Under 18 2025 Scotland

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1	WELCOME
2	Welcome to everyone and thank you for being part of the U18 International series delivered by Bowls Scotlnd It is fantastic to be able to welcome you all to National Centre for Bowling and we look forward to some fantastic matches.
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4	CONTROLLING BODIES: BOWLS SCOTLAND
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6	Controlling Body:
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8	· Event Manager / Tournament Director – Lawra Cox (Bowls Scotland) & Dan McManus
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11	CONDITIONS OF PLAY
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13	TEAM STRUCTURE
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15	· Teams will comprise of 6 men and 6 women - each team must have a minimum of 1 of each man and women in every discipline
16	· Nations may name 2 male reserves and 2 female reserves
17	· Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales will enter one team each
18	· All players to be under 18 on 1st April in the year of the event
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20	Format of Play:
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22	· 2 Bowl Triples - 18 ends or 2 hrs
23	· 3 Bowl Pairs - 18 ends or 2 hrs
24	· 2 Bowl Rinks – 15 Ends or 2 hrs
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26	Trial Ends:
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28	· One trial end will be allowed in each game in accordance with Law 5.1, players should report to rink 5 minutes before the game start time.
29	· In trial end players can use any combination of bowls taken from different sets so long as all bowls are stamped as per below.
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31	SCHEDULE
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33	Practice Session
34	Saturday 19th July – From 6pm
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36	NOTIFICATION OF TEAM LINEUPS
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38	Teams for the following session must be with the Tournament Director no later than 30 mins before commencement of that session.
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40	SCORING (Total of 12 points available per Session)
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42	Scores for each session against each country will be awarded as follows (Overall Shots)
43	· 4 points for a win
44	· 2 points for a draw
45	· 0 points for a loss
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47	Scores for each game for each discipline (4 games) will be awarded as follows:
48	· 2 points for a win
49	· 1 point for a draw
50	· 0 points for a loss
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52	At the end of all sessions, if the points are equal then the shot difference will determine the winner of the series. If the shot difference is the same, then shots “for” will be used. If both shot difference and shots for are the same then we will decide a winner on the number of ends won across all games. Winners will be the team with the highest points at the conclusion of all matches.
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55	ALTERATIONS TO THE FORMAT & LENGTH OF GAMES
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57	· The Controlling Body reserves the right to alter the format, times of play and greens to suit local unforeseen circumstances, giving as much notice as practical.
58	· Where a program is interrupted or cannot be completed due to inclement weather or local conditions, the controlling body may amend the format and length of games to achieve a result or postpone the event where an outcome cannot be achieved.
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60	PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING TIME LIMITS
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62	· Start of Play – Play will commence with the appointed official signalling the start time by a bell, horn, etc.
63	· End of Play – At the completion of the allocated time, the appointed official will signal the end time of play by a bell, horn, etc. At this time players will complete the current end they are playing. (The start of an end is determined by the delivery of the jack by the first player in that end).
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65	RE-SPOTTING THE JACK
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67	· If a jack in motion passes completely outside the boundaries of the rink of play, comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the bank, or rebounds to a distance of less than 20 metres from the mat line, the end should not be declared dead. Instead, the jack should be placed with the nearest point of the jack to the mat line at the central 2 metre spot.
68	· If the spot is partly or completely covered by a bowl, the jack should be placed as close as possible to the covered spot, in line with that spot and the corresponding spot at the opposite end of the rink, without touching a bowl. Law 56.5.4.
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70	STAMP ON BOWLS
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72	Bowls must be stamped accordingly with the by-laws of our sport, the serial number and the date stamp must be legible on all bowls (IBB, WBB and WB stamp only).
73	All bowls must bear a current year stamp 2025 or beyond.
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75	MARKING TOUCHERS
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77	“Spray chalk” is the preferred method to be used in all team matches.
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79	OTHER LAWS, REGULATIONS & POLICIES
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81	All other Laws, Regulations & Policies other than stated above shall conform to the Laws of the Sport of Bowls Crystal Mark Fourth Edition as approved by World Bowls in 2022.
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83	CARDS AND STICKERS
84	All countries will be provided with cards for each match, and these must be returned to the control office after the completion of each game. Stickers will also be provided for each country – these will be available at the practice session on Saturday evening.
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86	OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIES
87	There will be an opening ceremony and team march-on at 8.45am on Sunday 20th July. The closing ceremony will take place immediately after the conclusion of the final session on Monday 21st July, when the trophy and medals will be presented to ALL participants.
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89	EVENT PROGRAMMES
90	There will be no event programme, but details can be found via a link to a google sheet which will update the results after every session.
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92	CONTACT DETAILS
93	Name	Role	Contact
94	Lawra Cox	Event Manager / Tournament Director	07711 424193
95	Dan McManus	Event Manager / Tournament Director	07984 590753
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