CURRENT THPA STANDING RULES 2007
THPA DUES: $20.00 Per Year, includes
NHPA $12.00
TOURNAMENT STARTING TIME 10:30 AM
Local Time
(Starting Times for Special tournaments
such as State, State Doubles, Volunteer Open, Grady Whaley,
and Night tournaments will be posted on schedules and in
Newsletters)
SIGN-UP TIME One half hour before
scheduled tournament. (Special Tournaments may be pre-register
with deadline date posted)
ENTRY FEES
REGULAR THPA OPEN TOURNAMENTS
$15.00 Per Player, breakdown as follows:
$1.00 to Local Court
$1.00 to Tournament Director
$3.00 to State Tournament Payback Fund
$7.50 to Class Payback
$2.50 to THPA
JUNIORS DO NOT PAY ENTRY OR RECEIVE PAYBACK
(They must have a sanction card)
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
STATE TOURNAMENT
$15.00 Adults
VOLUNTEER OPEN
Determined by Tournament Director
GRADY WHALEY
Determined by Tournament Director
The Volunteer Open and Grady Whaley
tournaments are exempt from the regular THPA fees.
SCOREKEEPERS:
REGULAR TOURNAMENT $.50 per game per player
if scorekeepers are available
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS $1.00 per game per
player
PAYBACK (Based on $7.50 per pitcher per
class)
3 person class - $22.50 first
4 person class - $20.00 first, $10.00
second
5 person class - $25.00 first, $12.50
second
6 person class - $30.00 first, $15.00
second
7 person class - $30 first, $15 second
& $7.50 third
8 person class - $35 first, $17.50 second
& $7.50 third
CLASS PLACEMENT Pitchers will be
placed in classes based on their average according to the
previous weeks NATSTAT standings. If they are new or have no
average from lack of tournament play, they will be required to
pitch 100 shoes with score to be kept by an appointed THPA
member.
30 FOOT AND 40 FOOT PITCHERS Pitch
in same class according to percentage except for State
Tournament and Special tournaments determined by Tournament
Director. Handicapping is allowed if there is a substantial
difference in percentage to create a better class or
tournament. NHPA handicap rules apply.
CLASS TIES Ties for first place
20 shoe playoff. Ties below first place will be determined by
percentage.
GAME TIES Shoe Limit Games Flip a
shoe to see who goes first, then down and back until the tie
is broken. (4 shoe innings)
TIES FOR FIRST PLACE - 20 shoe playoff
FOUR WAY TIE Round robin play to break
the tie. If there is still a tie after the play off
round robin, it will go to percentage to determine place.
THREE WAY TIE Same as above.
STATE SINGLES TOURNAMENT
DATE - The date for the State Singles
Tournament will be the first week-end after Labor Day. (This
was voted into effect in 1998.) The State Singles will rotate
between Rock Springs and Crossville, with the State Doubles
being at the sight not hosting the State Singles that year.
REGISTRATION The State Tournament is
pre-registered. Entries must be postmarked by two Saturdays
before the tournament. The NATSTAT average of that Saturday
will be used for entry.
FORMAT Games for Championship Classes
will be 40 points. The Championship for each will be determined by the
wins and losses only against those actually in that class. All
other classes will be 40 shoes. Playoffs for ties will be the
same as regular tournaments 20 shoe games except for
Championship Classes 40 points.
TROPHIES Trophies will be given for 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th in 8 person classes and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for
six person classes.
PAYBACK In 2005 it was voted by the
membership to have a payback for the State Tournament. The
regular tournament fee was raised to $15.00 with the extra
$3.00 per entrant going into the State Tournament payback
fund. Payback amounts will be determined by the amount in the
fund.
STATE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
DATE The date for the State Doubles
Tournament will be the first Saturday in October.
REGISTRATION You may register with your
partner the day of the tournament. Combined averages of
entrants may not be over 115%.
FORMAT Each game will be
60 shoes with
each player pitching 30 shoes. If you show up without a
partner and there is not one available, you will not be
allowed to pitch. This is a doubles tournament.
HALL OF FAME A committee appointed
by the president will accept and review nominations for Hall
of Fame inductees. Any THPA member may submit nominations that
should be in writing listing the nominees qualifications
and achievements. Nominees may be active or deceased. Nominees
and their qualifications will be announced in the special
newsletter that goes out prior to the State Tournament and
Annual Meeting. Membership will vote by ballot at the State
Tournament prior to the Annual Meeting with inductees being
announced at the meeting. They will receive their plaques by
mail. A member may also be removed from the Hall of Fame for
actions unsupportive of the THPA by motion at the Annual
Meeting with a 2/3 majority vote of those present.
HORSESHOE PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
This award is given to the horseshoe pitcher who accumulates
the most points for class place in tournaments in which he/she
pitches. The winner will receive a plaque and THPA membership
for the following year paid by THPA that will be announced at
the Annual Meeting. Guidelines for the award are: TOURNAMENTS
All Tennessee tournaments beginning with the State Tournament
and ending with the tournaments two weeks prior to the next
State Tournament are included for obtaining points. POINTS
assigned at regular tournament are: 1st place = 10 points, 2nd
place = 9 points,3rd place = 8 points, 4th place = 7 points,
5th place = 6 points, 6th place and below = 5 points
ALL pitchers participating in the State
Doubles Tournament will receive 5 points. PITCHERS pitching in
the State Tournament will receive double for points earned. A
PITCHER who comes to a tournament and volunteers not to pitch
in order that the organization of the tournament might be more
efficient for playing (either class size or time factors),
that pitcher will receive 5 points.
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CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS
OF
THE TENNESSEE HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOCIATION
(REVISED 2001)
A DIVISION OF THE
NATIONAL HORSESHOE PITCHERS
ASSOCIATION
PREAMBLE
We the horseshoe pitchers of Tennessee in
order to promote and foster the game on both the competitive
and recreational levels and to provide all persons in our area
(or state) with the opportunity and facilities for playing the
game, and to insure its continued growth and existence, do
hereby establish this constitution.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this organization shall be the
Tennessee State Division of the National Horseshoe Pitchers
Association.
ARTICLE II- PURPOSE
The purpose of this organization shall be
to further the game of horseshoe pitching by all proper means
in this area, provide our membership with the best facilities
and activities within our means, and to support and cooperate
with the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association in every
possible way.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
The requirements for membership shall be
set out in the By Laws.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
The officers of this organization shall
consist of a President, First, Second, Third Vice-President
and a Secretary-Treasurer. All officers shall serve a two-rear
term. The President and the Second Vice-President shall be
elected in odd years. The First and Third Vice-Presidents and
the Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected in even rears.
Officers are to be elected during the State Tournament
Meeting.
The newly elected officers shall take
office immediately after the election..
ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
1. President - The duties of the
President shall be to preside at all meetings, to administer
the business of the organization, to pass on any obligations
the organization may wish to incur, and to handle whatever
other duties mar come to his attention in promoting the best
interest of the organization.
2. Vice-Presidents - The
Vice-Presidents shall, in their order, assume the duties of
the President in the absence of the President or whenever the
President is unable to properly discharge his duties and shall
assist the President, when requested, and assume any duties
their offices may imply.
3. Secretary-Treasurer - The
Secretary-Treasurer shall keep accurate minutes of all
meetings, act as custodian of the funds and properties of the
organization, and attend to the correspondence and any other
duties which mar come to his attention as necessary to promote
the best interest of the organization.
4. Any officer or officers may be removed
from office in the event of flagrant misconduct or failure to
perform their duties. A two-thirds vote of all regular members
attending a special meeting shall be necessary for removal
after a fair and impartial hearing of the charges.
ARTICLE VI - EXECUTIVE BOARD
The elected officers shall constitute the
Executive Board and may act on behalf of the organization in
all matters.
Meetings of the Executive Board shall be
held at such times and places as the Executive Board may
decide.
At least two-thirds of the members of the
Executive Board must be present to constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII- COMMITTEES
The President shall appoint such committees
as he/she deems necessary and shall serve as an ex-officio
member of them.
ARTICLE VIII- BY LAWS
The organization may adopt such By Laws as
it shall deem necessary. By Laws shall be adopted when
approved by a majority vote of the members in good standing
present at the regular meeting.
ARTICLE IX - MEETINGS
The annual meeting and election of officers
shall be held during the State Tournament each year.
ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS
This constitution may be amended by a
two-thirds affirmative vote of all voting members present at
any regular meeting provided, however, that no proposed
constitutional amendment may be considered or voted upon
unless notice of the regular meeting or the special meeting at
which the amendment is proposed shall have contained a brief
statement of the proposed amendment.
BY LAWS
1. The rules of the National Horseshoe
Pitchers Association of America shall govern in all cases
except those specifically stated in the Br Laws.
2. All officer and pitchers must become
members of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association.
3. Membership requirements shall be payment
of annual THPA and NHPA dues and sportsmanlike conduct.
4. The dues of the association per member
annually shall be set by the membership and shall include
the cost of membership in the National Horseshoe Pitchers
Association, the State membership, and liability insurance.
5. All tournaments sponsored by the
Tennessee Horseshoe Pitchers Association shall be sanctioned.
6. Pitchers must have pitched in a minimum
of three (3) sanctioned tournaments in Tennessee to be
eligible to pitch in the State Singles Tournament. 450 shoes
pitched in sanctioned league play shall count as one (1)
tournament