- RULES and REGULATIONS: United States Bowling Congress rules and
regulations will govern this tournament.
- ENTRANCE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: (a) Participation in the
Championship Tournament of the Alabama USBC Association shall be available
to all members of USBC Chartered local associations within the area served by
the State Association in accordance with Article 3(b) of the USBC State
Association Constitution and all members must have joined a league 30 days
prior to bowling. (b) All bowlers will be required to present their USBC
membership cards. If unable, must confirm by their local association manager
within 7 days that current membership was purchased 30 days prior to bowling.
The tournament manager may refuse to permit any team or individual to bowl if
it is determined that the entry should not have been accepted due to the
individual(s) not meeting membership requirements.
- ENTRY FEES: Entry Fee in the tournament shall be $21.00 per person per
event with Handicap All Events $5.00 (optional) and Scratch All Events $5.00
(optional). Prize fees will be returned 100% in prizes. Each official entry must be
accompanied with a completed (all information filled in) form. No entry shall be
accepted without fees. All information requested on the form must be furnished
or the entry will be returned. Any entry accompanied by payment not acceptable
by the tournament manager shall lose its place in the tournament schedule and
shall not be rescheduled until an acceptable payment is made.
- DOUBLES/SINGLES ENTRIES: Doubles and singles are run as one squad.
If you enter doubles you must enter singles and vice versa. Doubles are bowled
first and then singles. Bowlers may only enter doubles and singles one time.
- ENTRY FEE REFUNDS: No team or individual shall be entitled to a refund
after the form and fees have been received and a definite schedule date
assigned.
- AVERAGES: Bowlers will use their highest certified league average
consisting of a least twenty-one (21) or more games for the 2006-2007 season.
a. A bowler having a current season average for twenty-one (21) or more games
in a sanctioned league as of February 25, 2008 that is ten (10) pins or more
higher than the previous season's average must use the current season's
average in this tournament.
b. A bowler without an average during the 2006-2007 season may use the
highest current season average based on at least twenty-one (21) or more
games bowled in a sanctioned league prior to February 25, 2008. Written
verification is required.
c. A bowler who does not have a 2006-2007 winter league average or current
winter season average may use a 2007 summer league average.
d. A bowler who does not qualify under the above conditions must enter with an
average of 210.
e. All bowlers will be required to verify and initial their submitted averages as
correct prior to the end of the first game bowled. It is each bowler's
responsibility to determine that the submitted average is correct. Failure to use
the proper average shall disqualify score if the submitted average is lower than
the actual average thereby resulting in more handicap or position standings will
be based on submitted average if it is higher.
f. Average corrections can be made up to the end of the first game of a series.
Or, if an extension of time has been granted in writing by tournament
management before the end of the first game of a series, the correction can be
made within 48 hours after the end of the series.
- FALSIFYING AVERAGES: The team captain is responsible for reporting all
averages for the individual members of their team, and they in turn are
responsible to the captain. Should it be determined that at any time the
averages have been falsified, the team shall forfeit all claims for prize money
and entry fee and will be subject to suspension from organized bowling.
- AVERAGE RE-RATING: The tournament manager reserves the right to rerate
average under USBC rules 319a, b, c, d, and e. A bowler who has
qualified for a prize of $600.00 or more in any event in a tournament within the
previous 12 month period must report actual scores, position and amount won
to the tournament manager at time of entry in any for possible re-rating. Such
re-rating must be accomplished before the entrant bowls and if not accepted by
the entrant, the entry fee shall be refunded. Failure to comply with either of
these provisions shall be cause to forfeit tournament entry fee and prize
winnings.
- HANDICAP: Handicap will be computed on a basis of 90% of the difference
between each individual average and scratch average of 210 in each event.
- TOURNAMENT AWARDS: The following tournament awards will be
presented:
a. CASH AWARDS Handicap Division: Cash awards will be made on a basis of
one of six places in teams, singles, and doubles events and one of ten places in
paid all-events entries.
b. CASH AWARDS: Scratch Division: Cash awards will be paid for first four
places in team and doubles events, the first six places in singles event, and one
of ten places paid in “all-events” entries. The scratch prize fund shall be 5% of
the total prize fee excluding “all events” which has its own prize fund.
c. CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES & USBC CHAMPIONSHIP CHEVRONS Trophies and USBC chevrons will be presented to the champion in team,
singles, doubles, and all-events in both handicap and scratch divisions.
d. USBC MASTERS TOURNAMENT The scratch all-events champion will have
paid entry into the USBC Masters Tournament in 2008. In the event the
champion cannot represent Alabama, the first runner-up will represent Alabama.
In case of tie(s) the following method in determining the representative shall
apply: (1) High scratch scores for series in singles, (2) High scratch series in
doubles, (3) toss a coin.
- MULTIPLE PARTICIPATION: A bowler may participate unlimited times in the
team event with not more than three players on the same team. A contestant's
FIRST team score shall count in all-events total. A bowler may participate only
once in the doubles event. No person may bowl on two teams on the same shift.
- SCHEDULING: Entries will be scheduled for the shift requested (or if such
shift has been filled, on the next shift available) in order of receipt in the hands
of the tournament manager or by a post office as evidenced by postmark. The
tournament may cancel a shift when deemed in the best interest of the bowlers.
Additional shifts and times may be added upon entries and lane availability.
- LINE UP CHANGES/REPORTING TIMES: Team captains, will be required
to make line up changes at least one hour prior to scheduled bowling time, and
must present a certification of the substitute's average at that time. Line-up
changes will not be permitted other than substitution. The substitute will bowl in
the line-up position of the bowler being replaced. If no changes are to be made
in the line up team captains must report at least thirty (30) minutes prior to
scheduled bowling time. ALUSBC policy concerning prize fund payments is to
pay the person who bowled the event without regard to how the entry fee was
paid. Any arrangements between bowlers concerning the actual bowling and
payment of entry fees is beyond ALUSBC’s ability to control.
- STUDENTS PARTICIPATION: Unmarried grade and high school students
who are under the age of 18 must have written consent (on an USBC approved
form) of their parents or guardian to compete in any USBC CERTIFIED
TOURNAMENT WHERE CASH OR MERCHANDISE PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
Said written consent must be on file with the tournament manager at least one
week before the bowler is eligible for tournament competition, unless the
student is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian in which case the
consent form may be completed up to the time the student starts to bowl (USBC
Rule 13).
- ABRASIVES: In accordance with USBC Rule 18 the use of abrasives on the
surface of bowling balls during tournament play will result in disqualification.
- COURTESY: Only one (1) lane courtesy will be allowed. Only one bowling
ball per bowler will be allowed on the ball return rack at any one time during the
team event.
- AUSBCA LIABILITY: The entrants whose names appear on the entry form
or their authorized replacements hereby agree that the AUSBCA, its officers and
agents shall be liable only to the extent of returning entry fees if, and when,
these entrants shall be prevented from bowling in any event in the tournament
through delay, unexpected yet necessary schedule change, or premature
termination of the tournament, which may be brought about by war, national
emergency or causes relating thereto or resulting there from fires, strikes,
lockouts, labor difficulties or other causes beyond the control of ASUSBCA.
- PAYMENTS: Make all checks payable to AUSBCA. A $30.00 fee will be
charged for Returned Checks. Entries with returned checks shall lose their
place in the tournament schedule and will not be rescheduled until acceptable
payment is made.
- DRESS CODE: Men and women may wear casual slacks, trousers, jeans
and shorts. The jeans should not have worn, cut, or tattered openings in
inappropriate areas that show skin or underwear. Shorts should fall within 5
inches of the knee. During participation in any event, bowlers are not permitted
to wear hats, bandannas, or any type of head wear. If any bowler has a medical
condition requiring some type of bandage or headgear they should contact the
tournament manager for permission to wear. Tournament management or
designee will enforce the dress code. He/she will make judgment calls to the
dress code question or concerns, and any circumstances surrounding such
issues. His/her decision shall be final.
- ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Final closing date for entries is February 25,
2008.
- Loretta Stowers is Tournament Manager. Dan Trawick and Jesse
Pulley are Tournament Directors. Any problems should be directed to these
tournament officials or their representatives. All decisions by the Tournament
Management are final.
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