ACS TEXAS TOURNAMENT DRESS CODE
Dress code requirements are established to add the prestige and respect associated with the world’s most prominent amateur pool tournament. You 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 conventional fold-over collar.
· Women must wear sleeved shirts or blouses of polo/golf style or conventional style with a fold over collar.
· Only 2009 ACS-Texas 8-Ball T-shirts allowed.
· Absolutely no headgear allowed with the exception: regulation baseball caps will be allowed during competition providing they are neat, clean and untorn and are worn with bill facing forward. Western style hats are allowed.
· Absolutely no sweats, warm-ups suits or jogging suits allowed.
Pants, Skirts, Dresses
· Men must wear long pants, either dress pants or neat, clean untore jeans.
· Women may wear dress pants, Capri-style pants, or neat untore jeans.
· Women may also wear culottes, shirts or sleeved dresses of conservative length.
Shoes
· Men and women must wear clean, neat closed-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 provided before the tournament.
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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 shirts must be matching for all team members. This includes front 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. A player who attempts to compete while not in dress code will be required by a referee to comply with the dress code before continuing to play. 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 minute 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. 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 at their discretion.
Qualifications
Players must have played at least 4 weeks in ACS sanctioned league only. Those weeks must have been played from June 1st, 2008-February 1st 2009.