FIRST MANDATORY MEETING OF 2023-2024 SEASON ( OCT 17^TH 2023 )

1. POOL TABLES.

THE RULE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY ON 2 TABLES, DOES NOT START

UNTIL 9;30 PM NOT BEFORE.

IF YOU WANT TO START A MATCH EARLY, YOU MUST INFORM THE OTHER

TEAM IN ADVANCE, NOT WHEN THEY COME TO THE BAR . IT IS THEIR

DECISION ON WETHER TO START EARLY OR NOT. AND ALSO YOU WILL

PLAY ON 1 TABLE. IN THE MIDDLE 0F WINTER, WHEN THE WEATHER

IS BAD ( LIKE SNOWING HEAVY OR ICY ), YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY

ON 2 TABLES EARLY TO PLAY THE MATCH, AFTER TALKING TO AN

OFFICER. AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM IN THAT TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE .

2. WEEKLY FEES

SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT THE WEEKLY FEES ARE $10. NOT SO

THIS WAS IN SUMMER LEAGUE NOT IN OUR CPBA WINTER LEAGUE.

THE WEEKLY FEE IS $6 DOLLARS + $2 FOR TABLE FEES. THEREFORE

POOL NIGHT WILL COST YOU $8 DOLLARS. YOU CAN EITHER PAY THE

BAR THE TABLE FEES OR USE QUARTERS AT THE TABLES.

3. TOURNAMENTS

THE MEN’S SINGLES TOURNAMENT IS COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 4^TH.

THE SILVER DOLLAR SCOTCH DOUBLES IS ON NOVEMBER 11^TH

SIGN UP WITH SHELLY BREWER

THE WOMEN’S SINGLES TOURNAMENT IS ON NOVEMBER 18^TH.

THE MIXED TEAM TOURNAMENT (MEN & WOMEN ) IS ON DEC.9^TH.

THE WOMEN’S DOUBLES TOURNAMENT IS ON JANUARY 6^TH

THE MEN’S DOUBLES TOURNAMENT IS ON JANUARY 13^TH.

4. PLAYING ON A DIFFERENT NIGHT.

IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE TO PLAY ON ADIFFERENT NIGHT OTHER

THAN THE SCHEDULED NIGHT, YOU HAVE TO LET AN OFFICER KNOW

BEFORE HAND, SO WE CAN KEEP THE SCORE SHEETS UPDATED PROPERLY

5. STATE

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY SOME MEN, THAT WHEN THERE IS A STATE

TOURNAMENT, ( ACS, IOMA AND ISPA )

( DAVENPORT, WATERLOO, AND DES MOINES )

THAT WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE MEN’S LEAGUE PLAY ON TUESDAY ON THE

SCHEDULE INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAY, BECAUSE SOME MEN HAVE TO PLAY ON

WEDNESDAY AT STATE. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT TEAMS WILL NOT HAVE TO

FIND A WAY TO PLAY ON A DIFFERENT NIGHT OTHER THAN WEDNESDAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK.? ( AT THE MEETING, THE MEN VOTED YES FOR THIS )

6. FOULS

IN OUR RULES WHEN A FOUL CALLER CALLS A FOUL, YOU MUST YIELD TO

THE FOUL CALLER. YOU CAN TALK TO THE FOUL CALLER IF YOU

DISAGREE WITH THE CALL, BUT IF HE OR SHE DOESN’T BACK DOWN THEN

YOU MUST YIELD TO THE CALL. THIS IS NOT A PERFECT ANSWER

TO THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS THE BEST WE CAN DO. AN OFFICER USUALLY

IS NOT AROUND TO MAKE A DECISION ON A SHOT. JUST BE SURE THAT

BOTH PLAYERS UNDERSTAND THIS. YOU CAN EASILY CALL A NUETRAL

FOUL CALLER, OR YOU CAN TAKE A VIDEO WITH YOUR PHONE ALSO.

7. TIME ON SHOTS

TAKING TOO LONG TO TAKE A SHOT. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE.

IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS TAKING TOO LONG TO TAKE THEIR SHOT, TALK

TO THEIR CAPTAIN . IF IT IS THE CAPTAIN. TALK TO THE TEAM. IF IT DOES

NOT SPEED UP, CALL AN OFFICER, AND BOTH TEAMS WILL BE PUT ON THE

CLOCK. AND EACH TEAM WILL HAVE 45 SECONDS TO SHOOT THEIR SHOTS.

CAPTAINS OR CO-CAPTAINS FROM EACH TEAM WILL TIME THE SHOTS.

NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY LATER THAN THEY HAVE TO.

8. ANY MORE MATTERS ANYONE WANTS TO BRING UP.?

9. TIM CRAM BROUGHT IT UP THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE THE WEEKLY

FEE TO $10 ( $8 FOR LEAGUE AND $2 FOR TABLE FEES. ) THIS WILL BE

VOTED ON WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS ATTENDING THE MEETINGS

TO HAVE A LEGAL VOTE. POSSIBLY AT THE NEXT MEETING.