UNIQUE VENDING BY DALE
DART LEAGUE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
***RESCHEDULING A MATCH*** Any team with 2 makeups will not be allowed to reschedule another match until at least one of those matches is played.
CAPTAINS RULES – It is mandatory that team captains attend the captains meetings. Captains should know the rules and also know how to keep score properly. Home team captains are responsible for accuracy of score sheets and all league fees.
MEMBERSHIP – There is a one time $5.00 fee for UNIQUE VENDING DART LEAGUE membership. This is due by the third week of league along with one of the white membership cards filled out completely. (It is very important that if anyone has change of address or changes their phone number that they fill out another card and write on it “new phone number or new address” on it) Anyone who comes in as a sub and plays more than 2 matches must pay for a membership.
LEAGUE FEE’S – League fee’s are as follows:
1.) Doubles League – $12.00 per team ($6.00 per player) each week.
3.) 301/Cricket League – $24.00 per team ($6.00 per player) each week.
Not everyone pays every week and some pay different amounts, so in order for Cathy to keep track of who pays and who doesn’t we ask that you write on the envelope who paid what that night. That way we can distribute the money correctly at the end of the season.
NDA FEE’S – There is a once a year fee of $8.00 for the NDA Association.
STARTING TIME – League starting times for Sunday night league are as follows:
East Valley – 6:30PM
West Valley – 5:00PM and 7:00PM
Schoonerville In-House – 4:30PM and 6:30PM
All other nights are 7:30PM. There is a 15-minute grace period and that is it.
WARM UP DARTS – You are allowed a maximum of 6 darts thrown per person before your next game. You are not allowed at any time to throw any darts on another board if you are in a game.
STARTING A MATCH – The visiting team always has the option of which board to play on. If there is more than one match being played the visiting team captains will toss a coin to determine what board their match will be played on.
MACHINE ABUSE – Any league player that hits, kicks, pushes or causes the dart machine to move during a league game will cause his or her team to forfeit that game. If that player does it a second time it will cause his or her team to forfeit that game and the rest of that dart match. This is to be noted on the score sheet. If that player does it a third time that player will not be allowed to play for the rest of the season. Any player that causes a machine to malfunction or stop working will lose that game and the match will move to another machine and offending team will be responsible for remaining quarters to finish match.
SUBS – A sub may be used as long as:
1.) They do not play on another team in the same division.
2.) A sub must have the same or lower ppd or mpr as the person they are playing for (even if it is a handicap league).
3.) If a sub is brought in that has never played for UNIQUE VENDING and throws way over what the player they subbed for does could be cause for forfeit of all games the sub played in.
4). A sub may be used in the last two weeks of the season only if they are a UNIQUE VENDING registered player. (Any team using an unregistered player will forfeit all games the sub played in.)
If a sub cannot be found you may play the match using the 151 rule. In 301 the absent player’s score is automatically marked down to 151 and the absent player’s partner must go out before the opposing score falls to 150 or less. In 501 and in cricket you must skip the missing player’s turn.
MAKE UP MATCHES – If for any reason a match is not going to be played it is the responsibility of the team captain whose team can’t play to call the office or the person running that league to let them know that there won’t be an envelope to pick up that night. If you do not do this and we go to that location to pick up the envelope and there is not one there your team will be charged a fine of $10.00.
The team captain of the team requesting a makeup match is responsible for calling the other team captain to reschedule and calling the office to let them know when it will be played. If you are the captain of the team that agreed to doing a make-up and weeks go by and you do not hear from the other team captain then please pick up the phone and call them. Do not wait till the end of the season and then come to us and say they never called to do the make-up and expect us to give the other team a forfeit. If you call them and they never get back to you then let us know and we will take care of it.
The match must be played at original location of the scheduled match. Unless deemed by Dale & Cathy no make-up matches will be allowed to be played after the last night of the season. That means you should plan your make up matches before the last night of the season!
FORFEITS – If the other team does not show up for the match or arrives after 7:00pm for Sunday leagues and after 8:00pm for all other leagues a forfeit can be called on the other team. A team must give another team plenty of time in advance if they are not going to be able to play. The score for a forfeit game is as follows: The team forfeiting will get 0 wins and 12 loses or 14 loses depending what league it is, and the other team will get 8 wins 4 loses or 9 wins 5 loses depending on what league it is. When calling a forfeit an envelope must be turned in with a reason for the forfeit. The team calling the forfeit MUST also pay the league fees for that night. The office will determine any forfeit called during the last two weeks of season if it is legitimate or not.
PROTESTS – Any and all protests must be submitted on our protest form enclosed in your dart packet. Also the front of the envelope must be marked “protested match“. The office will determine if the protest is justified or not and make a decision on that match. Absolutely NO VERBAL PROTESTS will be accepted.
PROPOSAL FORMS – If anyone has a complaint, suggestion, question, compliment or other please fill out on of our proposal forms and put it in an envelope to be turned in with score sheet that night.
TEAM MONEY – Any team not having paid their entire league fees in full by the last night of the season MUST contact the office or they might not be eligible for team trophies or team money. If teams is in position to receive a trophy and are in the red they will forfeit that position and the next team with the most wins will receive trophies for that position. NO ACCEPTIONS! All league fees must be paid by the last night of league. This is the captain’s responsibility. We do not condone any players not paying their league fees, but if the team is ok with it then we will deduct what is owed at the end of the season from their winnings. However if a player does not pay on a doubles league and the other player is not ok with this then that player will not be allowed to play in any tournaments (including tournaments outside of Unique Vending) until they make it right with the other player. If your league fees are not paid up and your team is in the red at the end of the season you and your partner(s) will not be allowed to play in our dart leagues until you are paid up.
TIES – The winner of tie at the end of the season will be determined by which team won the most games against the other team. If that is the same amount then a playoff will have to be played.
AWARDS – Teams will receive $1.00 for each win in all leagues. Leagues having seven or more teams will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and any league having six or less teams will be awarded 1st and 2nd place trophies. There will also be Top Gun and MVP trophies for each league. A league must have at least 3 fulltime female players to have ladies Top Gun or MVP trophy. You cannot miss more than 2 weeks to be eligible for a Top Gun or MVP trophy.
TROPHY PRESENTATION – At the end of each league season we will have a trophy party and tournament for all players who played in that league. Trophy parties will be held in each area soon after leagues end. There will be food, trophies, team winnings and dart tournament. These parties are for you so please come.
CONDUCT & SPORTSMANSHIP – If any conflicts happen between any players you are to contact Dale or Cathy immediately! Distracting behavior by opponents while a player is throwing is not allowed. (Trash talking, etc.) Treat other players the way you would like to be treated.
GENERAL RULES – It is the player’s own responsibility to see that the dart machine displays his or her player number before throwing any darts. Any darts thrown before the dart machine changes players will not count and cannot be thrown over.
On a thrown dart, the dart must make contact with the board before the player’s foot makes contact with the floor in front of the throw line. A player must receive a warning from the opposing captain. If the problem continues contact Dale or Cathy.
If a player throws out of turn and ends the game on that turn, their team loses that game.
If a player walks out in the middle of a game that team loses that game. If that player does not return to finish that match then you must play the 151 rule. You cannot pull someone else in to play for that person.
THANK YOU – We want to thank you for playing in our dart leagues and we want everyone to have fun and enjoy playing.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!!