WEDNESDAY BIG DOGS
LEAGUE RULES
2011-2012
The BIG DOGS BOWLING League will bowl on WEDNESDAY at 6:15 at EASTLAND LANES. The league will
have a scheduled starting date of SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 and a scheduled ending date of APRIL 25, 2012 and will
participate for a total of 33 weeks. The league will not bowl on the following dates: NOVEMBER 23, 2011.
Rule 1. The league board of directors, which consists of the officers and team captains, shall manage this league.
The full membership shall adopt the league rules.
Rule 2. The league will consist of 24 teams with a playing strength of 5.
Rule 3. League fees, which must be paid by each member each session, shall be $20.00 of which $8.00 covers the
cost of bowling, and the balance of $12.00 to be placed in the league account.
a) Sponsor fees of $100.00 per team are due by the 10th week.
b) All bowlers must be in uniform by the 10th week of bowling. Any member not in uniform will be fined $1.00.
c) Any bowler more than 2 weeks behind in fees becomes subject to the dismissal policies of the league.
d) Any member wishing to quit the league must have all of their fees up to date and present two weeks notice and
payment of fees to their team captain or league secretary.
e) Only league members may write checks. Any check returned for any reason will result in forfeiture of check writing
privileges.
Games shall be forfeited by any team whose participating members are more that 1 week behind in league fee
payments.
The names of players, as well as any changes in the roster during the season, are to be reported by the team captain
to the league secretary before a player competes.
Rule 4. The team franchise is held by the team captain. The captain must notify the league secretary of the team’s
intention to retain the franchise for the next season by March 30, 2012.
Rule 5. An account will be opened in the name of the league with the bowling alley and deposits must be made within
48 hours of receipt.
Withdrawals from the account may only be made with the joint signatures of at least two officers as designated by the
league board of directors. The league president shall verify the account monthly.
Rule 6. A prize list, drawn up by a committee appointed by the league president, must be submitted for approval by
the league board of directors within five (5) weeks after the start of the schedule.
All league members must bowl at least 2/3 of the league’s scheduled games to be eligible for individual league
prizes or awards.
Special individual high series and game prizes shall be awarded on a handicap/scratch basis.
Rule 7. Entering averages of all players shall be determined in the following order:
1.Average established in this league last season, based on 21 games or more.
2.Highest average from the previous 2 season in any USBC league, based on 21 games or more.
3.Current average from another USBC league, based on 21 games or more.
4.Bowler ’s without an average for the previous 2 seasons will establish an average after 3 games have been
completed. These aver ages will be updated weekly.
BOWLERS WILL USE THEIR ENTERING OR ASSIGNED AVERAGE UNTIL 12 GAMES HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.
Rule 8.Handicap will be 100% of the difference between a bowler’s average and a scratch figure of 225.
The maximum handicap for an individual will be limited to 85 pins.
Rule 9. The league will be certified through USBC. Adult membership fees must be paid before completion of the
bowler’s first series. The USBC Membership fees required to participate in the league are as follows:
Men $20.00 Women $21.00
Rule 10. The league will consist of: Males and Females
Rule 11. The minimum legal lineup of 3 players must be present before the completion of the first frame of each
game. Regular members and substitutes count toward a legal lineup. Substitutes are permitted to participate in the
league and will be assigned to the roster of the original team they sub with.
Should they choose to sub with more than 1 team they will be required to pay lineage ($8.00) which goes to the prize
fund. No cost to sub with original team. Subs are not eligible for league awards.
NO SUB WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO BOWL IN THE SEASON ENDING ROLL-OFF UNLESS THEY HAVE
ESTABLISHED AN AVERAGE IN THIS LEAGUE (MINIMUM 12 GAMES)AND CAN ONLY BOWL WITH THE
ORIGINAL TEAM THEY SUBBED WITH.
A substitute or replacement may be a male or female as long as the team floors at least 1 male and 1 female.
Rule 12. When bowling in a known forfeit situation or scheduled against a non-existent team in a bye situation, the
team must bowl at least the team average less 10 pins per player to earn the points.
Rule 13. Absentee scores will be allowed when a team has a legal lineup, but less than a full lineup at the start of any
game in a series. Handicap will be figured on the average of absent member. The absentee score will be the absent
member’s average minus 10 pins.
Teams having an incomplete roster (vacancy on the team) will use a score of 170 for the vacant position, which shall
be used for the basis of determining handicap.
Rule 14. All postponement requests must be approved by the postponement committee/league board of directors. In
the absence of a postponement committee, the league’s board of directors is responsible for making decisions on all
pre-bowl/postponement requests.
Teams may request to bowl unopposed before or after a regularly scheduled match. All requests must be made
through the league at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled league session except for emergencies.
Procedures outlined in Rule 111a-g must be followed. No individual may pre-bowl.
Rule 15. A bowler who arrives late may enter the game provided 3 frames have not been completed. In this situation
NO frames missed may be made up.
Rule 16. Team position standings shall be determined on a point basis, with 2 points awarded for each game won
and 1 point awarded for the high team series in each match.
ROLLOFFS
30TH AND 31ST WEEK
THE 1ST AND 2ND PLACE TEAMS WILL RECEIVE BYES FOR THE 1ST TWO ROUNDS OF THE PLAYOFFS
AND WILL PLAY THE BEST AVAILABLE TEAMS NOT IN THE ROLLOFF.
THE 3RD THRU 10 PLACE TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN A SINGLE BRACKET ELIMINATION FORMAT DOWN TO
THE FINAL 2.
32ND AND 33RD WEEK
THE 2 SURVIVING TEAMS WILL JOIN THE 1ST AND 2ND PLACE TEAMS IN A FOUR TEAM BRACKET WITH
THE 1ST PLACE TEAM PLAYING THE LOWEST SEEDED QUALIFIER.
EVERYONE ELSE WILL COMPETE THROUGH 4 POSITION ROUNDS, REMEMBER POINTS STILL MATTER AS
THE ROLLOFF ONLY DETERMINES THE LEAGUE CHAMPION.
LEAGUE RULES
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