club league game types

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 Aussie Pairs

Team of two with four bowls each.  Australian pairs allows both people on a team to play lead (1st) and skip (back).  At the start of the game, the starting skips are at the other end to the leads.  A coin is tossed to decide which team starts with the jack.  

When the game commences, the starting lead sends out the jack and the starting skip aligns the jack on its centre.  On the first end of the game, the leads start off with 2 bowls each.  Then the skips play their 4 bowls.  Then the leads complete the end with their final 2 bowls.  This involves more walking than normal pairs, as the players have to swap ends after ends two and six.  Players cannot change playing position.

Triples

Team of three, with each player having 3 bowls and plays them singly and in turn.  At the start of the game, the third players (skips) are at the other end to players one and two.  A coin is tossed to decide which team starts with the jack.  

When the game commences, player one sends out the jack and the skip aligns the jack on its centre.  The first players of each team then deliver their bowls alternatively, followed by the second.  After this, the players swap ends so that the skips (player 3) can send their final 3 bowls.  Players cannot change playing position.

Pairs

Team of two with four bowls each.  Normal pairs has a dedicated lead and skip and players cannot change playing position once started.  At the start of the game, the skips are at the other end to the leads.  A coin is tossed to decide which team starts with the jack.  

When the game commences, the lead sends out the jack and the skip aligns the jack on its centre.  The lead of each team then deliver their bowls alternatively.  After this, the players swap ends so that the skips can send their final four bowls.  

• The start and end of any timed league or competition will be signalled by a buzzer at the stipulated time.   Any end in play shall be completed.  
• Through the winter the games start at the far end of the rink, away from the bar.
• Currently the start times are 6.00pm and 8.05pm (Wed 7.00pm) for the evening games.  For the daytime matches, the start time is 1.00pm on a Wednesday and 10.00am / 12.05pm on a Friday.
• League matches are 16 ends or 1 hour 55 minutes.
• No player can play for two teams in the same league.
• At team may register upto 8 players in the triples leagues, 6 in the pairs leagues. 
• The winning team in a match to receive two match points and a drawn game awards one point to each team.