A good strategy is to have one of the offensive players go behind the defenders and retrieve loose balls for their teammates. However, all attempts to knock down the pin or to defend it must be made from behind the designated line. This is done by standardizing a period of time for play. Select a time period between 2 and 5 minutes and count the number of times the pin is knocked down during that time. This becomes the score for the team playing defense.
All groups rotate until each has a score.
The group with the lowest score wins. The position of the pin relative to the endline is critical and dictates the flow of the activity. It is possible to equalize play between groups of unequal ability when playing the Team Bowling Half-Court Game simply by moving the pin closer or further away from the endline.