2023 Coast League

2023 Schedule

March 15 at Long Beach
April 5 at Laguna Beach
April 26 at Newport
May 17 at Long Beach hosted by the Groves
May 31 at Newport
June 21 at Laguna Beach
June 28 at Long Beach
July 19 at Laguna Beach hosted by the Groves
July 26 at Newport
August 2 - Rain Date
August 16 - Round Up

Format

Wednesdays: 8:30am – 3:30pm

Format – 2 x 14 end Triples games

Dolphin Shirt required!

The Laguna Beach Coast League coordinators are Heather Stewart and Joanne Hedgespeth. To contact the them, please send an Email to coastleague@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com.

Entry Criteria

Any member in good standing is invited to sign up for and participate in Coast League. We will do our utmost to include everyone in matches.

Waterbury Criteria

Waterbury Criteria if Laguna Beach wins CL and qualifies:

Must have declared Laguna Beach as their primary club
Must have bowled at least once in CL
Compliant with wearing the club uniform and checking in on time, etc.
Consideration will be given to current and former Team USA bowlers
Consideration will be given to SW Division playdowns winners representing the division at the National Championships
Consideration will be given to performance in major lawn bowls tournaments including the US Open, SW Open, SC Open and PBA qualifiers
All of the above will be taken into account by the Laguna Beach Coast League Representatives who will make the final selections. We acknowledge there is some subjectivity in this process, but believe we will make the best selections possible to represent Laguna Beach should we qualify for the Waterbury

What Is Coast League?

Originally established by Dr. R.J.Carey of Long Beach in 1959, Coast League is where area lawn bowling clubs compete against one another at each other's lawn bowling club locations. The intent is to encourage inter-club play and offer lawn bowling clubs and their members an opportunity to gain experience on greens of different caliber by visiting other clubs.

The winner of the Coast League is invited to compete in the Waterbury All-League Championship along with the winners of four other SWLBA (Southwest Lawn Bowling Association) leagues. Championship winners will have their names enscribed on the following trophies:

1st - Dr Carey Trophy
2nd - MacDonald Trophy
3rd - Arnold Angell Trophy

League Specifics

The cost is $4 per person per day.
Each club will have either 2 or 4 triples teams.
The scores from all triples teams will be counted in the team score.
Number of wins will be divided by the number of games played to determine winning percentage score.
Standings each week will list teams in order of winning percentages.
The win-loss ratio of each club's teams for a particular day will be determined.
The club with the highest % of wins over the season will advance to Waterbury.

Hospitality

NO HOSPITALITY!! This means there will be no goodies provided by the club unless they voluntarily decide to do so. So, be prepared to bring your own breakfast, snack, and lunch. There will be no chips or salads provided. All that will be provided is water and coffee. (Please figure out a way to identify YOUR bottle of water from the others...maybe bring a rubber band or ribbon to place around it-?)