Also,
Tonight we had a player, Duncan Smyth, call a foul on himself that no one else saw. I thoughtit was a excellent display of character and sportsmanship.
I thought an interesting idea would be if Someone voluntarily calls a Foul on themselves that is not obvious and the ref didn't catch it immediately. maybe we could put a tick box on the score sheet and the web interface, for sportsmanship recognition. both captains would have to check with each other and confirm yes, that gets a sportsmanship check mark.
It doesn't necessarily have to be only calling fouls on one's self but I thought if we are trying to emphasize sportsmanship, this would be a measureable way to do it. that rewards being honest.
At the end of the season, we could recognize it as an individual Sportsmanship award (male and/or female) with the most good sport Check marks. (not to replace our Bob Denny award, but expand on it.)
Thoughts?

I don't plan or want to spend my night tracking stats. I am there to be with my friends, drink a few beverages and play pool in that order. if the stats can't be tracked via the computer then that's the end.

From chess team competition:In a chess team the lineup order of players can not be random, the players have to be in descending orders, from best player to worst, but with a margin of 100 points or so differences between 2 consecutive players.Ex: if 3 players with 1900, 1806,1650 : I has to be either 1900, 1806, 1650 or 1806,1900,1650 orders.It was a matter that you are sure you will play against someone of "your level" making games more interesting.Just a stolen idea from my chess experience. It was making sense to me when I was playing.

I like Mark's idea of a sportsmanship check mark when you edit games. It seems the executive committee has a hard time getting people to vote for the Bob Denny Award each season and this sounds like a decent compromise. The team with the most checks at the end of the season win the sportsmanship trophy. Checks can be made for things like teams that are happy to move games to accommodate a player who is running late, calling fouls on yourself (as Mark mentioned) and even asking the ref to check closely before you play a risky shot.

Mick,
Your Point is Well taken and your not alone in saying that, I agree any suggestions shouldn'tadd toomuchthat it get's in the way of friends,술 and Pool.

Recommend these guidelines for any suggestions.
A. Should not add undue Complexity to the night (i.e. tracking nit noid stats)
B. Should not be designed to make the league more Serious.







[Mick Daigle 2014-03-20, 10:03:19]:


I don't plan or want to spend my night tracking stats. I am there to be with my friends, drink a few beverages and play pool in that order. if the stats can't be tracked via the computer then that's the end.

This is a cool idea.Nota Bene:I think any issue that cannot be resolved should be presented to Arno. He can resolve anything. I'll agree to any and all of his decisions.
[Arnaud Ogier 2014-03-20, 10:31:45]:
From chess team competition:In a chess team the lineup order of players can not be random, the players have to be in descending orders, from best player to worst, but with a margin of 100 points or so differences between 2 consecutive players.Ex: if 3 players with 1900, 1806,1650 : I has to be either 1900, 1806, 1650 or 1806,1900,1650 orders.It was a matter that you are sure you will play against someone of "your level" making games more interesting.Just a stolen idea from my chess experience. It was making sense to me when I was playing.