SDPL - Amended BCA Rules
The rules and bylaws of the San Diego Pool League are available to you at the links below. The Bylaws of the League relate to the officers of the league and the standard operation. The Match Policy and Procedures and the Amended BCA Rules of Play are the rules that the SDPL enforces during regular season play.
Should you have any questions regarding the rules or bylaws, please contact a board member or plan on attending a regularly scheduled Board Meeting.
1.20 OBJECT BALL FROZEN TO CUSHION
1.20 OBJECT BALL FROZEN TO CUSHION -
1. If the first object ball contacted by the cue ball is frozen to a cushion,
then after the cue ball makes contact with the frozen object ball:
a. any object ball must be pocketed, or;
b. the cue ball must contact a cushion, or;
c. the frozen ball must contact a cushion attached to a separate rail, or;
d. another object ball must contact a cushion.
2. Any ball, including the cue ball, which is frozen to a cushion at the start
of a shot and then is forced into a cushion attached to the same rail is not
considered to have contacted that cushion unless it leaves the cushion,
contacts another ball, and then contacts the cushion again.
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SDPL Amended Rules
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1 GENERAL RULES -
1.1 PLAYER RESPONSIBILITY - -
1.10 SUSPENDED PLAY (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - -
1.11 GENERAL TIME OUT (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - -
1.12 LAG FOR BREAK (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - -
1.13 BREAKING SUBSEQUENT GAMES OF A MATCH (PLAYOFFS ONLY) - -
1.14 RACKING PROCEDURES - -
1.15 DEFLECTING THE CUE BALL WHEN BREAKING - -
1.16 SHOT CLOCK PROCEDURES (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) -
1.17 CALLING BALL AND POCKET - -
1.18 LEGAL STROKE - -
1.19 LEGAL SHOT - -
1.2 ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIPMENT - -
1.20 OBJECT BALL FROZEN TO CUSHION -
1.21 CUE BALL FROZEN TO OBJECT BALL OR CUSHION - -
1.22 PENALTIES FOR FOULS - -
1.23 FOULS NOT CALLED - -
1.24 MULTIPLE FOULS - -
1.25 ONE FOOT ON THE FLOOR - -
1.26 BALLS IN MOTION - -
1.27 FAILURE TO CONTACT LEGAL OBJECT BALL FIRST - -
1.28 SCRATCH - -
1.29 BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE - -
1.3 USE OF EQUIPMENT - -
1.30 PUSH SHOT - -
1.31 DOUBLE HIT - -
1.32 MISCUES - -
1.33 DISTURBED BALLS (CUE BALL FOULS ONLY) - -
1.34 JUMP SHOTS AND MASSÉ SHOTS - -
1.35 POSITION OF BALL - -
1.36 SHOOTING WITH BALL IN HAND BEHIND THE HEAD STRING (Deleted) -
1.37 - (Deleted) -
1.38 BALL IN HAND PLACEMENT - -
1.39 ILLEGAL MARKING - -
1.4 CUE STICK REQUIREMENTS - -
1.40 DELIBERATE FOUL - -
1.41 COACHING TIME OUT - -
1.42 NON-SHOOTING PLAYER REQUIREMENT - -
1.43 CONCESSION OF GAME - (Deleted) -
1.44 CONCESSION OF MATCH - -
1.45 UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT - -
1.46 SPOTTING BALLS - -
1.47 JAWED BALLS (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - -
1.48 NON-PLAYER INTERFERENCE - -
1.49 BALLS SETTLING OR MOVING SPONTANEOUSLY - -
1.5 STARTING TIME OF MATCH - -
1.6 PLAYING WITHOUT REFEREES - -
1.7 BEGINNING OF GAME OR MATCH - -
1.8 NO PRACTICE ALLOWED DURING MATCH (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - -
1.8 NO PRACTICE ALLOWED DURING MATCH (PLAY-OFFS ONLY) - (2) -
1.9 STOPPING PLAY - (Deleted) -
2.1 THE GAME - -
2.10 LOSS OF GAME - -
2.11 STALEMATE - -
2.2 8-BALL RACK - -
2.3 8-BALL BREAK REQUIREMENTS - -
2.4 8-BALL POCKETED ON THE BREAK - -
2.5 TABLE OPEN AFTER THE BREAK - -
2.6 ESTABLISHING GROUPS - -
2.7 CONTINUING PLAY - -
2.8 SAFETY PLAY / NO CALL / NO POCKET - -
2.9 SHOOTING THE 8-BALL -
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