*   Any time a player strikes the cue Ball with no Intention to pocket a ball

              *   Trying to strike an object ball and drive it to a rail to avoid giving up ball in hand

              *   Intentionally hiding the cue ball or tapping an Object ball to block the opponent form making                       legal hit or pocket a ball 

               * picking up the cue ball and handing it to the opposing player

               

BOTH TEAMS SHOULD MARK DEFENSIVE SHOTS DOWN AGAINST BOTH PLAYERS AT ALL              TIMES IT IS THE ONLY WAY THE HANDICAPS OF THE PLAYERS WILL REMAIN FAIR FOR                   ALL  THE PLAYERS 

 

BREAKING     *BREAKING PLAYER NEVER LOSES THE BREAK  Regardless of how many times the                            breaking player attempts to break UNLESS the breaking Player "FOULS" on  Break  breaking continues to attempt the break until a legal break is made or breaking player scratches (fouls) on break

                     

                                                                LEGAL BREAK 

8 BALL  1ST OR 2ND BALL IN RACK IS STRUCK FIRST THEN 4 Balls must hit a rail or an object Ball must be pocketed for a Break to be considered  a legal hit

9 BALL    head ball (one ball) must be struck first and 4 ball hit a rail or an object ball is pocketed 

 

IF Breaker scratches on break attempt, the Rack was struck and player scratches (FOULS) breaker loses break regardless of number of ball that hit a rail 

If an object ball is pocketed on the break attempt, ball in hand behind the head line 

    

 

LONG MATCHES    8 BALL MATCHES SHOULD BE DONE IN 4 HOURS  30 MINUTES

                                9 BALL MATCHES SHOULD BE DONE IN 3 HOURS 45 MINUTES 

                                INDIVIDUAL MATCHES SHOULD TAKE OVER 45 MINUTES REGARDLESS OF                                        THE PLAYERS HANDICAPS

 

SLOW PLAYERS   Both teams should use their cell phones to time how long a player takes to attempt a                                   shot  and send league a text on slow players so we can address the issue and keep                                    the matches  playing  within the guidelines listed in the APA Team Manual

average shot 20 seconds

difficult shot 45 seconds 

 

TIMEOUTS  60 SECONDS .  Coach the player and walk away.  This includes getting another person to look at the table with the coach 

 

PLAYERS ASK FOR A TIME OUT...TEAM CAN REFUSE TO GIVE PLAYER A TIMEOUT

  IF ANYONE ON TEAM ASKS OR IMPLIES THAT THE PLAYER NEEDS A TIME OUT  THE TEAM MUST BE CHARGED WITH A TIME OUT     

EX  "Do you want to talk about it"   "do you want help" or "telling the player they have a timeout if they want to use it"