Forfeits are bad for the league and should be avoided at all costs. I understand that they will happen from time to time but teams should do everything in their power to avoid having to forfeit. Not only is it unfair to other teams that aren’t getting the benefit of a forfeit win, it is also extremely disrespectful and unsportsmanlike to have another teams shooter(s) sit there all night thinking that they will be shooting only to be told “it’s too late, we’re going to forfeit the last match” (while the forfeiting team has more than one shooter that could still shoot the last match). Do you know how many times it’s been late and I wished that I could go home? Too many to count. But when you make a commitment to play in a pool league, you are also making a commitment to act in the best interests of the league. Going forward, if I feel that a team is forfeiting out of convenience instead of out of necessity, the team will be docked a penalty point for the first occurrence and possibly multiple penalty points for subsequent forfeits. It will also obviously put the forfeiting team in bad standing with the league that could lead to banishment from the league.
