TOURNAMENT DETAILS / PLAYER INFORMATION

Treat your opponents with courtesy and respect.
Know the rules – most disputes can be avoided if both players are knowledgeable about the rules of the game.
Call a referee for close shots or if a dispute should arise.
Don’t shark – “Sharking” is any act designed to upset your opponent or dispute their concentration at any time during the game. Examples include using profanity, sarcastic comments, refusing to acknowledge an obvious foul, standing close to you opponent’s line of vision, or creating a sudden noise. SHARKING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ON OUR TOUR
Resolve disputes the right way – disputes will occasionally occur and most will arise over a judgement call. Learn the procedures for settling disputes (most of the time it’s knowing the rules and/or calling over a referee before or after a close call).
RESPECT OUR HOST AND THEIR EQUIPMENT- they help sponsor this TOUR and provide use of their facilities and equipment.

The Jerry Olivier Ladies Tour Board WILL NOT tolerate inappropriate behavior. The ramifications to the offending player will be as follows:

1. 1st offense – Verbal warning by Tournament Director or Board Member.
2. 2nd offense – Expulsion from tournament.
3. If the type of behavior continues at other JO Ladies Tour events, the Board can ban the player for the remainder of the current season. Player will be notified by certified letter. When the player returns to the tour, the player will be on probation and if the inappropriate behavior continues – the player will be banned from all future events. A banned player will be not eligible for any of the JO Ladies Tour Annual Awards.
4. The JO Ladies Tour Board reserves the right to take stronger action depending on the type of offense.

There are to be no cell phones, pagers, or any other communication devices “turned on” or used during your match. Make sure the devices are on ‘silent’ mode or vibrate so it does not distract your opponent or other matches.

It is the responsibility of the non-shooting player to call the referee before any controversial shot is attempted. Shooting player must wait for the referee to arrive before attempting the shot. The decision of the referee is final. All Board Members are your referees unless otherwise indicated.  Please approach the Tournament Table to request a referee. Please do not disturb any Board Member while they are in a match.  If additional referees are available for any event, they will be announced during the Player Meeting.

A player will have 15 minutes to report to a match table after it is called or the player will forfeit that match. In the interest of good sportsmanship, and because match times are not scheduled but rather play is continuous, should your opponent not be at the table within 5 minutes of your match being called, it will be your responsibility to report your opponent missing to the tournament director. At the point that you notify the tournament director, your opponent will be placed on the clock with 10 minutes remaining, and the tournament director will try to locate your opponent. If you fail to notify the tournament director that your opponent is not at the table, it will not be a forfeit.

Players are allowed one five-minute time-out during each match. A time-out may only be taken between racks. If the opponent chooses to continue play, a referee must first be called to watch the game. If the opponent chooses not to continue play, but also leaves the arena, she must return immediately upon player’s return or will also be charged with a five-minute time-out. Opponent may choose to hit balls on the table while waiting for player to return, but may not practice on another table inside or outside the tournament arena.

Due to time constraints – a match will be put on the shot clock if it is determined as necessary by the Tournament Director or a Board Member. Shot clocks may be implemented in order to finish a tournament in the time allotted. If shot clocks are instituted, the following guidelines will apply:

At 45 minutes after a match is called: If less than 7 games have been played.

Shot clock usage will always begin between games and will be at the discretion of the tournament director. How the shot clock works: You will have 30 seconds from the time all balls stop rolling to execute your shot. A referee will start the clock and give you a 10-second warning before your 30 seconds is to expire. If you are down on a shot in the stance and stroke position, the referee will not give the 10-second warning; however, once down on a shot, if you stop stroking the shot or otherwise come up from the shot, the warning will be called, and you will have 10 seconds from that point. One 30-second extension is allowed per player per game. The player must ask for an extension and receive acknowledgment from the referee upon request. If your 30 seconds (or 60 seconds with an extension) expires without execution, it will be a ball in hand foul for your opponent. If the match becomes 6-6, 2 extensions are allowed for both players during the last game.