The name of the governing body for darts in this league shall be the Rocket City Dart Association, Inc. (RCDA). For the purpose of these by-laws RCDA and RCDA, Inc. shall be interchangeable.
The RCDA is a non-profit
organization whose purpose is to promote dart play and sportsmanship in the
a. Sponsoring and organizing league play and local tournaments.
b. Helping to sponsor players to compete at the regional and national levels.
c. Establishing
a goal to sponsor, in conjunction with the
a. Whenever the word “game” is used it shall mean any single competition played in any event. An “Event” is the best two out of three games with the exception of the singles game which constitutes an event. A match consists of all events scheduled.
b. Whenever the word “member” is used it shall mean a person who has obtained membership in the RCDA.
c. References to him or her in these by-laws are interchangeable.
Is open to anyone 21 years of age or older without regard to race, religion, sex, color, age or national origin. Proof of age will be required.
a. A membership fee will be charged to join the RCDA. The fee will be established by the Board of Directors. The membership fee is good for one year covering both halves of the league season. Deadline for payment to be determined by the Board of Directors.
b. A
sponsorship fee, to be
established by the Board of Directors, will be charged each team for league
play. This fee is payable by the third week of league play but
not later than midpoint of the season or the second half is not played by that
sponsor’s team(s).
c. There will be a nightly fee established by the Board of Directors for each player participating in that night’s league play.
d. A schedule for all fees and dues will be maintained by the Board of Directors. Monies will be randomly reviewed by the Board of Directors for payment. All delinquent monies will be penalized as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
The RCDA shall elect on a yearly basis, at a general membership meeting, a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Statistician. Elections will be held as follows: President and Treasurer at Fall City Cup General Membership meeting and Vice-President, Secretary and Statistician at the Spring City Cup General Membership meeting. Elected officials will serve a period of not more than one year, before an election must be held. No officer shall be limited in the number of terms that he may serve.
a. The
Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Statistician,
b. The Board shall meet as needed.
c. Any person or persons may attend an open Board meeting.
d. Any member has the right to address the Board provided he has requested to do so prior to the start of the meeting.
e. Two-thirds of the entire Board must be in attendance to constitute a quorum.
f.
When the President and Vice President are
unavailable, temporarily or permanently, the
g. All meetings will be conducted under the guidelines of Robert’s Rules of Order.
h. Board members are required to attend all meetings. Failure to attend may result in that Board member being recalled.
a. The Administrative Board will meet as needed and will consist of the Board of Directors and all Team Captains.
b. The duties of the Administrative Board shall be to serve, guide and assist the President and League as necessary.
c. Any member of the RCDA may attend a Board meeting.
d. Two-thirds of the Board of Directors and two-thirds of the Team Captains must be present to constitute a quorum.
e. All meetings shall be conducted under the guidelines of Robert’s Rules of Order.
f. All Board members are required to attend all meetings. Failure to attend may result in that member being recalled.
PRESIDENT
The President shall:
a. Be the chief executive of the organization and as such preside over all meetings of the Board(s) and over all meetings of the general membership.
b. Decide all questions of order.
c. Be ex-officio member of all committees.
d. Appoint committees as needed with Board of Directors approval.
e. Appoint
the
f. Refer any disputes between teams or individuals to the Grievance Committee.
g. Perform any other duties as outlined in these by-laws.
VICE PRESIDENT
The Vice President shall:
a. Assume all duties of the President in the absence of the President.
b. Assist the Treasurer in the collection of all overdue monies.
c. Serve as Chairman of the Grievance Committee.
d. Perform any other duties as outlined by these by-laws or assigned by the President.
SECRETARY
The Secretary shall:
a. Keep all minutes of the meetings of the Board(s) and of meetings of the general membership.
b. Distribute a copy of the minutes and notices to team captains who, in turn, will provide this information to their respective teams.
c. Distribute all meeting notices to the general membership.
d. Maintain a current list of all members of the RCDA in good standing.
e. Perform any other duties as outlined by these by-laws or assigned by the President.
TREASURER
The Treasurer shall:
a. Collect monies and have charge of all financial books, papers and documents as the Board of Directors may direct. A returned check charge of $20.00 will be assessed to anyone who issues a check to the league which is returned for insufficient funds.
b. Make available for review all financial records to any member in good standing of the RCDA.
c. Perform any other duties as outlined by these by-laws or assigned by the President.
STATISTICIAN
The Statistician shall:
a. Receive all score sheets and league fees.
b. Prepare a report of league standings to be available prior to league play on each league night.
c. Perform any other duties outlined by these by-laws or assigned by the President.
d. Be paid a fee as determined annually by the Board of Directors.
a. The
b. Be appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors for a period of one year.
c. Act
as a liaison between the
d. Maintain
a current copy of the
e. Maintain order at all Board and general membership meetings.
f. Insure that all motions, votes, etc. are conducted under the Rules of Parliamentarian Procedures as outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order.
g. Perform any other duties as outlined in these by-laws or assigned by the President.
h. Schedule
and maintain playoffs for advancement to regional
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
The Membership Chairman shall:
a. Be appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors.
b. Be responsible for coordinating recruiting new players.
c. Maintain a current RCDA membership list.
d. Perform any other duties outlined by these by-laws or assigned by the President.
Each Team Captain shall:
a.
Be
responsible for reading the bylaws.
b. Be responsible for the conduct of his team.
c. Insure the accuracy of the score sheets and signing of the same.
d. See that the team rosters are turned in on time and that all fees are paid.
e. Insure that score sheet and money is mailed promptly and received by the statistician within one week (7 days) after the night of league play.
f. Maintain a roster of players to include name, address and phone numbers of team members.
g. Be responsible for obtaining team sponsorship, if they wish team sponsorship. The RCDA will not dictate the requirements to obtain or become a sponsor.
h. Serve as members of the Administrative Board and as such will attend all Captains’ meetings and other required league meetings or see to it that a representative from the team is present. Failure to attend or provide a representative from the team will result in a loss of five (5) points for each meeting missed.
i. Will attempt to resolve any disputes between teams as they occur. Disputes that cannot be resolved will be forwarded to the league President for consideration.
j. Perform any other duties as outlined by the by-laws or assigned by the President.
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
In the event the Board(s) receives a written grievance that warrants calling together a Grievance Committee, the following procedures will be followed:
a.
A
grievance must be filed with the Secretary within 10 days after the incident
has occurred.
b. The Secretary shall inform the offending member in writing of the grievance. This will include a copy of the grievance. At which time, the member will have ten (10) days to respond in writing to the grievance.
c. A committee will be called from a list of volunteers or the general membership. This committee will consist of one member from each division plus the vice president.
d. Any member of either team, which is a party to the grievance, will not be eligible for the grievance committee. If an entire division is involved, a second member from another division will be called.
e. The decision of the committee shall be presented in writing to the Board of Directors for their approval, at which time the secretary will mail the results to the offending party.
f. The offending party will have ten days to appeal the decision to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall review the appeal and determine if such appeal warrants review by the grievance committee. If it does not warrant further grievance committee review, the Board of Directors decision shall be final. If the appeal goes before the grievance committee again, the review process starts again with no appeal process available for the second decision and the judgment approved by the Board of Directors.
Four general membership meetings will be held annually to elect officers, present awards, and organize league play. The secretary will mail notices to the general membership at least 14 days prior to the date of the general membership meeting.
a. Any expenditure made by the Board(s) or membership must have prior approval by the Board of Directors in order to be reimbursed. Only those expenses approved by the Board and made in the name of the organization shall be paid with league funds.
b. All checks made out in the name of the RCDA shall be co-signed by two of the Board of Directors as determined by the President.
c. Payments to Secretary, Treasurer, Statistician or any other league member with an approved expenditure will be made by check.
d. A
minimum of 15% of the current season collections shall be carried over into the
next season to cover any start-up expenses that may occur. This is not an amount that should be
considered a profit since start-up expenses occur in any organization. Any additional money brought forward above
the 15% shall be earmarked for special events, such as, but not limited to,
tournaments,
Any member of the Board of Directors or Administrative Board may be recalled after the Secretary receives a complaint, in writing, from a league member with two-thirds of the league members’ signatures. Recalled officers have the right of appeal, but must do so in writing to the Board of Directors within fourteen (14) days of notification of recall.
Any person may be banned from the RCDA and league play for failure to pay dues or behavior not in keeping with league standards. A two-thirds majority of either Board is needed to ban someone from the RCDA or league play for a period of not longer than one year. After one year that person may re-apply for membership. Suspended members have the right of appeal but must do so in writing within 14 days of notification of suspension.
a. Good sportsmanship shall be the prevailing attitude during all league competition(s) in which you are representing the RCDA.
b. Attempts to distract an opponent while he is throwing will not be tolerated. Complaints may result in the Board taking disciplinary action.
c. Any infractions considered un-sportsmanlike shall be brought before the Board of Directors and actions taken will be decided by the Board.
a. Length: Will be set by the Board of Directors according to the number of teams in each division and the availability of places to play.
b. Start Time: Will be determined by the Board of Directors. Match play will begin no later than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time.
c. Legal Team: Four players, one of which must be a female, shall be considered a legal team. No player may compete more than once in each event during the match.
d. Less Than A Legal Team: In the event on or both teams have less than a legal team, play will be as follows:
i. If only one person is present from a team, that team will forfeit that evening’s match unless the Team Captains agree to a make-up match prior to the next league night.
ii. A player who arrives after play has started in an event may not participate in that event. For example, the first two singles games are in play when a member of the team arrives, he may not play until the start of the next event.
iii. If two people are present, they will play once in each event. They may play by themselves in each of the doubles events against the opposing doubles partners or play together in each doubles event against the opposing doubles partners, forfeiting the second match in that event. If they play by themselves against the opposing doubles partners, they would only get one turn versus two turns for the doubles team.
iv. If the two players are of opposite gender, play for mixed triples and the team event would be as follows: Team A has 3 players and Team B has 2 players. Team A wins the cork. Team A, player 1 throws as does Team B, player 1. Team A, player 2, Team B, player 2. Team A, player 3 would throw completing one round. This process would be repeated until that event is completed. In the team event, the same process would be used, except that it would be from four to six players against two.
v. If 3 persons are present, one singles event would be forfeited. Play would then be as described above.
vi. As the team event is a minimum of four players, it would be four, five or six players against the two or three players on the less than legal team. A dummy player will be marked on the scoreboard for each missing player and will receive a zero for each rotation. If both teams have four players present, any combination may compete as long as each team has an equal number of turns.
e. Substitutes: Must be members in good standing having paid their membership fee. Opposing team captains must be notified of any substitute players to be used prior to the scheduled start of match play.
f. Team Membership: Will consist of not less than four members and not more than six members. One member of each team must be female. Any change in team roster after scheduling; must be approved by the Board of Directors.
g. Roster: A roster will be filled out by both team captains prior to the start of each set of events. i.e. Singles: four players names will be entered and play will begin. Cricket: four players’ names will be entered and play will begin. In the interest of time, more than one event may be played at a time.
h.
Scoresheets: After completion of scheduling the matches,
Team captains must swap scoresheets and record opposing team scores and skill
points. Team captain or designated representative must complete all totals
prior to signing the scoresheet and returning to originating team upon completion
of league play.
i. Team Event: Except in cases of emergency, any player who has played that evening must play in the team match. Any player who leaves in a non-emergency will be listed on the scoreboard and will receive a zero at each rotation.
j. Disputes: Shall be settled by the team captains present. If an agreement is reached their decision is final. Any disputes not resolved by the team captains will be referred to the Board of Directors for consideration and judgment. No decisions made by the team Captains or League President will be contradictory to the League’s by-laws.
a. There shall be a strip on the floor at least one inch wide and no less than eighteen inches long running parallel to and centered with the dartboard. From the front edge of the dartboard to the front edge of this strip, the distance shall be 7 feet, 9¼ inches. The front edge of this strip (hockey line) shall be the edge nearest the dartboard. Foot/feet must not cross the front edge of this line until the dart is thrown.
b. If a player is caught with his foot over the hockey line by another player physically playing that game against him, he will warn him once and only once about the foul and notify both team captains. If the foul is detected again, the throw of the three darts will not be counted. Opposing players should be sure of this foul since violations should be obvious and noticeable from a distance. Fouls should be called in a courteous manner as our goal is to maintain good sportsmanship while in competition.
c. After a dart is stuck in the board, a player may cross the hockey line to verify his score.
a. If either party requests a scorekeeper, a scorekeeper must be provided if at all possible. The scorekeeper shall be a person acceptable to both Captains. Scorekeepers shall conduct themselves in such a manner so as to not interfere with or distract the shooter in any way whatsoever. The scorekeeper shall only advise the shooter of the score which he has achieved, or the score remaining if that information is requested by the shooter.
b. For a dart to score; the point of the dart must be stuck in the bristle portion of the dartboard and must remain independently in the dartboard for five seconds after the third or final dart is thrown by that player.
c. A dart’s score will be determined from the side of the wire at which the dart enters the dartboard.
d. No dart(s) may be removed from the dartboard by the thrower, another player, the team captain or spectator until the score of the dart(s) has been verified and marked.
e. Bust Rule: In an “01” event, a player busts when his three darts (or less) score more points than remain in the game. When this occurs, the score remains the same as prior to that throw. In the interest of good sportsmanship, no player will throw darts left in his hand after he has busted.
f. Outs: Any team member can advise another team member of an out to take, but a scorekeeper may not under any circumstances tell the shooter anything but what score remains for the game. If a teammate of the scorekeeper is throwing, the scorekeeper may not advise the player of an out to take. Once a winning dart is thrown, any subsequent darts thrown will not count.
g. Dropped Darts: If for any reason the issue of a dropped dart occurs, it is left up to the team captains to determine if the dart was actually thrown or just fell from the hand.
a. All games are begun with the toss of coin to determine the option of throwing cork first. The player who throws the closest to the cork has the choice of throwing first or not when starting the game.
b. Only players scheduled for that particular game may throw for the cork.
c. A re-throw shall be called if the scorer or player of that particular game cannot decide which dart is closest to the cork. Closest to the cork must be determined by sight only. A re-throw shall be called on all ties (Inner Bull ties Inner Bull, Outer Bull ties Outer Bull). Re-throws are on an alternating basis.
d. Should the second thrower dislodge the dart of the first thrower, a re-throw will be made with the second thrower throwing first.
e. The second thrower, if he desires, may acknowledge the first dart as a bull and ask for that dart to be removed prior to throwing. If the first dart is removed and the second dart equals that of the first, a tie results and a re-throw becomes necessary with the second thrower throwing first.
f. Darts must not be touched prior to the decision of the scorekeeper or throwers.
g. In
multiple player events, the order in which the players shoot shall be decided
by their Captain or participating partner(s).
a. All teams in contention for the league championship must be prepared to play off ties within seven days following the last regularly scheduled match of the season. Skill points for individual awards will not be counted in playoffs.
b. The Board will select the site(s) for the playoffs with due consideration given to the choices of the participants.
a. In the event no member of a team is present at the end of the ten minute grace period for a scheduled match, the other team, which must have at least four members present, will receive the average score of all their regular season matches, to be added in at the end of the season, as their score for the forfeited match. The entire match forfeiture will deduct ten points from the forfeiting team.
b. A score sheet must be submitted to the league Statistician and must be signed by the team captain of the team present at a forfeiting match.
c. A team that has forfeited two consecutive matches must notify the Board of Directors three days prior to its next scheduled match regarding its problem or that team and its members will be considered suspended and all points won or lost will be null and void. Individual scores thrown will not be counted in the tally for individual awards. Exceptions may be made by the Board of Directors.
d. Except in cases of emergency, in the event a team member who has played that night leaves early without prearranging with the opposing team captain PRIOR to the start of match play for the evening, that team member will lose all skill points earned that night.
a. Team awards will be given to every member of the team up to six members. In the event of substitutions on a team, they will be ineligible for team awards. However, they will be eligible for individual awards.
b. Individual awards will be determined by the Board. Any member of the RCDA will be eligible for individual awards.
The RCDA shall indemnify any Director, Officer, former Director or former Officer of the RCDA, any person who may have served at its request as a Director or Officer of another corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him or her in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding in which he or she is made a party by reason of being or having been such Director or Officer, except in relation to matters as to which he or she shall be adjudged in such action or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty. The indemnification provided by these by-laws shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which the Directors or Officers may be entitled under agreement, vote of the Board of Directors or members, or otherwise.
In the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the RCDA will be turned over to one or more non-profit organizations.
a. These rules may be amended or revised as needed at any General membership meeting by a simple majority vote. Members in good standing may vote by proxy by informing their Team Captain or Board member. A two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors must ratify this action at the next meeting.
b. From time to time special situations may arise in which it is necessary to make alterations or procedure changes which may or may not become permanent. These/this action will be known as a policy change. In the event of a policy change the Secretary will maintain a copy of the policy change until such time as the policy change is voided or incorporated in the by-laws. A two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors or Administrative Board shall be required to implement any policy changes.
If a
situation should arise that is not covered by these by-laws,