Since the inception of the BCAPL, the BCAPL National Office has strived to codify, in The Official Rules of the BCA Pool League, as many of the formerly gray areas and fine details as possible concerning the rules. Before that, it was frequently only upon the whim of whatever head referee was on duty that your fate depended concerning the interpretation of any given rule. Now it is far more clear. The BCAPL has received an overwhelmingly favorable response to its efforts, and does not intend to rest on its laurels.
Over the last three years, we have put the same effort into codifying the previously mysterious world of tournament administration and event specific rules. The current result is the Tournament Regulations for the 2010 BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships.
All you have to do is take the time to read the Tournament Regulations - just a few minutes - and you will know where you stand concerning any number of potentially event altering rules and regulations. The dress code has been incorporated into the Tournament Regulations as well. We understand that the document is not perfect or totally comprehensive yet. There are still a few details in the Event Newsletter that are yet to be included.
You will notice a few changes in the dress code enforcement procedures for 2010, particularly in team play. For details, please refer to the Tournament Regulations at:
http://www.playbca.com/portals/0/2010_8-ball/10_Regs_NDC.pdf
There are also significant changes to the enforcement of score sheet substitution and line-up errors in team play. The BCAPL is recognizes that the game should be primarily decided on the table, and not by who has the best clerical skills. To be sure, there are still penalties to be incurred from improper substitutions, but not so much now from the simple act of getting players out of order by mistake.
Much of this information is duplicated in the "...Bans Ipods..." thread. It is time for that thread to die, as many of the earlier posts are no longer completely accurate. For the proper answer to event specific information, please refer directly to the Tournament Regulations.
In addition, please note that complete copies of the Tournament Regulations will be freely available at several locationas around the tournament venue, and that a complete copy will be provided to every team captain upon check-in. With those measures, combined with the link above where the document is currently posted, there is absolutely no reason any player should be able to lay a vaild claim to ignorance of the document before ther first match (see BCAPL Rule 1.1).
:smile:
Buddy Eick
BCAPL National Head Referee
BCAPL Director of Referee Training
Technical Editor, BCAPL Rule Book
bcapl_referee@cox.net
Find the Official Rules of the BCA Pool League here:
http://www.playbca.com/Downloads/Rulebook/CompleteRulebook/tabid/372/Default.aspx
* The contents of this post refer to BCA Pool League (BCAPL) Rules only. The BCAPL National Office has authorized me to act in an official capacity regarding questions about BCAPL Rules matters in public forums.
* Neither I nor any BCAPL referee make any policy decisions regarding BCAPL Rules. Any and all decisions, interpretations, or Applied Rulings are made by the BCAPL National Office and are solely their responsibility. BCAPL referees are enforcers of rules, not legislators. BCAPL Rules 9.5.3 and 9.5.4 apply.
* No reference to, inference concerning, or comment on any other set of rules (WPA, APA, VNEA, TAP, or any other set of rules, public or private) is intended or should be derived from this post unless specifically stated.
* For General Rules, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, and 14.1 Continuous: there is no such thing as "BCA Rules" other than in the sense that the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) publishes various rules, including the World Pool-Billiard Association's "World Standardized Rules" for those games. The BCA does not edit, nor is responsible for the content of, the World Standardized Rules. The Official Rules of the BCAPL is a separate and independent set of rules and, to avoid confusion, should not be referred to as "BCA Rules".
* Since 2004, there is no such thing as a "BCA Referee". The BCA no longer has any program to train, certify or sanction billiards referees or officials.
* The BCAPL has no association with the Billiard Congress of America other than in their capacity as a member of the BCA.
* The BCAPL has not addressed every imaginable rules issue, nor will it ever likely be able to, as evidenced by the seemingly endless situations that people dream up or that (more frequently) actually happen. If I do not have the answer to a question I will tell you so, then I will get a ruling from the BCAPL National Office and get back to you as soon as I can. If deemed necessary, the BCAPL will then add the ruling to the "Applied Rulings" section of The Official Rules of the BCA Pool League.
Over the last three years, we have put the same effort into codifying the previously mysterious world of tournament administration and event specific rules. The current result is the Tournament Regulations for the 2010 BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships.
All you have to do is take the time to read the Tournament Regulations - just a few minutes - and you will know where you stand concerning any number of potentially event altering rules and regulations. The dress code has been incorporated into the Tournament Regulations as well. We understand that the document is not perfect or totally comprehensive yet. There are still a few details in the Event Newsletter that are yet to be included.
You will notice a few changes in the dress code enforcement procedures for 2010, particularly in team play. For details, please refer to the Tournament Regulations at:
http://www.playbca.com/portals/0/2010_8-ball/10_Regs_NDC.pdf
There are also significant changes to the enforcement of score sheet substitution and line-up errors in team play. The BCAPL is recognizes that the game should be primarily decided on the table, and not by who has the best clerical skills. To be sure, there are still penalties to be incurred from improper substitutions, but not so much now from the simple act of getting players out of order by mistake.
Much of this information is duplicated in the "...Bans Ipods..." thread. It is time for that thread to die, as many of the earlier posts are no longer completely accurate. For the proper answer to event specific information, please refer directly to the Tournament Regulations.
In addition, please note that complete copies of the Tournament Regulations will be freely available at several locationas around the tournament venue, and that a complete copy will be provided to every team captain upon check-in. With those measures, combined with the link above where the document is currently posted, there is absolutely no reason any player should be able to lay a vaild claim to ignorance of the document before ther first match (see BCAPL Rule 1.1).
:smile:
Buddy Eick
BCAPL National Head Referee
BCAPL Director of Referee Training
Technical Editor, BCAPL Rule Book
bcapl_referee@cox.net
Find the Official Rules of the BCA Pool League here:
http://www.playbca.com/Downloads/Rulebook/CompleteRulebook/tabid/372/Default.aspx
* The contents of this post refer to BCA Pool League (BCAPL) Rules only. The BCAPL National Office has authorized me to act in an official capacity regarding questions about BCAPL Rules matters in public forums.
* Neither I nor any BCAPL referee make any policy decisions regarding BCAPL Rules. Any and all decisions, interpretations, or Applied Rulings are made by the BCAPL National Office and are solely their responsibility. BCAPL referees are enforcers of rules, not legislators. BCAPL Rules 9.5.3 and 9.5.4 apply.
* No reference to, inference concerning, or comment on any other set of rules (WPA, APA, VNEA, TAP, or any other set of rules, public or private) is intended or should be derived from this post unless specifically stated.
* For General Rules, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, and 14.1 Continuous: there is no such thing as "BCA Rules" other than in the sense that the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) publishes various rules, including the World Pool-Billiard Association's "World Standardized Rules" for those games. The BCA does not edit, nor is responsible for the content of, the World Standardized Rules. The Official Rules of the BCAPL is a separate and independent set of rules and, to avoid confusion, should not be referred to as "BCA Rules".
* Since 2004, there is no such thing as a "BCA Referee". The BCA no longer has any program to train, certify or sanction billiards referees or officials.
* The BCAPL has no association with the Billiard Congress of America other than in their capacity as a member of the BCA.
* The BCAPL has not addressed every imaginable rules issue, nor will it ever likely be able to, as evidenced by the seemingly endless situations that people dream up or that (more frequently) actually happen. If I do not have the answer to a question I will tell you so, then I will get a ruling from the BCAPL National Office and get back to you as soon as I can. If deemed necessary, the BCAPL will then add the ruling to the "Applied Rulings" section of The Official Rules of the BCA Pool League.
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