Camden Amusement staff and the Dart Board held a meeting tonight at 6 pm. Present were the following: Larry Elbert, Jerry Merritt, Chris Sankot, Scott Pechota, Deb Clark and BATCH.
The following items were discussed and decided by your Dart Board:
Camden will continue to try to improve communication with its league and tournament players through its website (which will be completed in the next month), this blog, flyer's (both posted and e-mailed) and ads on dart boards. I would like to hear all input from any player that is willing to offer it. Please contact me through this blog, my e-mail: larry.camden@gmail.com or my cell phone: 319-389-1558.
TOURNAMENTS
Camden will continue to try to develop tournament that all the dart players like. The Board discussed new places to hold tournaments and some of the locations include:
- C&D's
- Next Door
- Melsha's Tap
- Bars in Iowa City
- Castle Lanes
- Bill's in Marion (in the back room)
- Bars in North Liberty
- Just Jules
- Bijou Pub in Monmouth, Il.
Of course there are many good locations to have dart tournaments and Camden will try to have a tournament in all of them. Camden will begin the process by developing a Tournament Itinerary sheet for scheduling with the bars and bar personnel so that items such as Time, Date, Drink Specials and added money are clear when the tournament is scheduled. In addition, Camden will attempt to have posters available as soon as all the details are clear about a tournament.
All Camden Tournaments will be governed by the NDA Dart Rules and a Rule book will be available through the person running the dart tournament.
The Trip Shot is an important part of Camden's promotions. Camden will begin posting the amount on its website so that everyone knows the amount before the tournament. The current Trip Shot is $70.00.
Failure to finish a tournament or leaving a tournament early has become an issue. The rule regarding this is: the person left in the tournament must shoot alone. There will be no re-draws or substitutions. However, if the person remaining is on a team that wins money and has been left by their partner, the prize money shall belong to the person remaining at the tournament and they are not responsible to split that money with the person that left. Camden and the Board will look into anyone that becomes an habitual violator and may create a new rule to deal with such a person in the future (i.e., suspension from tournaments for 3 months).
LEAGUES
With regard to leagues, the 4-person Camden Cricket League begins this Thursday Night. The schedule can be found on Camden's website. The first half will determine the team's placement in divisions in the second half of the season, as it always has. The 2nd half of the Thursday night Cricket League will consist of 4 divisions (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Wood) and each division will have 7 teams. Each team will play each team twice in the 2nd half and there will be no position round. Since each team will have 2 byes, no wins or losses will be awarded for byes.
Position Round for the Fall is Thursday, December 18, 2008. Therefore all make-up matches must be completed by Monday, December 15 or both teams will receive a forfeit, subject to a team making an effort to make up the match and the other team not showing interest. This determination shall be made by Camden's Dart League Coordinator and the Camden Dart Board.
Camden is investigating some new leagues for this fall:
- Monday's- 2-Person Qualifying League with enough games to get you to the State Dart Tournament.
- Saturday Afternoon- Mixed 2 Person League.
- Friday Nights- Traveling In-House League. The location of the league will be the same as the Friday night tournament and all league play will be scheduled before the tournament.
Camden will be developing posters and sign-up for these new leagues and will post them on the website and at all the bars.
As we head into the fall, it is our hope that we can build darts into a fun and recreational activity for everyone. Please be sure to check for upcoming events and to call Larry or Jerry at Camden with any thoughts, concerns or questions.
The date of the next Dart Board meeting will be Friday, October 17 at 6:00pm.
I look forward to seeing you all out there shooting darts. Shoot Well!!
Larry Elbert
