NAPA Rules

8-Ball Rules

SECTION 1: MATCH PLAY RULES

1.1 MATCH TIME & ADVANCED NOTICE

1.2 PLAYING TABLE - HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

1.3 WHO PLAYS FIRST - HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

1.4 OBJECT OF THE GAME

1.5 CALL YOUR POCKET

1.6 THE LAG, RACKING, ORDER OF BREAK

1.7 RACKING THE BALLS

1.8 LEGAL BREAK SHOT

1.9 BREAKING SCENARIOS

1.10 8-BALL POCKETED ON BREAK

1.11 AFTER THE BREAK - OPEN TABLE

1.12 LEGAL SHOT

1.13 FOUL PENALTY

1.14 CUE BALL IN HAND

1.15 COMBINATION SHOTS

1.16 ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS

1.17 PLAYING THE 8-BALL

1.18 LOSS OF GAME

1.19 STALEMATED GAME

1.20 PAUSED MATCH

SECTION 2: COACHING AND OFFICIATING

2.1 COACHING & TIME OUTS

2.2 LEGAL COACHING

2.3 ILLEGAL COACHING

2.4 TIME OUT TIME LIMIT

2.5 OFFICIATING

SECTION 3: INTERFERENCE AND FOULS

3.1 INTERFERENCE

3.2 SCRATCH SHOT

3.3 BAD HIT

3.4 NO CUSHION

3.5 BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE

3.7 FOOT ON THE FLOOR

3.8 MISCUE JUMP SHOT

3.9 SHOOTING WHILE BALLS ARE IN MOTION

3.10 DOUBLE HIT

3.11 HEAD STRING

3.12 MARKING THE TABLE

3.13 OUT OF PLAY BALLS

3.14 EXHAUSTING TIME ALLOTMENT

3.15 ONE FOUL PER TURN

SECTION 4: EQUIPMENT RULES

4.1 POOL CUE SPECIFICATIONS

4.4 CUE EXTENDERS

4.5 LASER SIGHT

4.6 OUTSIDE BALLS

4.7 JUMP CUES & ACCESSORIES

4.8 EAR BUDS/EAR PHONES

SECTION 5: SCORING RULES

5.1 WINNING SHOOTER POINTS

5.2 LOSING SHOOTER POINTS

5.3 BONUS POINTS

5.4 FORFEITING INDIVIDUAL MATCHES

5.5 FORFEITING TEAM MATCHES

5.6 UNPAID DUES AND DROP OUTS

5.7 LACK OF SHOOTER MONIES

5.8 FINAL SCORE SHEETS

SECTION 6: SHOOTER RULES

6.1 SHOOTER'S AGE

6.2 PLAYER HEIGHT

6.3 PROOF OF SHOOTER IDENTITY

6.4 ONE TEAM

6.5 NUMBER OF MATCHES & FORFEIT SAVIORS

6.6 CHANGING TEAMS

6.7 ADDING SHOOTERS

6.8 SHOOTERS WITH NO PREVIOUS LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

6.9 SHOOTERS WITH PREVIOUS LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

6.10 HYPER LEAGUE MINIMUM MATCHES

SECTION 7: TEAM RULES

7.1 PLAYING LOCATION

7.2 MOVING HOME LOCATION

7.3 TEAM CAPTAINS

7.4 CHANGING TEAM CAPTAIN

7.5 NUMBER OF TEAM SHOOTERS

7.6 MAXIMUM TEAM SKILL LEVEL

SECTION 8: PLAYOFF RULES

8.1 PLAYOFFS OPTIONAL

8.2 END OF SESSION - TIED TEAMS

8.3 PLAYOFF ELIGIBILITY

8.4 ATTENDING TEAMS

8.5 PLAYOFF POINTS

8.6 TIED PLAYOFF MATCHES

SECTION 9: GENERAL RULES

9.1 TIME ALLOTMENT

9.2 CUSHION FROZEN OBJECT BALL

9.3 SHOOTING FROZEN BALLS

9.4 MASSE SHOTS

9.5 JUMP SHOTS

9.6 SAFETY SHOT

9.7 DISPUTED SHOTS

9.8 CLOSE OR QUESTIONABLE SHOTS

9.9 LATE ARRIVAL

9.10 MULTIPLE TABLES

9.11 RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

9.12 PROTESTS AND DISPUTES

9.13 HIGHEST AUTHORITY

9.14 NO CHOOSING THE FORFEITED MATCHES

9.15 BALLS MOVING SPONTANEOUSLY - 5 SECOND RULE

9.16 TABLE SIZE

SECTION 10: CODE OF CONDUCT

10.1 SPORTSMANSHIP

10.2 CHEATING

10.3 GAMBLING

10.4 CONCESSION OF A GAME

10.5 GENERAL

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