Rules Adopted on 8/29/2001

LEAGUE OFFICERS:

President:               John King

Vice President:        Chris Nelson

Secretary/Treasurer:  Ron Mowbray          463-7756

 

Scores will be posted at www.ifproducts.com

 

All Changes From Last Year is in Bold Italics

  1. Membership

The Liberty Mixers bowling league will consist of Thirty Two Teams (32) teams with a playing strength of five. No more than three (3) of the same sex can bowl in any one game. A team may carry up to seven (7) members on their roster. Rosters must be turned in by the fifth week.

 

  1. Schedule

The league will bowl on Wednesday night of each week beginning September 5, 2000 and ending May 8, 2001. We will bowl a total of 36 weeks with no holidays. The league will bowl a split season of 4 segments. There will be 4 position rounds on week 9, 18, 27 and 35.

 

  1. Starting Time

All scheduled matches will begin promptly at 6:15 p.m. with practice beginning at 6:05 p.m.  All bowlers will throw one ball per lane of practice with no resetting of the pins.

 

  1. Management

The management of the league will be vested in the Board of Directors, which will consist of the officers and the team captains. The league membership will elect officers of the league and adopt the league rules. A majority will constitute a quorum.

 

  1. League Fees

The amount paid for bowling will be $12.00. The cost of bowling will be $8.19; Secretary/ Treasurer fees $.50 and the balance of $3.31 will go into the prize fund. In the event that a bowler cannot bowl, he or she will be responsible for the full $12.00. All bowlers will pay the last two (2) weeks of bowling by the fifth (5th) week of bowling. The vacancy fee will be $3.81.

 

If a check bounces, the maker of said check will be responsible for all returned check charges. From then on, that person will be on a cash only basis.

 

  1. Fun Night Funding

This year we will run handicap Nassaus . ½ of the proceeds will be used for fun night activities. The Nassau will be divided into 3 average groups. The three groups will be averages below 146, averages between 146-175 and averages above 175. Each average group winner will receive ½ of the proceeds purchased in their average group. Also funding for fun night will use $.34 per person from league fees each night.

 

  1. Arrearages

Bowlers may not be more than two (2) weeks in arrears. Any bowler who has not paid for two (2) weeks will not be permitted to bowl the night of the third (3rd) week. Team captains must notify the league Secretary or President if a bowler misses more than two consecutive weeks of bowling. It will be assumed that the bowler will no longer bowl and will be dropped from the league.

 

  1. League Bank Account

A bank account will be established at the start of the season. Two officers’ signatures will be required on all checks or withdrawals. This league will be using in-house banking.

 


 

  1. Prize List

At the start of the season, the President will appoint a committee of at least three (3) members to be on the prize committee, with the Vice-President as chairperson. The prize list must be approved by the Executive Board and distributed to each team captain by the second (2nd) week so that it can be voted on by the league membership by the third (3rd) week.

 

  1. Awards

To qualify for individual league awards, a bowler must bowl 2/3s of the scheduled game (70). Teams and individuals can qualify for only one cash award. Awards will be given for handicap scores only.

 

  1. League Championship

There will be a playoff tournament at the end of the season consisting of the top team  from each segment.  Points won each segment will determine these teams. Once a team qualifies for the tournament they cannot qualify a second time, but will still win the segment money for their position. If the 1st place team any segment has already qualified, the next team with the highest segment points will qualify. There will be a total of 4 teams competing in the playoff tournament. Prize money to be won at the tournament will be determined on the prize list. The League Championship will consist of three (3) games with "TOTAL PINS" with handicap, determining the winners. In case of a tie, a full game roll-off will determine the winner. League championship will be played at a mutually agreed time prior to fun night so that all teams can enjoy fun night or if no agreement can be made, the league championship will be bowled on the Wednesday following fun night. The league will need to vote on how the pairings will be determined, since it was not discussed at the league meeting.

                 

     12. Position Rounds

We have four position nights on weeks 9, 18, 27 and 35. The dates for the position rounds will be: October 31st, 2001, January 2rd, 2002, March 6th, 2002 and May 1nd, 2002.

 

In case of a tie on the number of wins, total pins will determine lane assignments on position night.

In order for a bowler to bowl in a position round, the bowler must have an established average and the following minimum number of games bowled in this league:

 

Position Round 1:  Minimum of 3 games on week 9

Position Round 2:  Minimum of 6 games on week 18

Position Round 3:  Minimum of 9 games on week 27

Position Round 4:  Minimum of 9 games on week 35

 

  1. New Membership

No new bowlers can join LIBERTY MIXERS LEAGUE during the last two- (2) weeks of each segment of the league, except if a team has less than five (5) bowlers on their roster. The new bowler must be approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  1. Entering Averages

All bowlers will use their highest 2000/2001 yearbook average for the first 9 games. Any bowlers not having an entering average will establish one on their first three games of bowling. A new bowler must bowl three games on his/her first night.

 

  1. Handicaps

Handicaps will be based on 90% of 220 for individual awards and a team handicap of 90% of the difference in the sum of the five bowler’s averages and 1100 for team points.

 

  1. Absentee Scores

The absentee scores shall be the bowlers average minus ten pins. The absentee score to be used is the score of the person from the team roster that has bowled the most games. If a bowler is absent for more than two consecutive weeks, that bowler’s score shall be computed as a vacancy score.

 

  1. Vacancy Scores

The vacancy score to be used when there is an incomplete roster shall be 130 plus handicap (99) regardless if it is a male or female vacancy.


 

  1. Tardy Players

A bowler that arrives late may enter the game provided a ball hasn’t been thrown in the fourth (4th) frame of any game. Frames missed may be made up. There will be no pacers.

 

  1. Forfeits

To avoid a forfeit, a minimum legal line-up must be present at the end of the first frame. A legal line-up consists of at least two (2) members from the present team roster and including any new team members.

 

Teams bowling opposite forfeiting teams must bowl within seventy-five (75) pins of the sum of the team’s average.

 

  1. Bowling Unopposed

This league will adopt the unopposed rule. There will be no unopposed bowling during position rounds. All rules will apply, including normal lane rotation.

 

  1. Postponements

The Board of Directors will determine what is sufficient cause to grant a postponement. In emergencies, the team captain will notify the league secretary at the earliest opportunity.

 

  1. Point System

Standings will be determined by the two- (2) point system. Two points for each game and two points for total pins. In the event of a tie score, each team receives one (2) point.

 

  1. Members Changing Teams

An extra team member can change teams and become a regular team member only once a season.

 

  1. Fun Night

On the last night of bowling, we will have fun night for all teams.

 

  1. Incomplete Game

During a game, if someone has to stop bowling, there will be no substitutes allowed to continue the game. The 10% rule will apply.

 

  1. Bowling Circle Requirements

Smoking, drinking or children are not allowed in the bowling circles. This is the carpeted area past the tables and asphalt tile area to the lane. Pipe and cigar smoking are not allowed in the bowling center.

 

  1. Committees

Audit:                    ______________________________________________________________

 

X-Mas Banquet:        ______________________________________________________________

        

Fun Night:               ______________________________________________________________

 

  1. Practice Bowling

League bowlers cannot practice on the lanes that they are scheduled to bowl on that evening prior to 6:05 p.m. Violations will mean that the bowler will not be able to bowl that evening and a blind score will be used for that evening.

 

29.  Next Year’s League

 

         Full teams returning will have first priority to return to the league. Split teams will have second priority for single bowlers returning from last season or new singles that signed up.  Third priority will be new sign ups and fourth will be new singles.

 

  1. Emergencies

All emergency situations will be discussed and a decision reached by the Board of Directors.

 

  1. ABC/WIBC Rules

     All rules not covered in the rules and regulations will be governed by ABC/WIBC rules.