Sportsmanship
NAPA is a pool league designed for fun and entertainment. Proper sportsmanship is expected from all shooters at all times. NAPA reserves the right to ban or suspend any shooter, at any time, for any reason from future play.
Unsportsmanlike Behavior: Heckling or Sharking
Heckling or sharking a shooter while it is their turn at the table is a foul.
- If an opposing team player heckles/sharks during a shooter’s turn while that shooter is shooting for a win on the 10-ball (by combination or direct shot), it is considered a concession of game for the heckler’s team. The shooter who was heckled/sharked gets the break in the next game, if the conceded game has not ended the entire match.
- If an opposing team player heckles/sharks during a shooter’s turn and the shooter is not shooting for a win on the 10-ball, the team captain must warn the heckler/sharking player. If the behavior continues after warning, both captains must immediately declare a forfeit of the match between the two shooters. The shooter who was heckled/sharked receives twenty (20) points for their match and the opposing player’s team receives zero (0) points for their match.
Unsportsmanlike Behavior: General
Any shooter displaying unsportsmanlike behavior at any time—such as throwing objects, swearing at other shooters, using racial slurs, name calling, forfeiting a match in poor conduct, or any type of physical or verbal violence—may be suspended or permanently banned from NAPA league play by the local NAPA league operator or NAPA headquarters.
Cheating
NAPA reserves the right to ban or suspend any shooter, for any reason, at any time for cheating. This includes but is not limited to: sandbagging, intentionally losing a match, purposely playing below a player’s NAPA skill level, false scoring, hidden signals, illegal coaching, or any actions deliberately intended to affect the outcome of a NAPA division, league, tournament, sanctioned match, a player’s skill level, or CueSpeed Rating.
Gambling
NAPA reserves the right to ban or suspend any shooter, for any reason, at any time for gambling on any NAPA held event.
Concession of a Game
In order to concede a game, you need only:
- Say “Good Game”, “Good match”, “Congratulations”, or any congratulatory phrase that acknowledges your loss, at any time during your opponent’s turn.
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Break down your regular playing cue any time during your match.
NOTE: A shooter may break down their cue only to change shafts or to attach a cue extender to their playing cue and only after telling their opponent ahead of time.
- Pick up or grab the rack any time during your opponent’s turn at the table.
- Pick up a ball or touch a ball any time during your opponent’s turn at the table.
- Rake the balls at any time while a game is still in play.
- Intentionally moving any ball—directly (picking up, pushing, touching, rolling, bumping, blowing on) or indirectly (hitting/pounding/bumping/stomping/slapping the table or floor causing vibration)—is a loss of game and poor sportsmanship.
In the event a player in a match quits or forfeits prematurely before the match is completely over—by storming off, leaving the venue, or disappearing—the player who did not abandon the match should score the remaining games as wins for themselves.
General
NAPA reserves the right to suspend or ban any player at any time for any conduct NAPA deems unprofessional, derogatory of the league, or not in the best interest of NAPA.