Monday / Wednesday Competitive Pairs

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Competitive Pairs are Laguna's offering to promote bowlers who would like to advance towards "more competitive" tournament bowling. Typically the way things progress is.

1. You join the club, bowl for a while, and have fun.

2. Those keen to compete a bit more, enter club tournaments where it is really a "socially competitive" exercise.

3. After a few of those, some bowlers want to progress to more competitive bowling in tournaments outside of Laguna Beach. These can be Open Tournaments at other clubs, open tournaments held at other divisions of Bowls USA, Southwest Division sponsored tournaments or tournaments sponsored by Bowls USA.

These Monday and Wednesday Competitive Pairs serve as a stepping stone for bowlers wishing to progress to a higher level of competition.  Sign in for bowling for both Mondays and Wednesdays is promptly at 8:45am with bowling commencing at 9:00am. 

So, being of a competitive nature, how do you go about joining Competitive Pairs on Mondays or Wednesdays?

First, you must meet one of the "entrance criteria" below. This is competitive bowling and thus a higher skill level. 

Criteria to join:

Bowler has been bowling for at least 1 year -AND- any of the following:

1. Current Monday and Wednesday bowlers are grandfathered in -OR-
2. Bowler has competed in 3 LBLBC tournaments -OR-
3. Bowler has competed in a SWD tournament and or SWD Open and or US Open.

If you meet any of the above criteria:

If you meet any of the above criteria, then you can request participation in the Competitive Pairs by sending an Email to mondays@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com and/or wednesdays@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com. The bowls organizers will then get back to you with all details necessary for you to join the matches. 

Priority for invitation is provided to LBLBC members who qualify according to the above criteria. The organizer is authorized to invite bowlers of outside Bowls USA clubs who meet the above criteria to maintain a highly competitive program. Outside participants that are not members of LBLBC are to pay the guest fee each week. 

Format:

1. Mostly pairs format depending on the numbers signed up and green availability.
2. Team members are assigned each week, so you get to bowl with numerous partners - no blind draw.
3. Sign in by 8:45am. Bowling commences at 9:00am
4. 2 x 10 end games (20 ends in all) with a short 10 minute break between games. 
5. Re-spotting the jack follows Rule 56.5.2.1 and Rule 56.5.2.2
6. Winners play winners in the 2nd game
7. Score - 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and unlimited plus points.
8. The overall winning team of the day gets to defend their title the next week.
9. Results and spreadsheet are sent out Thursday evening (usually!) and please reply by Sunday at 5:00 to be included in the next Monday game.

Email: mondays@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com to sign up and to be placed on the roster. 

1. Aussie pairs - format must be in multiples of 4. Last player(s) to be sign up will be dropped if multiple of 4 is not met.
2. There is an entry fee of $2 for each player. The winning team receives 60% of the total entry fee collected and the second place team receives 40%. The organizer reserves the right to round up or down to make the payout easily divisible by 2. (Example: if there are 16 players entering, $32 is collected, the winning team would receive $20 and the second place team would receive $12. )
3. Team members are assigned by blind draw. Since this is Aussie Pairs everyone skips.
4. Sign in by 8:45am. Bowling commences at 9:00am.
5. 2 x 10 end games (20 ends in all) with a short 10 minute break between games. 
6. Re-spotting the jack follows Rule 56.5.2.3 (respot jack on the T).
7. Winners play winners in the 2nd game.
8. No ties, one bowl roll off to determine winning team. 
9. There will be first and second place awards given to the winning teams. Winners will be determined based on the total number of plus points at the end of the second game. The highest plus points determines the winner.
10. The overall winning team of the day does not get to defend their title the next week.
11. Since this is tournament play we follow the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.
12. Email invitation is sent out on Sunday evenings, replies are required by Tuesday evening at 5 PM. If we do not meet the multiple of 4 rule the last replies will be notified by email. 

Email: wednesdays@lagunabeachlawnbowlingclub.com to sign up and to be placed on the roster.  

It is expected that members and visitors of the club will at all times:

1. be friendly, courteous and respectful towards other members and visitors

2. respect teammates, opponents, officials and the rules of the game; 

3. refrain from behavior that would bring the game or the club into disrepute; 

4. refrain from behavior that could offend or embarrass others; 

5. behave in non-violent and non-abusive ways; 

6. treat the property and facilities of the club with respect;

Conduct is a matter of concern to all members – poor conduct has a negative impact, and can be harmful and destructive to a club. It is the responsibility of all members to ensure that their behavior is appropriate at all times. If a member is offensive or abusive, responding in the same manner will also be considered a breach of the Code of Conduct. The only reasonable and acceptable response is to not engage in a negative behavior. 

It is acceptable to report a behavior concern/matter first to the bowls organizer who has sole authority at that moment in time to levy disciplinary action (such as asking you to leave). The matter will then be reported to the Board of Directors to be investigated under breaches of the Code of Conduct.