Striker’s Family Sports Center

Youth League

2010-2011

 

1.  All Youths who participate must be sanctioned and comply with USBC Rule 400.

 

2.  Youth will be placed in perspective division by age/skill as of August 1, 2010.

 

   a.  Pee Wees:  3 thru 5 years of age    

b.      Bantams: 6 thru 8 years of age

c.      Preps: 9 thru 11 years of age

d.      Juniors: 12 thru 14 years of age

e.      Majors; 15 thru 18 years of age

f.       Seniors: 19 thru 20 years of age

 

3.  This league shall be under the supervision of the Youth Director who shall operate the youth league in cooperation with the bowling center management.

 

4.  Sanction Fees: Sanction fees will be included in the weekly bowling fees and paid by the league through the association.

 

5.  Entering Average: Entering Average will be established after three consecutive games in one series.  If less than three, revert back to vacancy.

 

6.  Handicap and vacancy: They are as follows:

 

    a. Pee Wees, 90% between the bowler’s average and 100, Vacancy-100.

    b. Bantams, 90% between the bowler’s average and 100, Vacancy-100.

    c. Preps: 90% between the bowler’s average and 150, Vacancy-100.

    d. Juniors-Majors-Seniors, 90% between the bowler’s average and 200,  

        Vacancy-100

    e. We will use an 8 point system; 2 points for each game won, and 2

        points for total.  Ties in game total will give each team 1 point.

     f. In the event of a tie, for year-end awards, a 1 game roll-off shall be

        rolled with total pins declaring the winner.

 

7.  Team roster: Team rosters may be made up of any combination of four players.

 

8.  Legal Line-Up: One roster player shall constitute a legal line up.

 

9.  Bowling Fees: Bowling Fees will be collected by a league official by the end of the first game.  Bowling fees are Pee Wees $7.50, Bantam, Preps and Jr/Majors $9.00.

 

10.  During league session, No youth bowler will be allowed to smoke on the bowling center property.   A designated smoking area for adults is outside the bowling center by lanes 1 and 40.  Please do not smoke in the front entry way.

 

11.  Absent Bowlers: Absent bowler average will be bowlers average less 10 pins.  Absent bowler will be required to Pay $ 3.00 for each week absent.

 

12.  Tardy Bowlers: Tardy bowler will be allowed to bowl as long the anchor bowler on the opposing team has not completed the third frame.

 

13.  No Electronic devices of any kind may be used during the bowling session.  This includes, and is not limited to, cell phones, MP3 players, and IPods.

 

14.  Bowling shirts will be supplied by the USBC once sanction fees are received by USBC.

 

15.  No hats or headdress of any kind may be worn during league.

 

16.  The game room is off limits during league session.

 

17.  Conduct: In the best interest of Bowling, no foul language may be used or worn on any clothing.

 

18.  Sign up will be Aug. 14, 2010 with league starting Aug. 21, 2010 and ending around April 23, 2010.  The Year end party will be scheduled two weeks later.

 

19.  Awards will be given per the following criteria:

          You must have bowled 2/3 of the league scheduled games or 60 games.  A bowler may qualify for no more than High Ave and one individual award.

          Individual awards will be High Ave, High Series Scratch, High Game Scratch, High Series HDCP and High Game HDCP, plus most improved after 12 games.

          Team league awards will be based on a ration of 1 in 8.

 

20.  Any rules not covered, we will revert back to the USBC handbook.

 

21.  Our goal for our “Kids” is to have fun and respect each other during competition.  We ask that our parents support our efforts.