MIXED DISTANCE DOUBLES
WEDNESDAY 2:00
PM APRIL 18, 2012
NAME: (40')
_______________________________________ ENTRY FEE $30.00
NAME: (30')
_______________________________________ ENTRY FEE $30.00
TOTAL AMOUNT
ENCLOSED $_____
30' player may be a Woman, Senior, Junior or handicapped allowed to pitch at the 30
foot distance.
The FSHPA Inc. FLORIDA STATE
CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT is open to only those Florida resident members
that have competed in at least 5 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments or a
sanctioned league (400 shoes or more) and 4 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments
between the dates of April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012 excluding the 2011
Florida State Closed Championship Tournament.
Entries must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2012. Late entries will be accepted only with the
approval of the FSHPA Inc. Executive Council.
Send entry form and entry fees to the FSHPA Inc. Sec/Tres
(address listed below).
Marcela Santoyo FSHPA
Inc. Sec/Tres. NO ENTRY REFUNDS AFTER
See back of this form for procedure in conducting the Championship
Class.
See back of Doubles form
for scheduling and pitching format.
PROCEDURE
FOR CONDUCTING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
The Mixed Doubles and Doubles competition
creates quite a problem for the Executive Council in determining a method of
conducting the Championship class that is equitable for all. This year the following method will be used
to schedule the Championship and “A” class that should be equitable to all and
still give the better teams a bit more competition.
The seven or eight highest entering average
teams will be scheduled as a pitching class.
The teams will be handicapped at 80% if the ringer spread is greater
than 20%. The pitching format will be
double alternate pitch. The 48 shoe
games will be pitched and the final score will count in two ways. First the team winning with the highest score
will get a win in the Championship class and the other team will receive a loss
in the Championship class.. Then, the handicap will be added to the
scratch score to give a handicap game score.
The handicap winner will receive one point and the other team will
receive no points in class “A”. If the
handicap score is a tie each team will receive one-half point in the “A”
class. After the handicap score is
determined and there is no tie in the actual score the teams will move on to
their next game. If the actual score is
tied then the teams will continue with a 4 shoe pitch off as described in the
NHPA playing rules to determine the actual winner, the handicap score will be
taken at 48 shoes and the four extra shoes will not count in the handicap
score.
At the conclusion of pitching the “A” class
champions will be that team with the most handicap games won. Tied positions will be determined by the
FSHPA Inc, by-laws or the “Head to head” method used by the HSmaster
program. The procedure to be used will
be announced at the tournament.
At the conclusion of pitching the
Championship class will be determined on games won and lost. If there is a tie for first place then a
play-off game or games will be conducted in the same manner as described in the
singles competition article. All other
positions in the Championship class will be determined by the FSHPA Inc.
by-laws or the “Head to head” method used by the HSmaster
program. The method to be used will be
announced at the tournament.
The above described is really quite
simple. Each game pitched counts as an
actual score and also as a handicap scored game. The “A” class handicap winner will receive
first place money and a trophy. Second,
third and possibly fourth place winner will receive cash prizes. The State Championship class winner will
receive the State Champions trophy and $80.00 prize money.