Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Why is the
league sanctioned with the BCA Pool League?
The league was founded as a sanctioned BCA Pool League. Being sanction gives us access to
the Leaguesys scorekeeping program and database.
The league records are maintained from the start of the league until
today. Members are also eligible to
compete in the BCA Pool League tournament held in Las Vegas every year. Occasionally, our members have gone
to represent the league in that tournament.
Can we use BCA
Pool League rules without being sanctioned?
Yes, we can use the rules, but we would need to maintain our own database of
records and write our own scorekeeping program.
Further, we would not receive rule updates and would not be eligible to
enter the BCA Pool League national tournament.
The cost of being a member of the BCA Pool League national organization
is about 28₵ per week. We will remain a BCA Pool League
sanctioned league.
Is anybody
allowed to be used as a substitute player?
No, the substitute must be a member of the national BCA Pool League with
currently paid dues.
If I have
someone willing to substitute that is not a member, what should I do?
If you can find someone willing to substitute that is not a member you
must collect the $15 annual BCA Pool
League membership and get it to Bill
Turechek prior to having the person play in the league.
Scores will not be entered for
non-members.
How do I find a
substitute player?
There is a list of substitute players available on the website. You can also use a player from
another team in the league if they are not playing on the given evening (hint: check which team has a bye, if any).
If a player is
missing and there is no substitute, what is entered on the score sheet?
Write “No Player” in the field “Full Name” on any of the five lines available
for a player’s name. It’s always
clearer when the bottom slot is used for the missing player. Enter 0 for that player’s average. Enter 0 for each game for that
player. Enter
WF (win by forfeit) as each
opponent’s score for the game that would have been played against the missing
player. The WF is scored as 10
points for the team, but the scorekeeping program does not include it in the
player’s individual handicap calculation.
Select the player with the highest average on the opposing team and enter
0 for his average. This will make
the handicap total be computed for 4 players on each team so that the team with
the missing player doesn’t end up with a huge handicap advantage.
How is the
handicap for each round computed?
To
determine the
handicap one team receives from the other, total the
handicap
of each competing
member on each team individually and
subtract
the total of the
team with the lower team total from the total of the team with the higher team
total. Multiply the difference by 1.2 and
round to the nearest whole number.
Divide the resulting product by 5 and if there is no remainder then enter the
quotient as the handicap per round for each round. If the division resulted in a
remainder being produced, then the quotient is used for the first rounds and
each of the last rounds will use the quotient plus one until the remainder is
exhausted. For example, if the
computed handicap is 17 then the handicap entered for each of rounds 1, 2, and 3
will be 3 and the handicap entered for each of rounds 4 and 5 will be 4.
What if the total score
for each team is equal at the end of a round, which team wins the round?
If the score at the
end of any round after the handicap is applied is equal then the team with the
most wins in that round wins the round.
What if the total score
for each team is equal at the end of the entire match, which team wins the match
round?
If the score at the
end of the match after the handicap is applied is equal then the team with the
most wins during the match wins the round associated with the match total.