American Dart League-Southeast
Missouri Region
LOCAL BYLAWS
as of 10/01/06
THESE ARE CURRENT BYLAWS.
READ AND APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN DARTERS ASSOCIATION. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THESE ARE LOCAL BYLAWS, READ THEM COMPLETELY AND
DESTROY ANY PREVIOUS BYLAWS.
1. THE HOME TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING
UP AND DROPPING OFF THE RETURN ENVELOPE FOR BOTH TEAMS.
THIS MEANS THE HOME TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
RETURN ENVELOPE AND ITS CONTENTS, SO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING
IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU DROP IT OFF.
2. EACH TEAM WILL ENCLOSE
$22 EACH WEEK OF COMPETITION IN THEIR ENVELOPE. $18 FOR
EXPRESS LEAGUES ALSO INCLUDE THE WEEKLY SCORE SHEET AND
ANY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS AND THEIR FEES.
3. ALL FEES ARE TO BE PAID BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MAD PAYABLE
TO ADL SEMO REGION, SINCE CHECKS ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO
BE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR ENVELOPE AFTER YOU DROP THEM OFF. THE
AMERICAN DART LEAGUE WILL ACCESS A $25 CHARGE TO ANY RETURNED
CHECKS, SO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN. IF A TEAM
HAS 3 RETURNED CHECKS IN ONE SESSION, THAT TEAM WILL BE
REQUIRED TO PAY WITH A MONEY ORDER OR CASHIERS CHECK.
4. THE DROP-OFF POINTS, ( BREAKAWAYS
& BROTHERS ) IS PRINTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RETURN
ENVELOPE. IN THE EVENT THAT RETURN ENVELOPES ARE NOT AT
THEIR DESIGNATED DROP-OFF POINT BY THE REQUIRED TIME, THE
TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVELOPE WILL HAVE A FIVE POINT
PENALTY ASSESSED TO THEIR SCORE. THESE POINTS COULD BE VERY
IMPORTANT AT THE END OF THE SEASON, SO MAKE SURE THE ENVELOPE
IS DROPPED OFF ON TIME.
5. THE OFFICIAL SCORE SHEET MUST BE SIGNED BY BOTH TEAM
CAPTAINS, OR ACTING TEAM CAPTAINS. ALL SCORE SHEETS MUST
BE TURNED IN ON TIME, WITH ALL MEMBERSHIPS PAID AND PROPER
LEAGUE FEES INCLUDED.
6. THE HOME TEAM CAPTAIN WILL WRITE
DOWN HIS/HER ROSTER ON THE SCORE SHEET, THEN THE VISITING
TEAM CAPTAIN WILL PRESENT HIS/HER TEAM ROSTER AND BOTH CAPTAINS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING SCORE DURING THE MATCH.
7. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH TEAM CAPTAINS NOT FILLING OUT
THE BONUS POINT TOTALS. THIS TOTAL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME AS WELL AS YOU. IT NOT ONLY DETERMINES WHICH TEAM WILL
BE AWARDED THE BONUS POINT, BUT IT GIVES ME ANOTHER PLACE
TO CHECK TO SEE IF ALL OF THE SCORES HAVE BEEN ENTERED PROPERLY.
IF THIS TOTAL IS NOT FILLED OUT THE OFFICE WILL ACCESS A
ONE POINT PENALTY TO BOTH TEAMS. THIS WILL REQUIRE THE VISITING
TEAM TO CHECK THE SCORE SHEET AFTER THE MATCH IS COMPLETED.
8. GHOST PLAYER GOES AS FOLLOWS: IF
A TEAM ONLY HAS 3 MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE THE MATCH CAN GO
ON WITH THE TEAM THAT’S SHORT USING A GHOST PLAYER.
PLACE THE NAME OF ONE OF THE ABSENT MEMBERS IN THE “GHOST”
SLOT AND WRITE (GHOST) AFTER HIS/HER NAME. THE CORRESPONDING
01 GAME IS AWARDED TO THE TEAM WITH THE COMPLETE ROSTER
AND THE CRICKET GAMES ARE PLAYED WITH THE “GHOST’S
TURN” BEING SKIPPED. OTHERWISE, THIS MATCH CAN BE
RESCHEDULED OR THE TEAM SHORT MEMBERS CAN FORFEIT THE MATCH.
9. IF YOU NEED TO RESCHEDULE A MATCH, FOR WHATEVER REASON,
YOU MUST CONTACT THIS OFFICE AND THE OPPOSING TEAM CAPTAIN
BEFORE THE MATCH. THIS MATCH MUST BE RESCHEDULED WITHIN
2 WEEKS OF THE ORIGINAL MATCH AT THE OPPOSING TEAMS CONVENIENCE
OR YOU WILL FORFEIT THE MATCH. THERE WILL BE NO RESCHEDULING
DURING THE FINAL 2 WEEKS OF A SESSION. EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL BE CONSIDERED.
10. EVERYONE WHO PLAYS MUST BE AN
ADA MEMBER! THERE IS NO LONGER A “GRACE” PERIOD
FOR UNPAID MEMBERS. THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT
OF ANY MEMBERSHIP DUES, EVEN IF A MEMBER PLAYS 1 WEEK AND
NEVER SHOWS UP AGAIN, THE TEAM IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT MEMBER’S DUES.
REMINDERS TO THE ADA RULES
MANUAL
1. I AM ENFORCING THE OPENING ROSTER
RULE. CHECK YOUR RULE BOOK, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT
YOUR ELIGIBILITY. THIS RULE ALSO AFFECTS SOME CHANGES TO
ROSTERS DURING THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS OF THE SESSION.
2. THE 301 BUST RULE IS AS FOLLOWS: IF ANYONE BUST ON THE
FIRST OR SECOND DART THIS COUNTS AS A COMPLETE ROUND OF
THREE DARTS. IF ANYONE WINS THE GAME ON THE FIRST OR SECOND
DART, THE AMOUNT OF DARTS THROWN IS ALL THAT IS COUNTED.
THIS IS THE WAY THE RULE READS IN THE A.D.A. RULE BOOK AND
THIS IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO PLAY IT.
3. TO START A GAME OF SOFT TIP DARTS,
THE HOME TEAM WILL DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE (CLOSEST TO THE
CENTER BULLS EYE) FIRST AND THE VISITING TEAM WILL DIDDLE
SECOND. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE DARTS WILL REMAIN IN
THE BOARD AND THE ORDER REVERSES. IF THE DIDDLE IS TIED
3 TIMES THEN REMOVE THE DARTS AND START THE DIDDLE PROCESS
OVER. THE ONLY TIME A DART WOULD BE REMOVED IS IF A PLAYER
THROWS ONE IN THE CENTER HOLE OF THE BULLS EYE. THEN IT
IS REMOVED AND THE OTHER PLAYER IS ALLOWED TO TIE IT. FOR
STEEL TIP DARTS THE DIDDLE IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, CONSULT
YOUR RULE BOOK.
4. THE PLAYOFFS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS, THE FIRST FOUR PLACES
AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SESSION WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
THESE TEAMS ARE ELIGIBLE ONLY IF THEY ARE IN GOOD STANDING
AND PAID IN FULL TO THIS OFFICE. ALL SCORES MUST BE KEPT
DURING THE PLAYOFFS JUST LIKE THE REGULAR SESSION. IF ALL
THE SCORES ARE NOT RECORDED, ALL THE PLAYERS IN QUESTION
WILL GO UP AT LEAST ONE SKILL LEVEL, SO BOTH CAPTAINS MAKE
SURE THE SCORES ARE BEING RECORDED DURING THE PLAYOFF MATCHES.
5. ANY UN-SPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT CAN
BE BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND WILL BE
DEALT WITH IN A MANOR THAT REFLECTS THE INFRACTION.
REFER TO YOUR LEAGUE STANDING
PRINT OUT AS IT STATES WHEN LEAGUE PLAY SHOULD BEGIN. PLEASE
TRY TO BE ON TIME. IF YOU KNOW YOUR GOING TO BE LATE, CONTACT
YOUR OPPONENT. THEY ARE ONLY OBLIGATED TO WAIT 15 MINUTES,
BUT THEY WILL WAIT LONGER DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I HOPE YOU’LL HAVE
LOTS OF FUN AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT THE OFFICE ANYTIME
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE BYLAWS OR ANYTHING ELSE
ABOUT THE AMERICAN DART LEAGUE.
Floyd Patterson
ADA Representative
American Dart League-Southeast Missouri Region
(573-335-1458)
floyd@semodarts.com
www.semodarts.com
