Hello all :)

I'm back after some well deserved rest. To organize the CCS VI Championships I work 12 to 16 hour days for about a month before and 16+ hour days at the event. During the event I'm lucky to sleep 4 hours a night. Could use another weekend away with completely nothing to do :)

Thanks Deb for getting news letter out and Peter for posting at the CVPL winners from CCS VIC. My apologies if someone was missed. Congrats to all the winners proud of you all :)

Important info on a foul

On Wednesday night at league play I called a foul on my opponent. During the completion of his stroke he hit a ball that hit another ball and I called a foul. Neither of us were quite sure because it didn't cross path of play, but did change the table. We asked a few players in the area and we agreed to a ball in hand. I picked up the cue ball and ran out, got my first stat, we shook hands I thought all was good.

My opponent then found in the rule book....

20. Cue ball fouls only

If there is no referee or only “area” referees (See Regulation 5) presiding over matches, the event may be played using cue ball fouls only. That is, touching or moving any ball other than the cue ball would not be a foul unless it changes the outcome of the shot by either touching another ball or having any ball, including the cue ball, going through the area originally occupied by the moved ball. If this does not happen, then the opposing player must be given the option of either leaving the ball where it lies or replacing the ball as near as possible to its original position to the agreement of both players. If a player shoots without giving his opponent the option to replace, it will be a foul resulting in cue ball in hand for the opponent.

This doesn't clarify it very well, so I sent a message to Mike Wasyliw a certified head ref but he never got back to me.

I was sure it was a foul so I called Fergie, he explained that it was not a foul and opponents agree to put back to the nearest spot possible, if they do not agree than they re rack and play again with the same shooter breaking.

Informed Fergie the game was over and we shook hands. Fergie informed me I'm not required to play another game. The game stays in the books as is.

The confusion happened on my be half because if it was at an tournament with a ref presiding over matches than it would have been a foul. On league nights we play under cue ball fouls only when no refs are presiding over matches.

Fergie has offered to come out on a Sunday from noon until 1:30 if there is interest in going over ant rules you may be unsure of.

Mistakes are going to happen but we all need to learn how we deal with them without hurting feelings, pride, emotions and friendships.

Remember were all here for the love of the game as well as building of new friendships.
Rose