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League Office/Purpose of By-laws:

The local league office phone and fax number is 804-740-7225. If outside the local calling area, the toll free office number is 1-800-272-5497 (access code 00). Office hours are M-F, from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm, unless otherwise indicated. When leaving a message, please include your name, team name, phone number, and the reason for your call. We will return your call as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours. In an emergency, AND ONLY ON YOUR LEAGUE NIGHT, contact your Division Rep (whose name and number appears on the top of your scoresheet), between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. If no resolution, your REP can contact us directly via digital pager at 804-968-9696. If your division has no Rep, the team captains can contact us as indicated above. Our e-mail is apava@yahoo.com, and our local website is www.apavapool.com. The National APA website is www.poolplayers.com. Our office address is 1405 Westshire Lane, Richmond, VA 23238. Note that these by-laws were written in an effort to help clarify the National APA rules in general, or how they may apply to our particular league area. Given that, we reserve the right to uphold and enforce their interpretation as intended by us.

Annual APA Membership Dues

Annual dues (currently $20.00) should be paid, and an application received, the first time a player plays. Any member of a team, whose dues are not paid by the fourth week (the 1st team that reaches the 4th week), will be removed from the roster. Any points earned by the non-paid member(s) will be deducted from the team and awarded to the opponent. Example: If you play on Thursday and Sunday, you must pay your dues on the night that reached your 4th week 1st to retain points earned. Any player(s) without a handicap, even if dues are paid, will be removed from your roster if he/she hasn’t played in the first 7 weeks. It is the captain’s responsibility to collect the membership fee. Once someone plays an APA match, the membership fee is owed, even if the member decides to discontinue playing. The captain will be solely responsible for payment to the league for any membership dues not paid by a member of his/her team! And, the captain must cover those dues prior to his/her continued APA participation in order to avoid penalties. In the unlikely event the captain is no longer a member of the team, the entire team will then become equally responsible for the annual dues of any non-paid members and they must pay their share before their continued participation in the league, to avoid penalties.

Scoresheet (Pick-up/Dropping/Mailing)/Standard Weekly Dues

You are required to pick up your envelope each week, even if your team has a scheduled BYE, as your packet may contain information from the league. Envelopes, containing your full weekly dues (currently $30.00 or $14.00 for a BYE), and scoresheets must be dropped in a blue, APA lock box (currently located @ The Playing Field, Breakers (Southside) and Murphy’s Law) by 8:00 pm the evening following your match. Or, if you are outside the Richmond packet delivery/drop-off area, you are required to mail the same information to us (postmarked) the day following your match. These guidelines are still in effect even if you have rescheduled a match. Both teams must pay full weekly dues even if all 5 matches aren’t played! Each team is responsible for their own packet (scoresheet and dues), and any applicable late fees, even in the event their opponent has offered or agreed to “drop off,” or mail their packet for them. Penalties per session for late scoresheets and/or dues are as follows:

1st offense:  $10.00 late fee 

2nd offense:  A 1-point penalty in 8-ball, 15-point penalty in 9-ball plus a $25.00 late fee.

3rd (or more) offense:  A 3-point penalty in 8-ball, 30-point penalty in 9-ball, plus a $40.00 late fee. 

If the team quit or was terminated by the APA office, all dues (past, present and future) must be paid prior to ANY continued APA participation. Each * next to your team name indicates the number of “lates” your team has had/session. Note that these penalties are guidelines. We do reserve the right to drop any team, or player, from continued APA League participation or activity, at any time, at our sole discretion, if we perceive any problem with collection of dues, etc. In addition, we reserve the right to have your weekly league dues, or any monies owed us, collected in advance of any match, at our sole discretion. Monies owed the league (for weekly dues, fines, forfeits, byes, etc.) are team monies. This means that each player listed on the roster, at the time of these arrears, is equally responsible for his/her share (ex. total monies owed $100.00, with 5 players on the roster at the time =$20.00 owed by each teammate). Returned check fees (additional fees charged when checks are returned by someone’s lender, for any reason), (currently $20.00) are the responsibility of the individual who wrote the check, or authorized the form of payment that was not collectable. Non-team members CANNOT write checks for team memberships, dues, fees, fines, etc., unless the League Operator granted prior permission. Also, no company checks will be accepted unless a name on the check is that of a member of your team. No patches will be awarded to any member who owes money to the league, or whose team he/she is a member of, owes money to the league, until paid. If we find that your team is past due money as a result of a member, or members, of your team using league monies for gambling, tabs, etc., that person or persons will be immediately and indefinitely suspended from any and all APA play, activities and/or events! 

Lost Envelopes and/or Dues

The league is not responsible for lost envelopes and/or dues. Dues should be made payable to the APA via check or money order. A $20.00 fee will be charged for any individual checks, or other forms of payment, returned by your lender, for any reason. This fee, along with the original amount tendered, must be paid to the League office before or on the same night as your next APA match (and received ON TIME), or when requested by the League, in whatever form of payment requested. If not, any points the offending player earned in 9-ball (for each week of the violation), will be deducted from your team and awarded to the opposing team. In 8-ball, a point will automatically be deducted from the offending player’s team for each week of violation. If the offending player won, that point would not only be deducted from your team, but will be awarded to your opponent. Note: These deductions will also apply to any player with money listed next to their name, for any reason (other than membership dues, which have their own payment deadlines and penalties), if not paid as stated above. We will not accept checks from anyone who has had three checks returned by their bank in the same session for any reason, OR at our sole discretion, for any reason. Money owed by a player affects all teams the player plays on! If you question any amount owed by your team, or an individual player on your team, it must be done so the week that the money owed appears on the scoresheet, and during OFFICE HOURS. Any member owing money is ineligible to participate in or attend any APA events/activities until all owed monies are paid. Monies owed must be paid for when they appear (i.e. If you owe money and you play on a Tuesday and Thursday team, you can’t play on Tuesday, without paying what’s owed. If you pay it on Thursday, that won’t cover you for the prior Tuesday match.).

Rescheduling of Matches

Rescheduled matches can be played prior to the scheduled date or no later than one week after the scheduled date, unless other arrangements are cleared with the league office. And, both teams must agree to reschedule (exceptions: week 1 of any session, publicized warning of inclement weather or pre-scheduled APA functions, such as the local Tricup, local Vegas Cup, US Amateur, Singles Regionals or any APA pre-scheduled event (locally or Nationally) that members of your team are participating in. The team requesting the rescheduling must 1) arrange the date & time with the opponent and host location and 2) contact the league office as to the date, time and location of the rescheduled match, to be sure teams will have scoresheets. In addition, as a courtesy to your opponent, please try to give ample notice when you want a match to be rescheduled. Please be aware that not all holidays will be avoided during regular league play. Session schedules are passed out at the beginning of each session and should be adhered to. When rescheduling, players will play at their most current skill levels. If you are required to reschedule a match, or have agreed to do so, in the unlikely event both teams can not agree on the date and/or time to play, the league office will determine the date and time. If neither team shows up, no one earns the points. If team A shows up & team B doesn't, team A will receive the points for the matches they could have played with those present (the 19-rule (Ladies) or 23-rule (Open) requirement is still in effect). Note: When rescheduling the session’s final week match, it MUST first be cleared with our office and MUST be played PRIOR to the original date, NOT after, unless special permission was granted by our office! It is generally considered good sportsmanlike behavior to accommodate a team wishing to reschedule, when at all possible.

Points for Bye’s/Forfeits

Your team will earn 3 points in 8-ball (60 points in 9-ball), for all scheduled Bye’s, for a current cost of $14.00. Bye points are to be paid for the week BEFORE, OF, or AFTER the scheduled Bye (unless the Bye is the final week of the session – see Note). If not paid for, and received ON TIME, we reserve the right to not award the points, or deduct the points (if already awarded). Note: If a team has a Bye in the final week of the regular session, points may only be awarded if the Bye was paid for PRIOR TO or ON the final week (NOT AFTER). One entire team forfeit will award 5 points in 8-ball (75 points in 9-ball), and FULL weekly dues will be owed by both teams. Any team that forfeits 2 entire matches in one session, or notifies the league office that they are folding their team, or discontinues playing in that Division, or is terminated by the league office, for any reason, will be removed from the schedule, when possible. In this event, a new schedule may be issued. Teams that already played the dropped team will have their points adjusted to BYE points, regardless of the actual points earned. The dropped team (players) will be responsible for FULL weekly dues for the entire session. Note that Forfeits and/or Byes WILL NOT count towards the number of scores needed for players to participate in playoffs, Tricups, etc. If the dropped team creates a Bye during the final four weeks of the session, the two teams that would now have Byes will play each other. During playoffs, Tricups & the Vegas Cup, an individual match forfeit in 9-ball is scored 20-0, not 15-0. Playoff dues: $8.00/person who plays, even for non-finished matches ($6.00/person to the league and $2.00/person to the location for table-time). Dues must cover a win (i.e. If a match is tied 2-2 (in 8-ball), or 40-40 (in 9-ball), for one team to win, a 5th match would be required. So, even in the event of a forfeit by one team, both teams would be required to pay full dues of $30.00.). An entire team forfeit DURING PLAYOFFS would require that $18.00 be paid (3 matches required to win), by both teams. 

23-rule Open Division
(Note: same rules apply, but it is the 19-rule in the Ladies Only Division)

This violation cannot occur until the balls are broken in any of the matches that would violate the rule. Ex. you are throwing your third player in 8-ball. To simplify this example, let’s say this player makes your total points thrown equal 19. If you do not have (2) eligible 2’s listed on your roster, you are in violation of the 23-rule. At ANY time after the balls are broken in this match, OR ANY SUBSEQUENT MATCH, the 23-rule has been violated (please also see section Determining Who Will Play/Throws/Time Needed To Shoot). In order to receive the points, as stated in the rulebook, for this violation, please observe the following: 1) you must notify the opposing team (captain, representative, player providing their signature, etc.) that their team has violated the rule, prior to both team representatives signing both scoresheets. And, for our knowledge, you should make a notation on your scoresheet as to the violation. Once BOTH team representatives have SIGNED both scoresheets, agreeing to the match as thrown and scored, there will be no violation. Not providing a signature for your team does not mean a score will not stand. So, please double-check the total points thrown prior to providing your signature! NOTE: This will also apply to 9-ball and to the two senior skill level 9-ball rule. Clarification of the 23-rule in 9-ball: The non-offending team will receive all points it has won up until the match causing the violation. Then, it will receive 15 points for that match and all subsequent matches. The offending team will receive zero points for the entire team match.

Fouls and Game-Losing Situations

Fouls must be called immediately! If a foul has occurred, but is not called during, or immediately after the shot that constituted the foul (ex. double-hit on the cue), there is no foul! So, you cannot let your opponent shoot the next shot and then call the foul on the previous shot. Note: It will be considered a foul if you make a legal hit on your ball, inadvertently move any object ball, and the cue ball then makes contact with an object ball you moved. If, as the shooter, you pocket the 8 or 9-ball, and alter the course of any remaining ball(s) on the table, prior to it (them) coming to a complete stop, and there was just cause to believe there could have been a scratch had the ball(s) not been touched or moved, it will be loss of game in 8-ball (or 2 points, and the break, awarded the opponent in 9-ball). NOTE: This loss of game foul will not be granted if there is a general consensus that there WAS NO POTENTIAL FOR THE CUE BALL TO SCRATCH! (Ex. a cue ball barely rolling in the center of the table when the opponent picked it up or collected the remaining balls on the table would not constitute this loss of game foul. So, please exercise good judgment and sportsmanship!) Also: If you have a “close hit” or “double hit” situation, you must stop the shooter and get a ref (or anyone both teams agree upon) to watch the shot. If you don’t, the call will generally go to the shooter. Once an observer is called, his/her call is FINAL, even if the players or teams still dispute the call.

Skill levels/Scoresheets/Time-outs

Players’ skill levels will only be discussed with the player him/herself, or a member of our Handicap Review Committee (HRC), not with the team captains. Starting with the Fall 2002 Session, new players’ starting Skill Level can only go up, not down, for their first 4 matches played. Regardless of your skill level, NEW players to either format of 8-ball or 9-ball will receive two time-outs for their 1st ever APA match in that new format. Scoresheets are for tracking scores, dues, etc. Additional concerns should be addressed on separate paper or by contacting our office during business hours. Disregard for this may result in penalties that could include point deductions or more severe penalties. The player keeping score needs to place their initials next to the matches he/she scored. When adding an established member to your team, you must verify the Skill Level with our office DURING OFFICE HOURS, to avoid potential penalties for starting a player at the wrong rating. If either the shooter or the shooter’s coach calls for (or suggests) a time-out, one must be taken. Most time-outs should not exceed one minute. If you’re consistently over a minute, and the opposing team asks you to discontinue your time-out, you need to do so. If you don’t, it will be considered a ball-in-hand to your opponent. A coaching time-out should be officially over when 1) the coach REMOVES himself from the table AND 2) the shooter assumes a shooting position. If both have happened and the shooter then asks for additional instruction, a 2nd time-out will have to be taken. If the shooter doesn’t have another time-out, they should be informed as such, and NO further instruction can be given, and it WILL NOT be considered a foul. Note that SOME shots DO require more lengthy coaching, and this is acceptable! So, please exercise good judgment and sportsmanship area! We joined this league to make friends, not enemies! Generally, we will correct errors in scorekeeping when the sheets differ due to simple errors (individual scores agree, but totals were added wrong, or scores are reversed because they were listed next to the wrong team number, etc.). However, we do reserve the right to accept incorrect scores that have been agreed to and received by both teams, generally because neither team knew how to score it, or because we were unable to decipher the scoresheet(s). Ex. Team 7 has a player present for the 5th match of 8-ball (within the Ladies 19-rule or Open 23-rule), and team 8 doesn’t. Neither sheet has a player’ name written to receive credit for the forfeit, and both teams’ sheets are signed, and received, indicating that the final match score was 2-2. Though the score should have been 3-2 in favor of team 7, the score may remain as 2-2. Or, if neither team knew to score an individual 9-ball match forfeit during playoffs as 20-0 vs. 15-0, and we received BOTH teams’ signed scoresheets agreeing to the score as 15-0, that score may also stand – even if the winner would have been different had the match been scored correctly! So, be sure you know how to score a match and that you check both sheets before providing your signature and sending us your sheet! We do reserve the right to NOT score a match (therefore not awarding either team any points) if either team’s sheet was not received on time, or was incomplete/illegible upon receipt. Even if you have split matches/tables, and the opposing team was scoring a particular match, YOUR team is still responsible for CLEARLY documenting all match scores, etc. so that they can be recorded (players’ #’s, innings, etc.).

Adding players/Points/Number of Matches Played/Schedules

You must notify the opposing team prior to starting the match of any additions to your roster. If you do not, any added players are ineligible to play unless both teams agree to allow it. Teams can make necessary changes to their rosters during the first 4 weeks of play. Players can be added to the roster in weeks 5 & 6 ONLY WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE LEAGUE OFFIFCE, during office hours. Players can be added to the roster in weeks 7 & 8 ONLY WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE LEAGUE OFFICE, during office hours & ONLY IF THE PLAYERS HAVE AT LEAST 10 SCORES (in that particular format of 8 or 9-ball). Post week 8, and prior to the final 4 weeks of the session, no more than 2 players can be added to the roster, and can ONLY be added WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE LEAGUE OFFICE, during office hours, and ONLY IF THE PLAYERS HAVE AT LEAST 20 SCORES (in that particular format of 8 or 9-ball). No players can be added for the last 4 weeks of the session (i.e. in a 16 week session, you must have added a player (according to the rules above), PRIOR to your week 12 match – Bye, or no Bye). See rulebook regarding adding of players to qualified teams and Higher Level Tournament (HLT) restrictions on adding players. Eligibility of players for HLT’s, including Tricups, must be addressed with the league office, during office hours, PRIOR to the HLT! Any questions regarding team points or number of matches played for players MUST be questioned the week of the supposed error, no later. We reserve the right to disallow a team to join any session if they weren’t registered by our publicized deadline, OR want to join after the session has started.

Underage Players/Players’ Responsibilities/Captain’s Responsibilities

If a player is found to be underage, that player will be removed from your roster, and any points that player earned for your team will be lost. They will be awarded to your opponent. The team captain should read all correspondence (including the message center on the scoresheet), and relay it to his/her teammates. However, it is the responsibility of every APA member to be familiar with and understand all APA rules/by-laws, etc. and for knowing information discussed at each session’s Players’ Meetings.

Determining Who Will Play/Throws/Time Needed to Shoot

If team A has the responsibility of declaring, or “throwing,” a player first, once team B has verbalized a “throw” or opponent in response, ONLY team B can alter that choice. Teams will play the match as initially “thrown,” unless both teams agree to change, or team A will forfeit that match. The forfeited match will become the fifth match and neither of the players can be played again. Plus, both players’ skill levels will count towards the 19-rule for Ladies or 23-rule for Open Divisions. Once the declared players have LAGGED, neither team can change their “throw,” unless again, both teams agree to do so. ONLY EXCEPTION: Either team can change their throw, EVEN AFTER THE LAG, but before breaking the rack (legally or not), if either team realizes that their thrown player will cause them to exceed the 19 or 23-rule. Note that in this instance, if the team that threw 1st was the one to realize their violation, they could change their throw which would then allow the opponent to change theirs as well. Teams should take no longer than a couple of minutes to determine their “throw.” Once play has begun, players should take no longer than 45 seconds to 1 minute to shoot, unless it’s a “difficult” shot. If the one-minute mark is continually exceeded, this violation must first be brought to the attention of the shooter, in a sportsmanlike manner, as a warning. After the warning, and another time violation, the shooter can be placed on time (via ONE watch, clock, etc.). Exceeding the 1-minute mark now would be considered a ball-in-hand to the opponent, even if you had a difficult shot! The shooter must be notified if he/she is on a clock and one member from each team should sit together to monitor the timepiece being used to call fouls. If one member from each team is not present, agree upon a bystander to monitor the time. If the players are the only two people left in the room, work it out!

Wild card Draws/”Buy-Ins”

For playoff, Tricup and any Vegas Cup wildcard draws, only those teams that meet the following criteria will be eligible: 

• No more than 5 individual match forfeits during the session
• No entire team forfeits during the last two weeks of the session
• All dues, individual and team, must be paid (current) prior to the draw for that division (i.e.: If money is owed us from a Tuesday team, or from an individual on a Tuesday team, everything owed must be paid BEFORE the Tuesday wildcard draw is conducted. So, the money owed can’t be paid on a team playing later in the week to be considered eligible for a draw that takes place for a team that plays earlier in the week.). 

NOTE: When there is a wildcard draw to the Tricup, or directly into the Vegas Cup, there is one more criteria that must be met: Your team must be registered, by the deadline, for the next session, with at least four same members from the team that played in the session from which the wild card is being drawn. Exception: Any Spring Session wild card teams drawn are not currently required to be playing in the Summer Session. ALSO: No team will be eligible for a Tricup wildcard draw if their team had an entire team forfeit during the playoffs! No team will be eligible for a Vegas Cup wildcard draw, when applicable, if they did not have at least one team member play a full match during the Tricup from which that draw is taking place. Additionally, as there is currently no Tricup for the Ladies division, to be eligible for the wildcard to the playoffs in the Ladies Division, your team must be registered for the upcoming session by the final week of the session currently being played.

Any wild card draws, into the Tricup, will be selected from all eligible division teams who have not already qualified for the Tricup. When applicable, total points winners can pay a pre-determined fee for entry into the Tricup (“buy-in”), thus bypassing the playoffs. The Tricup wild card winners will also pay a pre-determined fee for entry (“buy-in”). Currently, the fee is $100.00/team. Note: Last place in the Tricup is currently more than $100.00. Total point winner in the Ladies division currently pays the $100.00 for entry to the Vegas Cup and this is not an option. When there is a deadline for the Tricup “buy-in,” we reserve the right to disqualify a team if the “buy-in” was not received when requested. When possible, wildcard draws will be done in public; however, they will be always be drawn as necessary in order to meet local league deadlines. If a team qualified for the Vegas Cup from the Summer Tricup and requalifies for it in the Fall, the Fall team will become the original team and we may need to draw a wildcard team for the Vegas Cup in order to fill a pre-determined bracket size. In that event, the wildcard will be drawn from all Fall Tricup teams that finished in the runner-up spot.

Playing on Two Tables/Table size Divisions

Teams are not obligated to play on two tables until required (see rulebook). If both teams agree to “go to” two tables, prior to rulebook requirements, this is OK and play must still be continuous play. Subsequent matches would then take place on both tables, regardless of which of the two tables is available for the next match, provided one is available. If both teams agree, prior to the start of the entire match, to complete the match on only one table, you can do so, provided the location is OK with that. These rules will also apply to playoffs, unless otherwise noted. When teams that play on different table sizes meet during the session, the home team will have the table size advantage. Teams will continue their session on the same size table as was declared the first night of play (Exception: if for some reason your table size is made unavailable to you due to no fault of your own). Teams are required to indicate the table size the match was played on where designated on your scoresheet.

Local Playoffs

Local playoffs will be scheduled as necessary in order to meet league deadlines. Playoff locations (unless scheduled at one site) and table sizes will be determined by the order of finish during the regular session. No teams will be allowed to participate in any post-season play if they owe money to the league, unless it’s paid prior to, on the same night they play, and received on time. And, no player will be able to participate in any post-season play if he/she owes money to the league, unless it’s paid that night, and received on time. If the team winning total points is given, and accepts, the "Buy-In" option to the Tricup, 2nd would play the wild card team & 3rd would play 4th, during the 1st round of playoffs. If the team doesn't "Buy-In," 1st would play the wild card team and 2nd would play 3rd, during the 1st round of playoffs. The winners of each would meet in the finals. Note: We will presume the team winning total points WILL “Buy-In” to the Tricup if the team’s captain or co-captain hasn’t indicated otherwise by contacting our office by the day following their final league match. NO runner-up total point winner will be taken to the Tricup. Each player on your team must have played 4 times with your team during the session in order to participate in local playoffs. Local playoff scores will count towards the 7 or 10 needed for Higher Level Tournaments. Playoff schedules, including teams winning total points and the wildcards drawn, can ONLY be found by visiting our website. Note: Your LO’s can play in the league, playoffs & Tricups. Note: We reserve the right to consider your team’s winning playoff match a loss if your packet, containing your scoresheet and all dues (including individual monies owed), is not postmarked and/or dropped on time, even if it is your team’s 1st late!

Tricups/Higher Level Tournaments (HLT’s)

In order to participate in a Tricup, each player must have 10 scores (or 7 – see exception) overall (lifetime in APA), of which 4 were with their team during the session. Exception: New players can participate in the Summer and Fall Tricups with 7 scores if they are on a team with 4 or more new members (no 8-ball scores if playing 8-ball, or no 9-ball scores if playing 9-ball). The next session's scores would also count towards the 7 or 10 needed (when the Tricup is scheduled into the next session). Exception: Upcoming Summer session scores will not count towards those needed for the prior Spring Session Tricup, as the Spring Session is the end of the league year. Players must have a minimum of 10 scores, of which 4 were with their team during the session, by the end of the regular Spring Session, including playoffs, to participate in the Spring Tricup. Any players who do not meet the individual requirements will be ineligible to play and can not be used for the 23-rule (19-rule in Ladies). All HLT’s (including Tricups and Vegas Cups) generally take place on 7’ tables, regardless of the table size you compete on during the session. Any exceptions would need to be approved by the league office. For a team to receive any Tricup money, at least one eligible member of the qualified team must show up and play a full match!

Qualified Vegas Cup or Spring Tricup Teams/Splitting of qualified teams

If your team is qualified for the Vegas Cup or Spring Session Tricup (meaning you have the potential to qualify for the Vegas Cup), every member of your team that does not have at least 20 scores, in that particular format, must be playing in the upcoming Summer session, even if on a different team. If your team qualified to the Vegas Cup from the Summer Session Tricup, and you want to split the team into two teams (so they’re BOTH qualified for the Vegas Cup), you must do so in the FALL Session. Plus, all other criteria for eligibility must be met, and maintained.

Tiebreaks

When teams are tied that NEVER met during the session, the winner(s) will be the team(s) that earned the most points for the final 4 weeks of the session that doesn’t include bye’s or forfeits for any team(s).

Singles Qualifiers/Special Tournaments

As an APA member, YOU are responsible to know the rules & eligibility requirements for your participation in ANY AND ALL APA formats, events, tournaments, etc. If you participated, but were ineligible to do so, those scores WILL remain in your record, affecting your handicap, but CAN NOT be used towards the number of scores required for eligibility to participate in APA tournaments or events. As an event director, you must follow ALL rules and submit the participant’s money AS SUBMITTED to you for his/her participation in such events. When events take place at a location with an APA lock box, you must “drop” ALL money received the day of the event, or are held responsible for it.

Patches

To earn any weekly patches we offer, the award must be clearly marked on the award-winners scoresheet the week it was earned (WITHOUT EXCEPTION), and the scoresheet must be received on time (phone calls indicating an award was earned, but not marked, are not acceptable). If you earned an award, and it wasn’t received the following week (even if you had a bye), you must contact our office (or send a note in your packet, on separate paper) THAT WEEK! If it was earned, clearly marked, and not received, we will gladly get it to you. If earned, but above guidelines weren’t followed, you can purchase the patch for $3.00! Only ONE patch (of each type offered) will be awarded (at our expense) per person/session. Players who earn an additional 8-Break, 8-Break & Run, 9-Break , 9-Break & Run, or Rackless Night in the same session, will receive a pin (at our expense), and no other patches or pins, of that particular award, will be awarded/session.

Travel Fund

Only teams qualifying for, and competing in, any National tournament in Las Vegas will receive the travel fund designated for that event. Any team that qualifies for a Vegas tournament and doesn’t participate in the event, for any reason, will forfeit their rights to this money (i.e., To collect, and retain, any travel fund monies, at least one eligible member of the qualified team must participate in the National event that his/her team is qualified!). If not, all eligible members of that qualified team will be responsible for their equal share of 100% reimbursement to the league, to include ALL travel fund monies paid to (or for) that team, including entry fees, within 10 days of the league’s request for such reimbursement, or face legal action.

We have put in place the following SPORTSMANSHIP GUIDE to handle verbal abuse, language (profanity), physical contact, and any other sportsmanship problems (relative to host location staff/customers, APA members, non-members, or this League’s Operators, staff, acting representatives, tournament directors, etc). Note that these guidelines are minimum suggested penalties and are not limited to these offenses or recommendations. Based upon the specific circumstance, this league office reserves the right to impose lesser, or even stronger penalties. It is important that those ladies and gentlemen, who cannot act as such, or ensure their guests act as such, adjust their behavior or risk being removed from the league. Though we do realize that sportsmanship issues may be subjective in nature, we reserve the right to determine it, or any disruptive behavior, and the penalties for such, at our sole discretion. An example of “sharking” would be breaking down your cue stick when your opponent is shooting (usually on the 8-ball), standing in the line of your opponent’s shot, or continually making comments, noises, etc. during your opponent’s shot or turn at the table. Verbal abuse may consist of name-calling, threats, profanity, or any language that could be considered harassing or embarrassing. Physical contact is the hostile physical contact between any persons as stated above (bumping, shoving, pushing, etc.).

If, as an APA member, you are involved in inappropriate physical contact with ANYONE, when that encounter was a result of your initial presence for ANY APA sanctioned or sponsored event, you are suspended immediately until such time that appropriate action(s) can be determined! Note that suspension includes participation in ALL APA league play, as well as participation or inclusion in ANY other APA related event, tournament or activity.

September 2004