Rules changes for discussion

The "run and grab it" rule. The WDA has allowed a player to run to the board and grab a dart that was about to fall. ADO rules require that the third or final dart must remain embedded in the board for 5 seconds. The ADO rule isn't totally clear, but refer to #34 nd #35 at this page of the ADO Tournament Rules: http://www.adodarts.com/pdffiles/TournamentRulesBooklet.pdf

It seems that the chalker's decision cannot be final until the third or final dart has remained in the board for 5 seconds and that the thrower isn't allowed to touch his darts until the chalker's decision is final.

Quarters in electronically-scored machines.

The WDA previously voted that the Home team paid for all games on electronically-scored boards. This is going back to a Membership vote. The interim decision until it goes to a vote is that the visiting team puts their share of quarters into electronically-scored machines.

Check the link I previousy listed and look arouand a bit. You will find specific rules about scoreboards and scorekeepers. Those rules do not eliminate electronically-scored boards, but they require a scoreboard and a scorekeeper in ADO events.

The ADO allows local organizations to do whatever they want in local events. Handicap is certainly not ADO-sanctioned, but it's what's kept the WDA alive. We can do whatever we want with any issue. The ADO has guidelines and rules, but those have no effect on what we do in our leagues.