Thursday Night Bocce

***Reminder*** There are no games scheduled for tomorrow, April 23rd! This was scheduled to be an off night before the season started. Our favorite bartender Dan does plan to be there serving cold ones so feel free to still head out and play a few pick up games. See you all next week!

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A question was asked in our email thread that goes out to all team captains about how forfeits are handled. Please take a second to read:

In the past we've never really had a set policy for forfeits or no-shows. The official rules say that it gets scored 15-0. I'm not crazy about that for a few reasons. For one, final standings at the end of the season are decided by overall record, then point differential. So when a team has a free win and a +15 point swing that isn't super fair to a team who has played and won an actual game. Instead of 15-0, we've tried just giving the winning team their average score for all of their games on the season. It's not perfect, but it's more fair than 15-0. We've also tried to reschedule these games if possible. The thought is that we all pay money and show up to actually play the games, not to get free wins. Either way, it creates kind of a scheduling ripple effect that changes things for a few weeks down the road, sometimes the whole season.

The game last week is going in as a forfeit. As of now it's scored 15-0. At the end of the season I'll find the average score for the winning team and adjust the score for that game. I've also made a few schedule adjustments to move the game that was accidentally played last week. So assuming we have no more forfeits or no-shows, the current schedule should be correct for the remainder of the season. No teams have any weeks where they will play any less than 2 games. Please check the schedule as I've made a couple changes as of today. See everyone tonight!

We made a slight change to tonight's schedule to accommodate and avoid a team having to forfeit.

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Good afternoon!

We may get hit with a few showers this evening but we're going to give it a go and hope for the best. A few things to know ahead of time:

-Entry fee is $50/team

-The bar accepts cash only, no debit cards. There is an atm however

-Dan is awesome and takes time out of his life to bartend for us. Tip him well!

-We self referee. Please make sure both sides agree on scoring before picking up the balls

-20 min per game. If you're winning late, don't stall like a dick.

-Teams consist of 4 players.

In reading how bocce ball is supposed to be played, we're making a few changes in rules from seasons past:

-After the first team rolls the white ball, if their first roll of a colored ball is not a qualifying roll, they DO NOT get to roll that ball again. That ball comes off the court, and the first team will roll their 2nd ball. This continues until they roll a legal ball, or until they are out of balls.

-Though teams consist of 4 players, you are allowed to play with 2 or 3. However, players may not alternate sides each round. And each player is only allowed 2 balls to roll per round. For example, if a team has 3 players, 2 will be at one end and only 1 will be at the other for the entire game. The end with 2 players will be allowed to roll all 4 balls per round, but the end with one player will only roll 2 balls per round.

If a team only has 2 players, they will stand at opposite ends and only roll 2 balls per round.

Substituting players from other teams is allowed during the regular season, but not during the tournament.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

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https://scheduler.leaguelobster.com/2629263/tnb/26-spring-sesh/

Good evening everyone!

Here's the schedule. See you all this Thursday!

TNB - 26 Spring Sesh Schedule created with LeagueLobster League & Tournament Scheduler

Spring Bocce Session!
Balls will roll on Thursday April 2nd. Please let me know if you're interested in getting a team!

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Congratulations to our 2025 Fall Session Champions, Boccemania! Thanks to all of the teams who participated, Daniel Gumble for volunteering his time every week to keep us hydrated, and The Aqua Club for giving us a place to play. Hope to see everyone back in the Spring!

Here's the the tournament bracket. See you tomorrow!

Good morning!

Just FYI, Dan won't be at the Aqua Club tomorrow until 6:00. So if you show up earlier you'll probably be locked out. Also, please try your absolute best to have 4 people there to play for your team, 3 at the very least. See you tomorrow.

Thanks!

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Good afternoon everyone!


Here is the fall bocce schedule. Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!

Aqua Bocce - New Season Schedule created with LeagueLobster League & Tournament Scheduler

We're looking to start the fall session on Thursday 8/14. Teams need at least 4 members, $50 per team. Please let me know ASAP if you'll be getting a team together!

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