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  Welcome to the CENTEL Pool League home page. CENTEL is the Central Texas pool League based in Bryan/College Station, Texas. CENTEL's goal is to make pool a fun and rewarding pastime for the entire family.

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 Spring season is now underway. Good luck to all teams this season!!!! Most of all, have fun!!!!

*****CENTEL Rules and Regulations have been updated*****

All Players must pay BCA dues during the summer league.

 ***BCA Nationals Open Team rule change: Only two original players off the same team have to play every round. The other three can be made up of other players within the league. The old rule required 3.***

 

Good luck to all teams.

 

 

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                                         Spring 2012

Meetings, Deadlines & General Information

 

January 17: First night of league play for spring season.

 

May 15: Last week of play

 

May 22: Payout at Poet's, 7pm

 

 

 

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Tim Homeyer , CENTEL Owner

Contact Info:

Tim Homeyer (979)255-1445 thomeyer@verizon.net

 

All Players - Please take note of the new rules.

   SIGNIFICANT BCA RULE CHANGES

 

In September, 2007 the BCA Pool League published “The Official Rules of the BCA Pool League.  The 2008 BCA National 8-Ball Championships will be governed by these rules.  Following are some significant changes that the players will need to be aware of.

 

1.3    USE OF EQUIPMENT

a.       You may use only your cue stick , held in your hand or not, to align a shot

 

1.8 No Practice Allowed During Match

1. It is a foul if you practice at any time during your match, including time-outs and periods of suspended play. "Practice" is defined as any stroke or shot that is not a part of your match, taken on any table at the event venue. In team play, this rule applies to all members of the team roster, whether or not they are playing at the time and whether or not they are listed on the score sheet of the match in progress. (Centel Rule: This only applies to the 5 players per team  on the scoresheet)

 

1.14    RACKING PROCEDURES

1.      All BCAPL events require you to rack for yourself when you are breaking

 

1.17   CALLING A SHOT

       Regardless of whether or not your opponent asks, and regardless of how simple or obvious a shot may appear to you,  bank shots and combination shots are defined as not being obvious and must always be called.  If you do not call a bank shot or a combination shot and you pocket any ball on that shot, your inning ends and the incoming player must accept the table in position.

       You do not have to call obvious straight in shots.

 

1.33    CUE BALL FOULS ONLY

7.      If you accidentally move more than one object ball or if the accidentally moved ball contacts any other ball, it is a foul.  Your opponent receives ball in hand and has no restoration option.

 

2.3    8-BALL BREAK REQUIREMENTS

1.      You must use an open break. An open break is defined as:  A break in which a forceful stroke is used in an attempt to significantly scatter the balls around the table in a random pattern.

 

2.5    ESTABLISHING GROUPS

  3.  Once they are established, groups can never change for the remainder of that game.  If a player shoots the wrong group and no foul is called before the next shot, and the player continues to shoot at that group, or if at any time during the game it is discovered by any player or official that the players are shooting the wrong groups and a foul was not called in a timely manner, the game will be replayed with the player who broke the game breaking again.

 

Captain's.... are you looking for additional team members?

Players.... are you looking for a team to play on?

Contact Tim Homeyer  thomeyer@verizon.net

  and he will get you together.  If you want to play on the league, Tim can put your name on a list. Join now and get in on the fun!

 

 

All teams must have a working email address & telephone.

Summer began our new fiscal year and all BCA dues will be payable ($15.00 per player per fiscal year). All players must pay their BCA dues when they play their first match. Any team submitting a scoresheet with a player not current with BCA will forfeit that player's games.

All captains should have a copy of the BCA rules available for each match and a copy of the supplement given out with your registration packet. If you do not have one of the nice BCA books, just go to the BCA link and print a copy. The supplemental rules are listed below and can be printed out. All rules disputes must be settled during the match before play continues. Players should not get upset if a foul is called. Not knowing it was a foul is not a reason to overlook it. The rules are in place to make the game fair for everyone. Let's have fun out there!

Check out the upcoming events page including the playbca.com tourney!

 

 

New Players with no averages, shoot-for-average the first time they play, with their average being their actual score conversion at the end of their first match. We no longer use a multiplier for first game average, "what you shoot is what you get!"  Future averages will be computed with this starting score & may change week-to-week.

Be sure to check your averages before each match!

CENTEL Rules and Regulations

 

CENTEL offers organized league play to the public. It is an excellent opportunity to improve your game. We encourage enjoyment and good sportsmanship from each player. As your league director it is my duty to ensure competition that is organized

and fair to all players. CENTEL provides league information, schedule matches, rule violations, and fun sport for all levels of experience to enjoy.

 

Captain's Authority:

A team captain shall be elected and shall remain the team captain the whole season unless a co-captain is listed.

Team captains must maintain a working phone # and e-mail address

(or a team member that represents the team)

It is mandatory for Team captains to attend all meetings called by

CENTEL, if a captain absolutely cannot attend, a member of that team MUST be present to represent their team.

The team captain shall be the team's representative and be responsible for the conduct, attendance, and finance of their team for all league activities; weekly team dues are collected in full every week. Teams that are short a player must still pay full weekly dues.

It is within the captain's authority to remove any player permanently from their team at their own discretion. No shows- unsatisfactory conduct-Etc.

 

Fees: Each player will pay $8.00 each week to the captain for that nights fees for the match.

 

Withdrawals: When a team withdraws without a satisfactory reason or

is expelled from CENTEL for sufficient cause, all sanctioned moneys, fees/dues  and prizes shall be forfeited

 

Adding New Players

When a new player is added to a team they must pay BCA memberships and furnish complete individual registration form on the first night of play or a forfeit will be given for all player’s games. The team captain will be responsible for the collection of fees from each player on his team. Captains are responsible for the drop at designated locations. Score Sheets and Fees must be dropped off  by Wednesday @ 6pm following regular Tuesday Night Matches. Score sheets not turned in by then will be considered forfeits by the home team.  We are giving you an extra day so you don't have to rush after your match.

 

 Drop Locations: Poets, Yesterdays and Fast Eddies

 

Team protests: (Captains Only)

 

If 2 captains cannot agree to a solution, then only the captains may

officially protest a CENTEL match. The protest must be declared

immediately, not after the match is over. If not, the protest is not valid.

The game will continue under protest, the match must be completed.

Both captains must submit in writing, on the back of the original score

sheet, the point of view of the protested match to CENTEL that same

evening. By giving the CENTEL director a call upon disagreement, this issue may be resolved without a need to protest.

 

Team Player Shortage

Official game time is 8 p.m. If eligible players are there, the match

must start.

Grace period for late team (not players) 8:15

Forfeit time is 8:30 p.m. without 24-hour notice.

Teams must start and play without a full compliment

of players at 8:00

When it is the tardy player's turn, that missing player then forfeits

that round and receives 0 points. Upon arrival they fall into play.

Past rounds are not made up. They must play a 2 round minimum.

In a player- no- show situation the team captain will enter the name

no show, and will receive 0 points for the evenings match. Players

scheduled to play that are no shows still owe for that week. It is the

captains responsibility to collect the dues from the no show by the

next weeks play. Captains are responsible to make up no show dues

for that night.

 

(No pay! No play!) All teams are required to maintain a 0 balance

with CENTEL. CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED, CASH ONLY

 

 Subbing: Subbing  for other teams is not permitted.

 

Match Postponement

In case of situations where a captain feels they need to postpone a match.

The opposing captain must be notified no later than 24hrs. Before scheduled

game time. CENTEL directors must also be contacted. This match must be rescheduled before next weeks play with both team captains agreeing to postpone the match. Any team that has not contacted their opponent and CENTEL by designated time and do not show for their match will receive a forfeit . This is only if a team has not

called the opposing captain 24hrs. prior to game time and entire team does

not show up. If a team is only short of players, they must show for their

match if it has not been postponed.

 

Coaching: Each player is allowed to receive one coach or timeout per game. Any person on the team roster, whether playing that night or not is entitled to coach the player at the table.

 

Information Guideline

1.) There is no CENTEL membership fee, just an annual $15.00 BCA membership fee

2.) League play will be split into three seasons, Fall, Spring and Summer

3.) The game is 8 ball, one game is to be played with each opponent

4.) One point per ball pocketed, three points for the 8 ball pocketed legally

5.) Maximum of 10 points per game

 

 

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