BELL MUSIC DART ASSOCIATION
(Any changes or points
that need emphasis are noted in bold.)
A. FEES
1.
Sponsor Fee: $60.00 per 4-man team,
$50.00 per 3-man team, $35.00 per 2-man team for the fall/spring session,
$25.00 per team for the summer session.
2.
League Fee: $6.00 per person per
week in all leagues except Vegas leagues.
Cost of Vegas leagues will be determined by number of teams and posted
at the start of the season. Weekly
league fees are paid directly into the dart boards. Full amount due must be paid in order to proceed with the
match. (After you select your team from
the list and set your players line-up, the board will prompt you to enter your
league dues through the bill acceptor/coin slot.)
3.
Players are responsible
for supplying the quarters for the games for each format.
B. GAME TIME AND FORFEITURES
1.
The starting time for all weekend doubles matches is 5:00pm regular time
(not bar time), weekday matches 7:30pm regular time (not bar time). There is a 15-minute grace period to start a
match. If a team is not present and
ready to start the match by 5:15pm on weekends, 7:45pm on weekdays, the team
present may choose to take a forfeit win or wait for the team.
2.
In case of forfeitures, the team showing receives 11 wins and 4 losses
and the team forfeiting receives 15 losses for 15 game formats, 10 wins and 3
losses for the 13 game formats, 8 wins and 3 losses for 11 game formats and 7
wins 2 losses for 9 game formats. The team showing must contact Bell Music and
register the forfeit and pay their weekly dues to receive the wins.
3.
If a team drops out of the league, Bell Music will attempt to fill the
spot with a new team. If a new team
cannot be put in, every team (including the teams that already played the team
that dropped) will receive one forfeit win when they are scheduled to play that
team. The exception to this rule is if
a team drops the first or second week of the session and there was also a BYE
in the league, the schedule will be revised removing the BYE and the team that
dropped. The team that had the BYE and
the team that was to play the team that dropped will be required to schedule a
make-up match. If a team drops out
after the second week of the season, every team will receive a forfeit win and
if the number of forfeits is uneven, the remaining weeks teams will receive
“Byes” so a team doesn’t get an unfair advantage of extra forfeits. Teams that drop out of the league may be
ineligible to sign up for future sessions.
4.
Teams are asked to make every attempt to not postpone a match. If a team wishes to attempt to postpone a
match, the team captain must contact Bell Music. If the opposing team is able and willing to reschedule, the match
will be postponed. In the case of an
emergency (bad weather, accident, etc,) good sportsmanship dictates
rescheduling the match if possible.
5.
All make-up matches must be made up by the last week of regular league
play, as to not hold up the round robin.
Team captains must call Bell Music to notify us when and where
all make-up matches are being played.
6.
Any team that forfeits twice during a season without just cause may be
disqualified from the league. You must
call Bell Music if you are forfeiting.
If you don’t, your team will risk being expelled from the league.
7.
Any team walking out during a match forfeits the remaining games left in
the match.
C. GAME
1. See individual league format for how many and which games will be
played in each league.
2.
The FREEZE RULE is in effect for all "01" games played on 4
scores. The freeze rule states,
"In order for a player to go out, that player's partners score must be
lower than the opposing two players scores combined." If the partner’s score is higher, the player
is Froze. In the case of a tie, that
player is not Froze, and the team going out wins the game. If a player goes out when Froze, his/her
team loses that game.
3.
For Double-In/Double-Out games, the bullseye may not be used to
Double-In (except in the Masters League where the Double Bull is activated.) If a player hits the bullseye to Double-In
when the Double Bull is not activated, it is an automatic loss for that
team. The bullseye may always be used
to Double-Out.
D. TEAMS
1.
Teams are to try to keep
their rosters at a maximum of 8 players.
Once a player plays on the same team 4 times, they are considered on
that team and may not play for another team in the same league.
2. Team members may shoot in any order.
3.
All players must be at least 21 years of age, except in In-House or
Remote leagues with the bar owners approval.
4.
Teams must play out of the same location for both halves; there will be no switching bars mid-season.
E. PLAYERS
1.
All players that have played in the Bell Music Dart Leagues have an
established rank. It was determined by
individual performance in previous seasons.
From this ranking list, players have been assigned a point value ranging
from 1 to 12 with 12 being the highest ranked players.
2.
Any new player coming into the league must report any prior dart
experience and/or ability. If the
player played in another league they must provide Bell Music with a copy of
their final standings and their rank in Bell Music will be determined. Any new player not from another league will
be unranked. All unranked players
entering the leagues will automatically be assigned a rank of "5" for
men and "1" for women.
However, if an unranked player believes his/her skill level is higher
than a "5" for men and "1" for women, that player must
declare it or risk possible disciplinary action toward the player and/or team.
3. Bell
Music has the right at any time to assign a player a higher/lower ranking if
that player's ability is proven to be higher/lower than currently ranked.
4.
The conversions from the "letter rank" to the "points
rank" are as follows:
“Master”=12
"A-1"=9,10 or 11
"A-2"=7 or 8
"B-1"=5 or 6 "B-2"=3
or 4 "C"=1 or 2
F. SUBS DURING REGULAR
LEAGUE PLAY – SEE SECTION H #3 FOR RULES REGARDING SUBS DURING PLAYOFFS
(ROUND ROBIN AND CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES)
1. Subs are “floating players”, which means they are not assigned to
any team and may play for any team that needs the sub as long as the sub’s rank
doesn’t put the team over the point cap for that league. Once a player subs on the same team 4 times,
they are now on that team and may not sub for another team in the same
league. The regular player and/or team
are responsible for the sub's league fee.
A team may use as many subs as needed to field the team.
2.
A team may choose to use a sub in place of a regular player if they so
choose (even if there is a regular player in the bar). The players that start the match must finish
the match. The only exceptions to this
is if a team captain informs the opposing captain of up to one player arriving late
and which player he/she is going to replace upon arrival or of up to one player
requiring to leave early and who is going to finish the match for that
player. In this case the player taking
over for the other player is to start at the beginning of the next game, not
mid-game.
3.
If a sub that is not on a team’s roster is used, teams must punch in the
subs FULL NAME in the machine in place of the player's name that is not
present. If the subs full name is not
punched in, that players stats may be deleted including any wins that player
may have had from the teams score.
4. If a team cannot find a sub and does not
want to forfeit, a “ghost” player may be used.
A ghost player is worth 1 point in the rankings. When playing with a “ghost” player it is the
same as skipping the missing player’s turn.
A “ghost” player does not get any points in ’01 games and does not get
any marks in Cricket games. You simply
push the button when it is the “ghost’s” turn.
G. DARTS
Players may use their own darts as long
as they are unaltered factory issued darts and tips, and do not exceed 8 inches
in length nor 20 grams in weight.
H. FOUL LINES
1.
The foul line is to be 8 feet from the designated hole on the bottom
right side of the Galaxy II dart machine.
2. Players
may stand on the foul line but not over the inside edge of the foul line.
It is legal to lean over the foul line. Players may NOT cross the foul
line during their turn. Should a player have any portion of his feet or
shoes over the throw line during a turn, the following is to occur:
The first violation of this rule will result in a warning from the opposing
team captain. The second violation will result in the score of the
dart(s) not counting and the "back up" button is to be used to remove
any score received while violating this rule. If a dart thrown while
violating this rule causes a win, the opposing team will automatically win the
game.
3.
If a dart is dropped over the foul line, it may be picked up and
thrown. If a dart is thrown and
lands over the foul line, it may not be picked up and rethrown.
RULES OF PLAY
A. ROUND
1.
The dartboards are set
on auto-change meaning after the board registers 3 darts, it will automatically
advance to the next player’s turn.
Players are to make sure they promptly pull their darts from the
board. If a player does not do so and
manually scores a dart when pulling their darts from the board, the following
conditions apply:
* If the score causes a win, the opposing team will receive the
win.
*
In all other cases, the “back-up” button is to be used to remove the
incorrectly registered dart.
2.
Each player may, but is
not required to, throw a maximum of 3 darts per round. A player may pass all or part of their
throw. If a player wishes to end their
turn before throwing all 3 darts, they must manually press the Player Change
button BEFORE removing the darts from the machine. If a player removes the darts before manually pressing the Player
Change button causing the dart(s) to register a score, the following conditions
apply:
*
If the score causes a win, the opposing team will receive the win.
* In all other cases, the “back-up” button is to be used to remove
the incorrectly registered dart.
B. SCORING
1. The score recorded by the machine is the score the player receives
unless the board is malfunctioning. If
the machine is repeatedly scoring incorrectly or not working properly, the team
captains will decide whether to continue play, call for repairs, move to
another board if available, or, as a last resort, make up the match or
game. If the match is completed, no
protest will be allowed.
2. A dart thrown that sticks in the board but does not score MAY be
manually scored.
3. A dart thrown that indicates "Segment Stuck" must be
handled in the following manner:
a.
The dart that indicates
segment stuck will be manually scored by the captain tapping the dart until it
scores, or by pushing player change to come back around to same player and then
scoring manually. The player will then
finish throwing remaining darts left in hand.
b.
If segment number gives
team the win, it is a win. If it gives
team a bust, it is a bust.
4. NOTE: The dart creating the "segment
stuck" problem in some cases does not register until after the dart is
pulled from the board. Also, any
subsequent darts thrown will not register, and/or it is not unusual to have a
double score on the "segment stuck" dart. THIS SCORE IS ALLOWED EVEN THOUGH IT IS SCORED MANUALLY.
5. If a dart bounces off the board or is thrown before the
"throw darts symbol" appears, it is considered a dart thrown and may
not be thrown again.
C. INCORRECT SCORING
1. It is each player's responsibility to see that the machine is
displaying that player's name prior to throwing any darts.
2. If a player throws when the machine is not displaying his/her
name, the following conditions apply:
* If the score causes a win, the opposing
team will automatically receive the win.
* In all other cases, the “back-up” button
can be used to remove the incorrectly registered dart(s) so the correct player
can throw. If this is not done, the
team throwing out of turn will receive a loss for that game.
D. PENALTIES
In addition to all other penalties
specified in these rules, the following penalties will be enforced:
(a) If a player does not follow the player
order on the dartboard and plays in a game he/she is not supposed to be playing
in and the team captains cannot find an agreeable solution, then for the first
occurrence that game will be forfeited.
For the second occurrence, all games that player has participated in are
forfeited.
(b) If a player/team tilts or punches the
machine, causing it to shut down or reset, they automatically forfeit that
game.
E. UNSPORTSMANLIKE
CONDUCT
1. Foul or abusive language, harassment, player or team abuse of
equipment or any other unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. The actions will be reviewed by Bell Music
and, if need be, the dart committee and could result in expulsion from the
league.
2. Any physical violence may result in the player(s) being expelled
from the league.
3. Any player or team expelled from the league will forfeit any money
paid to the league, and all prize money, awards and banquet privileges.
4. Bell Music reserves the right to suspend and/or expel any player
and/or team from the league if found to be disobeying these rules or otherwise
disrupting the leagues in any way.
F. PROTESTS
1. A protested game or match can result when, during play, there is a
difference of opinion between teams regarding the application or interpretation
of the Rules of Play.
2. To protest a game or match, all of the following must occur:
a.
Protesting team must notify
the opposing team the moment the protest occurs.
b.
If no satisfactory
solution can be reached between the two teams the match is to be stopped and
both team captains must call Bell Music immediately at (330) 253-9171. If the situation still cannot be resolved,
the protesting captain must file the protest in writing.
c.
The protesting captain
has 24 hours to file a protest with Bell Music. After 24 hours, the protest
will not be allowed.
d.
The protesting team must
pay a $10.00 protest fee at the time of making the protest. If the ruling is in favor of the protesting
team, the fee will be returned. If not,
the fee will go into the league fund.
If the $10.00 fee is not included, the protest will be null and void.
3. Bell Music league coordinator reserves the right to bring to the
attention of the review committee any uncovered irregular rule application.
H. TEAM STANDINGS AND
PLAYOFFS
1. Teams will receive one point per win. Total winning percentage determines standings. In the case of a tie, head-to-head
competition from earlier in the season will determine place.
2. The top 4 teams from each league advance to the playoffs that are
at the end of scheduled league session.
The Playoff Matches (4th Place –vs- 1st Place
& 3rd Place –vs- 2nd Place) will be the first week of
playoffs. The second week of playoffs
will be the Championship Match between the winners of the matches between 1st
& 4th, and 2nd & 3rd.
The Playoff Matches and the Championship match are “race to win”
matches. For leagues with 15 games per
match, the first team to win 8 games wins the match. For leagues with 13 games per match, the first team to win 7
games wins the match. For leagues with
11 games per match, the first team to win 6 games wins the match. (For the playoffs, players do not have to
pay weekly dues; players only pay the quarters needed for the games.)
3. To be eligible to play in Playoff Matches and the Championship
match), players must have either:
Played
4 or more weeks on the team
Or
A
player from another team in the Bell Music leagues may sub for a team in the
playoffs if the following 2 requirements are met:
1)
The sub has played a
minimum of 6 weeks in any Fall ‘19/Winter ‘20 Bell Music league.
2)
Neither the sub’s PPD or
MPR is higher than the PPD and MPR of the player he/she is replacing.
4. If a team plays the 1st half but not the 2nd half, that team is
ineligible to participate in final league competition.
5. Neither the Round Robin nor the Championship Match should be postponed. These matches may be played in advance as
long as the opposing team agrees.
I. PRIZES AND AWARDS
All money paid in by the
players as league fees will be paid out as prize money after deducting for
costs of the banquet, awards, trophies, etc. Prize money is based on the number
of wins per team, excluding any wins from playoff matches. If a team drops after the 1st session, they
lose all money paid in, trophies, and banquet privileges. There will be a
banquet after the 2nd session of the fall/winter season. Subs and guests may attend the banquet but
will pay a predetermined price.
TEAM CAPTAINS RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Team captains must make sure Bell Music has their current phone
number and is able to be reached during the day.
2. Team captains must see that their team is on time and ready to
play by the league start time. They
must also check the lineups and make certain all players throw in the correct
order.
3. The team captain is responsible for making sure their team does
not exceed the point limit for that league.
If a team plays over the point limit for their league a forfeit will be
assessed by Bell Music. All forfeits of
teams playing over the point limit must be assessed within 7 days of the
match. If it is not caught within one
week of the match, the score will stand as played.
4. If there is a service problem during league the team captain is to
call Bell Music at (330) 253-9171 and leave a message in the SERVICE DEPT.
mailbox (by pressing 1 when the recording is reached.) Make sure you leave your location name and
phone number. If there is an emergency
regarding the dart league itself, the team captain is to call Bell Music at
(330) 253-9171 and leave a message in the DART DEPT. mailbox (by pressing 2
when the recording is reached.) All other
questions are to be addressed by calling Bell Music during normal business
hours – M-F, 8:30am-5:00pm.
5. IT IS THE CAPTAIN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT TEAM MEMBERS
CONDUCT THEMSELVES PROPERLY AND FOLLOWS THE RULES OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.
ADDITIONAL F.Y.I.’S
Bell Music’s $16, 000+
Players Tournament is open to all Bell Music players with at least 105 games
played during the fall/spring session.
(Playoff weeks do not count.) The
tournament is held in late May and is broken into 6 divisions based on your
player ranking. More information and
details will be available closer to the tournament date. If you have any questions, call Bell Music
at (330) 253-9171.
Please visit our website at www.bellmusicco.com to view league
standings, schedules, tournament info, etc.
Also, please make sure Bell Music has your current phone number and/or
email address. We are also on Facebook: Bell Music Dart & Pool Leagues.
GOOD LUCK! GOOD
DARTS! GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP!
Director of League Operations – Kathy Taylor
BELL MUSIC CO.
533 W. Market St.
Akron, Ohio 44303
(330) 253-9171 or 1-800-648-3774
Fax #: (330) 376-6337