allow players of all calibers to be competitive with each other - a beginner has a chance to win. We are always looking for ways to expand, so if you have a team or an establishment that would be interested in the fun and benefits our league can deliver - please write, e-mail, fax or call our office.
There are 3 separate seasons each year. Each season has Division Playoffs and a State Championship. We assume no responsibility for any accidents or injuries incurring at any place or at any time.
Our League finishes usually in 2 to 2 ½ hours. All players should read this Rulebook.
We offer dart leagues Sunday 6:30 pm & Tuesday 7:30 pm
CONTACT INFORMATION
League Office Telephone \ Fax 401-885-2468
Mailing Address: Rhode Island Dart League
P.O. Box 733
N. Kingstown, RI 02852-0632
E-Mail:
These rules and policies were written by Stephen and Cherrie Dorsey in 1992 ©
Go to our website http://www.ridartleague.com
For all Schedules – Team rosters – Achievements – States & any updates
Reminder: All Darts & Supplies C.O.D.
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Visit the web site http://www.ridartleague.com
Weekly Posting by Divisions as needed
Team Rosters
Achievements
Schedules
Updates
Rule book for Captain
Season Playoffs (3 per year)
RI State Championships (3 per year)
Fees:
$5 Membership for each player each season
Team $30 Weekly dues Starting week 1 of Schedule
Updated January 23, 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page #
Achievements / Pins 29 – A
Bonus Points 23
Byes 22 – 5
Corkshoot 21 -3 & 4
Dartboard Setup 26
Dues / Lineup Envelope Spare Front Pocket 13 Sample 13
Forfeits 22 – 4
League Rules 21
League Games – including 301 ‘27’ dart rule 20
Make-ups 22 - 3
Match Envelope 12
Membership 7
Membership Application Sample 8 Blanks - Front pocket
Out Chart single / double Front Pocket
Player Dues Log Front Pocket
Player Rotation – Lineup Front Pocket
Playing Area & Equipment 25
Playoffs 28
PPDA Per Point Dart Average 5 & 6 Chart Front Pocket
Prize money 29 - C
Protests 24
Roster, Weekly Division Sample 10
Schedule Sample 27
Scoresheet Instructions 14 Sample 15 Blanks - Front pocket
Scoreboard & Scoring 18 Sample 19
Sportsmanship 4
Standings Weekly ridartleague.com Sample 11
State Championship 30
Supplies - Darts, Parts & Dartboards Front
Survival Rule 16-2
Team 16
Team Captain 9
Team Registration Sample 17 Blanks Front pocket
Telephone Numbers 1
Three (3) Players 21- 1
Trophies & Plaques 29 – B
Vacation 22-6
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SPORTSMANSHIP
Good healthy attitudes must prevail. The object is to have fun and experience Good Sportsmanship. The Home Team is the “Host” Team - the away team should be welcomed and feel comfortable. Teams that try to gain advantage by creating their own interpretation of the rules or “spirit of the rules” are subject to sportsmanship violations.
1. Start time is on the schedule, Real time not bar time.
Communicate if you expect to be late. Start time = First Dart Thrown
Example: If the schedule says “Tuesday 7:30 PM” Then 1st dart should be thrown by 7:30
If at 7:45 the game has not started, 1st game is forfeited
If at 8:00 the game has not started, 2nd game is forfeited
If at 8:15 the game has not started, 3rd game is forfeited
If at 8:30 the game has not started, the Match is forfeited
2. All players at a match should display sportsmanship, whether in the game or match or not.
(Otherwise the Bonus Point could be forfeited.) Which means a player can be at a match & not play!
3. Any team allowing someone other than a valid team member to shoot will lose all points earned by the unqualified player.
4. Any Player or Team that walks out of a Game / Match will forfeit that Game / Match.
5. When you are throwing, do not start your turn until the person scoring has completed all calculations, stops writing and moves out of the way.
6. Look at the scoresheet – know when it is your turn, be ready to start when it is your game.
7. The repeated use of foul or insulting language, or resorting to physical violence shall be considered just cause for penalizing the offender = zero tolerance = possible penalty points or out of the league.
8. Bad Sportsmanship – Written complaints by 2 different players from 2 different teams may cause a player or team to be suspended. Please give people “in” the match “air space”. Don’t stand in front of, beside or behind them. If it is not your match, stay out of the way and be quiet. It is not good sportsmanship to be obnoxious
9. Toe lines – a player in a game will be warned once that his/her toe is over the line. If he/she does it a second time, his /her darts shall not score in that turn.
10. No Gambling Allowed.
11. Cheating – Any of the following can result in a player or a team having their averages raised or being removed from the League or losing the Bonus Point.
a. Not correctly filling out the scoresheet
b. Intentionally throwing more darts than needed
c. Not playing with or by the sprit of the rules.
d. Not using the most correct / current PPDA
12. If you are Right / Left handed – that is what you must throw all the time.
Unless there has been an injury / surgery. In which case the office needs to be notified.
13. If a Captain interprets the rules to their advantage, he/she can lose the bonus point that week.
14. The night of play is not the time to discuss averages. Call or e-mail the League Office any other time and we will talk to you. Everyone has lucky nights. Let that person enjoy a lucky night. Make a bad comment about it - your TEAM can be Penalized.
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Per Point Dart Average = PPDA
1. PPDA’s are maintained, calculated and updated weekly at the League office.
2. The process includes a number of factors including the application of specific mathematical formulas to the data on the weekly scoresheet, win/loss record, achievements, tournament performance and other considerations.
3. Your PPDA is based on your performance in each game you play. Your PPDA is calculated from the information recorded on your scoresheet. When that information is averaged in with your previous scores, some surprising effects can occur.
Here are some possibilities:
a. You could shoot a very high PPDA and not increase your PPDA.
Your average could go up, down or stay the same.
b. Losing a match, will not necessarily lower your PPDA, because handicaps are calculated by counting your best scores first.
4. Using several good scores when calculating your handicap lends stability.
Your best scores eliminate the match where playing conditions were bad, you weren’t feeling well or you just had a bad night.
5. Our handicap system works well when players concentrate on the game and let the system take care of it self.
6. You are asked to refrain from attempting to keep your own records, as it is generally a disruptive practice.
7. If every player / team would simply play the game to the best of their ability and let the handicap system take care of itself, handicap problems would not exist
8. The League Operator may assign special skill levels to new players who are known highly skilled players or to players who have previously established skill levels in another format.
9. Occasionally you will observe a team telling the player to throw more darts than needed to win – Report this to the League office. It is CHEATING.
10. It is usually quite obvious when a player is sandbagging. The player throws extra darts to increase the darts thrown in 301 to try to lower the PPDA
11. If you see a player / team in violation of any rules, notify the League.
12. A new player in the league starts at a 14 PPDA or higher if they are known to be highly skilled ~ the following week the players PPDA will be a result of how he actually played.
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PPDA - POINT PER DART AVERAGE CHART
NOTE: The Yellow Balance Chart is in the front pocket
1. The PPDA Balance chart is used when the players in a game have different PPDA’s.
A. 301 – is for singles. Look at the PPDA Balance chart – locate the lower PPDA on the left / step side, locate the higher PPDA on the top row, find where the two columns meet, that is the starting score for the lower PPDA.
B. Cricket is for doubles. Add the PPDA of the 2 players from each team, round up the PPDA to an even number and read the cricket PPDA Balance chart the same way as above.
The marks go to the team with the lower combined PPDA.
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MEMBERSHIP
All players must submit a new/renewal membership application each season.
All members must be at least 21 years old. The membership fee is $5 per season.
Due week 1 of the schedule
Expires at the end of each season. Must be paid by the 1st week of the schedule. Any player added after week 1 must pay the League membership fee and submit the membership application on the first night they are added to the team. (Before the match starts) or No Bonus Point.
Any player can ask - in person, by mail, by telephone or by E- mail, any question and suggestions are welcome.
See web site: ridartleague.com for division results - handicaps – tournaments – Rules - etc.
3 seasons each year – Spring January 10th, Summer May 10th, Fall September 10th
Dart Leagues available Sunday & Tuesday
Managed by professionals (Not Players or Bars) since 1993
Player Handicaps – computerized Balance system for fairness - updated weekly
Achievement pins awarded weekly
Each Season has Division Playoffs
and a State Championship Tournament
Any plaque can have a players name engraved upon it
please request before the season ends
Darts and Supplies at discounted prices
We are looking for local businesses and services to offer our membership perks and discounts.
Call the office if you have ideas and information. Add your business or service to the list.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION – SAMPLE
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TEAM CAPTAIN
1. Must have a telephone and should have a computer with internet.
2. Your first job as a Team Captain is to read the rulebook. At the beginning of each season there is a Captains season startup meeting, league rule books are given to new Team Captains, existing rule books are updated, schedules and other information is handed out. All information about the current season is exchanged. Also trophies, pins & plaques are passed out to the previous season winners. Bring the rule book to all matches and ensure all team members have the opportunity to borrow and read the rule book. In the rule book keep your players telephone numbers, all current season scoresheets, rosters and standings.
The Rule Book is available on the Web site. ridartleague.com
3. Make sure each member of your team has a correct schedule.
4. Team rosters, standings, league schedules and notices are updated on the Web site each week. ridartleague.com
Make your players aware of weekly league information.
5. Take all information to all matches. You might not be interested in the information but your team mates could be and you should not make that judgment for them.
6. Captain receives free membership
7. If you have a player that is not reliable or causes harm, trouble, does not pay dues,
Get rid of the player and notify the league office of why.
8. Be prepared – Can your team reschedule a match? When could it be done? This
situation could happen.
9. Show up at Home Games early – The match should start by the time on the Schedule.
Start time = 1st dart thrown
Get the Match Envelope from the bar
Move furniture if necessary - get tables, chairs - Turn on the lights
Put up the BEST Dartboard in the house
Have an area for the visiting team as well as the home team
The visiting team should feel welcolm.
10. Restock Rulebook with Scoresheets and Dues envelopes as needed.
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ROSTER – SAMPLE
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ACHIEVEMENTS
(SAMPLE)
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MATCH ENVELOPE
Match Envelope – Please do not fold or write on. Home team responsible:
1. Bar staff should know where it is.
The Match Envelope should always be behind the bar in the same spot.
It is picked up after each match where you played and one is left for the next
match.
2. At match start - collect dues - put both team dues envelopes, applications and notes in match envelope - place match envelope behind bar.
3. At completion of match - home team inserts completed and signed white copy of scoresheet not folded into the match envelope.
Yellow - Visitors team, Pink - Home team
Close Match Envelope with string tie with 1 wrap around button only.
4. The Home team is responsible for the dues & paperwork if lost or bar closes.
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Dues / Lineup envelope
Each team responsible for their own. See Sample Below
1. Write on envelope full team name, team #, week number, amount paid and what it is for. Each week must have its own envelope. Do not double up.
2. The team lineups must be written on the envelope by the Team Captains and then transferred to the scoresheet by the Home Team Captain, or no Bonus Points.
Do not reveal lineup in advance.
3. Place only money and checks in envelope, all in one direction, not folded and no
coins, ( $20 and a $10, or a check, not all one’s please.)
4. Checks payable to: Rhode Island Dart League. $15 charge for returned checks.
5. Weekly dues are due when the match is played.
6. Both teams must pay the weekly dues for a forfeit to get bonus points
7. If no dues paid or short of funds – No bonus points
8. Bad checks – No bonus points
9. No post dated checks accepted