Fouls In Kojammi-Pool

A list of all the rules concerning fouls in Kojammi-Pool

Overview

Fouls in Kojammi-Pool result either in the loss of a Penalty Ball, the end of a Player’s round or a deduction of a Frame Point depending on the severity of the Foul. Penalty Balls are deducted for Standard Fouls. A Player’s Round ends if they incur a Round Ending Foul. Players are docked one Frame Point for enacting a Catastrophic Foul and the Frame Points for the Frame in question are awarded to the Opponent.

Rules Concerning Standard Fouls

If a Standard Foul is committed by the Active Player, the Active Player must forfeit one Penalty White Ball from their Store to their Opponent to place Outfield in a position of the Opponent’s choosing. If this is the Active Player’s final White Ball their Round is over.

  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they fail to make Contact with any Outfield Ball in consecutive Turns.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul by making Direct Contact with the Kojammi Ball with any White Ball they have Rolled.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul by making Direct Contact with the Black Ball when it is Deactivated with any White Ball they have Rolled.
  • A Standard Foul will have been committed by the Active Player if the Black Ball Comes To Rest within the Playing Zone at the end an Active Player’s Turn. In this instance, the Black Ball is Re-Spotted on the Black Spot.
  • An Active Player will have committed a Standard Foul if they in any way impede the Black Ball before it Comes To Rest.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Touch the Black Ball or the Kojammi Ball with any part of their body.
  • Active Players will have committed a Standard Foul if they Pot the Black Ball before it has become Activated. In this instance, the Black Ball is Re-Spotted on the Black Spot.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Roll before all the Balls Come To Rest. 
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Roll a White Ball Outfield and it fails to make Contact with another Ball before Coming To Rest Outfield.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they fail to ensure that there is a White Ball Outfield (if there is more than one White Ball on the Table).
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Roll more than one White Ball at a time.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they cause any White Ball not Under Control to be Knocked Off The Table in any way. Should this occur the Foul Ball is repositioned Outfield in a position of the Opponent’s choosing. Active Players still incur a Penalty Ball in the normal fashion.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they cause the Black Ball to be Knocked Off The Table in any way. Should this occur the Opponent shall Re-Spot the Black Ball on the Black Spot.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they touch any Ball Outfield with their hand/arm/finger or any other body part after they have selected their Starting Balls.
  • A Standard Foul will have been committed by the Active Player if their Roll is deemed by the Umpire to have been a Throw.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Roll a White Ball without said White Ball maintaining contact with the Kojammi Table as it crosses the Live Line. This is deemed to be a Throw.
  • Active Players commit a Standard Foul if they Roll a White Ball outside of the Playing Zone.
  • Active Players will have committed a Standard Foul if any White Ball (which is in motion in the Playing Zone and has not yet been placed Under Control by the Active Player) makes Contact with any White Ball in the Active Player’s Store.
  • Active Players commit a Standard  Foul if the Black Ball makes Contact with any White Ball in an Active Player’s Store.
Rules Concerning Round Ending Fouls

If a Round Ending Foul is committed by the Active Player then their Round is Over. If the Active Player has been Setting The Score then the Opponent then becomes the Active Player and has their Right Of Reply. If the Active Player hasn’t been Setting The Score then a new Frame begins and Frame Points are awarded to the winning Player.

 

  • An Active Player commits a Round Ending Foul if the Kojammi Ball crosses the Live Line at any point during their Round.
  • A Round Ending Foul has been committed by the Active Player if the Kojammi Ball is potted in any of the Outfield Pockets.
  • An Active Player has committed a Round Ending Foul if they cause the Kojammi Ball to be Knocked Off The Table for any reason during their Round.

 

  • An Active Player commits a Round Ending Foul if they run out of White Balls in their Store in the Playing Zone.
  • Active Players commit a Round Ending Foul if they Roll a White Ball Straight In Any Pocket. In this instance, the Foul Ball does not count towards the Active Player’s Score.
  • Active Players commit a Round Ending Foul if they manipulate in any way a White Ball/White Balls into either of the Kojammi Pockets when said White Ball/White Balls has not been part of a Roll in a single Turn. 
  • Active Players commit a Round Ending Foul if they are deemed by the Umpire to be positioning White Balls from their Store in a Favourable Position.
  • Active Players commit a Round Ending Foul if they Touch more than three White Balls in an Opponent’s Set-Up.
  • An Active Player will have committed a Round Ending Foul if they in any way impede the Kojammi Ball before it Comes To Rest.
Rules Concerning Catastrophic Fouls

If a Catastrophic Foul is incurred by a Player then that Player will be docked one Frame Point from their total Frame Points in a Match. The Frame in which the Foul has occurred ends and the respective Frame Points for that Frame are awarded to the Player who has not committed the Catastrophic Foul.

 

  • Any Ball which is deemed by the Umpire to have been Thrown in an aggressive or inappropriate manner will result in but not limited to a Catastrophic Foul within a Match and potentially further sanctions for the offending Player subject to the Disciplinary Procedure laid out by the WKPA.
  • Opposing Players who exceed the 30-second allowance to place an Active Player’s Penalty Ball Outfield will incur a Catastrophic Foul for Unsporting Behaviour.
  • Players who deliberately Foul as determined by the Umpire will incur a Catastrophic Foul. This is at the discretion of the Umpire and covers any act which the Umpire deems to be Unsporting Behaviour.
Disciplinary Procedure

Should a Player be found by the Umpire or upon review to have committed a Catastrophic Foul, or in any way brought the sport into disrepute, that Player will at the discretion of the Umpire or the WKPA be subject to Disciplinary Procedures. These include but are not limited to:

 

  • Verbal warning.
  • Loss of a Frame.
  • Loss of a Match.
  • Expulsion from any tournament that the incident occurred at the discretion of the officiating officer in charge of the tournament or the WKPA, with the potential loss of any prizes, trophies, standings or other as deemed fit at the discretion of the WKPA.
  • Formal warning in writing.
  • Expulsion from any league or competition that the Player is involved in.
  • Suspension from competitive Matches for any time which is deemed appropriate by the WKPA in relation to the offence, up to and including full lifetime suspension.
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