BCA TOURNAMENT DRESS CODE
Dress code requirements are established to add
to the prestige and respect associated with the world’s most prominent amateur
pool tournament. Your cooperation in wearing neat, clean apparel at all times
during competition for the betterment of the sport is appreciated
Singles Competition
Shirts & Hats
- Men must wear sleeved shirts of polo/golf style or button-down style with a conventional fold-over collar.
- Women must wear sleeved shirts or blouses of polo/golf style or conventional style with a fold-over collar.
- Absolutely no t-shirts allowed.
- Absolutely no headgear allowed with one exception: regulation baseball caps will be allowed during competition providing they are neat, clean and untorn and are worn with the bill facing forward.
- Absolutely no sweats, warm-up suits or jogging suits allowed.
Pants, Skirts, Dresses
- Men must wear long pants, either dress pants or neat, clean, untorn jeans.
- Women may wear dress pants, Capri-style pants, or neat, clean, untorn jeans.
- Women may also wear culottes, skirts or sleeved dresses of conservative length.
Shoes
- Men and women must wear clean, neat, close-toed shoes at all times.
- Should a player require a footwear exception for medical reasons, the player must provide a letter on official letterhead from the player’s health care provider before the tournament.
Scotch Doubles Competition
Same requirement as singles competition. Matching
shirts worn by Scotch Doubles teams are preferred but not mandatory.
Team Competition
Team shirts are required for all teams during team
competition. Dress Code must meet the Singles Competition requirements. Color
and style of team shirt must be matching for all team members. This includes
front and back of shirts if they have a logo or monogram. Each member of a team
must have their own team shirt/blouse. "Borrowing" the shirt of a
teammate is not permitted.
Teams competing in the Second Chance events are
not required to meet the "matching shirts" criteria, but the original
three players must wear matching shirts that meet the Team Shirt guidelines
above.
General
The dress code will be in effect and enforced at
all times when on the main tournament floor. This includes during all competition
and practice, including mini-tournaments and special events.
A player who attempts to compete or practice while
not in dress code will be required by a referee to comply with the dress code
before continuing to play or practice.
Any player found in violation of the dress code
will be given 15 minutes to correct the violation (during match play) and return
to the match site. If not back in 15 minutes, the player will lose one game
of the match, and will lose one additional game for each additional five minutes
until he or she returns. A team captain may not substitute another player for
a player found in violation of the dress code until after the player returns
in proper attire.
Players or teams may protest an opponent’s dress
code ONLY before the match begins.
During mini-tournaments or other special events,
any player found in violation of the dress code will be asked to leave the tournament
floor and will forfeit their position in the event.
All players must abide by the tournament dress
code. Referees are the final authority on dress code at all times. Referees
may require immediate compliance or compliance at their discretion.
(Updated September 2002)
