2008 Rules and
Regulations for
1)
A $15.00 fee
will be required for all
2)
The NHPA
card will cost:
Adults
$15.00 (NHPA dues $12.00 + $3.00
Juniors
$8.00 (NHPA dues $5.00 + $3.00
3)
The NHPA
dress code will be strictly enforced. (One warning only will be given.)
4)
All
tournament directors will have at their discretion the option of whether or not
to have separate 30ft. and separate 40ft. classes. Classes with a ringer
percentage spread of 15 pts. or more may be
handicapped at 90%. Handicapped classes will be 50 shoe limit games.
5)
Allow
pitchers 70 yrs. old and over to pitch “less than 40ft.” Approval to pitch less
than 40 ft. must be announced to the class before the class starts to pitch.
6)
Use NatStats three highest tournament percentages. Percentages
are determined from the last 12 months or the last 10 tournaments. Percentages
will be taken from the internet prior to each tournament. The total ringers
will be divided by the total number of shoes pitched for those three
tournaments.
7)
The Eastern
PA Points Championship will award points for each position finished in every
class at all
1st
place………………………..$100.00 + a plate
2nd
place………………………...$75.00 + a plate
3rd
place…………………….…...$50.00 + a plate
8)
All pitchers
must pay $1.00 per game to scorekeepers in all
9)
Pitchers are
not allowed to practice at a tournament until the time is announced by the
tournament director. Directors will allow a minimum of twenty minutes for
“warm-ups” prior to the start of each class.