January 28, 2012
1. GENERAL:
A. In an effort to encourage more clubs
to compete in this tournament, the FSHPA Executive Council has
changed the format to a Count-all tournament handicapped at 100
percent.
B.
The FSHPA
Executive Council acts as the tournament committee; appoints the tournament
director;
establishes the rules for this tournament; and supervises its conduct.
C.
This is strictly
a team tournament. Individual team
members contribute to their team’s total score by scoring
as many points as possible.
The team finishing positions will be determined by the total handicap
points assigned plus the
total points scored by each team. Prize list will be determined
by the number of entries received and will be posted prior to
the beginning of the tournament. Wins and losses are not
considered in determining winners or in breaking ties.
D.
A trophy will be awarded the club whose team wins the tournament and they
will retain it until the next
E.
Marcela Santoyo has been appointed Tournament
Director for this tournament.
F.
The host club shall be picked by a drawing of clubs (that participated
in the tournament) that have a minimum
of 18 courts and are willing to host the event, except no club
shall be eligible to hold it two years in a row.
2. RULES:
The FSHPA Executive Council has established the following rules:
A.
All tournament entrants:
1.
Must be members of the club they represent and the NHPA.
2.
Must have participated in at least 3 NHPA sanctioned events within the
12 months prior to this tournament.
3.
NATSTATS individual averages as of January 25, 2012 will be used to
determine players entering averages.
B. Teams:
1.
Teams will consist of 6 players, pitching from any approved distance.
2. Clubs sending more than one team must
distribute their higher average players (above 50% ringer average) equally
among their teams.
There is no cap on combined team entering ringer percentage.
3.
Entry fee: $120.00. Each player
will pay score keeper $1 each game.
4.
Clubs may submit names of alternate players along with team entries in
case one or more of their team
entries cannot
participate at the time designated for the tournament. If any team fails to field the required
number of
players, no scores will be allowed for the absent players. Player
substitutions not permitted after play begins.
5.
Team entries must be received by the Tournament Director no later than
the third day (Wednesday) before
the tournament.
C.
Tournament Set-up and Conduct:
1. Classes will consist of 6 players each,
pitching 50-shoe count-all games.
2.
First to pitch each game: The two
players in each game will flip a shoe(s) or otherwise agree as to who will
pitch first.
3.
Calling the score: The player who
pitches first in the game will call the score to the scorekeeper each inning
by announcing first
his or her score and then the opponent’s score.
4. The double
alternate method will be employed to determine which player pitches first in
each inning.
5.
Inasmuch as it is possible, the Tournament Director will ensure that no
more than one player from a given
team is assigned to a given class. The Tournament Director will also ensure that
a minimum number of players from
a given club are assigned to a given class.
6.
All players will be handicapped based on their ringer percentages using
the 100% Count-All Handicap
table approved by the Executive Council.
7.
Play will begin
at 9:00 A.M and continue until the winners are determined. In case of inclement weather
which prevents completion of at least one half of the games for
each team, the tournament will be rescheduled.
If half,
or more than half, of the games are completed for each team,
the winners will be determined based on the scores
available for the same number of games for each team.
8.
In case total
team scores are tied for first place, the combined team entering ringer
percentage will be
compared to the actual pitched combined team ringer percentage, and
the most over ringer percentage or least under,
if none are over, will break the tie. Teams tied for second or third place will
each receive one-half the prize money for
those two places. Teams
tied for third and fourth place will each receive one-half the prize money for
those two places.
D.
Host club:
1.
Furnish scorekeepers.
2.
Record tournament statistics.
Revised 10/05/2011