Van Der Stel Bowling Club - Jaarlikse Sakeliga / Annual Business League
Die Sakeliga is een van die klub se primêre fondsinsamelingsgeleenthede in die somermaande. Dit is toernooie bedoel vir nie-klublede wat twee keer per jaar oor vier agtereenvolgende Woensdagaande in November en Februarie aangebied word. Dan is die weer oor die algemeen gunstig vir rolbal en is daar voldoende dagligure om spel te voltooi op die klub se twee perke waarvan net een tans toegerus is met spreiligte.
Vanweë die vroegaandspel en omdat baie van die spanne wat inskryf uit sakeondernemings kom, staan die toernooi ook bekend as die Aandliga en Besigheidsliga. Heelwat van die spanne is egter net groepe goeie vriende en selfs ook familie. Spanne soos Bollerol, Bossies, Die Gunstelinge, Van Der Stel en Wille Honne speel al vir 10 jaar en meer ononderbroke in hierdie toernooie en het oor die jare baie waardevolle bydraes tot ons klub gemaak.
Mans-en/ of- damesspanne bestaan uit vier persone en die maksimum spanne wat per aand kan speel is 28. Die klub voorsien twee balle per speler aan diè wat nie het nie. Spelers arriveer enige tyd van so 16:30 af en spel begin van 17:30 af. 14 skofte word per aand voltooi en spel duur ongeveer 2 ure. Vir die eerste aand word spanne geloot om teen mekaar te speel en in die daaropvolgende drie aande speel krag teen krag om uiteindelik ‘n wenspan te bepaal.
Al is die deelnemers nie gereelde rolbalspelers nie, word goeie rolbal gespeel en die spanne is baie kompeterend. ‘n Trofee is op die spel asook pryse vir spelers van die wenspanne waarvan meeste deur deelnemende maatskappye en individue geskenk word.
Goeie “rock” en “pop” musiek word deurlopend tydens spel gehoor rondom die perke. Die kroeg is deurentyd oop en drankies mag na die bane toe geneem word. Na spel word 'n goeie maaltyd bedien waarna die mense gesellig rondom die tafels verkeer tot huis toe gaan tyd.
Die toernooie is uiters gewild en die klub se grootste uitdaging is om vir almal wat wil inskryf 'n opening te vind.
The Business League is one of the club's primary fundraising opportunities in the summer months. These are tournaments intended for non-club members, who are invited twice a year over four consecutive Wednesday evenings in November and February. During these months the weather is generally favorable for bowls and there are enough daylight hours to complete the required number of games. Only one green is currently equipped with spotlights so speed of play is necessary.
Due to the early play and because many of the teams are from businesses in the area, the tournament is known as either the Evening League. Many of the teams are very often groups of good friends and even family. Teams like Bollerol, Bossies, The Favorites, Van Der Stel and Wille Honne have been playing for 10 years and more in these tournaments and have made valuable contributions to our club over this time.
Men and women, often in mixed teams, consist of four people and the maximum teams that can enter are 28. The club provides two bowls per player for those who do not have. Players arrive at any time from 16:30 and play starts at 17:30. 14 heads are completed per evening and each game lasts approximately 2 hours. For the first night, teams are drawn to play against each other and in the next three evenings, strength is played against strength based on the leading sides from each evening’s play, to ultimately determine a winning team on the last play night.
Even though the participants are not regular lawn bowl players, good skills are evident and the teams are very competitive. A winner’s trophy is at stake as well as prizes for players of the winning teams, many of which are donated by participating companies and individuals.
Good "rock" and "pop" music is played throughout the evenings play. The bar is open throughout play and drinks can be taken to the greens. After play, a full meal is served and the players mingle in a relaxed atmosphere.
The tournaments are extremely popular and the club's biggest challenge is to accommodate all those teams who want to enter.