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I.
COMMON COURTESY
A.
All generally accepted rules of good sportsmanship and good conduct should
apply at all times during a match.
B. It is considered common courtesy for each player
to step back from the board after he has delivered a Weight, in order
to give his opponent complete freedom of the board, with no interference
while shooting.
II.
SHORT WEIGHTS
A.
Any Weight not completely clearing the foul line (on long boards this
means the foul line nearest the player) after being delivered, shall be
considered an illegal Weight and shall be deposited in the alley immediately.
B.
Any Weight which was legal when delivered, but is subsequently knocked
back on the near side of the foul line by another Weight, is then considered
to be an illegal Weight and shall be deposited in the alley.
C.
Any Weight which, after being delivered, clears the foul line, but subsequently
bounces back into the illegal zone after striking another Weight(s) or
cushion, is considered to be illegal and must be removed from the board.
However, its action upon any other Weight(s) before it bounced back, is
considered to be legal.
III.
VIOLATIONS WHICH DO NOT CARRY PENALTIES
A.
Should a player accidentally shuffle an opponent's Weight, said Weight
is to be replaced with one of his own, in its final position.
B.
A Weight shuffled upside down is a "dead" Weight, and must be
removed from the board immediately.
C.
If a Weight that is shuffled upside down knocks off a Weight(s) already
on the board, the Weight(s) knocked off shall be replaced in the position
occupied before being knocked off, and the upside-down Weight removed
from the board. Where the Weight(s) cannot be replaced properly, see penalty.
D.
Any Weight that is shuffled off the board and which rebounds back onto
the playing field is a "dead" Weight, and shall be removed.
Should such a Weight knock off a Weight(s) already on the board, the Weight(s)
knocked off shall be replaced in their previous position.
E.
Any Weight(s) struck and knocked upside down by another played Weight,
shall be replaced right side up, and the round continued. Same also applies
to a delivered Weight.
F.
Should a Weight slip from a player's hand while in the act of shooting,
the player shall have the privilege of another try provided that his arm
has not moved in the forward motion for making the shot. Once the forward
motion of the arm is started, any Weight which leaves the hand is considered
played, and shall not be replayed.
G.
A player shooting out of turn and delivering first Weight when he has
the privilege of last Weight, loses that privilege and must complete the
round in the same rotation.
H.
In Cushion Board play, a Weight which does not strike a side cushion,
or which strikes both cushions after being delivered, shall be considered
a "dead" Weight and removed from the board.
IV.
VIOLATIONS CARRYING PENALTIES
All of the
following violations carry a penalty of one point. Thus one point
is deducted from the score of the offending player or team, and he or
his team must shoot first Weight in the next round, regardless of who
wins the round in which the offense occurs:
A.
While shooting, the lower half of the player's body shall not extend beyond
the end of the shuffleboard table.
B.
Playing Weight must not be held in the hand, while an opponent shoots.
Similarly, the person shooting may not hold another Weight in his free
hand.
C.
In team play, a player may not go beyond the foul line nearest him at
any time during the playing of a round, but he may ask or be advised of
the position of Weights by his partner. However, in singles play, each
player may approach the scoring end of the board, to determine the exact
position of Weights on the playing field.
D.
Player while in the act of shooting must not touch the playing surface
of the board with his free hand, although free hand may rest on the frame
of the shuffleboard table.
E.
Player while in the act of shooting must not touch the playing surface
of the board with his playing hand, either before, during or after
making a shot.
F.
Player preparing to shoot must not rub his hands over the playing surface
in any manner, since this either introduces foreign substances onto said
playing surface or removes the powdered wax already on the board.
G.
Player shall not cause any vibration, such as slapping table, leaning
on table, stamping on floor, etc., whether intentionally or otherwise.
H.
A player may not touch a Weight in play while his partner or either opponent
is shooting.
I.
A player may not touch the playing surface or frame of the table while
his partner or opponents are shooting.
J.
Players at the opposite end of the board from the delivery of Weights
may not touch Weights in the gutter until all shooting for the round has
been completed.
K.
When a legal Weight(s) is moved or knocked off the board by a "dead"
Weight and cannot be replaced in the previous position, the player or
team who delivered the "dead" Weight shall be penalized.
L.
It is understood that if any of the above infractions are committed byother
members of the participating teams, who may not be actively engaged in
play at the time, the same penalties will apply to their teams.
V.
SCORING AND RAIL "HANGERS"
A.
A Weight overhanging the edge of the board at any point is "dead"
if it falls from the board before the opponent's following Weight ceases
motion. {Exception: See rule G, below.)
B.
After opponent's following Weight has been delivered and ceases motion,
a scoring or rail "hanger" is legal, and must be replaced if
it falls from the board without being directly hit by another Weight.
C.
Should a hanging Weight fall from the board for any other reason than
being legally knocked off, such as slapping the table, stamping on the
floor, etc., it must be replaced in its original position and considered
a legal Weight. A one-point penalty is made against the offending player
or team (see Section IV, G).
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