Pacers are bowlers who participate in league nights but do not count toward team standings or points. LeaguePals now provides a flexible, streamlined way to handle pacer scores so you can focus on running a smooth league.

How to enable pacers in your league:

1. Go to your League Settings and click on the Misc. tab at the top right.

2. Find the Allow Pacers option under Misc.

3. Toggle Allow Pacers to ON (green).

Once enabled, a hidden Pacers team is created. You won’t see this team in your normal team lists, but it’s available when adding scores manually or processing substitutes.

Note for Manual Scoring: 

• You will see the Pacers team as an option when selecting a team.
• Any bowler added to this team is always marked as a substitute and cannot be changed.
• These pacer scores are not included in team totals or matchups.

Note for Automatic Scoring:

• The pacer score is automatically excluded from the team’s total score.
• LeaguePals will replace it with that bowler’s blind score. If no blind score is set, a vacancy score is used.
• Pacers’ individual scores are still saved and visible but do not affect standings.

General Notes: 

• Pacers who show up unexpectedly (like extra bowlers on a doubles team) are identified and excluded automatically. 
• If your center’s scoring system doesn’t flag pacers, you can manually mark them in LeaguePals during the substitute review process. 
• When files from your scoring system include pacer designations, LeaguePals will respect those automatically.