Simple Dart Etiquette
1. Show up on time for a match or call and let someone know you
are running late!
2. Inform your team captain if you cannot make it to the match as
early as possible so that he/she can secure a replacement! It is not
just your time, but also the other players on your team and your
opponents team that should be considered. If you make a
commitment to play, put the time aside in your schedule!
3. A gentleman's game that always starts and ends with a
handshake! Always shake your opponents hand prior to and at
the end of a match and encourage good play!
4. Respect your opponent by keeping your distance when they are
at the oche! Try to stay at least two feet behind them while they are
throwing!
5. Stay quiet and still during your opponents throw!
6. Acknowledge a good throw by your opponent only if it is a good
throw, otherwise you can come across as patronizing someone
and that can be humiliating! Encouragement is always a good
thing!
7. Show your opponent respect by not engaging in conversation
or chit chat during your match with them! There is plenty of time
after the match to talk or have a drink together!
8. Control your emotions and outbursts! These tirades are a
distraction to the matches, a detriment to our sport, and a lack of
respect to your teammates, opponents, and other patrons dining
or drinking in an establishment!
9. Always end your matches the way they were started! A
handshake promotes competition and respect.
10. Treat your partner with respect, even if he or she does not play
up to your level! Things have a way of changing fast!
11. Stay positive!
12. Do not touch your darts until the scorekeeper has tallied up
your score and you are both in agreement on the score!
13. Be patient! Throw your darts AFTER your opponent returns
from the board and is BEHIND you!
14. If you are keeping score, stand still while facing the board, and
do not say anything unless the player at the oche asks a question
about his or her score, where a dart landed, or what he or she
might have remaining. DO NOT TELL A PLAYER WHAT TO
THROW FOR, EVER!
15. Throw only one dart at a time unless you are "SPLASHING IN"
to determine a line up!
16. NEVER throw your darts at anything but the dartboard! Not
only is it embarrassing for the sport, but you look pretty silly
throwing or kicking your darts into the wall after a bounce out or
bad throw!
17. Play by the rules!
18. Take responsibility for your poor throw! Do not try and pass
the blame on to the scorekeeper, lighting, ceiling fan, or the person
throwing at an adjacent line!
1. Show up on time for a match or call and let someone know you
are running late!
2. Inform your team captain if you cannot make it to the match as
early as possible so that he/she can secure a replacement! It is not
just your time, but also the other players on your team and your
opponents team that should be considered. If you make a
commitment to play, put the time aside in your schedule!
3. A gentleman's game that always starts and ends with a
handshake! Always shake your opponents hand prior to and at
the end of a match and encourage good play!
4. Respect your opponent by keeping your distance when they are
at the oche! Try to stay at least two feet behind them while they are
throwing!
5. Stay quiet and still during your opponents throw!
6. Acknowledge a good throw by your opponent only if it is a good
throw, otherwise you can come across as patronizing someone
and that can be humiliating! Encouragement is always a good
thing!
7. Show your opponent respect by not engaging in conversation
or chit chat during your match with them! There is plenty of time
after the match to talk or have a drink together!
8. Control your emotions and outbursts! These tirades are a
distraction to the matches, a detriment to our sport, and a lack of
respect to your teammates, opponents, and other patrons dining
or drinking in an establishment!
9. Always end your matches the way they were started! A
handshake promotes competition and respect.
10. Treat your partner with respect, even if he or she does not play
up to your level! Things have a way of changing fast!
11. Stay positive!
12. Do not touch your darts until the scorekeeper has tallied up
your score and you are both in agreement on the score!
13. Be patient! Throw your darts AFTER your opponent returns
from the board and is BEHIND you!
14. If you are keeping score, stand still while facing the board, and
do not say anything unless the player at the oche asks a question
about his or her score, where a dart landed, or what he or she
might have remaining. DO NOT TELL A PLAYER WHAT TO
THROW FOR, EVER!
15. Throw only one dart at a time unless you are "SPLASHING IN"
to determine a line up!
16. NEVER throw your darts at anything but the dartboard! Not
only is it embarrassing for the sport, but you look pretty silly
throwing or kicking your darts into the wall after a bounce out or
bad throw!
17. Play by the rules!
18. Take responsibility for your poor throw! Do not try and pass
the blame on to the scorekeeper, lighting, ceiling fan, or the person
throwing at an adjacent line!
