History
The West Yorkshire league started in 2015. There is a league called York league but this was for teams east of Leeds such as Bridlington and the distances involved in an evening fixture made them reluctant to admit teams from the west of the region. So 4 clubs set up a league in West Yorkshire. The first season had 4 clubs but this grew to 6 clubs. You can read more history and see results from the league and also the short lived Kirklees Autumn League by clicking on https://rb.gy/nggpgo This season’s fixtures are also posted there.
Level of play
This is a step up from social play. It’s likely (but by no means guaranteed) that you’ll be playing the better players from other clubs. Players will mark the ring and the jack and generally play to the full rules. They’ll take longer to decide which shot to play and walk up to the head and study and chat before they decide.
Format
The fixtures have 2 triples followed by 3 pairs so 6 players make up a team. A fixture will take about 2 hours and teams play each other home and away so there are 10 fixtures for each club. The league winner is the club that wins the most games and if there is a tie points difference decides the placings.
At the end of the season the West Yorkshire Cup is held. This is a knockout competition and with only 6 clubs doesn’t take too long.
Trophies are awarded for both competitions. Huddersfield were 1 game away from winning the league in 2016 and lost the Cup final 2-3 in 2022. Our ambition is to one day win one of these competitions.
Time and days
Each club decides when to play its home fixtures. Currently Huddersfield play Tuesdays at 1pm. Other clubs will use different days. The league starts after Easter and usually ends in June.
Our Club Captain
Moira has taken on the job of Club Captain which means she’ll pick the teams for any fixture the club has with other pétanque clubs. There will be around a dozen every year. Nell is the vice captain. They will arrange the dates, organise transport if required and select the teams. There’ll be a further post when they’ve decided how they’re going to do it. If you want to improve your play and get more information about what is happening in the region, why not join Yorkshire Pétanque? Membership at 2022 prices costs less than 16p per week and gives you access to free coaching from qualified Yorkshire coaches, as well as access to all parts of the highly informative YP website.
Interested?
If you feel you want to play for the club you should talk to Moira & Nell and members who have played in a league game in the next few months and find out more. When we play other clubs we prefer players to wear club colours so now’s the time to buy a polo, fleece, waterproof with a club logo.
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