SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

The rings, through which goals are scored, are 450 mm in inner diameter and should be attached
horizontally to the backboards at a height of 3.05 metre above the fl oor. The inside edge of the ring must
be 150 mm away from the face of the backboard. The net attached to the ring must be 400 mm long.
The ball
The balls are orange to brown in colour with an outer cover of leather or nylon and a pebbled (indented)
surface for grip and control. In men’s play a regulation ball is 749 to 762 mm in circumference and 567
to 624 gram in weight. Women’s version can be slightly smaller and lighter in weight. When infl ated the
ball should bounce between 1.20 metre and 1.40 metre when dropped from a height of approximately
1.80 metre.
1.4.6 Bowls
Bowls is a precision sport in which the goal is to roll slightly asymmetrical balls (bowls) closest to a
smaller white ball referred to as the “jack”. Outdoors the game is played either on grass or artifi cial
playing surfaces referred to as the “green”. Indoors it is played on artifi cial surfaces.
The green
The green should form a square of not less than 36.58 metres and not more than 40.23 metres a side.
It must be surrounded by a ditch and a bank. The ditch is 203 mm – 381 mm wide and 51 mm – 203
mm deep below the level of the green, while the bank may not be less than 229 mm high above the
level of the green.
The green is divided into spaces 5.48 metre to 5.79 metre wide called rinks. They are numbered
consequently and the centre line of each rink is marked on the bank at each end by means of a wooden
peg or number.
The four corners of the rink must also be marked. These corner pegs are connected by a green thread
drawn tightly along the surface of the green thus defi ning the boundary of the rink. White pegs fi xed on
the side of the banks indicate a clear distance of 23.16 metre from the ditch on the line of play. (See
Drawing Below)
The mat
The mat must be 610 mm long and 356 mm wide.
The jack
The jack is round and white, 63 mm – 64 mm in diameter and weighs 227 – 283 grams.
Bowls
Bowls are made of wood, rubber or a composite and must be either black or brown in colour and each
bowl must bear a distinguishing mark on each side. The minimum diameter for wooden bowls is 117
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