PLAYERS RESPONSIBILITIES - POSITIONAL

SKIP

▪       For away games, check if a team member needs help with transport, ie ride share.

▪       Make sure your team members are aware of their selection and will attend.

▪       Direct a strategy to building the head.

▪       Provide each bowler with feedback as to the result of each shot (be positive in your comments and avoid negative language).

▪       Complete performance assessment slip for your team and return to the Side Manager to be enveloped and sealed with those of other Skips.

3RD POSITION

▪       Act as Measurer, You must agree with your opposing Measurer before signaling the result of the end to your Skip and to your 2nd.

▪       You and your opposing Measurer must not allow any outside interference in determining the result. If you can’t agree, refer to the Umpire for a decision

▪       You are not to solely rely on visual measurement of distances when comparing close bowls.

▪       Take notice of any Skip’s direction or advice both before and after delivery of each bowl.

▪       If the previous end was won by our side, place our Skip’s first bowl on or near the mat as a courtesy before exchanging ends with Skip who is next to bowl.

▪       You act as substitute Skip while Skip is bowling, but the convention is that you don’t offer advice unless your Skip asks for it.

2ND POSITION

▪       Before the game, collect fees from each member of your team.

▪       Distribute performance assessment slips to the Skip.

▪       Act as Scorer. After each end you must agree your progressive scorecard with your opposing Scorer.

▪       Take notice of any Skip direction or advice both before and after delivery of each bowl.

▪       When playing at home, update your scoreboard after each end, and if you are on the nearest rink to the combined scoreboard, update it from time to time as the games progress.

▪       After agreeing on the final game scores, complete our score card and sign both the opposition’s and our score cards.

▪       Return score card and monies to the Side Manager after the game

▪       Do not interfere with the 3rds when they are measuring. It is their sole responsibility.

LEAD

▪       If you win the mat, place the mat where your Skip requests it and roll the jack to the length requested by Skip. If the jack finishes in the ditch or out of bounds, the opposition Lead gets to replace the mat and roll the jack. You retain first bowl.

▪       Take notice of any Skip’s direction or advice both before and after delivery of each bowl.

▪       If an end is lost, rake the bowls before the start of the next end, placing the bowls at least 1 metre behind, and to the left side of the mat.

▪       Do not interfere with the 3rds while they are measuring. It is their sole responsibility.