Southern Hills Soft-tip Dart League

League Rules and Format

Fall 2007-2008

 

1.                  League game play is 501, any in/any out, single 50 point bullseye, 12 games with 1 team all play.

2.                  Teams may be any combination of women/men, two teams.  All players must be at least 21 years old.

3.                  All matches start at 7:00pm.

4.                  A 15-minute grace period is allowed before a match is considered a forfeit.

5.                  Each Team must designate a responsible team captain.

6.                  Location sponsor fees will be collected by the vending companies.  Sponsors will be charged an extra $50 bond per team in the league that will be returned directly to the sponsors upon completion of the team for the entire season.  If any team drops from the league, the $50 bond will be returned to the league’s prize fund.

7.                  Player fees are $5.00 per player per night.

8.                  A $7.00 NATIONAL DART ASSOCIATION sanction fee is due on each player’s first night of play.  All players must be sanctioned.  The NDA membership is for one year and is required to play in the state singles, state doubles and state team tournaments.

9.                  All players must provide the following information to be sanctioned:

a.       Full name (Nicknames are not acceptable.)

b.      Complete mailing address, including zip codes and phone numbers.

10.              Any game in which an unsanctioned players shoots will be considered a loss.

11.              All league monies less expenses, tournament costs, trophies, and award costs will be returned to each team based on each team’s total wins.  State tournament costs will be $40.00 per team for each team that attends the South Dakota State Team Dart Tournament.  The player fees will be divided at the end of the season based upon a 60%-40% split.  The 60% of player fees will be divided among teams based upon team wins.  The remaining 40% will be used as prize money for the league tournament.

12.              All matches will be played according to the NDA rules with the exception of the dart weight limit.  The league weight limit is 18 grams.  * Please note: play in the state and national tournaments will require players to abide by the NDA Limit.

13.              All league matches must be shot on a dartboard owned and operated by a NDA Chartered Operator.

14.              League play will be handicapped.  Handicap is based on points per dart for 501.

15.              Opening night matches will be shot scratch darts with all subsequent matches being shot with handicap.

16.              Any players shooting in their first match within the first 4 weeks of league play will be given an automatic handicap of 3 darts until they establish an average.  After the 4 week limit, any player shooting in their first match will be shooting scratch (0) darts the first round.

17.              Once a player plays for a team, that player nay not shoot for any other team in that league.

18.              Team rosters are limited to a maximum of eight (8) players.  The only exception being a player is physically unable to play due to injury, illness, or moving from the area.  Any team using more than eight players will be assessed a $15.00 penalty subtracted from the teams prize money for each player over eight.

19.              Forfeits: Teams that receive a forfeit from another team will get their average number of wins based upon ALL league nights.  All forfeits will be processed at the end of the league season.  The forfeiting team will receive no wins.  Each team will be allowed three (3) forfeits for the league season.  Teams that forfeit more than 3 times within the league season will be removed from the league for the remainder of the season under the Board of Directors discretion.

20.              All scoresheet envelopes are to be delivered to Winner’s Circle in Hot Springs by the visiting team.  Failure to turn in a scoresheet will result in a 13 game penalty.

21.              The Board of Directors may adjust the handicap to an appropriate level for any player that is determined to be sandbagging.

22.              Any shortages in dues money will be subtracted from the team’s prize money and will occur a $1.00 penalty for each dollar. An additional $20.00 fee will be charged to any team that is short for two (2) consecutive weeks.  Being short for three consecutive weeks will result in that teams removal from the league for the remainder of the season.

23.              Record all necessary information (name, address, zip code, and phone number) of any new players that join the team after the first night of play on the envelope.

 

 

 

24.              In the event that a match must be re-scheduled, a 24-hour notice will be given to the opposing team captain and the league director.  Any rescheduled matches must be played before the following Monday.

25.              Teams may play 1 player short and use a dummy score.  The dummy score will be the PPD minus 3 points of the lowest player on that team (even if that player is shooting).  Enter the scoresheet as player “XX”. Example: PPD of 19.55 - 3 darts = 16.55. Always Round Up. A Dummy player cannot go out or win a match.

26.              No known masters players.

27.              Any disputes that cannot be settled by the team captains will be decided and ruled upon by the Board of Directors.  All decisions are final.  Any protests must be accompanied by a $20.00 protest fee.  The protest fee will be returned if the ruling favors protesting team.

28.              In the event a player reached zero and his/her partner’s score was too high to go out, the individual player on the opposing team with the lowest score will be credited with the win.

29.              Teams that move from their team sponsor to another, the captain of that team is responsible to notify the other team captains of the move and new location.  They are also responsible for re-imbursement of sponsor fees.

30.              Any league player or patron of any league may shoot on any unused dart boards in that location during the shooting of any scheduled league match as long as the dart board is coined into game play and a game is selected.

31.              The fall league will be a minimum of 20 weeks.

32.              Boundary  Limits of the Southern Hills League are as follows: no locations south of Oelrichs, west of Edgemont, north of Pringle and east of Buffalo Gap.

33.              Unsportmen-like conduct:

a.       Any action that is loud, abusive, mean-spirited, delaying, injurious, or just plain obnoxious will be investigated and penalized.

b.      Any and all complaints received by the Board of Directors will be dealt with.

c.       If a complaint is determined to be valid, the following penalties will be enforced:

                                                               i.      First Complaint – warning to team and/or offending player.

                                                             ii.      Second Complaint - $25.00 team penalty from the prize money.

                                                            iii.      Third Complaint - $50.00 penalty from the prize fund and a two week suspension from league play or a more severe suspension if the Board of Directors so determined.

 

34.              The most important rule is to use common sense and consideration – BE A GOOD SPORT.

       &

    HAVE FUN!!!!

 

 

Southern Hills Board of Directors

 

Greg Moffitt     484-6381

Ed Reynolds     745-5061

Forrest Halls     745-7027

Wendy Drapeaux         745-5425

Tim McElroy    745-6798