MIXED DISTANCE DOUBLES
WEDNESDAY 2:00 PM APRIL 22, 2009
NAME: (40')
_______________________________________ ENTRY FEE $30.00
NAME: (30')
_______________________________________ ENTRY FEE $30.00
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED
$_____
30' player may be a Woman, Senior or handicapped allowed to pitch at the 30 foot
distance.
The FSHPA Inc. FLORIDA STATE
CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT is open to only those Florida resident members
that have competed in at least 5 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments or a
sanctioned league (400 shoes or more) and 4 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments
between the dates of April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009 excluding the 2008
Florida State Closed Championship Tournament.
Entries must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2009. Late entries will be accepted only with the
approval of the FSHPA Inc. Executive Council.
Send entry form and entry fees to the FSHPA Inc. Sec/Tres
(address listed below).
John Peplinski FSHPA
Inc. Sec/Tres. NO ENTRY REFUNDS AFTER
______________________________________________________________________________
PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
The Mixed Doubles and Doubles competition
creates quite a problem for the Executive Council in determining a method of
conducting the Championship class that is equitable for all. Last year we scheduled only two or three
teams in the Championship class. This
was not satisfactory to the Championship class pitchers. They wanted to pitch more games against other
teams. However, it would have not been
fair or equitable to force a team into the Championship class that had little
or no chance of winning. This year the
following method will be used to schedule the Championship and “A” class that
should be equitable to all and still give the better teams a bit more
competition.
The seven or eight highest entering average
teams will be scheduled as a pitching class.
The teams will be handicapped at 80% if the ringer spread is greater
than 20%. The pitching format will be
double alternate pitch. The 50 shoe
games will be pitched and the final score will count in two ways. First the team winning with the highest score
will get a win in the Championship class and the other team will receive a loss
in the Championship class.. Then, the handicap will be added to the
scratch score to give a handicap game score.
The handicap winner will receive one point and the other team will
receive no points in class “A”. If the
handicap score is a tie each team will receive one-half point in the “A” class.
After the handicap score is determined
and there is no tie in the actual score the teams will move on to their next
game. If the actual
score is tied then the teams will continue with a 4 shoe pitch off as described
in the NHPA playing rules.
At the conclusion of pitching the “A” class
champions will be that team with the most handicap games won. Tied positions will be determined by the
FSHPA Inc, by-laws or the “Head to head” method used by the Hsmaster
program. The procedure to be used will
be announced at the tournament.
At the conslusion
of pitching the Championship class will be determined on games won and
lost. If there is a tie for first place
then a play-off game or games will be conducted in the same manner as described
in the singles competition article. All
other positions in the Championship class will be determined by the FSHPA Inc.
by-laws or the “Head to head” method used by the Hsmaster
program. The method to be used will be
announced at the tournament.
The above described is really quite
simple. Each game pitched counts as an
actual score and also as a handicap scored game. The “A” class handicap winner will receive
first place money and a trophy. Second,
third and possibly fourth place winner will receive cash prizes. The State Championship class winner will
receive the State Champions trophy and $80.00 prize money.
