Prior to the coin flip, exchange
any play changes or new player list with other team, including
rank if known. On the back of the scorecard, please write
the names of all players and phone numbers if possible, especially
the first night, include their last APA skill level if they
have one (unknown =4). BCA 9 or better, start 7, 8's as 6,
7's as 5, all others as 4. New player, no league experience,start
as follows: women =2, men=3.
COIN
FLIP
- Home team captain flips the coin. Visiting team captain
calls it
- Winner of the coin toss may elect to put up first
or pass to their opponent
- Play 5 matches, alternate
putting up a player first, after each match
PLAYER SELECTION
- Putting a player up should take a couple of minutes.
Once named, it stands unless the 18 point violation occurs.
Selecting a player may take 0-3 minutes
- Team putting up first clearly calls the name of their
player to the opposing team captain
- The opposing team then
has 0-3 minutes to select their player. Once play has started,
it must be continued through the last match. No waiting
for a player > top
3 MEN MAX
- Exceeding 18 point: If the first game rack isn't broken
and the team realizes the error, they may replace the player… no
penalty
- The opposing team may change their player. If the rack
is broken, the match will be awarded to the other team as
a default win 2 points, zero ball count
- Then continue
to the next match… both players would owe $5.00. Neither
of you catch the error before the end of the night and
a clean scorecard is turned in, it will stand as played > top
8 ON BREAK
- Eight on the break wins
- Eight on the break & scratch
loses
- Eight on the break and cue ball goes off the
table, loses
- Eight ball off the table loses anytime
LEGAL BREAK
- Four (4) balls go to a rail, on any ball (stripe or
solid) is pocketed
- Scratching on the break results in a ball in hand anywhere
behind the head string line, cue ball goes to your opponent.
Open table after the break
ILLEGAL BREAK
- Scratching on the break or cue
ball off the table and 4 balls not going to a rail and
no ball pocketed, breaker racks and their opponent breaks
SCRATCHES
- Scratch anytime results in a ball in hand anywhere
on the table. Scratching on the eight ball loses. Shooting
the eight ball and cue ball goes off the table, loses
- Eight ball off the table loses anytime
BALL IN HAND FOUL
- A foul and a ball in hand to your opponent. Dropping
anything on the cue ball (chalk, keys, drink, etc.), Any
non-performance shot (failure to hit one of your (solid
or stripe) balls first
- No split-hits (any ball on the
table not going to a rail (the cue ball or pocketing
a ball) after hitting your object ball. A ball off the
table is spotted and it is the other shooter's turn with
a ball in hand
CUE BALL
- Moving the cue ball accidentally with your hand or your
cue (shirt, arm, leg) double hit
- Once a foul has occurred
and been called and acknowledged (any team player can
call it).
OBJECT BALL
- If an object ball is moved accidentally, it must
be moved back to its original position before any ball
goes through that point. If not, a foul has occurred
- Ball
hanging and dropping in pocket after 8 seconds is respotted
where it was sitting at the pocket and play is resumed
PLACING A BALL IN HAND
- Off the break anywhere behind the string line, any other
time anywhere on the table
- Ball must be placed by hand only,
nothing else, no cue, period. Care should be given
- In
this area because any touching of any ball (while placing
the ball) results in a foul
- Cue ball goes to your opponent
NO COACHING
- No coaching; however, you may ask your team captain or
your opponent whether you have the stripes or solids
- You
may ask for a ruling on a hit, or what is required on
a frozen ball for a good hit from both team captains
- No
reference to English or where to hit the ball
- You may
ask if the table is still open
- You may ask if a foul
was committed against you or you may ask someone to watch
a hit
PLAYING
- You have the stripes or solids. You may shoot in any
order all the balls in your category until you are on the
eight
- Clearly call which pocket the eight ball is going into,
get an acknowledgement from someone on the other team
- The
eight ball is the only ball that must be called
- All
others count if pocketed
DRAW
- If your position is bad and you cannot decide what to
do, you may hand your opponent the cue ball, ball in hand.
Should they have the same dilemma as you, they in turn
hand the cue ball back to you (3 times)
- No shot, it's
a draw or if you both decide the game is a draw, re-rack.
Same person breaks again. If however, one of you wishes
to continue, keep shooting or giving up a ball in hand
until both players stop shooting and as above, it's a draw
WINNING
- Count the number of balls left on table by your opponent
- Tell
both scorekeepers if you won and the ball count
- Play
to your ranking
- The winner of each game gets the ball
count of the losers number of balls left on the table
- Winner
of the match receives 2 points, rubber game gets 1 point
or zero points
- If you start breaking down your cue at
the end of a match in front of your opponent, your
opponent stops shooting and gets the win right then!
MONEY DUE
- If you played, you owe $5.00
- If you get an eight on
the break, you would deduct $1.00. Now you owe only $4.00
- If
you make a break and run, you would deduct another $1.00.
Now you would only pay a total of $3.00 for your match.
- In
other words, you could win or lose the match and still
only owe $3.00
- Errors on points, ball counts must be corrected
by the following week or stand as being correct. No exceptions
SPORTSMANSHIP
- Observe common courtesy. Unsportsmanlike conduct
can get you suspended
- Intimidation tactics (vocal or otherwise)
will not be tolerated
- When your turn is over, please move back from the table
and let your opponent shoot
ESTABLISHMENT
- The house supercedes any rule of the 3&2 league.
If you are barred from there, resolve it with management
or stay out
- The 3&2 reserves the
right to disqualify any player for misconduct (fighting,
etc.) or for being a professional pool player (ringer)
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