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Garden State Men's Horseshoe League

2026 Rule Change Results — FINAL

Status: PASSED
Rulebook location (where to update):
  • Rulebook location: Section F (Refreshments and 50/50)
Proposal wording:
  • The home team will purchase and supply refreshments for matches scheduled at their courts.
  • Each team captain is responsible for collecting money from their players to cover refreshments.
  • The home team will supply either 132 cans of beer or 1 keg.
  • If cans are provided, the home team must supply at least two different brands.
  • If a keg is provided, the home team must supply cups.
Status: FAILED
Proposal wording:

Beer Fairness

Home team must provide one case each of:

  • Bud Light
  • Miller Lite
  • Coors Light

Plus: home team choice for the remaining beer to equal a total of 5½ cases.

Status: FAILED
Proposal wording:

Change Rule H-1 under forfeits:

  • Remove the requirement to have nine players to start the third round.
  • Each team must still have at least six players to start the match.
  • Allow a team to field as many games as they can under the current format.
  • Any games they cannot field would be recorded as a six match-point loss.
Status: PASSED
Rulebook location (Section C):
  • Added rule C-7
Proposal wording:

Consecutive Shoes may be thrown for the full match if agreed upon between both team captains.(this is an addition to the current option of individual games)

Status: FAILED
Proposal wording:

Make it so the league does not pay for team shoes; each team pays for their own shoes.

Status: FAILED
Proposal wording:

Allow players to choose to play with their own shoes or with the league’s American shoes.

Status: FAILED
Proposal wording:

Make it a money league.(This request is to have cash awards at the end of the year, how to fund this will need to be determined)

Status: PASSED
Rulebook location -This is a schedule format change and not locate in the rulebook
  • Rulebook reference: Section A-1 (Scheduling Procedure) — where divisions and scheduling format are defined/voted.
Proposal wording: p>This is a league format / scheduling proposal (not a rule book change).

  • Move to one universal division with all 11 teams.
  • Play a 12-week season: each team plays all teams once, and each team has one bye.
  • Last regular-season week: position round knockdown matches based on standings (2 at 1, 3 at 4, 5 at 6, 7 at 8, 9 at 10; 11 bye).
  • Season runs from the last Wednesday in April through the final week on July 15th (no Sundays except make-ups).
  • Post-season begins July 22nd: single-elimination with higher seed home.
  • Round 2: July 29th and Aug 5th (best of 2 total; no Sundays).
  • Championship: Aug 12 / 19 / 26 (best 2 of 3; no Sundays).
  • Still has 8 teams reaching the playoffs (same as current).
  • Teams that share pits: away team travels there only once; if both teams meet in playoffs, higher seed gets choice of home game.