A. The Hall of Fame committee shall be appointed by the President with recommendations by the District Presidents. The Committee will consist of one (1) member from each District. Each Committee member shall serve a three (3) year term. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the President each year on a rotation basis. Any Committee Member whose service is terminated during their three (3) year tenure will be replaced by the President to serve only the remainder of the term of the retiring person. This committee shall screen each nomination and shall use the scoring guides included in these procedures (Appendices A and B) in order to recommend to the Board of Directors persons who in their opinion are deemed worthy in accordance with the criteria established in the following paragraphs.
B. Qualification for Nomination for the Player Award:
1. In order to be nominated to the Hall of Fame for the Player Award, a person must have a record of at least seven (7) years in shuffleboard as a player, and achieved a minimum of points designated for their district of residence as per the scoring guide (Appendix A). Demonstration of outstanding contributions by serving as an executive officer, tournament director or by making other noteworthy contributions at the District or State ASA level may be considered as qualitative factors.
2. A player must have an outstanding record of having won trophies/prizes and shown true sportsmanship in:
a) ASA District sanctioned tournaments,
b) ASA Championship Playoffs, and
c) Any non-sanctioned district tournament played under all ASA Rules having at least sixty-four (64) entries.
3. Intra-park, inter-park, senior olympics, national and international tournaments are not to be considered for Hall of Fame point awards. The Western Team Tournament is an exception and may be considered.
C. To qualify for nomination for the Special Award, the nominee must have an outstanding record of performance over at least seven (7) years as an ASA member for the benefit of shuffleboard as an executive, administrator, tournament official, or other specified capacities, and he/she shall have achieved a minimum of thirty (30) points as per the scoring guide (Appendix B).
1. For other than the special contributions category, guidance for the scoring guide where a range of points exist – 1 additional point per additional year served or per repetitive service up to the maximum indicated. Special Contributions may be considered for such things as board construction and/or maintenance or other significant contributions to the game. The Hall of Fame committee shall consider both significance and years of service in awarding points for special contributions within the specified range.
2. The “Author” category refers to significant contributions to shuffleboard literature, not for products written as part of a candidate’s job, e.g., a new special procedures generated by a committee chairman.
D. Nominations to the Hall of Fame:
1. It is the privilege of each member of ASA to make one nomination in each membership year to the Hall of Fame in either category.
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2. Nominations shall be sent to the Chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee.
3. The Committee shall prepare and submit two (2) lists of candidates for the Hall of Fame awards to the Board of Directors – one (1) for newly nominated candidates and one (1) containing all otherwise qualified candidates nominated but not elected in the previous year. The newly nominated list shall not contain more than five (5) in the Player Category and two (2) in the Special Category. A full resume of accomplishments of each nominee shall be sent to the ASA secretary to be mailed with the next ASA meeting notice of the regular annual spring meeting.
4. A full record of accomplishments of each nominee shall accompany the letter of nomination. All shall be typed on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper with the letter of nomination on the front and the list of achievements on the reverse side, resulting in a one-page nomination. The format for the achievements list must support the Committee’s screening process discussed in paragraph G below.
5. The names of those nominees not elected must be re-submitted for consideration in subsequent years.
E. Election to the Hall of Fame:
1. Elections shall be held at the regular annual spring meeting.
2. Newly Nominated Candidates:
a) The Board of Directors may elect three (3) in the Player Category and one (1) in the Special Category
b) Highest number of votes is needed for election with a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of ballots being attained.
3. Qualified Candidates Not Elected in Previous Year:
a) The Board of Directors may elect by a majority vote any or all players on the list of qualified candidates not elected in the previous year.
b) Any such candidate not receiving a majority vote may be considered again the future years but only in the “newly nominated” category.
4. On the official listing of ASA Hall of Fame Members, those elected under the Special Award category shall have an asterisk (*) denoted after their names.
F. Any ASA members separately qualified may be nominated and elected to both the Player and Special Award Categories of the ASA Hall of Fame.
G. Hall of Fame Committee Screening Process:
1. The Hall of Fame Committee shall reject any letter of nomination whose player’s list of accomplishments is not organized in a coherent manner with type and year of trophy/ prize won, points claimed, and total of points achieved clearly listed.
2. If not in this format by the date specified by the Committee, the letter of nomination may be re-submitted the following year in the newly nominated candidate category.
3. After verification and/or corrections, the following factors shall be used by the Committee to achieve a list of newly qualified player category candidates for submission to the Board of Directors when the number exceeds five (5):
a) The percentage obtained when the candidate’s total points are divided by the minimum point requirement for the candidate’s district of residence times 100, and
b) The above value divided by the elapsed years since the time of the candidate’s first achieved trophy/prize, i.e., the annual rate at which points are achieved.
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c) If the above does not provide separation of the top five (5) to the Committee’s satisfaction, or in extraordinary situations, the Committee shall also use the qualitative factors discussed in Paragraph B. 1 to achieve the final list.
4. The letter of nomination for a new candidate for the Special Award must substantiate all claimed points, especially for those accomplishments with a range of values in Appendix B. The Committee will rely more on qualitative factors when the number of candidates exceeds two (2) than for the screening of new Player Award candidates.
H. Any changes desired in this procedure must be submitted in detail in writing and mailed with the notice of a regular ASA meeting. A two thirds (2/3) vote of those ASA Board Members present and voting, a quorum being present, is required to approve any changes.
PLAYER CATEGORY
APPENDIX A
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POINTS
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
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-Championship
-Consolation
-Team Championship
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5
4
1
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4
3
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3
2
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2
1
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STATE TOURNAMENT
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-Championship
-Consolation
-Team Championship
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10
6
3
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6
3
1
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WESTERN TEAM
TOURNAMENT *
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3
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2
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1
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Total Points Required for HOF Consideration :
District
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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100
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70
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60
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100
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70
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** Players who have resided in more than one district shall be credited on a percentage basis.
For example, a player who has earned 30 points in Yuma (50% of requirement) and then moves to District IV would have to earn 50 additional points,
i.e., 50% of the new district requirement, in order to qualify.
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SPECIAL CATEGORY
APPENDIX B
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POSITION
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POINTS FOR:
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STATE
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DISTRICT
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President
Secretary
Treasurer
Committee Chair
Board of Directors
Tournament Director
Tournament Charter
Web Site Manager
Instructor
Author
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10
5-9
5-9
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1
3
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3-6
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10
4-8
4-8
2
1
3-6
2-5
2-5
2-5
4
1-5
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