- Teams can be of the following combinations:
- Two female and two male players. The male and female players shall play alternate positions in the team’s delivery rotation. If you use a spare, the spare must be the same gender as the player they are replacing,
- Three players (2 males and 1 female, or 2 females and 1 male). The throwing order must always alternate between male and female players. No spare permitted until there is a 4th paid player. If you use a spare, the spare must be the same gender as the player they are replacing,
- One female and three males are permitted if an exception is granted by the league coordinator. Exceptions will be based on years of curling experience. The female player must throw third or skip’s rocks. Spares must be female until there are 2 females in the team.
- One male and three females are permitted if an exception is granted by the league coordinator based on years of curling experience. No restrictions on order of throw. Spares may be of either sex.
- Four females with combined years of curling experience less than 15 years; any exception would be granted by the league coordinator. Spares may be of either sex.
- Four males with combined years of curling experience less than 15 years; any exception would be granted by the league coordinator. Spares must be female until there are 2 females in the team.
- Teams will play a round-robin against the other teams in their division. Intention is to rotate individual teams start times each week.
- At the start of the season, teams will be placed in divisions based on their point totals from the previous season. New teams or teams with 2+ new CVCC players will always start in the lowest division unless the league coordinator chooses to seed them in a higher division for competitive purposes.
- At the end of each round, the top team in Divisions B, C and D will move up to A, B and C respectively and the bottom team from A, B and C will drop to B, C and D respectively. Standings are based on total points accumulated for that round.
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Wild card scenario: If at the end of the round, the bottom 2 teams in the higher division have fewer points than the top 2 teams of the immediate lower division, the 2 bottom teams from the higher division will be moved to the lower division and the top 2 teams of the lower division will be moved to the higher division.
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If two or more teams are tied at the end of a round, the tie-breaking formula to determine promotion/relegation will be as follows:
- Draw to the button done for that round.
The tie-breaking formula to determine the final standings at the end of the season will be as follows:
- Closest draw to the button.
Points are awarded as follows:
- 5 pts if your team wins vs. an A division team. 2.5 pts for a tie (or for a bye where needed in draws with unequal number of games).
- 4 pts if your team wins vs. a B division team. 2 pts for a tie (or for a bye where needed in draws with unequal number of games).
- 3 pts if your team wins vs. a C division team. 1.5 pts for a tie (or for a bye where needed in draws with unequal number of games).
- 2 pts if your team wins vs. a D division team. 1 pts for a tie (or for a bye where needed in draws with unequal number of games).
All Forfeits = 0 Please report all FORFEITS to the league rep.
Skips/Vices are responsible for recording the win/loss/tie on the CVCC website following conclusion of the game.
An end is deemed to have started once the first rock of the end has crossed the near tee line during a slide.
The bell in the 3:00 pm draw will go off at 4:50pm. The bell in the 5:15pm draw will go off at 7:05pm. The bell in the 7:30pm draw will go off at 9:20pm.
FUNDRAISING
The Saturday Mixed league uses a 50/50 draw to fund the year end BBQ, league prizes/awards, or support the club.
- Every week, a list of all of the league members will be circulated after each draw. The losing team on Sheet 1 is responsible for administering the list and collecting 50/50 money for their draw.
- In administering the list, members should minimize contact with others by dedicating one person managing the list and another collecting the monies. Saturday Mix box is found on the shelf above the bar cash.
- The cost to participate in the 50/50 draw each week is $5. $2.50 goes into the pot the week, $2.50 goes to the league to help finance our year-end banquet / trophies / prizes.
- After paying your entry fee for the week, your name will be checked off the list of Saturday Mixed players for the week. Please ensure that your name gets checked off after paying your entry fee. If your name is drawn and your name has not been checked off on the master list, you will not be awarded the pot.
- Spares / non-league members can participate in the draw by paying their entry fee and having their name handwritten onto the list of participants for the week.
- You can have someone else pay on your behalf if you are not at the club that week.
- Once a week, a name will be randomly drawn from amongst all of the curlers who are registered for Saturday Mixed.
- If your name is drawn and you paid your entry that week, you win 50% of the total pot.
- If your name is drawn and you did NOT pay for an entry that week, the pot will carry over to the following week and will continue to grow every week thereafter until the pot is won.
- Only the league coordinators may conduct the draw of the winning name on any given week. The draw will occur in front of witnesses at the club. The draw may occur anytime between Saturday at 9pm and the following Saturday at noon. The winner’s name will be posted as part of the weekly update email.
- You may pay your 50/50 entry fees in advance by paying $5 for each week remaining in the draw.
