BOOTHEEL DARTS
TRAVELING TROPHY
1. THE TRAVELING TROPHY TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN WHEN TWO (2) TEAMS FROM BOOTHEEL DART LEAGUE PRE- SCHEDULE A MATCH. MATCHES ARE TO BE PLAYED ON ANY AGREED SATURDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
2. THE CHALLENGE MATCH WILL ALWAYS BE PLAYED AT THE LOCATION WHERE THE TROPHY CURRENTLY RESIDES. AGAIN, ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
3. WHEN A MATCH IS WON, THE CAPTAIN OF THE WINNING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE THE TROPHY TO THEIR LOCATION (MEMBERS OF THE WINNING TEAM MUST DECIDE WHICH LOCATION FROM THEIR LEAGUE WILL HOLD THE TROPHY AND THE NEXT MATCH). A CAPTAIN SHALL BE CHOSEN, SAID CAPTAIN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE TROPHY, IF DAMAGE WERE TO OCCUR, THE CAPTAIN WILL BE BILLED FOR REPAIRS AT ANY TIME THAT DAMAGE IS DISCOVERED BY OFFICIALS .
4. THE TROPHY WILL THEN REMAIN AT THE WINNING LOCATION UNTIL A CHALLENGER DEFEATS THE TROPHY HOLDER.
5. ALL CHALLENGES MUST BE IN WRITING AND DELIVERED TO CURRENT TROPHY HOLDING LOCATION. CHALLENGING TEAM MUST HAVE THE WRITTEN CHALLENGE IN BY THE TUESDAY BEFORE THE MATCH. ADDITIONAL CHALLENGERS WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.
EXAMPLE: TROPHY AT CHEERS CHALLENGED BY HOG HEAVEN AND CRONIES, FIRST MATCH WILL BE CHEERS VS. HOG HEAVEN. CRONIES WILL PLAY THE FOLLOWING WEEK AT THE LOCATION OF THE WINNING TEAM.
6. ALL CHALLENGES MUST BE UPDATED ON A WEEKLY BASIS ANY TIME THE TROPHY MOVES TO A NEW WINNING LOCATION.
7. THE WINNING LOCATION MAY BE CHALLENGED BY ANY TEAM FROM ANY DIVISION AS PER RULE NO. 5 AND MUST BE PREPARED TO PLAY ON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY OR FORFEITURE OF TROPHY TO CHALLENGER WILL RESULT.
( MATCHES WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED BY THE LEAGUE OFFICE).
8. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENTLY PLAYING ON A BOOTHEEL DART LEAGUE TEAM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PLAY.
9. PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR ANY BAR THAT THEY CURRENTLY PLAY LEAGUE IN .
10. TEAMS WILL CONSIST OF (2) TWO PLAYERS. FROM ANY OF THE LOCATIONS WITHIN RESPECTIVE DIVISION. ( SEE RULE NO.9 )
11. CURRENT HANDICAP WILL BE USED DURING MATCH PLAY. IF THE PAYER PLAYS MORE THAN ONE NIGHT LEAGUE, THE HANDICAP FROM ALL NIGHTS THAT THEY PLAY SHOULD BE AVERAGED TOGETHER.
12. WHEN SETTING UP THE BOARD:
DO NOT ADD YOUR NAME TO THE PLAYERS LIST.
ONLY CHANGE THE AVERAGE.
YOU MAY WANT TO WRITE DOWN THE PLAYING ORDER TO SAVE ANY CONFUSION.
13. PLAYERS MAY USE THEIR OWN DARTS, AS LONG AS THEY ARE UNALTERED FACTORY ISSUED DARTS AND DO NOT EXCEED EIGHT (8) INCHED IN LENGTH, AND DO NOT EXCEED EIGHTEEN (18) GRAMS EACH IN WEIGHT.
14. IF TROPHY HAS NOT BEEN CHALLENGED FOR, FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) WEEKS A MATCH WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SCHEDULED BY THE TROPHY HOLDER WITH THE PREVIOUS TROPHY HOLDER.
15.THE DART MACHINE IS ALWAYS RIGHT.
16. ABUSE OF EQUIPMENT, POOR SPORTSMANSHIP, OR UNETHICAL CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT FOR THE TEAM THAT THE PLAYER WAS PLAYING FOR.
17. A DART THROWN THAT STICKS, BUT DOES NOT SCORE, MAY NOT BE SCORED MANUALLY.
18. EACH PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT IT IS THEIR TURN TO THROW. IF PLAYER THROWS OUT OF SEQUENCE, THEY WILL LOSE THEIR NEXT TURN (OR 3 DARTS).
19. MATCH WILL CONSIST OF 15 GAMES. TO START THE MATCH, THE TROPHY HOLDING LOCATION'S TEAM WILL GO FIRST. THE LOSER OF THE GAME WILL GO FIRST THERE AFTER. THE TEAM WITH THE MOST WINS TAKES THE TROPHY.
20. IF A CHALLENGER FAILS TO MAKE A SCHEDULED MATCH THEY ARE INELIGIBLE TO CHALLENGE FOR FOUR (4) WEEKS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE TROPHY IS LOCATED.
21. SPECIAL RULE: AS YOU ARE PLAYING TO WIN THE TROPHY, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE TRAVELING TROPHY TOURNAMENT IS INTENDED FOR EVERYONE'S ENJOYMENT AND OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS FOR ALL TO HAVE FUN. NO HARASSMENT AND/OR FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE FORM PLAYERS OR SPECTATORS WILL BE TOLERATED . ANY NEGATIVE OR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR WILL RESULT IN THE PLAYERS BEING PENALIZED FROM PLAYING IN THE TRAVELING TROPHY TOURNAMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) WEEKS. A SECOND OCCURRENCE WILL RESULT IN THE PLAYERS EXPELLED FROM ANY FUTURE MATCHES AND OR LEAGUE. ANY TYPE OF ABUSE TOWARD ANY OTHER PLAYER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.