1. THE LEAGUE WILL COMMENCE ON 4 FEBRUARY AND RUN THROUGH TO 24 NOVEMBER.
2. THERE WILL BE A 4-WEEK BREAK ONE WEEK BEFORE AND AFTER THE DUNDEE FORTNIGHT.
3. MATCHES WILL CONSIST OF THREE FRAMES. ONE POINT PER FRAME WON.
4. ALL PLAYERS ARE ASKED TO PAY £1 TOWARDS LEAGUE FUNDS AND SHARE THE TABLE HIRE COSTS.
5. ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON MONDAY EVENINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY YOURSELF AND YOUR OPPONENT.
6. THE LEAGUE WILL BE MADE UP OF TWO DIVISIONS, DEPENDANT UPON ENTRIES.
7. AS A 2nd DIVISION GUIDE, THE WINNER WILL BE PROMOTED,  RUNNER UP WILL PLAY-OFF AGAINST SECOND BOTTOM OF DIVISION 1. THE BEST OF FIVE FRAMES.
8. IF PLAYERS FINISH THE SEASON LEVEL ON POINTS, POSITIONS WILL BE DECIDED FIRSTLY ON MOST MATCHES WON, THEN LEAST MATCHES LOST. ALBEIT, A PLAY-OFF OF BEST OF 5 FRAMES.
9. ALL MATCHES WILL COMMENCE BEFORE 7.30PM UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED PRIOR TO THE MATCH.
10. ALL LEAGUE MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED WHEN BOTH PLAYERS ARE READY. ANY PRACTISE GAMES WILL BE PAID BY YOURSELVES.
11. ALL FRAMES MUST BE MARKED BY A VOLUNTEER REFEREE USING ALL SNOOKER RULES. REFEREES SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE GREEN BAIZE IN FRONT OF THEM.
12. ALL FRAME SCORES/RESULTS/BREAKS SHOULD BE ENTERED ON A GIVEN SCORECARD & SIGNED BY BOTH PLAYERS & THE REFEREE.

Section 2: Results & League Tables.

1. RESULTS & LEAGUE TABLES WILL BE UPLOADED TO THE WEB EVERY TUESDAY MORNING.
2. ANYONE WISHING TO FIND OUT ANY SCORES ETC. WILL FIND THEM BY SURFING THE WEB & STOPPING AT WWW.TAXISNOOKER.CO.UK.

Section 3: Player Penalties.

1. ANY PLAYER FAILING TO ATTEND A LEAGUE MATCH WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF A PRIOR CANCELLATION WILL BE DEDUCTED 2 POINTS FROM THEIR TOTAL. THEY WILL THEN BE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-ARRANGING THIS MATCH WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL DATE.
2. ANY PLAYER CANCELLING A LEAGUE MATCH AFTER 4.00PM ON MATCH DAYS WILL BE DEDUCTED 2 POINTS FROM THEIR TOTAL SCORE. THEY WILL THEN BE COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-ARRANGING THIS MATCH WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL DATE.
3. ANY PLAYER RESPONSIBLE FOR 3 OR MORE OUTSTANDING MATCHES AT ANY ONE TIME COULD FACE BEING OMITTED FROM THE LEAGUE.
4. ANY MATCHES THAT ARE NOT PLAYED AFTER THE 21 DAYS WILL RESULT IN THE INNOCENT PLAYER RECEIVING A 3-0 WIN.
5. RESULT CARDS WITHOUT THE SCORES OR BREAK OR SIGNED WILL BE TREATED AS A DRAWN MATCH. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SCORE CARD IS FILLED IN PROPERLY.

Section 4: The Miss Rule.

BECAUSE OF THE WIDE RANGE OF STANDARDS WITHIN THE LEAGUE & THE DIFFICULTIES IN REFEREEING/INTERPRETING THE RULE, THE LEAGUE ASKS ALL PLAYERS/REFEREES TO USE COMMON SENSE THROUGH THE DIVISIONS. i.e. THE HIGHER THE STANDARDS, THE HARDER YOU MUST BE, THE LOWER THE STANDARDS, THE MORE LENIENT YOU MUST BE.

IN WHAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT PART OF THE GAME, WE ASK ALL PLAYERS TO BE HONEST. IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE NOT MADE THE EFFORT TO GET OUT OF A SNOOKER IN RELATION TO YOUR STANDARD OF PLAY, PLEASE ADMIT TO IT.

THE ONLY DEFINITE THE LEAGUE FEEL WE CAN ADVISE YOU ON ARE:

1. ANYTHING SHORT IS A DEFINITE FOUL & A MISS.

b) IF A PLAYER CAN SEE ANY PART OF THE BALL HE IS PLAYING & FAILS TO MAKE CONTACT, THE REFEREE WILL CALL A FOUL & A MISS.

1. IF A PLAYER CAN SEE ANY PART OF AN OBJECT BALL BUT ELECTS TO PLAY ANOTHER BALL THAT HE IS SNOOKERED ON & THEN MISSES, THE REFEREE WILL CALL A FOUL & A MISS.
2. A MISS CANNOT BE CALLED AGAINST A PLAYER WHEN HIS OPPONENT REQUIRES SNOOKERS.
3. IF A PLAYER CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FULL DIAMETER OF THE BALL HE IS PLAYING & FAILS TO DO SO, THE REFEREE WILL CALL A FOUL & A MISS. A FURTHER FAILURE IF ASKED TO PLAY FROM THE SAME POSITION PLAYING THE SAME SHOT WILL RESULT IN THE REFEREE WARNING THE PLAYER THAT IF HE PLAYS THE SAME SHOT FOR A THIRD TIME & MISSES, HE WILL FORFEIT THE FRAME.
4. A MISS CANNOT BE CALLED ON THE FINAL BLACK.

FINAL NOTE:

IF YOU ARE NOT PLAYING OR MARKING A MATCH THEN YOU SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM THE TABLE AND LET THE PLAYERS PLAY WITHOUT INTERRUPTION,

THE LEAGUE APPRECIATES THAT AS WELL AS PLAYING COMPETITIVE SNOOKER ON A MONDAY NIGHT, IT IS ALSO A SOCIAL EVENING. WE DO NOT WANT TO RUN THE LEAGUE AS A PRISON CAMP, BUT FEEL THAT AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, PLAYERS HAVE GOT AWAY WITH TOO MUCH, IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT RIGHT WHAT HAS GONE WRONG.

MONDAY NIGHTS FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER ARE SNOOKER NIGHTS APART FROM A FEW EXCEPTIONS. YOU ENTER THE LEAGUE TO PLAY EVERY MONDAY SO YOU DON’T SHOW UP PISSED,OR IF YOU DO, THEN QUITE SIMPLY, PLEASE DON’T ENTER THE LEAGUE.

THANKYOU.

Jim Colligan (League Organiser).