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Good Darts. 
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ETIQUETTE, CONVENTIONS, AND SPORTSMANSHIP 
Our book and program have a practical focus and emphasize the "how-to's" of 
playing a good game of darts. How you conduct yourself as you play is also 
important. Although behavior during a dart game is mainly a matter of common 
courtesy, we have chosen to emphasize a few points we consider important. 
At all levels of play and in all settings, a basic convention of good play is to shake 
hands with your opponent and wish them well. Once play has started, it is 
important not to distract your opponent consciously or unconsciously. An 
opponent at the line should be given a minimum of 2 feet (610 mm) of private 
space, and you should stand to the rear totally out of the line of peripheral vision. 
When you walk to the board to retrieve your darts after your throw, you should 
walk quickly from the board and to the side. Your opponent will be at the line to 
prepare for his/her next throw, and your movements should not be distracting. It 
is distracting to make a 180 degree turn and walk straight back toward your 
opponent. 
Unlike the British Darts Organization (BDO), ADO guidelines permit prompting 
and talk from other players and spectators during match play. At times, this 
convention makes for a lot of noise and distraction. You can always ask the 
scorekeeper the amount scored and the amount required to finish at any time 
during your throw. You are not allowed to ask the scorekeeper how to shoot the 
out. 
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SPORTSMANSHIP 
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DR. GOOD DARTS 
DOC:
If their team hits double 16, we lose the match. 
KILLER:
Hex! 
SPEEDY: Wall 
shot! 
CHOKER: How about a fat 7? 
BEAR:
Grrrrrr! 
DOC: 
Looks like sportsmanship needs to be on the agenda for the 
next team meeting. 
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Many teams have devoted spectators and enthusiastic supporters that are more 
than noisy. If you are an easily distractible person, you may want to spend some 
extra time learning anxiety management, anger control, and relaxation skills. 
About the only time you get to play darts in an ideal setting is the finals of a 
tournament. For most of us, that is not a frequent event. Until then, we all have to 
learn to deal constructively with distractors. 
A few things may occur in local or league play that can be handled with courtesy 
and accepted convention. If your opponent is consistently over the line, you are 
within your rights to point out that s/he is getting his/her feet "wet." If the 
behavior is not corrected after being pointed out, you may interrupt the next 
throw as it occurs and point out the foot-fault to the scorer. If it continues to 
happen after these measures have been taken, you may ask that darts thrown with 
feet over the line be scored as zero. Always remember that courtesy rules.