YOU can be a Pro Darter
How YOU Can Become A Certified ADA Professional Darter
It’s easy to become an ADA-certified Professional Darter – IF you have the skills and the commitment. The first step is to join the ADA if you haven’t already, and enter an Open American Dart League Division. After one full calendar year of sustained play at Pro skill levels, as outlined below, you will be notified by the ADA of your eligibility for Professional status. Just sign the pledge, agreeing to support the ADA Standards & Criteria including the ADA Code of Conduct & Ethics, you will be certified as either an Elite Professional or an ADA Professional Darter…a designation you can wear with pride!
All ADA Professional Darters will receive:
- ADA Professional Darter Digital Certificate
- ADA Professional Digital Membership Gold Card
- ADA Professional Lounge at National Championship
- ADA Professional Pro Tour (where applicable)
- Free ADA Events at Regional and National Championships (where announced)
The ADA’s newest “Elite” Professional program will give our Highest Averaged members a chance at more additional prize monies, apparel and support from our partners and sponsors!
Additional Information:
ADA Professional Darter Certification Program: 1 15 2024 Pro Certification Agreement
If the American Dart League is not currently operating in your area, but you’d like it to be, click here for basic ADL Requirements & Startup Information.
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- ADA Professional Darter Standards & Criteria
The ADA Professional Darter certification program is based upon the following standards & criteria of eligibility: - Association Membership: An ADA professional darter shall be a member in good standing of the American Darters Association, for one full calendar year.
- Commitment to the Sport & Competitive Entry: An ADA professional darter shall be a member of the American Dart League. An ADA professional dart player shall play a minimum of 4 games of “501” in each quarter of the calendar year (Jan.-Mar.; April-June; July-Sept.; and Oct.-Dec.) and a minimum of 40 games of “501” for the entire year in the Open Division of the ADL.
- Skill Qualifications*: NEW two tiered Pro System coming in 2023: Elite Professional and Professional!
~ ADA Elite Professional darts player shall maintain a average score of 20 points per dart for men’s steel tip; 15 points per dart for women’s steel tip; 26 points per dart for men’s soft tip; and 19 points per dart for women’s soft tip.
~ An ADA Professional darts player shall maintain a average score of 17.5 points per dart for men’s steel tip; 12.0 points per dart for women’s steel tip; 23 points per dart for men’s soft tip; and 16 points per dart for women’s soft tip. - Conformity To Code of Conduct & Ethics: An ADA professional darter shall comport himself or herself according to the association’s Code of Conduct & Ethics. (Details are posted online at the ADA website.)
- Forgoing your ADA Professional Status: If an ADA Professional forgoes their Professional Status at any time during the calendar year, that ADA Member will hereby be ineligible for Professional status for a period of (2) years after the resignation. Professional members will enjoy concessions and other special benefits at all ADA Regional Championships and the National Championship. They will be provided with a handsome certificate, suitable for framing, that confirms their ADA Professional Darter status. ADA Professional members will be able to view their Digital Gold Membership Cards located in their online profiles.
*Please note: ADA Professional Status is based off of each ADA Member’s 501 individual Open League Division scores per the ADA calendar year. These scores come out of each ADA Representatives Local DARTERS systems. These TRUE PPDA’s do not include Cricket Marks Per Round averages (MPR) nor achievements such as Ton80, Hattricks, or 9Marks. There are no other factors to determine Professional Status.
2024 ADA Professional Acceptance Link
According to Glenn Remick, past president of the American Darters Association, recognition of professional status is long overdue for thousands of conscientious competitors in the sport of darting. Said Remick: “Being a professional means ‘characterized by or conforming to approved technical or ethical standards’ and ‘exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner.’ We have created our new ADA Professional Darter to recognize the high standards of play, commitment, and conduct by our members, and to give amateur dart enthusiasts something to aspire to.“