{"id":8165,"date":"2023-03-18T11:53:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/?page_id=8165"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:12:50","slug":"club-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/?page_id=8165","title":{"rendered":"Club Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Yealmpton Bowling Club<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5874 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YBC-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rules &amp;<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Guidance for<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Members<\/b><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;(Click on Selected Red Heading to view section)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Contents<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1df8H82WQl9aRYHueCthF6G13EaCkTPZ_OJymwi6Erec\/edit?usp=sharing\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Introduction<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1LSWo9MhMMrCdI67TQObrbjng2Uhik12gOoD2mjMGS1c\/edit?usp=sharing\">Matches<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club Matches<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s League &amp; Cup Matches<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed Friendly Matches<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladies<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club Competitions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1gcCZ1jvhW722Ot0WTsOATblN60SQPJJJk9PxAiDSk8E\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><i>C<\/i><\/b><b>onduct<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etiquette on the Green<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dress Code<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kgb1bS8hK3ODGauyHOZjEKWKVJQ7fKVUQZnZzbA32ys\/edit?usp=share_link\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Club Arrangements<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Club Afternoon<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822583\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Club Premises Certificate<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Member Procedures<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Availability of Green<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19PH4TMgL7fvQH2WhjQibGAxTIy1ZWiIjgBONvAhQPkM\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Health &amp; Safety<\/span>.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extreme Weather<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accident R<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">port<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ng<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defibrillator<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yG2OeoldjYHoilzKPAB_uRQcA9w1d71s3qDnzApVO0s\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Website Management<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical Management, Content and Security<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authority to Enter &amp; Change Website Information<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorisations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yxTnlnJ4tciTHpc21v5yVMCDgQTFiq4p_tv199QDyoU\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rules &amp; Regulation<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yxTnlnJ4tciTHpc21v5yVMCDgQTFiq4p_tv199QDyoU\/edit?usp=share_link\">s<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822594\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1n2gXJFH3BvhoX1YgKyAHraacRhuMpBx4_sRRLxdmbyI\/edit?usp=share_link\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Club Competitions<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Singles Competitions and Mixed Pairs<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club Pairs, Club Triples and Herbie Chilcott Cup<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashcroft Challenge Shield<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handicaps<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scoring<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eBdwPADDLZ6GZ1Qcll-lkDA-yNnmDgMjoOU_FtMwMUo\/edit?usp=share_link\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Basic Laws And Etiquette<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix 3A..&amp; 3B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before The Game<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Game<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing An<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Marking <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11wlsc_yAHM9VbPPqLGzgx7DjKASPjtZ05wWHxT8zWc0\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Selected Laws relating to the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">D<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11wlsc_yAHM9VbPPqLGzgx7DjKASPjtZ05wWHxT8zWc0\/edit?usp=share_link\">uties of Players<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix 3C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law 12 &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position of players.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In relation to the rink of play<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In relation to a neighbouring rink<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Players\u2019 duties<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The skip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822611\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.2<\/span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Th<\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822611\">e thi<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822612\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The l<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ead<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.4 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other duties<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XxEWjxVSK4mn0jTTHnc51KWxGaE36H77_mXIQlpZplA\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>New Members Procedures<\/b><\/span><\/a><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;<\/span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Appendix 4 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(Suspended Pending Clarification)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coa<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/d.docs.live.net\/feb9746594943ddb\/Documents\/YBC\/Club-Rules-%20Feb2023.docx#_Toc128822615\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ching &amp; Inductio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n Strategy for new players<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Introduction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part 1 &#8211; Introduction to Basic Bowling &amp; to Yealmpton Bowling Club.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part 2 \u2013 Introduction to More Advanced Bowling &amp; to Match Play.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1w6jfBwxd_qly8InhYu9v2NzG7lRX5LXg9wIjMxx2zOk\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Website Features<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club Management Blog<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fixture List<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Club Competitions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rink Book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">g<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16_pz7pML_bHpLO8ZnlojKPPjXfiDyJWuDkPp0IGf6cw\/edit?usp=share_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Accident Reporting<\/b><\/span><\/a><b> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix 6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Yealmpton Bowling Club Rules &amp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Guidance for Members &nbsp;(Click on Selected Red Heading to view section) &nbsp; Contents Introduction.&nbsp; Matches.&nbsp; Club Matches. Men\u2019s League &amp; Cup Matches.&nbsp; Mixed Friendly Matches.&nbsp; Ladies.&nbsp; Club Competitions.&nbsp; Conduct&nbsp; Etiquette on the Green.&nbsp; Dress Code.&nbsp; Visitors.&nbsp; Club Arrangements&nbsp; Club Afternoon.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/?page_id=8165\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Club Rules<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8165"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9451,"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8165\/revisions\/9451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yealmptonbc.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}