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| All Rules & Regulations, additions, deletions or changes thereof may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the M.M.D.L. by a majority vote. A.) All League competition, including tournaments and play-offs, shall be on a standard English bristle board with 20 point clock-face, of the hand wired variety, that is, with the wires on the outside of the board separating the single, double and the triple sections. B.) Dartboards shall be placed 5'8" from the floor to the center of the bulls-eye with the 20 bed at the top center. The front edge of the toe line (edge closest to the shooter) will be 7' 9 & 1/4" from the surface of the board and the line will be no longer than 36" or 18" to either side of center. C.) The Pub owner or club will be responsible for supplying and maintaining the League play dartboard which must be acceptable to both the home and visiting team. D.) The dartboard shall be firmly anchored and WELL ILLUMINATED. E.) The dartboard shall be positioned so that it is readily available to the players without distraction to the thrower. F.) A scoring surface must be provided and located in such a manner that it can be read by both spectators and players. G.) Any non-compliance of the above should be reported to your Area director. The Home team may loose up to 5 points if improper conditions exist. H.) All darts must be a solid single point dart (split point darts are not allowed). A.) All league competition is scheduled for Tuesday night except where noted exceptions appear on the Schedule of Play. B.) Any match re-scheduled (except as noted above) through the mutual consent of the involved team Captains MUST be played prior to Saturday before the next regularly scheduled match. C.) Starting time for the first match is 7:30 P.M. sharp. A match MUST be underway by 8:00 P.M. or be subject to a 2 point penalty at the discretion of the Board. D.) The M.M.D.L. Board of Directors reserves the right to reschedule any match or matches to maintain an equitable and efficient competition schedule. A.) Each match will consist of the following order of play: 1.) 2 games of 601, 3 person teams, double start, double finish and each win will gain 1 match point. 2.) 3 games of doubles, abbreviated Cricket, no points are required (although points are allowed) and the calling of a number being thrown at is not required. Super A division teams will play a best 2 out of 3 in doubles (abbreviated Cricket) during the regular season and playoffs. Each completed win will gain 1 match point. 3.) 6 individual matches, each to be the best 2 out of 3 games of 301, double start double finish, and each match won will gain 1 match point. B.) The visiting team starts the first three person game and the home team starts the second. In each cricket game, one person is chosen from each doubles team to throw for cork, the closest to the cork starts the game, if a tie occurs throw over in reverse order. The visiting team throws first for the cork in the first and third games and the home team throws first in the second. The visiting team starts the first individual match, home team starts the second and so on. In each of these individual matches the visitor or home team (as stated above) starts the first game, loser of the first game starts the second and if a third game is necessary, the winner of a flip of a coin will have a choice of throwing first or second at the cork, the closest to the cork starts the third game if a tie occurs throw over in reverse order. A throw is valid if the dart remains anywhere in the dartboard. A single or double bull may be pulled when recognized by the second shooter. If the 2nd dart knocks out the 1st dart from the board, both darts will be rethrown in reverse order. Both darts must remain in the board. A SINGLE CORK DOES NOT BEAT A SINGLE CORK! Both must be rethrown in reverse order (second shooter going first). A DOUBLE CORK BEATS A SINGLE CORK!!!. C.) The playing line-up must be completed by both team Captains before 7:30 P.M. and must be made in the blind, the visiting Captain must submit a complete line-up to the home Captain after the home Captain has completed his/her side of the match report. All playing spots must be filled in with a registered players name. If a posted player is not present for his/her turn to play, one of the team's registered players can play in the absent player's place providing that the substitute is not being used in the same event. Once the substitution has been made the original player will be ineligible to play in that event. If no substitution has been made and the original player on the roster arrives to play, he / she may step in and play at their regular turn in the rotation. D.) All nine registered members of a team can be used in any order in any spot on their teams's line-up. No player can shoot in two of the same events; two singles, two doubles, or both of the three person team matches. E.) The submitted line-up will be the playing order for the match. The match will start with the 601 games played in 1-2 order; the second event will be the Cricket games in 1-2-3 playing order; and the final event of the evening will be all of the individual 301 games. Each of the games in each event will be played by the players in the order that their names were submitted on the line-up. The playing order for all of the matches will follow the correct numerical sequence, e.g. player 1 plays opposing player 1 for the first match and so on down the line-up. F.) The home team has the prerogative of choosing the board on which the match is to be played if there is more than one board in the establishment and providing the board and set-up meet the requirements set forth in Article 1 of these rules. G.) No later than 30 minutes prior to the time competition is scheduled for, the night's playing board shall be cleared of play by the management of the establishment. The board will then be declared open and will be available for player warm-up. All warm-up activities must be completed by 7:30. IMPORTANT: After the practice session, each player is allowed only 4 rounds (12 darts) for practice before each match. H.) The Captains are responsible for the smooth running of each match. I.) Any disputes that arise during the course of play must be settled in private conference of the Captains only. J) In 601 and 301, when a double is thrown that ends the game, the game is over regardless of subsequent throws. A) ALL teams in the playoffs must call their Area Director to be certain you are playing the correct team. Week #14 match results are not always complete. B) ALL winning team captains must call the results to their Area Director within twenty-four (24) hours of the completion of the playoff match. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from further playoff rounds. C) Playoff matches must be played on Tuesday and Thursday nights (home and home) unless different nights are agreed to by both Captains and your Area Director. D) All matches are scheduled to start at 7:30 P.M. If you are going to be late for whatever reason, call the other Captain and inform him/her of the situation A.) A team shall consist of 9 players who will be registered with the M.M.D.L. All 9 players must be twenty-one (21) years of age or the legal drinking age in Massachusetts B.) A team roster will be made out with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9 players and submitted at the first Captains meeting. No changes or deletions can be made. Exceptions: during the season if a team has less than 7 players he/she may request from the Area Director an addition of a non-registered player. The player/players removed cannot be used for the rest of the season. C.) A team Captain can request the signature of a player on an opposing team for the Match Report sheet, the request must be complied with. D.) No player may play in more than one area or on more than 1 team during any one season. A player may change areas from season to season, but may not play in two or more areas during one season. A.) A penalty will be declared for use of an unregistered player. It is a team's responsibility to accept the penalty of playing short handed if they cannot field a team with only their registered players. The penalty for using an unregistered player will be the loss of all points in the events played by the unregistered player whether those events were won or lost. The penalties will be: Loss of 1 point for each game played by an unregistered player. Any game won by an unregistered player will be awarded to the opposing team. The Captain of the offending team will be removed as Captain for the season. B.) A match can be played with two or more players but not with less. A match can start without a full team in attendance. When a match comes up and there is no player to play the match, that particular game point will be awarded to the opposition in attendance. Players absent from both teams, no points for that game to either team. C.) A team having the minimum number of players but unable to field a full team will lose the respective number of points for each game not played and for team events will miss one turn for each missing player in each round of play, e.g. a team playing against a team with lesser players would play turn for turn per number of players against the opposition - a 2 person team playing against a 3 person team would have only two turns for every three turns the opponents have. The doubles matches would have the light team throw once to the full team's twice. This match is only played if the light team requests it to progress, otherwise it is declared a loss. A.) The Captain of each team is responsible for providing a scorer for each match. The option of scoring by the players themselves during the match can be exercised. B.) The home team is responsible for providing a "score recorder" who will attend to the evening's entries on the Match Report Sheet. The visiting team is responsible for having someone check the Match Report entries as they are made to see that information and names are correct. Entries must be made as they occur. A signed Match Report that is received by the M.M.D.L. will remain as received for record purposes. C.) The scorekeeper must verify the player's score for each turn prior to the player taking his/her thrown darts from the dartboard. For a dart to score it must remain in the board until the score has been called and verified. A player must not touch or move his/her darts while they are in the board until their score is verified. D.) A player must have both feet behind the foul line for each throw. If he/she has one or both feet over the line the score for that throw will be invalid. A violating player should be warned immediately about his/her toe line foul by the opposing team Captain upon completion of turn. Repeated violations will result in the throw being invalid.. E.) Any changes made to correct mistakes in scoring or calling must be effected before the next turn of the player or team against whom the mistake was made, either in his/her favor or against. The number that is thrown for is the number that counts (obvious mistakes such as deducting 50 from 601 and having a total of 351 left can be corrected at anytime during the match as these are the inadvertent mistakes which sometimes go unobserved for many turns). F.) If a player throws out of turn the opposing team has the option of having the round rethrown or allowing the round to stand as thrown. G.) The scorekeeper can only tell a player what amount is left for him/her to attain or what has been scored with the darts he/she has thrown. The scorekeeper cannot tell the throwing player what to throw at. If the scorekeeper tells the player by mistake to throw a certain number for a finish and it proves to be a wrong number, the throw stands as thrown. The player is responsible for throwing at the right number. H.) Coaching is allowed. I.) All scoring in the 301 and 601 games should show the score for each turn and the remaining score. The use of Electronic Scoreboards is not recommended unless a written score is kept by the Captains at the same time the games are being played. J.) A scorekeeper shall face the score board, stand still so as not to disturb the shooter in any way, until all three darts are thrown. K.) Any player or players who deem a scorekeeper incompetent may request another scorekeeper. The Captain of any team may file a protest for any irregularity of a match. The opposing team must be notified at the time of the protest that the game/match from that point is being played under protest. Whenever possible, the protested match should continue until it's conclusion.. The protest must be filed with the M.M.D.L. in writing within 24 hours of the conclusion of the match in question. The protest must be on a separate standard size sheet of paper. Protests should be mailed to the Area Director, not sent in with the match report. A.) Heckling or other harassment is strictly forbidden. It is the home team's responsibility to maintain the best of order during League play. B.) The repeated use of foul or insulting language and/or resorting to physical violence shall be considered just cause for the penalizing of the offender and his/her team by the Board. C.) Talking by the members of the opposing team, within earshot of the shooter, about the current game or match and for the express purpose of distracting the shooter is not only impolite but poor sportsmanship and could result in a penalty. D.) Penalties of up to 3 points will be charged to the offending team and suspensions will be levied at the Board's discretion. A.) If the franchised Pub or Club owner does not want to field a team any longer the team may move its rostered members to another Pub or Club to finish the season. B.) The Board of Directors reserves the right to settle any disputes in accordance with the facts presented in the individual cases in question. A.) A team that does not show for a scheduled match will be removed from play for a period of one year (two seasons). B.) Points won and lost by this team during the current playing season will be adjusted within the division to maintain a fair and equitable playoff schedule. Approved July 19, 1978 Revised - July 1980 Revised - Sept. 1982 Revised - Dec. 1983 Revised - Sept. 1986 Revised - Jan. 1990 Revised - Sep. 1994 PAST PRESIDENTS 1974-75 Paul Hong 1976-77 William Batty 1977-79 Harvey Sankey 1979-81 Don Skane 1981-83 Dick Brolin 1983-85 Mark Ingoldsby 1985-87 Dick Brolin 1987-89 Dick Brolin 1989-1991 John Bullock 1991-98 Gerry Cullen 1998 - 99 Tom Sammarco 1999 - Bob Cedrone |