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Saskatchewan Provincial Good Sam

Ladder Golf Rules

Set up stands:

- 25’ apart for adults

- 18’ apart for children 

Scoring:

            *  Top bar      -  3 points

            *  Second bar -  2 points

            *  Third bar   -  1 point

            *  If the ball bounces off the ground and then wraps around the bottom bar,

    it scores 5 points.

*  Ropes wound around the vertical post do not score any points. They must

    be wrapped around the horizontal bars to score.

            *  Games can be played to 15 or 21 points.

Saskatchewan Provincial Good Sam

Bean Bag Baseball Rules

 Principle of the Game 

1. The bean bag baseball game is played on a board stand that has been modified with openings and bean bags.
2. Bean Bags shall be made to the following specifications:
   1. Material: Denim
   2. Size:  3 ½”x 3 ½”
   3. Weight: 5oz (popcorn or pinto beans)
3. The rules to the game are similar to the real baseball game, that is to say, that the person who is throwing continues to play until he get three strikes for an out.
4. An inning is over when each team has three outs.

Team Rules

1. Teams shall not be less than 6 or more than 9 players.
2. Players may not register as a team and will be assigned to a team after sign up. Each team will be assigned a number.
3. The teams shall be even numbered for competition sake. 9 players per team are most desirable.
4. Each team shall nominate a Captain.
5. A score keeper will be assigned for each game and a general score keeper will be assigned to record the playoff chart showing the progression of the winners and team numbers.

General Rules

1. Home plate shall be 17’from Home Plate to the front edge of the board.
2. A line on the floor (ground) must clearly indicate home plate and where the thrower will stand. If the heel of the thrower goes ahead of the line, they are out. He may touch the line with his foot, but not go over it.
3. Chairs shall be placed to indicate 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd base as follows
   1. 2^nd base chair to be placed behind game board
   2. 1^st base chair to the right.
   3. 3^rd base chair to the left

There should be a reasonable distance between them.

4. The players’ chairs shall be placed in such a way as not to obstruct the thrower’s view.
5. The players’ chairs shall be parallel to the game playing area and players must retain the same chair for the duration of the game.

Scoring

1. Each player will be give three (3) bean bags. The player will throw the bags until he has a base hit, makes three (3) strikes or makes an automatic out.
2. When the player has thrown a bean bag into one of the holes, he then is to do what is written under the hole. For example, if the bean bag enters the 1^st base hole, the player drops the other 2 bags and goes to sit on the 1^st base chair.
3. The player waits there for the next player to throw.
4. If the next player throws a bag into the 2^nd base hole, the player on 1^st base continues and touches 2^nd base and continues to 3^rd base. The player who had thrown the bean bag continues to 2^nd base after touching 1^st base.
5. If the next player throws a bag into the 1^st base hole, they go and sit on the first base chair. The persons on 2^nd and 3^rd base do not move. They must be force to move or to go to home plate.
6. When bases are loaded, if the next player throws into the 1^st base hole, all players advance one chair (base), but only the person on 3^rd base gets to score. If the player had thrown in the 2^nd base hole, all players advance 2 bases and 2 players would score. If he had thrown into the 3^rd base hole, 3 players would score.
7. A home run makes all players on bases score including the player who threw the bean bag.
8. The scorekeeper will keep track of the OUTS and STRIKES, and call them out to the players as they are made.
9. The inning ends when a team has three (3) outs.
10. When a team has  three (3) OUTS, the player following the one who had the last OUT will start the next inning.
11. A flip of the coin will determine which team captain will start throwing.
12. If a bean bag enters only half the hole, it does not count.
13. If the next bean bag thrown by the same player pushes it in and enters the same hole, or another hole, only the first bean bag counts.
14. You must throw the bean bag underhanded.
15. A game is completed after nine (9) innings. Shorter games may be scheduled to accommodate the allowable time.
16. 6 runs in any one (1) inning by a team is maximum. And it is then considered that they have three (3) outs.

Referee & Scorekeeper 

1. The referee shall not be a player. The referee role is to watch the board to see which hole is entered and that the player stays behind the line. They shall also make sure that the runners touch or sit in all the chairs as they pass the bases and also touch home, or the run will be cancelled.
2. The referee and the score keeper may be the same person if people are unavailable for both positions.
3. A scorekeeper is required to record scores for both teams, and to call out the names as they come up to throw.
4. The scorekeeper shall also call out OUTS & STRIKES  like a real umpire.

 Score Sheet

1. Each team uses a separate score sheet.
2. Fill in the team number and the opponents number.
3. List the players’ names on the left.
4. The scoring part comprises nine (9) columns, one for each inning.
5. The score sheet shall be filled in noting the progression around the bases. OUTS shall be marked with an X in the triangle.
6. Draw a line under the square of the player who makes the 3^rd OUT, so as the next inning will start with the proper player.
7. If 9 players have thrown and they do not have 3 OUTS or 6 RUNS than record their second throws in the same column and make a new base outline or triangle.
8. The bottom line of the sheet is for recording the runs made in that inning.

Saskatchewan Provincial Good Sam

Bean Bag Toss Rules

Principle of the Game 

1. Bean Bag Toss is similar to other lawn games such as horse shoes.
2. Boards are placed 25 feet apart from center of hole to center of hole.
3. Bean Bags shall be made to the following specifications:
   1. Material:  Denim
   2. Quantity: 4 bags of 2 colours (total 8 bags)
   3. Size: 5 ½”x 5 ½”
   4. Weight: 10 oz (popcorn or pinto beans)

Rules for Players:

1. The bean bag toss game can be played with 2 or 4 players.
2. Each team gets 4 bean bags to throw.
3. When 4 players are used, team members stand at opposite ends and may throw from either side of the board.
4. A foul line shall be clearly marked and even with the front of the board.
5. Each player throws from behind the line. This is the foul line. The player must not pass the foul line or the player’s throw does not count and the bag is removed from play.
6. Each game will consist of 8 innings (4 by each player)
7. All bags either in the hole or on the board will be counted for each completed inning.
8. A bag that is tossed in play and knocks another bag off the board or in the hole is legal.
9. A bag that bounces off the ground onto the board or a bag that comes in contact with the ground after landing on the board will not be counted and the bag will be removed from the board before play continues.
10. Each team alternates shots beginning with the team that had scored last.

Scoring is as follows:

1. Points are scored when a player has a bag on the board or in the hole.
2. All bags either in the hole or on the board will be counted for each completed inning.
3. Counting as follows: In the Hole – 3 points

 On the Board – 1 point

 Referee & Scorekeeper 

1. One person shall act as both the referee and the scorekeeper.
2. That person shall not be a player.
3. The scorekeeper is required to record scores for both teams.
4. The referee will call all fouls and his/her decision is final.