Winter is Coming….How will you stay on top of your bowls game?

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As any Canadian knows, the winters in Canada can be long and full of snow. Without many bowls-specific indoor clubs in Canada, how can you stay involved this offseason? We talked to Saskatchewan-native Alex Scott and Nova Scotian John Siteman to find out what they do to stay at the top of their game through …

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The Fall Season is the Perfect Season to Invest in your Volunteers

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Whether you’re the largest club in Canada, the smallest club in Canada, or somewhere in between, someone needs to manage your club. Usually this is done by a Board of Directors who are elected by the members to make decisions on their behalf. Most clubs have very few requirements to be a Board member (if …

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Ask an umpire: Rebounding Bowls and duties of the marker

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This edition of Ask an Umpire focuses on a rebounding bowls call and duties of the marker Q: "At a single game playing re-spot rule. Player A delivered a runner hit the jack, the jack goes out of bound. His bowl hit the backboard flew up in the air by a couple of feet, landed …

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