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IDEAS FOR CLUBS: COMPETITION FORMATS
With more and more bowlers choosing to play on carpet all year
round, here are some competition ideas for indoor clubs to both
entice new members and keep things fresh for your established
players.
1. YARDSTICK
The benefits of this format
are the chance to practice drawing and grouping plus there's no need
for a marker as you can play with a 'wild jack' (non-centred).
Could also be played in teams.
For singles or pairs, players should use three
or four bowls.
Each player shall play with 3 bowls.
Only bowls
within a yard of the jack will score.
Shot bowl will score two
points; all other bowls within a yard (from either player) will
score one point each.
This can be played over 15, 18 or 21 ends
or to a time limit.
If there is a tie on the last end, the player
with the shot bowl shall win.
2. FOUR, THREE, TWO,
ONE/TOP TEN/100-UP
A singles or team game where
points are awarded for the nearest four bowls to the jack.
The shot bowl
receives four points, three for second, two for third and one for
fourth. Whoever has the shot bowl in any end, bowls first on the
following end.
In the event of two bowls being equi-distant from
the jack both bowls score the higher value.
The winner is the
player with the highest score after 15/ 18 ends or the first to
reach a specified number of points (100)
If after all ends the
scores are level, an extra end shall be played, the winner being the
player to take the four points (shot bowl) on the extra end.
This format also works if you have an odd number of players, who can
take turns to play each end.
3. THREE, TWO, ONE
Another singles competition, this time where each
player has three bowls.
Three points are awarded for shot bowl, two for the second
and one point for the third. Whoever has the shot bowl, plays first
on the following end.
In the event of two bowls being
equi-distant from the jack both bowls score the higher value.
The
winner is the first to reach a specified number of points.
This
could be a knockout basis or played as a round-robin throughout the
season.
4. SCOTCH PAIRS
There are two
players on each team; each plays their four bowls with players
taking turns playing lead and skip and changing positions every four
ends.
5. FOOTBALL
Played in pairs,
triples or fours, a side can only achieve one point if they score
three shots on any given end. The team with the most points after 18
ends or two hours wins.
6. TWO JACKS
A chance for players to improve their tactical decision making, two
jacks is a good alternative game for bowlers of all standards.
Each lead rolls a jack, which are placed 1m either
side of the centre spot.
The normal score system is used and
begins from either jack. This first jack is then removed, without
disturbing any other bowl in the process.
The same happens for
the second jack and both scores are recorded on the cards.
Add
another element by awarding an extra shot for each toucher scored.
7. ROVING JACK
A singles game without
having to trouble your pal to act as a marker. Played in a sets
format to keep it short and sweet. Play to where the jack finishes.
If you really want to shake things up, use two rinks per match.
8. AUSSIE PAIRS
A popular format in the
Southern Hemisphere, Aussie Pairs allows all players to experience
the skipping position plus gives people practice at reading
different heads.
With four
bowls each, the first end sees both leads play two bowls, followed
by the skips playing all four bowls each before the leads play their
remaining two bowls.
On the second end the order of play is
reversed.
This continues throughout the game.
The number of
ends played can be varied according to what fits in the timeframe.
9. JACK LAST
How good are your jack
casting skills? Singles players, or teams, bowl all their bowls and
the jack is thrown last.
Normal scoring applies.
10. POWER
PLAY
Another popular Australian format, power play
sees teams able to nominate one power play end per set of seven
ends.
In this end
the team making the nomination is able to double its score.
A
three-end tie break is played if required, where a power play can be
used once by each team. Shots count rather than ends won.
Sian Honnor.
We'd love to know what bowls means to you,
get in touch at info@eiba.co.uk
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