2008-2009 Buffaloe North PBA
Experience League Rules
The
Buffaloe North PBA Experience Bowling league shall be sanctioned with the USBC
through the local Capital Area USBC and Certified as a PBA League.
All bowlers participating in this league must pay or provide proof of
payment of the $9.00 Sport Bowling membership dues in addition to all required
standard USBC dues.
The
league shall consist of 14 teams with
a playing strength of 4
per team. The league will bowl on Tuesday for 34
weeks beginning on August 26th
2008 and ending on April 21th
2008. With NO
Bowling on December 30th,
2008. All scheduled matches will
start promptly at 6:45 pm.
Practice will begin at 6:30 pm.
Rule 2.
Management
The
management of this league shall be vested in the board of directors which shall
consist of the officers and team captains. The
league membership shall elect officers and the board of directors shall adopt
the league rules. A majority shall
constitute a quorum.
Rule 3.
Salaries
The
salary to be paid to the Secretary/Treasurer shall be $.25 per person per week. Full payment shall not be authorized until
the secretary has furnished to the secretaries of the local association all
average sheets requested by them, including the final average sheet.
Rule 4.
Fees
The
amount to be paid by each bowler each night shall be $18.00 of which $9.00 will
cover the cost of bowling, with the balance to be placed in the league treasury.
No one may be more than 1 week in the arrears.
Anyone more than 1 week behind in league fees will not be eligible to
bowl. The bowling fees for the last
2 weeks shall be paid by each member
by the 5th week of the schedule.
This league becomes guaranteed after two weeks of bowling. $8.75
shall be considered prize funds.
Rule 5.
League Funds
An
account shall be held in the in-house banking account in which funds will be
deposited weekly. Withdrawals from
the account shall be made only with the joint signatures of at least two
authorized officers of the league.
Rule 6.
Prizes
The
president shall appoint a committee of three members to draw up 3 prize lists.
To qualify for individual awards, a bowler must have bowled in at least
two-thirds of the scheduled games (68 games).
The individual awards are as follows; high average male/female, high
scratch series, male/female, and high scratch game male/female.
In handicap leagues, special prizes and awards shall be on handicap
basis.
Rule 7.
Entering Averages
Bowlers
will establish averages after their first complete three (3) game series in this
league. We will use a cumulative
average for the entire season.
Rule 8.
Handicap
For
individual awards (if applicable) the handicap allowance shall be 95%
and shall be based on the difference between each individual’s average and a
scratch figure of 210.
The team handicap for each scheduled match shall be 80% of the difference in team averages of those players in the
line-up for that match.
Rule 9.
Team Rosters
Captains
will turn in rosters of team members to the secretary prior to the start of the
schedule. Rosters will be limited to
4 players.
Any roster change must be reported to the league secretary prior to the
new team member bowling.
Rule 10.
Substitutes
A
list of roving or floating substitutes will be maintained by the league.
No one may bowl with more than one team for the regularly scheduled games
each week. Subs are permitted to
participate in one league session per season without the requirement to purchase
Sport Bowling membership. These bowlers are not eligible for Sport Bowling
Awards. Subs must have 12/24 games
in order to bowl for position rounds.
Rule 11.
Legal Line-up
A
minimum legal line-up must include two bowlers at least 1 player from a team’s current roster and 1 substitute. Any
deviation from this rule will be handled on an individual, case-by-case basis.
Rule 12.
Forfeitures
When
a game is declared forfeited, the team present shall bowl as though the game was
actually contested. When a team
fails to have a minimum legal line-up, the opposing team must bowl within 50
pins of the current average in order to win points by forfeiture.
Points not won for failing to bowl prescribed score will not be credited
to either team.
Rule 13.
Absentee & Vacancy Scores
Absentee
scores shall be the absent member’s average less ten pins.
The handicap shall be figured on the actual average of the absentee.
When a team does not have enough players on it’s roster for a full
line-up, a vacancy score of 150 shall
be used for average, such score minus 10 pins (140)
shall be the used as score.
Rule 14.
Postponements
Due
to specific lane conditions, pre/post bowling is limited to after league on
Tuesday Nights. Pre/post bowls are
to be completed one week before or after the scheduled bowling day. There
will be no Pre/post bowls allowed the last week of each quarter nor the roll off
week.
Rule 15.
Bowling Unopposed
Unopposed
bowling will be allowed.
Rule 16.
Tardy Players
A
bowler who arrives late may enter the game provided three (3) frames have not
been completed. Frames missed may be
made up.
Rule 17.
Position Standings
Standings
shall be determined on a point basis, with 2
points awarded for each game won and 4 points
for the high team series in each match.
Rule 18.
WITHDRAWALS
Any
member or team must give 2 weeks notice (written) to the captain and league
secretary. The bowler must pay 2
weeks fee unless replaced by another bowler within that period.
Rule 19.
Lane Patterns
The
league will use 5 PBA compliant lane
patterns in an order of: Viper (7
weeks), Scorpion (6 weeks), Cheetah (6 weeks), Shark (6 weeks) and Chameleon (7
weeks).
Rule 20.
Use of lanes before competition
On
the night of competition there will be no open bowling by league or non-league
bowlers, on the leagues assigned lanes once they have been conditioned for sport
competition, until official practice begins at 6:30pm.
Rule 21.
Play-Offs
Out
of the 1st and 2nd half winner, the team with the most
points will get the high seed.
The
top seed will bowl the lowest overall season points leader that didn’t win a
half.
2nd
seed will bowl the highest overall season points leader that didn’t win a
half.
Each
group will bowl 3 games on the night of the roll offs.
Week
33 will be on the 2007 Masters pattern.
Week
34 will be on the 2008 US Open pattern.
Winners
of week 33 bowl each other in week 34 for overall champion.
Losers
of week 33 will fall back into position in which they finished season wins.
Should
a team win both halves they will have a bye into week 34.
Total
points for the match will determine the winners.
Total
pin fall with handicap will be the tie breaker.
Total
points for the match will determine the league champions.
Total
pin fall with handicap will be the tie breaker.
All
team positions other than the league champion shall be determined by points won
for the season.
Position Rounds:
Weeks 16 & 32
Roll off weeks:
Weeks 33, 34
OFFICERS:
President:
Shane Phelps
Phone: 919-608-0338
V.
President:
Bob Demick
Phone: 919-486-3690
Secretary/Treasurer:
Melissa Morrow
Phone: 919-872-8386
Sergeant
at Arms:
Jim Van Cleave
Phone: