VNEA sanctioned Pool Leagues
We received our charter in 1990 and started leagues that same year. We entered 4 teams at the Ohio State Championships in Mansfield, OH in 1992 and have grown steadily every year. In 2004, at the 24th annual Ohio Championships in Canton, OH, over ½ of our entries won prize money at the Ohio State Championships, including a 4th place in the Open A Division and a 13th-16th place in the Open Ladies.
During the past 14 years, we have been involved with the planning and/or implementation of numerous State, Regional and International tournaments. Mike Fowler has been on the OCMA/VNEA state Pool board for 12 years and the Executive committee of the VNEA for 8 years. He has trained in excess of 200 people to be certified referees in the VNEA. Mike also serves on the Board of Directors for the VNEA and OCMA as well. All the while our main focus is on our local leagues. We want our players to enjoy an evening of fun, camaraderie and FAIR competition without the hassles of cumbersome league paperwork, rules and guidelines. Our league format is a simple straight game format. Each person plays their games (currently 3) in a row against the same opponent. This format allows a team to have members that get off work late or must leave early due to family or job constraints. The Team plays for the 4 round points (each game column and the total score column), which are adjusted by any handicap. The handicap is the difference between each team’s total player averages.
Prize Money Payback is determined by each player’s actual points scored. A check is issued to each eligible individual player for his actual score (15 games min.). A player doesn’t have to worry about a captain or location “losing” their share. The remaining money is paid to the top finishing teams in that league. Each league has a detailed accounting of all money, which is distributed with the checks and posted on our web-site. This pay back method has worked well for us for years and even though it is a lot of work to write all those checks we believe that it helps cut down on player “sand-bagging”. After all, if you sand bag, you are taking money out of your check.
Teams can qualify for the Ohio State Championships as well as the prestigious VNEA International Championships in Las Vegas, which now offers 5 team divisions with a payout in excess of $600,000.00.
NDA sanctioned Dart Leagues
NDA sanctioned Dart Leagues We have had an NDA charter since 1995 and have been active in the Ohio State Dart Championships since then. We have had quite a few teams place in the money over the years and have had a State Champion in the Open Doubles event (congrats to Mike & Tammy in 1999). All of our leagues currently run on the brand new Arachnid Galaxy II dart boards, they are virtually paperless and are automatically handicapped using the NDA points and marks formulas. We offer a 4-man team league which plays 501 & Cricket doubles games with a 701 DO team games. We also offer doubles leagues which play 501 doubles, cricket doubles and 301 singles.
All players qualify to play at the Ohio State Championships and NDA’s Team Dart events in Las Vegas. Team Dart is the largest amateur dart tournament in the world with a payout in excess of $450,000.
As always, you may call Raejean for more information. 614-221-5000(M-F, 9-5) or anytime @ 614-206-3607.