These Local Bylaws govern local league play and Local Team Championship play only. They have no bearing on rulings in regional or national APA events.
The players fund is a percentage of the weekly dues and is paid back 100% to the players. The fund covers the following:
- Trophies, patches and tournaments
- End-of-session prizes
- Travel assistance for the teams that qualify for the National Team Championships
- Awards and incentives
- End-of-session MVP tournaments
2.1. Team fees. Team fees are $40 per week for all scheduled matches, regardless of the number of games played, including forfeits and the division playoffs. As the League Office is not responsible for cash, we recommend all weekly dues be paid by check. If you pay by check, please make it payable to South OC APA. A $10 service fee will be charged for any returned check.
2.2. Pre-payment of fees. Any team that pre-pays league fees for the entire session, on or before the fourth week of play, will not be charged for the final week of the regular session.
2.3. Teams that are Past Due at Session End. If a team is past due at the end of the session, part of the past due amount will be charged to each player on the team. The team captain will not be allowed to play in the league until the entire past due amount is paid. Other members of the team will not be allowed to participate until they pay the amount individually charged to them. Any team that allows a player to play who has not paid past due amounts to the league will receive zero points for that week.
8-Ball teams will be awarded one (1) bonus point and 9-Ball teams will be awarded ten (10) bonus points for:
- Fully completing the team scoresheet,
- Collecting all fees due for the week, and
- Submitting the team packet at the drop-off location no later than 7:30 PM the day after league play.
The handling of weekly scoresheets will be as follows.
4.1. A number of host locations will be designated as pick-up/drop-off locations.
4.2. Each team will select a pick-up/drop-off location where they would like to pick up their weekly packets.
4.3. If a team is playing at a designated pick-up/drop-off location, they can drop off their packets at that location at the end of play that night.
A team who violates the 23-Rule will receive a warning upon first offense. The team will lose all points for any subsequent violations of this rule, and the opposing team will receive those points.
In the cases where the 23-Rule is knowingly violated (determined by the league office), the team violating the rule will lose all points regardless of whether it was a first offense or not.
Refer to pg. 33-34 of the Official Team Manual for national rule.
For coaching guidelines, refer to pg. 25-26 of the Official Team Manual. Consistent attempts to take too many time-outs will result in a sportsmanship violation or loss of bonus points.
- Three (3) points are awarded for all byes in 8-ball.
- Bonus points are not applicable to byes.
- No weekly team fee is due for byes.
8.1. Forfeit Times. The first individual match is considered forfeited fifteen (15) minutes after league start time, with leniency for new teams. The second individual match is considered forfeited five (5) minutes after that.
8.2. Forfeit Points. Teams will be awarded one (1) point for a forfeited match in 8-ball and fifteen (15) points for a forfeited match in 9-ball.
Teams must call the League Office to obtain approval for make-up matches. Partial make-up matches (less than five matches) will not be allowed. All make-up matches must be completed within three weeks of the originally scheduled match date, and prior to the last two weeks of the session. No make-up matches will be approved the last two weeks of any session. The League Office has sole authority to make exceptions in rare cases. The League Office, at its discretion, has the authority to mandate a make-up match be scheduled and played. Refusal to arrange and play a make-up match mandated by the League Office will result in forfeiture of points by the team refusing to play and full weekly league fees will be assessed.
Teams that drop out on or after the fourth (4th) week of the session owe the APA the balance of ALL weekly fees for the remainder of that session. If the balance due is not paid in full, then each player who wishes to continue to participate in the APA league must pay their prorated portion of uncollected fees. This applies even if the player(s) is on more than one team and remains active on the other team(s).
Summer Session teams that qualify for the Local Team Championship must finish in the top half of their division in the Fall and Spring Session of the current league year. Fall Session teams that qualify for the Local Team Championship must finish in the top half of their division in the subsequent Spring Session of the current league year. Teams that do not finish in the top half of their division in the session(s) following qualification are subject to heavy scrutiny of their handicaps and/or loss of eligibility.
In the game of 8-ball, to properly mark the pocket, a coaster or some other reasonable marker must be placed next to the pocket the 8-ball is intended to enter. To avoid confusion, you may not mark the pocket with chalk.
If a player intentionally disturbs the natural layout of the table during the course of the game, this is a loss of game for that player. A loss of game in 9-ball awards the winning player all points left on the table.
