New Beginnings Mixed Bowling League Rules
2008
– 2009 Season
President:
Judy Arnette
Vice
President:
Ann Ostby
(603-0995)
Secretary/Treasurer:
Kathy Kelling (782-5646)
Sergeant
at Arms:
Michael Bacon
(426-9165)
3.
SCHEDULE.
a.
The league is
scheduled to bowl on Tuesday nights for 32 sessions, beginning August 26, 2008,
ending April 14, 2009. There will be
no bowling December 23, 2008. Lanes
will be turned on for practice at 6:15pm, league bowling to begin promptly at
6:30pm.
b.
The league
shall bowl a split season: the first
half 16 weeks, the second 15 weeks. Position
rounds will not be bowled. Week 32
will be for the league championship playoff, or overall second place playoff, if
necessary, and a nine-pin no-tap tournament (with prizes), followed by
presentation of league awards. (Games
of any playoff and the nine-pin no-tap tournament will not count toward
individual averages or any of the individual prizes referenced in the
“PRIZES” rule.)
c.
Any necessary
playoff after completion of either half – other than the league championship
or overall second place playoff – will be held at a time mutually convenient
to teams involved. Such playoff at
the end of the first half will be held within two weeks from the end of the
half. Such playoff at the end of the
second half must be held before the scheduled league championship or overall
second place playoff.
4. SCORING. Seven-point scoring will be used for each league match, 2 points per game, one point for series.
5.
FEES.
a.
Bowling fees
to be paid nightly shall be $12.00 per bowler, as follows:
Lineage $9.57,
Prize Fund $2.03,
Sec/Treasurer $ .40.
b.
Sanction fee
must be paid the first night of bowling – men and women
$17.00. Fees for the
final two weeks of the schedule are to be paid by the sixth week of the
schedule.
c.
Team envelopes
with fees are to be turned in by completion of fourth frame of the first game.
d.
NO PAY, NO
PLAY!
6.
SALARIES.
The secretary/treasurer shall be paid the amount shown in the “FEES”
rule per bowler per night, but only after final average sheets have been
submitted to the local association (CAUSBCA).
7.
LEAGUE
FUNDS.
An account will be opened in the name of the league with Buffaloe Lanes
North. Deposits must be made within
seven days of receipt. Withdrawals
from the account may be made only with the joint signatures of the league
president and secretary/treasurer.
8.
PRIZES.
a.
By the sixth
week of the schedule, the league president shall appoint a prize committee to
present a prize list for approval by the board of directors.
Awards described in this rule will be given, but the committee may
recommend other awards.
b.
First and
second place team prizes will be given.
c.
These
individual prizes will be awarded (male and female), show in order of value,
from highest to lowest:
High
Average
High
Series Scratch
High
Series Handicap
High
Game Scratch
High
Game Handicap
a.
To qualify for
individual prizes, bowlers must bowl two-thirds of the scheduled games as a
regular member, but no individual can qualify for more than one.
A bowler qualifying for more than one prize shall receive only the one of
greatest value, based on the above list.
b. The recipients of the USBC Most Improved Bowler Award shall be determined by comparing final average at the end of the current season with the average for the first 21 games of the current season.
9.
AVERAGES.
If available, entering average (with appropriate computed handicap) will
be used for the first nine games. After
bowling nine games, average and handicap will be calculated on the basis of
games bowled. Entering average will
be determined as follows:
a.
Bowlers with
an average of at least 21 games in this league in the previous season will use
that average.
b.
Bowlers
without an eligible New Beginnings average from the previous season will use
their highest league average from the previous season, as listed in the local
association yearbook.
c.
If neither (a)
nor (b) above applies to a bowler, an average and handicap shall be established
the first night of bowling, after three consecutive games have been bowled on
the same night.
10.
HANDICAP.
The individual method of handicapping will be used, 100% of the
difference between an individual’s average and 220.
11.
TEAMS.
a.
The league
shall consist of 14 teams with a roster size of up to six, playing strength of
five. Roster and playing strength
must be a combination of men and women; that is, at least one must be of the
opposite gender. No one on a roster
may bowl with another team.
b.
Captains will
turn in team rosters to the secretary/treasurer prior to the start of the
schedule. Roster changes must be
reported to the secretary/treasurer prior to the time the new member bowls.
New members may be added to a roster when a team does not have full
playing strength.
c.
A team minimum
legal lineup is three eligible players, and at at least two must be on the
roster. A minimum legal lineup must
be present by the completion of the first frame of each game.
12.
SUBSTITUTES.
a.
A list of
roving established substitutes will be maintained by the secretary/treasurer.
b.
Women or men
will be allowed to substitute as long as at least one member of the lineup is of
the opposite gender.
c.
Substitutes
cannot qualify for prizes and are not responsible for paying bowling fees.
d.
Substitutes
will use entering averages, as stated in the “AVERAGES” rule.
If a substitute without an eligible entering average starts a series, it
must be completed in order to establish an average.
e. No new substitutes will be allowed to bowl the last two weeks of either half (weeks 15 & 16, 30 & 31).
f.
Established
league substitutes who have bowled at least nine games in this league will be
allowed to bowl the last two weeks of either half (Weeks 15, 16, 30 & 31)
and in any necessary playoff, but the substitute’s average cannot exceed the
absent bowler’s average by more than ten pins.
13.
FORFEITS.
When bowling in a forfeit situation, the team present must bowl within 50
pins per game of the scratch team average in order to earn 2 points for game
won, and within 150 pins of scratch series average to earn a
point
for series won.
14.
ABSENTEE
AND VACANCY SCORES.
a.
Absentee
scores will be used when a team has a legal but less than full lineup at the
start of any game in a series. The
absentee score shall be the absent bowler’s average less ten pins, with
handicap based on the absent member’s current average.
An absentee score shall not be used by a team for more than three
consecutive weeks, after which the team must use a substitute or a vacancy
score.
b.
Vacancy score
of 125 will be used when a team has a roster size less than playing strength,
and handicap will be based on that score.
15.
POSTPONEMENTS.
a.
The board of
directors shall determine what is sufficient cause to grant a postponement.
In emergencies, the captain of the team unable to attend shall notify the
opposing team and the league secretary/treasurer or president at the earliest
possible opportunity.
b.
Pre-bowled
games shall be given the same consideration and be subject to the same
conditions that apply in the case of postponed games.
All postponements and pre-bowled games shall be requested at least 48
hours prior to the scheduled time of the match except those granted for
emergencies.
c.
The league
shall grant postponements for emergencies when a team fails to appear for the
scheduled match due to reasons beyond its control.
The captains of the teams involved in a postponed match shall agree to a
date for bowling the postponed series. If,
within a week from the date the match was originally scheduled, the two captains
cannot agree upon a time and date, it shall be set by the league
secretary/treasurer, who shall notify both team captains of the date and time.
This notification shall be given at least three days prior to the date
set.
d.
Postponed
games shall be bowled under the same conditions and rules governing league play.
The handicaps as of the date the games are bowled shall be used.
e.
Individual
bowling unopposed is not allowed. Team
bowling unopposed is allowed (a league officer or representative must be
present) and shall be bowled under the same conditions and rules governing
league play. Scores shall count in
deciding league games won and lost, and individual scores shall qualify for
individual league awards.
f.
Scores of
games bowled by the team bowling first in pre- or post-bowl situations are not
to be revealed to the opposing team until all games of the match are completed.
16.
TARDY
PLAYERS.
A bowler who arrives late may enter the game, providing three frames have
not been completed and the tardy bowler is in the bowling area ready to bowl.
Frames missed may be made up, but no practice balls are permitted.
A frame is considered complete when all bowlers present have completed
the frame
17.
WEATHER.
a.
If a regularly
scheduled bowling session is cancelled because the bowling center closes due to
inclement weather, the league will discuss options and decide what action to
take with regard to making up the session or revising the schedule.
b.
If the bowling
center remains open during inclement weather, league officers will decide
whether a session will be cancelled or postponed, will notify the bowling
center, and will attempt to notify team captains who will contact their team
members. League members should
contact the bowling center if they have any doubts.
18.
LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP AND PLAYOFFS.
a.
If the two
halves are won by different teams, those two will enter a playoff to determine
first and second place team awards. The
winner of such playoff will be the overall first place team (league champion),
the loser will be the overall second place team.
b.
If the same
team wins both halves:
1)
The team will
be declared league champion.
2)
The second
place team of each half shall enter a playoff to determine the overall second
place team.
3)
If the same
team wins second place in both halves, the team will be declared the overall
second place team
c.
Any playoff
will be conducted as follow: A series of three games shall be bowled on
one pair of lanes under the same conditions and rules governing league play
during the regular season. The
playoff will be total pins with handicap.If there is a tie at the end of three
games, each team bowls an additional frame like a 10th frame (USBC
Rule 113b).
d.
Any playoff
bowling fees charged by the house will be paid out of the league funds.
19.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a.
Bowling
Balls.
Only one ball per bowler present shall be allowed on the bowling ball
rack during competition.
b.
Returned
Check Fees.
Any fees levied on the league because of members’ returned checks, or
any other fees charged the league due to collecting unpaid bowling fees, shall
be payable by the individual(s) responsible for the bowling fees.
c.
Prompt
Bowling.
When a team bowls against another team or alone, the next frame may be
stated prior to completion of the previous frame.
d.
Competition
Limited to One Team.
No one may bowl with more than one team for the games scheduled for any
single week of the season, including postponement or pre-bowling situations.
And no bowler may bowl with another league while at the same time bowling
with this league. (USBC Rule 107a).
e.
Other
Situations.
Any situation not covered by these rules shall be governed by the USBC.
f.
NO
NON-BOWLERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE BOWLING AREA.