What is the 9 ball rating?

The 9-Ball handicap system has Skill Levels ranging from 1 thru 9, 1 being the lowest Skill Level, and 9 being the highest. Players earn a point for each ball they sink and 2 points for the 9-Ball. The chart below shows how many points each Skill Level must earn in order to win their match.

What is the 9-ball rule?

UPA 9-Ball Rules. The object of 9-ball is to win by legally pocketing the 9-ball. The cue ball must strike the lowest numbered ball first for a legal hit to occur. After the lowest ball is struck, either the cue ball or any numbered ball may hit the 9-ball into any pocket for the win.

What are the fouls in 9-ball?

If the first ball struck by the cue ball is not the lowest numbered ball, it is a foul. If a ball is not pocketed or the cue ball or any numbered ball is not driven to the rail after the cue ball strikes the lowest numbered ball on the table, it is a foul.

What is the 3 foul rule in 9-ball?

If a player fouls three consecutive times on three successive shots without making an intervening legal shot, he loses the game. The three fouls must occur in one game. The warning must be given between the second and third fouls. This rule is optional for local league and tournament play.

Does 3 fouls equal a strike?

A strike is a ball that passes through any part of the strike zone in flight. A foul ball is also counted as a strike when a hitter has less than two strikes. When a batter accumulates three strikes, he is out. If the batter bunts a foul ball with two strikes then it is counted as a strike and the batter is out.

The Rules of 9 Ball Pool (Nine Ball Pool) - EXPLAINED!

How many points is foul?

The penalty for a foul is thus no lower than four points and no higher than seven. Not hitting the ball "on" first is the most common foul. A common defensive tactic is to play a shot that leaves the opponent unable to hit a ball "on" directly.

Is 5 fouls or 6?

Fouling out. A player who commits five personal fouls over the course of a 40-minute game, or six in a 48-minute game, fouls out and is disqualified for the remainder of the game.

What happens after 7 fouls?

Free Throws

7.1 A player will receive the one and one bonus after the offending team has accumulated 7 fouls each half. This rule applies to all fouls except shooting, offensive, technical, intentional or flagrant.

How do you lose in 9-Ball?

THREE CONSECUTIVE FOULS.

If a player fouls three consecutive times on three successive shots without making an intervening legal shot, he loses the game. The three fouls must occur in one game. The warning must be given between the second and third fouls.

Can you push in 9-ball?

The player who shoots the shot immediately after a legal break may play a push out in an attempt to move the cue ball into a better position for the option that follows. On a push out, the cue ball is not required to contact any object ball nor any rail, but all other foul rules still apply.

What is defense in 9-ball?

A Defensive Shot (also called a Safety) is a shot where there is no INTENT to pocket a ball. INTENT is the key word and certainly leaves room for judgment. This is why both teams have a scoresheet. It is not necessary for both scoresheets to agree on the number of Defensive Shots.

What is a golden break?

The break consists of hitting the 1-ball, with the attempt to pocket any ball. If the nine-ball is successfully potted, the player automatically wins the rack. This is sometimes known as a golden break .

What is the 3 point break rule?

The 3-point break rule is in effect. For a break to be legal a player must drive 3 object balls past the head string, or a combination of 3 pocketed balls and balls above the head string. Failure to execute a legal break is not a foul.

What is a scratch in 9-ball?

The 9-ball is pocketed. This is a win unless the player scratches, in which case the 9-ball (any other available high numbered ball is adequate) is spotted and the turn passes to the opponent with ball-in-hand anywhere on the table.

How many fouls are allowed?

Each team is limited to four team fouls per regulation period without additional penalties. Common fouls charged as team fouls, in excess of four, will be penalized by one free throw attempt plus a penalty free throw attempt.

How many fouls is too many?

Fouling Out

Each time a player commits a foul, they get another personal foul added to their name. If they reach a certain total during they game they will have "fouled out" and will not be allowed to play any more. It takes five fouls to foul out in college and high school, six fouls in the NBA.

How many fouls are in a penalty?

The penalty is triggered when a team commits more than six fouls in a game. Each penalty situation involves two penalty free throws, and the tenth and subsequent fouls will also include possession of the ball. The bonus rule specifically supersedes the normal rules for defensive fouls on shot attempts.

Are there fouls in 21?

Once the ball is legally shot, all players then fight over the rebound. This is meant to mimic the "tip-off" of a standard game. Once the ball is in play, there are technically no rules, but due to peer pressure most players abide by all rules with the exception of out of bounds violations and personal fouls.

What is personal foul?

: a foul in a game (such as basketball) involving usually physical contact with or deliberate roughing of an opponent compare technical foul.

Is 4 fouls a strike?

A strike is issued for the batter if he had fewer than two strikes. If the batter already has two strikes against him when he hits a foul ball, a strike is not issued unless the ball was bunted to become a foul ball, in which case a third strike is issued and a strikeout recorded for the batter and pitcher.

What is the maximum foul?

How many fouls does it take to foul out in the NBA? NBA players foul out after six personal fouls (which consist of a combination of personal and technical fouls) or two technical fouls.

How many fouls for 1 and 1?

One & one- If the team committing the foul has seven or more fouls in the game, then the player who was fouled is awarded one free throw. If he makes his first shot, then he is awarded another free throw.

What are the 8 ball pool rules?

Eight Ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 (solid colors), while the other player has 9 thru 15 (stripes). THE PLAYER POCKETING HIS GROUP FIRST AND THEN LEGALLY POCKETING THE 8-BALL WINS THE GAME.