League Night Operations

Weekly Match Flow

Each team plays one team match per week during a session. The ABL app handles schedules, random matchups, score tracking, live updates, secure payments, and automatic handicap updates.

1. Teams confirm attendance. Captains make sure rostered players are ready for the weekly team match.
2. Captains handle payment responsibility. Captains are responsible for the weekly player fees for their team.
3. The app manages matchups. Player matchups are random and not based on skill, handicap, or ranking.
4. Teams score together. Both teams should track games, matches, scores, and handicap placements together.

Payment enforcement

Teams must pay before they play. If a team is not paid by the start of the second week, the team is disqualified. Teams that are not paid in full at the end of a session are not eligible for session playoff or payout consideration.

Short Rosters

If only four players show up on a five-player team, one player from that team may shoot twice. That player is randomly selected from the four players present.

If three or fewer players show up, the team forfeits.

If a team shows up two weeks in a row with only four players, or forfeits two weeks in a row, the league can review the circumstances and decide whether to cancel that team’s membership for one year.

Forfeits

A forfeit win is worth 10.00 team points. A forfeit loss is worth 4.50 team points in the standard team-point table.

Handicaps for players on teams involved in a forfeit are not adjusted for that week.

Players on the winning team who showed up to play receive match credit toward playoff eligibility.

Witnesses And Disputes

Rooms should make it practical for teams to call an impartial witness before questionable shots.

If a questionable shot is not watched by an impartial witness before the shot, the shooter gets the decision. If a witness is called and the shooter shoots before the witness arrives, the shooter loses the turn and the incoming player receives ball in hand.

If a situation cannot be resolved during a game, both captains can either agree on an outcome or replay the game with no penalty.

Playoff Video Support

All playoff matches must be filmed with a smartphone. Video should not be interrupted or blocked during the match.

Before shooting, players show a numbered pool ball matching their handicap plus legal ID to the camera. A zero, -1, or -2 handicap shows the cue ball.

If the video is blocked during a game, the ABL board reviews the footage and can apply penalties or disqualifications. The board’s decision is final.