Tap out Summer

9 pin bowling league

TAP OUT SUMMER 9 PIN BOWLING LEAGUE

STARTS JUNE 8TH | MEETING AT 6PM | BOWL AT 6:30PM

4 BOWLERS PER TEAM

10 WEEKS OF COMPETITION

$20 PER PERSON PER WEEK

*PAYMENT FOR ALL WEEKS DUE BY WEEK 8

WEEKLY LEAGUE BENEFITS:

EACH LEAGUE MEMBER RECEIVES A SOFT DRINK OR DRAFT BEER EACH WEEK

*ALL TEAM DRINK TICKETS CAN BE COMBINED TO ORDER PITCHER

CALL 479-659-0999 TO SIGN UP!

RULES:

  1. LEAGUE IS NON-SANCTIONED, BOWLS A TOTAL OF 10 WEEKS STARTING ON JUNE 8TH AND ENDING AUGUST 10TH

  2. FORMAT: 9 PIN NO-TAP (9 PINS ON FIRST BALL SCORES A STRIKE)

  3. TIME: PRACTICE BEGINS AT 6:20PM. PLAY BEGINS AT 6:30PM

  4. PLAYING STRENGTH: 4 PERSON TEAM WITH ROSTER OF UP TO 8 PLAYERS. AVERAGE FOR AN ABSENT BOWLER CAN COUNT TOWARD THIS RULE.

  5. HANDICAP: 90% OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOWLER’S AVERAGE AND 300. VACANCY SCORE 150. ABSENTEE SCORE IS BOWLER’S AVERAGE MINUS 20 PINS.

  6. POINT SYSTEM: 2 POINT PER GAME WON, 3 POINTS FOR SERIES = 9 POINTS TOTAL

  7. VACANT TEAM: IF THERE ARE AN OFF NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE, A “VACANT” TEAM WILL FILL THAT SPOT. IF BOWLING AGAINST THE VACANT TEAM, A TEAM MUST SCORE WITHIN 60 POINTS OF THEIR TEAM AVERAGE TO WIN EACH GAME AND 180 TO WIN SERIES POINTS.

  8. AWARDS: ONLY ONE TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD CAN BE WON BY ANY TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL IN THESE CATEGORIES: SCRATCH SERIES, SCRATCH GAME, HANDICAP SERIES, AND HANDICAP GAME. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY WIN ONE OF THE SEASON AWARDS PLUS AND OF THE FOLLOWING: MOST IMPROVED AVERAGE OR HIGH AVERAGE. A MINIMUM OF 15 GAMES AS A REGULAR BOWLER MUST BE PLAYED TO QUALIFY FOR AWARDS.

  9. FEES: $20 PER WEEK: $9.00 LINEAGE, $1.25 SECRETARY FEE, $1.75 COMP. SERVICE, AND $8.00 FOR PRIZE FUND. ALL WEEKS MUST BE PAID BY WEEK 8. ANY TEAM WITH ONE BOWLER WHO IS BEHIND ON DUES BY MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, SHALL FORFEIT ALL GAMES UNTIL DUES ARE UP TO DATE. IF THE FINAL THREE WEEKS AERE NOT PAID FOR BY WEEK 8, ANY AMOUNT OWED WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE TEAM’S WINNINGS. STANDARD RULES STATE THAT ANY BOWLER THAT QUITS DURING A SEASON MUST GIVE ONE WEEK’S NOTICE TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY AND WILL FORFEIT ANY PRIZE MONEY POTENTIALLY EARNED.

  10. ROLL-OFF: TOP 4 TEAMS AFTER 8 WEEKS WILL MAKE THE ROLL OFF. WEEKS 9 AND 10 WILL BE A 4 TEAM BRACKET TO DETERMINE LEAGUE CHAMPION. ALL OTHER TEAMS WILL STILL BE COMPETING FOR POINT MONEY ON WEEK 9 AND IN MINI SWEEPER ON THE LAST NIGHT OF COMPETITION.