NWA APA
League Operator, Josh Denham
479-790-7233
nwa_apa@yahoo.com
We welcome you to the American Poolplayers Association! In order to enhance your enjoyment and service of the League, We must enforce local by-laws. Read these by-laws carefully and keep them with your team manual.
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 5:00 pm - 10:00pm. Sat-Sun 10:00am-8:00pm If I am unavailable, please leave your name, number and message and I will return your call ASAP.
Team Fees: $30 per week per team for all scheduled matches regardless of number of games played, including forfeits and division playoffs. Please make checks/money orders payable to NWA APA. If you choose to pay by cash, please understand that we cannot be responsible for missing monies; the team will be responsible to repay that amount. There will be a $45 charge to all returned checks. APA player annual memberships are $20 and due the first night a player plays. (For Pro Rated Memberships, Refer to rulebook page 12)
Any team that falls 2 weeks behind in dues will be sent a warning. If the team doesn’t become current upon receipt of the notice, they will be dropped from the League for non-payment.
During the First 4 Weeks of play:
-Players with a Skill Level of 4 and below may play twice without League Operator approval. After the 4th week, teams must have League Operator approval.
-Teams may add/drop players without LO approval.
-All unpaid players must pay membership or will be dropped.
Trophies & Prizes
-Trophies will be awarded to the Division Champions ( highest point winners) and the Winner of playoffs. The top male and female shooters will receive an MVP award. To obtain this award, you must have played at least 8 times in the session. Players making an 8 on the Break, and/or a Break and Run, will receive an APA patch.
Bonus Points: Bonus Points will be awarded several ways.
Attending Board of Governors meetings (3 points)
Registering early for next session (3 points)
Answer quizzes or questions on paperwork (1 point)
Paperwork and dues on time and fully completed.
Paperwork must be mailed on time.
Paperwork must be completed properly. (player numbers, innings totaled, defensive shots marked, games won/lost, total points, both captains signatures)
All players current on memberships.
No past dues.
After 4th Week- No players play twice
If any of these criteria are not met, you will receive no bonus points. If any team fails to do any of the above 3 or more times, all bonus points awarded throughout the session, will be revoked. (1 point per week)
Byes: Worth 3 points in 8-Ball and 60 points in 9-Ball. No score sheets need to be turned in and no fees are due. Byes may not be awarded in the first four weeks as teams are adding. Every attempt will be made to schedule make-up matches for these late teams. Make-up matches are necessary to get all available matches in player’s record. ( this is an eligibility issue).
Forfeits: If a team fails to show for a scheduled match, the opposing team (providing all 5 players are present) will receive 3 points in 8-Ball and 60 points for 9-Ball. Teams that do not show for two consecutive weeks will be considered dropped and a new schedule will be issued. Dropped teams forfeit all benefits, trophies, and awards.
Rescheduled Matches: All make-up matches must be made up within 2 weeks of the original play date, unless otherwise approved by League Operator. If not, each team will receive 0 points and will be charged regular weekly dues. No make-up matches will be allowed the last 2 weeks of play. Any team that refuses to make-up match in timely manner, and choose to forfeit, will be charged for both teams dues. ($60)
Qualified Teams: In Divisions of 8 + teams. Teams that finish as points leaders in regular weekly play, will receive an automatic spot at the Local Tournament of Champions (LTC). The winner of division playoffs will also receive a spot for the LTC. In order to maintain eligibility, Qualified teams must finish in top 50% of the division the rest of the league year.
In Divisions of 4, 5, 6, or 7 teams, only Division winners will advance to LTC. In a division of 6+ teams, and If available, a second team could advance to the LTC through a playoff. This is done on a division by division basis. (No Guarantees) The League Office has the option to disqualify Qualified teams if teams violate rules or are caught cheating or sandbagging. Teams that owe any type of fees will not advance to the division playoffs or LTC. No exceptions.
Scoresheet delivery and pick up: The first week of play, score sheets will be hand delivered and picked up by the League Operator. After the first week, the score sheets will be mailed to the host location. Team Captains will be supplied with self addressed-stamped envelopes to mail sheets and dues to the league office the day after play. If a team is not current for two weeks, they will be dropped from the league, and eligibility is lost. When a team becomes current, they will be allowed to play again, however eligibility is still lost and any chance to advance to a higher level play will not be reinstated for the current session.
Division Reps: Division Reps are volunteers that help the league in many ways. They are the liaison between the League Operator and Team Captains. They help in the distribution and collection of scoresheets, answering questions, notification of teams for events and meetings, distribution of awards, recruiting and retention of teams. They help the players and WILL be treated with respect.
Good Luck and Great Shooting!!!
