QCPL
Minutes
February 13, 2018
Captains/Co-captains
attending:
Rick Miller (Cercle 1), Jon
Robillard (Cercle
2)
Amanda Laverriere,
Vince Hurd (Cercle
3), Bryant Blanchette (Davignon
2),
Paul Cere (Davignon 3), Jim
Kelly (Deerhead),
Bob Tanner (Eastside), George
Carter (My Friends),
Sue Novak (Secretary),
Lenny Pappas Jr. (Pres) Eric Bourgeois (V-Pres)
Guests:
Absent: Ed Caswell (British), Tom LeBlanc (Treasurer),
Location: Cercle National Club
New
Business:
1.
Treasurer’s
report – Currently $5100.10 in account.
Collected $840 in player dues.
The following teams still owe money, British, Cercle 2 (50 remainder for
first half, 20 for players who did not play in first half), Davignon 2, My
Friends, and Pete Vallieres still owes $50 for
players who moved to another team). This
should be paid by the end of the week.
2.
Players
delaying game because they are on phone/text messaging during match. Effective immediately - No player should be
on the phone/text messaging during their match.
It will be the responsibility of the Captains to move the game
along.
3.
Warm
up shots on Friday night. – In an effort to finish the matches earlier,
effective immediately there will be no 6 warm-up shots/person prior to each
game. It was felt that since the
visiting team gets the table one-half hour prior to the start of league play
that the 6-shots/player was not necessary.
This will only affect the Friday league and will not affect tournament
play.
Old
Business:
1.
Clarification - Time out rule – a
player is at the table and his partner is talking to the captain, partner then
goes to player on table and gives shot advice – this should be considered a
time out. After considerable discussion
this was again tabled until a future meeting.
Please bring your ideas to the next meeting to discuss how to clarify
this issue.
The
current rule states: A limit of 15 “time out” is allowed per team
per night of league play. “Time-outs”
are those times when the captain and/or co-captain gives shot advice/instructions;
it is not when the partner gives advice/instructions. Any player giving instructions from the
sidelines is also considered a “time out”.
A warning will be given on the first offence, on the second office it
will be counted as a “time out”.
2.
During
the game a player stops cue ball from scratching. Does incoming player play it where it lies,
or does he have cue ball anywhere behind headstring. The rule for disturbing a live ball was
discussed at length. No clear consensus
was achieved so the rule was tabled to another meeting.
DISTURBED BALL – A disturbed ball is defined as any ball that is moved from
its last resting position by the player's body, clothing or equipment, or
contacted while still in motion.
1) It is a foul if a player disturbs any ball on the table,
while in the act of assuming, executing or abandoning the stroke with any part
of the body or clothing or hand-bridge used to take the shot. The opposing player has the choice of putting
the disturbed ball back, as close to the original spot as possible, or
leaving it where it lies. The fouling
player has no say in where the ball is replaced. However, if the ball is placed grossly out of
position, reasonable discussion may occur.
2) It is a foul if the cue ball is intentionally or
unintentionally disturbed (thought it was a scratch but it wasn’t). It will be ball-in-hand behind the
head-string for the opposing player.
3) It is a foul if you disturb any ball that is in
motion.
4) If the cue ball scratches and the shooter or teammate
intentionally or unintentionally picks-up the one ball clearly over the foul
line it is a foul. The opposing player/team will have the option of
placing the one ball on the spot or putting it back, as close as possible, to
where the foul occurred.
.
3.
Handicap
Changes - The following players were raised.
Jon Robillard (C2) – 6, Dick Dumas (C3) – 5,
Rick Bergevin Jr. (D2) – 6, Bob Cormier (DH) –
5, Mike Cormier (DH) – 5, Eric Novak
(C3) – 5, Bruce Letendre (DH) – 5, Mike Cullinane (C@) - 6.
The
following were unchanged. Tod Oconnor
(D3) – 4, Scott Gammel (MF) – 4, Ron Phelps (C1) – 3,
Ray Gendron (ES) – 5, Arthur Tournidas
(D3) – 3, Steve Booth (C2) – 7, Wayne Reynolds (C3) – 6, Don Perry (DH) – 4,
Bob Lafavci (BA) – 4
The
following player was decreased - Tristen DeFrancesco (BA) – 3
The
following players were placed on the watch list – Jim Connolly (DH) – 4 (?down), Tom LeBlanc (C3) – 4 (?down), Rick Campbell (C1) – 5 (?down), Roland Senechal (C1) – 4, Bruce Lafavci
(BA) – 4.
4.
Banquet – update
Date - June 2, 2018
at Cercle National.
Menu – catering by
Mike Delisle and Jeff Yule.
3-rail challenge on
both tables ($300/table) (same rules as last year). Use numbered banquet ticket for player order,
drawn from bucket.
Gift
cards ($400)
5.
Next
meeting March 13th at ??????? at 6:30 pm.