Simple Dart Etiquette
1. Show up on time for a match or call and let someone know you are running late!
2. Inform your team captain if you cannot make it to the match as early as possible so that he/she can secure a replacement! It is not just your time, but also the other players on your team and your opponents team that should be considered. If you make a committment to play, put the time aside in your schedule!
3. A gentlemens game that always starts and ends with a handshake! Always shake your opponents hand prior to and at the end of a match and encourage good play!
4. Respect your opponent by keeping your distance when they are at the oche! Try to stay at least two feet behind them while they are throwing!
5. Stay quiet and still during your opponents throw!
6. Acknowledge a good throw by your opponent only if it is a good throw, otherwise you can come across as patronizing someone and that can be humilating! Encouragement is always a good thing!
7. Show your opponent respect by not engaging in conversation or chit chat during your match with them! There is plenty of time after the match to talk or have a drink together!
8. Control your emotions and outbursts! These tirades are a distraction to the matches, a detriment to our sport, and a lack of respect to your teammates, opponents, and other patrons dining or drinking in an establishment!
9. Treat your partner with respect, even if he or she does not play up to your level! Things have a way of changing fast!
10. Do not touch your darts until the scorekeeper has tallied up your score and you are both in agreement on the score!
11. Be patient! Throw your darts AFTER your opponent returns from the board and is BEHIND you!
12. If you are keeping score, stand still while facing the board, and do not say anything unless the player at the oche asks a question about his or her score, where a dart landed, or what he or she might have remaining. DO NOT TELL A PLAYER WHAT TO THROW FOR, EVER!
13. Play by the rules!
14. Stay involved! If you are between throws or games, stay involved with your teammates' efforts at the oche!
15. Promote the sport of darts: Hold a league position, Be a team captain, Attend league meetings, Keep score when needed
Introduce the game to friends, Recruit league members
16. Thank your league directors and tournament organizors for a job well done! It truely is a thankless job!
17. If you are a team captain, do everyone a favor by putting bad sportsmanship complaints in writing and sending them to your league officers so that the behavior does not continue and be a detriment to your league and our sport!
18. "Pointing" in a Cricket game IS THE GAME, but excessive pointing, just to prolong the game, score All-Star points, or embarass an opponent, is BAD for our sport! Winning is one thing but needlessly humilating an opponent for a trophy or plaque is another!
Captains are responsible for eligible players.
To determine if a player
is eligible, review
Wins/Player Eligibility
via the Standings link.
LADIES, A REMINDER....
YOU MUST CALL IN THE SCORES BOTH NIGHTS - HOME TEAM'S RESPONSIBILITY
MATCH SHEETS MUST BE MAILED THE 2nd NIGHT OF PLAY
PLAYOFFS CONSIST OF A 36 POINT MATCH WITH THE FIRST TEAM TO REACH 19 POINTS THE WINNER
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THERE WILL BE A SUDDEN DEATH CONSISTING OF 5 - 501 GAMES S/I-D/O. HOME CAPTAIN FLIPS A COIN, AWAY CALLS THE TOSS. WINNER DECIDES IF HER TEAM WANTS TO SHOOT 1st/3rd/5th OR 2nd/4th. CAPTAINS MUST LIST THE FIVE PLAYERS ON THE BACK OF THE SHEET. THE FIRST TEAM WINNING THREE GAMES IS THE WINNER OF THE MATCH.
