WHITE MARSH PICKLEBALL LADIES SUMMER BRACKET LEAGUE GUIDELINES

CEO Toni Herting has tentatively approved the following "Guidelines for the upcoming Ladies Doubles Summer Pickleball Bracket League.

WHITE MARSH PICKLEBALL LADIES SUMMER DOUBLES BRACKET LEAGUE

(Benefit of The Brian Thomas Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund )
Bracket League Guidelines were created by Joe Palmere Jr. 05/08 2019
  • “Bracket League” is 12 weeks, (Thursdays, 6 to 8:30pm), of Ladies competing with Ladies of similar skills, as determined by their scores.
  • Tentative League dates are June 7 through August 29, 2019.
  • Registration, registration fees, player numbers are “YTBD.”
  • Player may also elect to register a “sub fill-in player” in case of absence, to avoid penality..
  • Players miss games without subs are penalized 11 points per missed game.
  • Ladies play 3 competitive games to 11 points (ONLY) each Thursday.
  • Ladies will rotate partners within their assigned foursomes for each  competitive game . . . No permanent partners.
  • After each game, Ladies inform their League Captain of their score.
  • After weekly competition, Ladies are invited to participate in open play for the remainder of time.
  • Foursomes are selected by League Captains, from players with similar scores, until “bracketing“ begins.
  • There are three League Captains to oversee League play, aggregate scores, update Score Board, supervise “Brackets,”  approve subs, and resolve fault or line calls. 
  • “Bracketing” begins when players reach aggregate scores that fall within the scoring parameters of each “Bracket.“
  • “Three Color Brackets are determined based on the highest aggregate score (432): “Pink Bracket” (290-432); “Blue Bracket” (141- 289); & “Green Bracket” (00-140). 
  • Once Bracketing begins, players will rotate with players within their same Color Bracket. .
  • Players can move up or down in “Brackets” based on weekly score. 
  • Players are responsible for pre-approved subs & must notify their League Captains in advance when subbing. 
  • No makeup games; missed game receives a score of “00.”
  • League Captains can disqualify sub’s who misrepresent their skill ability.  
  • Rain date, time & location: is following Sunday 12-3pm Honeygo Park Outdoor Hard Surface Courts.
  • A first, second and third place medallion will be awarded to the three highest scoring Ladies in each “Bracket.”
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