Sports Rules.

ROTARY DISTRICT 1190 RULES OF COMPETITION 2015/16

Ron Duxbury District Sports Officer 2014-16
H: 01229 835802 M: 07840 957 823 E: rondux@gmail.com

Information & Rules for Sports – 2015-16 (at 12th July 2015)

Rules applying to all sports:
1. Sports evenings are for fun and fellowship, and can attract new and younger members.
2. The first named club is the “home team”, organises the date & venue in liaison with the other club in good time and informs the District Sports officer of the result a.s.a.p. after the event.
3. N.B. If you are not the host club you should make contact with the host club as soon as possible to start the dialogue to arrange the match. Please do not wait to be contacted by the host club.
4. Teams arriving with fewer than the required number of players will forfeit those games unless agreed otherwise by both clubs, preferably beforehand.
5. Costs of venue and refreshments - if any - are shared between the two clubs.
6. If the sport is not played within the allotted time period then the away team is the ‘winner’ unless they have already conceded or have not co-operated.
7. If two clubs are having genuine difficulties playing a sport within the allotted time period the home club should contact the District Sports Officer to negotiate a specific period of extra time prior to the end of the allotted time period. Only one period of extra time will be allowed.
8. The rules below may be modified during heats by agreement between the two teams to suit particular circumstances. In the event of a disagreement between the teams the rules below must be adhered to.

1. Ten Pin Bowling – September-May

Teams of 5 players. Ideally use two lanes, one for each team. (This enables you to easily see who has won!!)
Practice game optional according to time the lanes are available. Highest total score of all 5 players in one game (or the number turning up to play) wins. If both teams agree and the lanes are booked for long enough the total of two games can decide the winner. If not, then just one game is played. If a draw the highest number of strikes determines the winner. If any team turns up with less than 5 players they will play their opponents’ full team. E.g. 4 players' scores are totalled against a total of 5 for the other team.

2. Grey Games – October-March

Teams are a minimum of 5 players. Five Disciplines although by mutual agreement one can be omitted.
1. Carpet Putting: 3 players, 1 game each, 5 putts each from 3 different positions – 6/9/12 feet.

2. Snooker or pool: 3 Players, 1 game each. If snooker, 1 full frame. If pool best of 3 frames.
3. Dominoes (up to double 6): 3 players, 1 game each. 8 dominoes per player. Each game best of 9 ends.

4. Carpet Bowls (or on a snooker table): 3 players, 1 game each with 4 balls per player. All nearest ball to jack counts one point. Each game best of 9 ends.

5. Darts: 3 players, 1 game each. Each game best of 3. 501 up, ending on a double. More than five players in a team may take part but each player may represent their team in no more than 3 disciplines.
One point will be awarded for winning each discipline, i.e. there are FIVE points to be gained. The team with the highest number of points of the 5 is the winner.

3. Table Tennis – November-April

Teams of 3 players. 9 single matches (i.e. each player plays each other)
Each match to be the best of 5 games (max 45 games). Each game is first to 11 and 2 clear points. Score on every point. Server has TWO serves before swapping. Winning team is the one with the most winning matches of 9.

4. Snooker – January-May

Teams of 5 or 6 players. 3 singles and 2 doubles – 5 games. One or two players play a single and a double game (not 2 singles). One frame per game. Winner of most games wins.

5. Bowls – April-September

7. Golf – Wednesday 16th September 2015– Garstang Golf Club – first tee 10.30 am