Tournament Director's Schedule for 2011-2012 Season (PDF Document - click on schedule)

NOTES:

 There seems to be a growing problem with the computer program in providing accurate Report-Form Data. Tournament directors MUST compare the information on the registration/release forms with the data generated by the computer database, especially the home club data. Many players change their home club affiliation at the beginning of the season and these may not have been updated in the database. There are a few tasks that need to be done during each tournament:
    FIRST - Go through the registration/release forms and update the player name list with any changes in club affiliation and rank
   SECOND - Do the same thing with the database.

You may also print this form in PDF by clicking   HERE

10/28/2007
For Cenrtral District Tournaments, there is now a Mileage Fund set up for Tournament Directors that travel further than 25 miles from their home area to run tournaments at 15 cents per mile. Just subtract the calculated amount from the District Fees when submitting same & add an explanation.

RULE DISCUSSIONS:

If anyone (not just tournament directors) has a rule that needs explaining, or some circumstance they would like to share, please send it to me. (gamonroe@gmail.com)

Rule C(1a) mentions that each player may shoot two disks to check court speed, then (1b)which allows two full rounds of practice on each color. Sometimes you might notice that some clubs allow disks to be shot ahead of the speed disks to help wear the wax off the disks following initial waxing (typically where they don't use beads).
This practice is NOT in accordance with the rules - you only get what the rules allow - a maximum of ten disks prior to the 1st or 2nd game.

Also, if after your two speed shots, a decision is made to bead the court, you don't get those speed shots again.

Rule C(12) discuses Coaching. "Any remark or motion to partner which indicates coaching his/her play is prohibited." There's a lot of meat in that short sentence, and the primary observation is that the prohibited remark or motion must be directed to the player, not the other way around - the player can make motions or remarks and not be penalized. Thus, the Player can ask for the score, he can ask for distance to a block, he can tell the other end that a disc remains to be shot. The non-playing partner is the one that's liable under this penalty.

In regard to Hard Shooting. There have been injuries from flying disks. I think most tournament directors know who the guilty ones are and if hard shooting is observed, give them a warning, then penalize them 10 points each time it happens again. It's rather subjective, but if a disk bounces over the backstop or ends up two courts away, I think it could be considered hard shooting.

The Florida Shuffleboard Association will not tolerate or condone cheating or unsportsmanlike conduct of any kind. If, after a hearing, a shuffler is found to have cheated or acted in an unsportsmanlike manner sanctions will be taken as warranted. This was made into a motion by Darden Nelms and seconded by Glen Peltier (at the March Mtg.). Carried.