BOWLING LEAGUE RULES 1. Teams will consist of 4 bowlers, but may bowl with less. At least 1 bowler must be on your original team roster. The same bowlers must bowl all match (no substituting bowling in during the match). For the all bowlers must have competed in a minimum 3 matches during the regular . 2. Substitutes will only be able to be added to the team roster once they have subbed 3 times 3. Teams will play scheduled opposing team head to head on side by side lanes and will cross bowl (one frame on one lane, the next on the other). 4. Substitute bowlers must specify who they are bowling for, and the substitute's will be handicapped at 10 pins below the handicap of the bowler they are substituting for and capped at a net score of 220. 5. 3 games will be bowled, each worth 2 points and 2 points will be awarded for total pinfall. In case of ties the point shall be split, each team earning 1 point. 6. If a team only has 3 bowlers in one night (or less), The blind score recorded for the spot will be the absent bowler's average minus 10 pins plus that bowler's handicap for each . 7. Late bowlers have until the last bowler finishes the 3rd frame to arrive in order to be counted for a game. There is no pre or post bowling for bowlers who cannot make the scheduled league time. 8. Eight weeks of regular season play will be followed by an 9th week of .

9. PLAYOFF FORMAT 10. The top 8 teams will make the playoffs. 11. Each match is 2 games worth a total of 6 points.(2 points for each game and 2 points for total pinfall.) 12. If each team has the same number of points after the two games the will go to the team with the highest bowler’s game of the match. 13. Seedings for playoff will be based on: #1. Total points earned, #2 Total Pin Fall for the season, #3 Coin Flip 14. Season end High Game, High Average and High Series prizes will be based on a minimum of 11 games bowled.

BOWLING ETIQUETTE TIPS: 1 Be ready to bowl when it is your turn 2 Don't go up onto the approach if a bowler on an adjacent lane is aiming or taking their shot 3 The bowler on the right should bowl if both reach the approach at the same time. Stay off the approach while you wait 4 Step back off the approach after making each delivery 5 Refrain from using abusive language or obscene gestures 6 Play to win but be gracious in defeat. Bowling is both a and a recreation that you should enjoy regardless of the score. Be a good loser as well as a good winner...and most of all, have fun! Thursday, January 23, 14 Thursday, January 23, 14