Expert: Dr Darts Date: 5/8/2008 Subject: footwear rules
Question i recently got stopped during the final of a tournament for not wearing my shoes. there was a mixed reaction to wether or not this was actually in the rules. please could you answer me this as there is a big debate going on!
Answer
These are the rules regfarding attire:
25.00 PLAYING ATTIRE
25.01 Players are not permitted to wear jeans, neither shall they wear trousers, or skirts made with denim, or corduroy material, which have been fashioned in a ‘jeans style’.
This restriction shall also apply to any form of ‘track-suit’ attire.
25.02 No headgear shall be worn, without the prior permission of the BDO appointed Organisers.
E.G. A Sikh would qualify for such permission.
25.03 Players are permitted to wear sweatbands on their wrists.
25.04 Players are not permitted to wear cardigans, or jumpers over their approved Playing Attire.
25.05 All players, or teams. representing their County at Regional Play-offs and Grand Finals shall wear their County approved Playing Attire.
Subject to meeting the requirements of Clause No. 25.07.
25.06 All players, or teams. representing their Country in a BDO darts event shall wear their Country approved Playing Attire.
Subject to meeting the requirements of Clause No. 25.07.
25.07 Member County, and International Member Country Organisers are recommended to have ‘unmarked’ Playing Attire available which shall be used on those occasions when advertising rights are likely to be infringed.
25.08 In all BDO darts events the Playing Attire of any participating player shall be subject to BDO approval. Any unacceptable Playing Attire must be changed before that player can participate in any introductions, matchplay on stage, interviews, and presentations.
25.09 Any player refusing to meet with BDO approval shall be liable to forfeit that respective match, and shall be reported to the appropriate darts body for Disciplinary Proceedings to be considered.
‘See BDO Code of Practice No. 3 in the BDO Authorised Handbook.’
25.10 In Open events Clauses 25.01 to 25.09 shall not be enforced until players are required to participate in any introductions, presentations, and matchplay on stage.
I think that insisting on footwear is over the top
