SECTION 1. - SANCTION
All tournaments held under the auspices of SPORTCAST USA shall be sanctioned. To qualify for a sanction, a club must be a member in good standing of SPORTCAST USA. Annual club membership fee shall be one (1) dollar. Tournaments are to be held on the dates sanctioned by SPORTCAST USA. Clubs seeking an official team tournament sanction shall schedule at least two (2) standardized events:
1. Conventional or spinning tackle Men's 5 1/4 oz. event.
2. Conventional or spinning tackle Women's 4 1/2 oz. event. Individual tournaments shall be sanctioned by SPORTCAST USA. All casters shall be members, in good standing, of SPORTCAST USA. Annual caster membership shall be one (1) dollar. [ Membership available at competition. ] All sanctioned tournaments must be conducted in accordance with the rules contained in Section 1 through 9.
SECTION 2. - OUTFIT
A. CONVENTIONAL TACKLE: 1. Rod: There shall be no restriction upon length or on the materiel used in it's construction.
2. Reel: To contain a revolving spool and be of standard manufacture, commonly available to the general public.
a. No alterations or machining to deviate from the original design and manufacture of the spool.
b. Bearings may be replaced only with equal quality and size as the original.
B. SPINNING TACKLE:
1.Rod: Same as for conventional tackle.
2.Reel: To contain a spool that is fixed during the cast. It must be of standard manufacture and commonly available to the general public. Modifications are allowed except for the following:
a. Spools may not be altered in any way from original design and manufacture.
C. LINE:
1. RUNNING LINE: All casters shall use line of no less than .325 mm. test in all events. The line shall be of the same diameter and parallel throughout the entire length.
2. SHOCK LINE: To be no less than .75 mm. test in all events, for all casters. At least five (5) turns of shock leader must be around the spool of any reel before any cast shall be attempted. Shock leaders shall be parallel throughout their entire length, and have an approved line clip to attach the casting weight.
D. CASTING WEIGHTS:
1. Men shall cast a 5 1/4 oz weight, of a design approved by SPORTCAST USA, in all team events.
2. Women shall cast a 4 1/2 oz weight, of a design approved be SPORTCAST USA in all team events.
3. Men shall cast a 5 1/4 oz weight in an individual long cast event.
4. Women shall cast a 4 1/2 oz weight in a individual long cast event.
5. All weights shall have the size clearly marked and may not be altered by cutting, shaving, filing, or excessive polishing.
SECTION 3. - EVENTS:
A. Team:
1. A team shall consist of no more than (5) casters.
2. Each caster shall make five casts for the team.
3. The team that totals the greatest combined distance shall be declared the winner of this event.
4. In the event of a tie between teams, each member of each team shall make one cast. The team whose five casts total the greatest distance shall be declared the winner.
B. INDIVIDUAL: LONG CAST
1. Each man shall make six (6) casts with a 5 1/4 oz. casting weight. Each woman shall make six (6) casts with a 4 1/2 oz. casting weight. Only the longest cast of the six (6) will be considered for awards.
2. Junior casters, 12 to 18 years of age, shall make six (6) casts with a 4 1/2 oz. casting weight. Sub-Junior casters, under the age of 12, shall make six (6) casts with a 2 oz. casting weight. Only the longest cast of the six (6) will be considered for awards.
3. In the event of a tie, each caster in the tie shall make one (1) cast with the longest declared the winner.
C. ALL EVENTS:
1. A caster in any event may cast with the outfit of his/her choice; spinning or conventional tackle.
2. Each caster shall choose the desired tackle when registering for an event and may not change for the duration of the event.
3. No re-entries are permitted in any event.
SECTION 4. - FIELD (diagram of field)
A. GRADE: The grade of the casting field shall not exceed eight (8) feet in eight hundred (8) feet.
B. CASTING COURT: A thirty (30) degree casting court will be used at all tournaments. The casting court shall be laid out in the following manner:
A base pin shall be driven in the ground and a center line extended as necessary. From this pin, side- lines shall be extended out at a fifteen (15) degree angle from the center line to the same length as the center line. At 100 meters (328 feet 10 inches) the field will be 51.76 meters (169 feet 9.75 inches) wide. We will use a casting mat 8 feet 2.5 inches by 8 feet 2.5 inches square, with an 8 feet 2.5 inches by 3/4 inch by 4 inch board set at cast line.C. CASTING ZONE:
There shall be a safety zone established in back of the base line. This zone shall be fifty (50) feet deep for a distance of a least one hundred and fifty (150) feet on each side of the center line and be clearly marked. No person shall be allowed inside this safety zone except the one that is about to cast.SECTION 5. - MEASUREMENT OF CASTS
A. All casts will be measured by the radial method directly from the center of the base line. If a full length tape is not available, measurements may be made from cross lines set at 100 feet intervals. these lines shall be set in an arc from one side line to the other. The measuring tape shall be set at a 90 degree angle to the arc of the cross line. An electronic measuring device may be used (E.M.D.).
B. All casts shall be measured to the farthest extremity of the lead weight. All casts shall be measured as they are found.
C. A steel or fiberglass tape or an E.M.D. shall be used to measure all casts.
D. PENALTIES:
1. Break-off will be scored as "zero". A break-off occurs when any line breaks after the power phase of a cast has begun until the casting weight has come to rest on the ground.
2. A base line foul shall result in a fifty (50) feet deduction from the measured length of the cast. A caster has fouled when any portion of his/her body touches the ground ahead of the base line.
3. A casting weight landing outside the side lines shall be considered as out of bounds. All casts determined to be out of bounds will be scored a "zero".
SECTION 6. - METHODS OF CASTING
A. All casters shall cast forward from behind the base line in a designated area. No caster shall pass this base line while in the act of casting and until the casting weight has landed.
B. It shall not be permitted to make any cast with a power stroke of more than 360 degrees or any cast that is determined by the tournament officials to be dangerous.
C. Each caster will be given a number for each event. A caster will be called to cast in numerical order and must do so unless excused by a tournament official.
D. After a cast is completed, a caster must place his/her rod on the ground ahead of the base line or in a designated area set aside by tournament officials.
E. No person, except an official, may precede the caster as they follow their lines to reach their casting weights.
SECTION 7. - JUDGING/PROTESTS
A. Judges shall be appointed to call fouls, out of bounds casts, and to measure casts. All decisions made by these judges shall be final in all cases.
B. The SPORTCAST USA board may be called upon to appoint delegates to represent them at all sanctioned tournaments. It is their duty to see that all conditions of casting conform in every way to the rules of SPORTCAST USA; to protest or receive protests of any action that may seem to be unfair or unequal; to report any infraction of the tournament casting rules.
SECTION 8. - RECORDS
A. The only records recognized by SPORTCAST USA are those made at the sanctioned tournaments authorized by SPORTCAST USA.
B. A copy of tournament records must be sent to SPORTCAST USA within seven (7) days after the date of the tournament, and the other copy retained by the sponsor club.
C. Separate records shall be kept for men and women in all tackle categories.
SECTION 9. - AWARDS
A. A caster must be a member, in good standing, of SPORTCAST USA to be eligible for any SPORTCAST USA award.
B. TEAM: There may be an award given to the top three (3) Men's teams and Women’s teams at each sanctioned tournament.
C. INDIVIDUAL: LONG CAST - There may be awards given to the top three (3) casters in each class at each sanctioned tournament. Classes shall be as follows:
Men's 5 1/4 oz. :
AAA Class, Average Cast, 650 feet and over
AA Class, Average Cast, 550 feet to 650 feet
A Class, Average Cast, 450 feet to 550 feet
B Class, Average Cast, 350 feet to 450 feet
C Class, Average Cast, 0 feet to 350 feet
Women's 4 1/2 oz. :
A Class, Average Cast, 400 feet and over
B Class, Average Cast, 300 feet to 400 feet
C Class, Average Cast, 0 feet to 300 feet
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN SPORTCAST USA
CALL OR WRITE:
JOE MOORE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
P.O. ROX 544
AVON, NC. 27915
(252) 995-6025
The best time to reach Joe is in the evening between 8pm & 9pm.
We hope to see you at the next event!
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