|
Somerset Bowls Association –
Eligibility and Badging System –Final
Version 5.0 (11/10/10)
Basic Eligibility Criterion – An affiliation fee must have been
paid for the player.
Age Criterion – Players must not have reached the age of 25 years
(31 years for Amy Rose) on 1st April in the year.
Merit Criterion – Four Merits earned over a period of no more
than six years. Merits are awarded according to performance in
competitions as shown in the following table.
|
Competition
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
S/F
|
Q/F
|
|
Club
|
4-wood Open or Single Gender (non-handicap) Singles Championship
(with at least 9 entrants) (half merits for 4 to 8 entrants)
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
|
|
2-wood Open or Single Gender (non-handicap) Singles (with at
least 9 entrants) (half merits for 4 to 8 entrants)
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
|
County
|
Open Championship (including pre-2009 Champion of Champions)
|
3
merits
|
2
merits
|
1
merits
|
|
|
|
Single Gender Singles / Pairs
|
4
merits
|
3
merits
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
Mixed Pairs, Single Gender Triples / Fours
|
3
merits
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
|
Two Wood Singles
|
3
merits
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
|
Junior Singles
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
|
|
Unbadged Singles
|
2
merits
|
1.5
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
National
|
Over 55 Singles
|
3
merits
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
Competitions
|
Over 55 Pairs, Mother & daughter
|
2
merits
|
1
merit
|
|
|
No merits are
awarded for either Benevolent Triples or Junior Pairs.
Badging
|
Age
Range
|
Type
of Event
|
Examples
|
Eligibility
Criteria (if no Senior Badge or Cap)
|
Award
upon first appearance
|
Award
of Badge or Cap
|
|
Senior
|
Inter-County Championship Match
|
Middleton Cup/Johns Trophy
|
Basic
|
“Championship Colt” enamel badge
|
Upon second appearance, County Badge or Cap (if not badged) plus
“Middleton Cup” flash OR “Johns Trophy” flash
|
|
Inter-County Double Rink
|
Balcombe Trophy/Walker Cup
|
Basic
|
|
Upon second appearance, “Double Rink” flash.
|
|
National Senior Finals' Appearance
|
Appearance at Leamington or Worthing for a national senior
championship, Mixed Pairs, Mixed Fours or Champion of Champions
competition
OR men’s county two wood finalist
|
|
|
Upon second appearance, Senior Badge or Cap
|
|
Friendly & League Match
|
South Western Counties Leagues and all other non-Executive and
non-Presidential representative matches
|
Basic + Merit OR Championship Badge or Cap (or flash) OR
Championship Colt
|
“Colt” enamel badge (Not for Championship Colt)
|
Upon fourth appearance over three years, Senior Badge or Cap
|
|
Junior
|
Junior Championship Match
|
Inter-County Two Fours (for Men)/ Amy Rose
|
Basic + Age
|
As for friendly
|
Upon second appearance, “Junior Double Rink” flash
|
|
National Junior Finals' Appearance
|
Appearance at Leamington or Worthing for a national junior
singles or pairs championship
|
|
Junior blazer Badge or Cap
|
Upon first appearance, Junior Badge or Cap
|
|
Junior League & Friendly Match
|
S W Counties Junior Leagues and Friendlies (including fixtures
against clubs)
|
Basic + Age
|
“Junior Colt” enamel badge
|
Upon fourth appearance over two years, Junior Badge or Cap
|
|
Senior / Junior
|
Presidential Match
|
Fixtures celebrating the President's year
|
Basic
|
None
|
None
|
|
Executive Match
|
Fixtures celebrating a club's anniversary, etc.
|
Basic - Preference given to PPs, Presidential team and Officers
|
None
|
None
|
Notes:
Ø
Anyone
selected to play for England (Senior or Junior) will automatically be
awarded Senior Badge or Cap.
Ø
There
are three options for the badge or cap – a player badged or capped may
take up any or all of the options at his or her own cost. He or she is
expected to take up at least one option.
|
Option
|
Design
|
Flash
|
|
Blazer Badge –
for county blazer
|
Existing design
and stock
|
Existing design
and stock
Or
New design (see
below)
|
|
Jacket Badge –
for maroon fleece
|
New stock
required – smaller size 3½“ rather than 4¼“ wide
|
New design –
rectangular, amber cotton on maroon background – 3 ¼ “ wide.
Arial font, upper case, not to exceed ¼ “ in height – text not
to exceed two rows. Text may state any of: “Johns’ Trophy”,
“Middleton Cup”, “Double Rink”, “Junior”, “Junior
Double Rink”
|
|
Cap
|
Maroon cap with
amber flash and tip of peak, SBA logo on front
|
Text of flash
embroidered below the SBA logo.
|
Ø
An
additional flash (same design) is awarded to players on their 100th
appearance.
Ø
Badges,
caps and flashes are supplied at the player’s own cost, except for the
first each of Junior Colt enamel badge, 100 Club flash and two
Presidential Blazer Badges.
Ø
For
SBA merchandise, there will also be provided a white cap with maroon flash
and tip of peak with SBA logo on front.
Ø
Whilst
SBA, with necessary input from clubs, will endeavour to track entitlements
and make awards in a timely fashion, any individuals who feel they have
been overlooked are encouraged to make claims on their own behalf.
|