C & N Sales League Rules and Policies – Pool League
Updated July 1, 2023
We will follow the VNEA rules with the following changes and/or additions
1) Subs
A) In league areas that have several league levels, subs must be used only as allowed
by the specific league. This will be designated on the schedule. (Master, AA, etc.)
B) Any player who subs improperly against the rule will have their points/games
forfeited and the scores will be adjusted accordingly
C) Once a player has subbed or played 10 times with any one team in that league,
they can no longer sub for any other team in that league
2) Forfeits
A) Any team that forfeits a league match, also forfeits its right to participate
in any tournament available to C & N Sales
B) Any team that forfeits 3 league matches in a given league season will
be removed from the league and not invited back for 2 years
C) Any team that forfeits an entire match in pool will be awarded zero round
points and zero player points
D) Forfeiting players on a pool team receive zero points
E) Players from the team present will receive credit equal to their average
F) Pool team present will receive credit for rounds won equal to their rounds
won percentage
3) Tournament Teams
A) At either the team pool or team dart tournament, a league team can only
enter one tournament of Like event.
B) 4 Person teams must have 3 original players
5 Person teams must have 3 original players
An original player is a player who has competed 10 league nights with the team entering the tournament.
All teams are allowed to draft (2) two subs for the tournament team.
4) Player Rankings
A) After each tournament, C & N Sales reviews all player finishes and may adjust
a players rank at that time.
B) Players participating in the championship match of a C & N Sales Team event will
be evaluated closely. One or more players from each team will have their
individual ranking elavated.
5) Handicapping Team Pool Tournaments
A) Level one open and all womens teams play in a handicapped tournament
at the C & N Sales year end pool tournament
Teams are handicapped based on the players competing
on that team as follows:
0 – Grand Master
1 – Master
2 – AA0
3 – AA1
4 – A
5 – B/C
Handicaps will also be assigned based on known ability.
If women participate in the open division at any C&N Tournament, their handicap will convert as follows:
0 to 2
1 to 3
2 to 4
3 to 4
4 to 5
5 to 6
6) National Sanction Fees
A) Any player/team participating in either the MOMA, IOMA, or VNEA events
must pay a $75.00 National Sanction Fee by the December 1st deadline
B) Teams not submitting the sanction fee by the December 1st deadline may be
refused entry or may be required to pay a late fee to the national association
7) Racking & Breaking
The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8-ball in the center
of the triangle, a solid and strip ball in each back corner with the 1st ball of the rack on the footspot
and the rack parallel to the end rail
No Flat racks are allowed in league or tournament play
Players bringing there own racks must make that rack available to all players on both teams and racks
must be allowed by the opposing team to be used
8) Legal Shots
Once the groups of balls have been determined, players cannot change their group of balls at anytime during a game
9) Coaching In Pool
It is permissible to ask or be told how many balls a player needs during a match and not have it a foul