The Details:

• THREE - 3 TEAM ROUND ROBIN EVENTS; RANDOM DRAW ON TEAMS IN EACH BRACKET
• 3 TEAMS IN BRACKET - PLAY EACH OTHER ONCE; WINNERS ADVANCE TO MEDALS ROUND
• NEW IN 2024 TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RE-COMBINE THE BUCKETS AS THEY ARE ELIMINATED

The Game:

• TEAMS FLIP A COIN OR "ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS" FOR WHO PLAYS FIRST
• PARTNERS STAND ON SAME SIDE; EACH TOSS 1 BALL; STAND BEHIND BUCKET LINE
• BALL MUST BOUNCE / CAN'T THROW DIRECT INTO BUCKET (IT CAN BOUNCE MORE THAN ONCE)
• BUCKETS ARE REMOVED ONCE A BALL IS TOSSED IN (DO NOT RE-COMBINE THE BUCKETS)
• IF BALL BOUNCES IN & OUT IT IS NOT "IN"
• WINNING TEAM IS FIRST TO GET A BALL IN ALL 6 BUCKETS
• IF TEAM THAT GOES FIRST GETS ALL BUCKETS; OTHER TEAM HAS ONE LAST CHANCE TO TIE
• IF BOTH TEAMS ELIMINATE BUCKETS ON SAME ROUND; PLAYOFF WITH ONE BUCKET EACH
• TEAMS MUST WRITE DOWN WHO WON & HOW MANY BUCKETS OTHER TEAM HAD LEFT (FOR TIE BREAK)
• 3 WINNING TEAMS COMPETE IN ROUND ROBIN FOR GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE

 IDEAS FOR 2025 - BUCKET PONG

• ADD RULE IF BALL BOUNCES IN/OUT - RULED OUT (OMMISSION ON 2023 RULES)
• CONSIDER A CORE GAME AND PLAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING (MEN, WOMEN & MIXED)