3 and 2 Pool League USA

Players

Have your quarters and your cue stick ready

COIN FLIP

Home team player flips the coin. Visiting player calls it. Winner of the coin toss may
Elect to break or pass to their opponent. Split quarters or alternate.

RACKING

Eight-ball inside top center behind the first ball in the rack, mix up all others, not all stripes on one side, etc. Home team player flips coin for who breaks, visitor calls it.
Split quarters or alternate. The breaker (winner of each game breaks), the loser racks (all balls touching). Breaker may request a re-rack.

8 ON BREAK

Eight on the break wins. Eight on the break & scratch loses, or 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 cold 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)