Beyond the prizes for winning teams, this first season of the OBL is an opportunity to establish yourself in front of a new audience on our sport’s biggest platform and to prove yourself to franchise owners as a player who is worth one of these valuable roster spots moving forward. There will be fresh eyeballs on this first season of OBL, so even established tournament players would do well to earn the respect of the uninitiated, from which future opportunities may arise.

The OBL and it’s affiliated leagues will evolve in the seasons and years to come. If you want a career as a professional bocce player one day, this is your place to start. Be a part of bocce history.

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You do not! Excluding bye weeks, teams will play one match per week (almost always Monday evening) at Lorenzino’s. We ask that you provide an idea of your availability to compete each week when you declare for the draft. Teams have a limited number of roster spots but are free to draft whomever they would like to.

NOTE: Players must be present on site at Lorenzino’s for at least 2 regular season matches to be eligible for the playoff roster.

Nope.

In 2025, franchises will not be required to directly pay players outside of a requirement to distribute at least 55% of prize money at the end of the season. Franchises will also have other revenue sources, such as sponsorships, that they are welcome to distribute as they would like to. As bankrolls increase over time, minimum salaries will eventually be instituted and OBL players, especially those that are high-performing, will see their negotiating power increase.

To an extent… Franchises are allowed to sign a deal with up to one player before the draft. That player is considered the “Franchise Foundation” and essentially acts as that team’s first round draft pick.

Beyond that, if you are drafted, the franchise that drafts you controls your rights for the first two seasons. If you don’t want to play for that franchise, you can always elect not to play at all. However, if you do so, teams will take note and perhaps not be willing to risk wasting a draft pick on you the next season. If you elect to exercise this right post-draft, the franchise that drafted you also has the option to trade you if they decide to go that route.

Drafted and undrafted REGISTERED players will be eligible to be added and dropped from the Free Agent Pool post-draft until the trade deadline. This means that some players may go undrafted and be picked up by teams later in the season. Conversly, some players may be drafted by a team but dropped to the free agent pool at any point after the draft. ONLY players who have registered for the draft before the registration deadline will be eligible free agents. A player who does not register by 8/13 is not eligible to play for any team.

Franchise Foundation Player Signing Deadline - 8/8
Player Draft Eligibility Deadline - 8/13 at noon ET
Draft - Wed 8/20
Media Days - weeks of 9/8 & 9/15

Regular Season - 9/23-12/2
Thanksgiving week off
10 week regular season includes 3 bye weeks per team.
2 broadcast slots per week - Monday 6pm & 8pm

Playoffs
SAT 12/6 Rd 1 Best of 3
SAT 12/6 Rd 2 Best of 5
SUN 12/7 Rd 3 Best of 7