:hello<br /><br />Hi to all you &#039;tenpinners&#039;<br /><br />As I&#039;m new to this forum I hope this is the correct place to seek help.<br /><br />As secretary to a long established but alas slowly reducing in numbers league, I now have the task of compiling a 7 team schedule.<br />What we propose to do is bowl 7 times around (no position nights)with a buy each week, giving a 35 week season.<br /><br />Can anyone help with a schedule to suit or point me in the right direction?<br /><br />I would be grateful for any suggestions as the league is due to start in 2 weeks.<br /><br />Hope you can help<br /><br />Silverbowler

Hi<br /><br /> :welcome<br /><br />Bowl.com have template league schedules that you can download by following the link below. I hope this helps.<br /><br />http://www.bowl.com/downloads/pdf/leagueSchedule_8Team.pdf<br /><br /><br />Which centre do you bowl at ?

:frustrated<br />Hi EdwinW<br /><br />Cheers for that link.<br />I still have concerns regarding the byes i.e. if (as we are contracting for 6 lanes each week) I call a bye for the team playing the missing team 8 and move the remainder down the lanes this gives the following: <br /><br />&nbsp; Wk 1&nbsp; 1v2&nbsp; &nbsp; 3v4&nbsp; &nbsp; 5v6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bye 7<br />&nbsp; Wk 2&nbsp; 5v7&nbsp; &nbsp; 2v4&nbsp; &nbsp; 1v3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6<br />&nbsp; Wk 3&nbsp; 5v4&nbsp; &nbsp; 7v3&nbsp; &nbsp; 2v6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1<br />&nbsp; Wk 4&nbsp; 3v6&nbsp; &nbsp; 7v2&nbsp; &nbsp; 1v5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; etc<br /><br />This would mean team 4 plays on the same lane wks 1 &amp; 2<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; team 5 plays on the same lane wks 2 &amp; 3<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; team 7 plays on the same lane wks 3 &amp; 4<br /><br />Also teams 1,5 &amp; 6 play on open lanes twice in 4 weeks.<br /><br />Will this even itself out over the season?<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Silverbowler

It probably will even itself out over the season. It&#039;s very difficult if you have such a small league as you don&#039;t have many lanes to play with. I don&#039;t think you have any other option.