LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 2010

COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT - TIM NOBLE

VICE-PRESIDENT - BARBARA SAMSON

SECRETARY - ALISON BARNARD

TREASURER - ALEX SNEDDEN

VICE-TREASURER - DAVID CURTIN

This league will be called CLASSIC LEAGUE

LEAGUE FORMAT
1. The league shall consist of teams of four bowlers and is a mixed handicap league.

2. 2 points are awarded to the winner of each game and 2 points are awarded to the winner of the team total series, all including handicap.

LEAGUE START
1. Start of the new league will be Tuesday 9th February at 6.55 p.m. starting from lane 1.

2. Practice will start at 6.45 p.m.

DURATION OF LEAGUE

1. Duration of the league will be 25 weeks, 5 league teams and a BYE will bowl five times against each other.

TEAMS
1. Each team can consist of a maximum of six registered bowlers.

2. A new bowler can be registered on a team providing the secretary has been notified a week in advance and providing it does not exceed the maximum of six registered bowlers.

3. Teams cannot register new bowlers or transfer bowlers during the last 25% of the league season i.e. six weeks of the 2010 league season.

4. The only exception to the rule is that each team must be permitted to maintain a minimum of four bowlers in their team and therefore must be allowed to register new bowlers providing the secretary has been notified in writing that a bowler has left the team.

HANDICAP
1. All handicaps will be calculated on the basis of 80% of the difference between the bowlers current average and 180.

2. An existing league bowlers average shall be used for the first three weeks of the league season.

3. For bowlers without an existing league average, the first nights average shall be used for the first three games bowled.

4. There will be a maximum handicap of 60 pins per bowler per game.

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LEAGUE FEES

1. League fees will be £10.05p for three games.

2. Classic League Fund will be £2.95p per team member. Total league fees per bowler is £13.00p.

3. As we are now a contract league, all league fees must be paid in to the treasurer when playing pre-arranged matches, and NOT to the bowling centre.

4. ALL LEAGUE FEES MUST BE TAKEN TO THE TREASURER DURING THE PRACTICE PERIOD BEFORE BOWLING STARTS.

TEAM AWARDS
1. This league will award prizes for the high scratch and handicap scores for the season.

2. If a team qualifies for more than 1 season game and/or series prize the team may receive 1 game and 1 series award with the scratch awards taking priority over the handicap awards.

3. At the end of the season a bowler must have completed 48% of the games to be eligible for a team award i.e. 36 games for this season.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
1. This league will award individual prizes for the high scratch and handicap scores for the season.

2. If a bowler qualifies for more than 1 season game and/or series prize the bowler may receive 1 game and 1 series award with the scratch awards taking priority over the handicap awards.

3. At the end of the season a bowler must have completed 48% of the games to be eligible for an individual award i.e. 36 games for the season.

LEAGUE POSITIONS
1. In the event of a tie on points between two or more teams for any league position at the end of the season, the team with highest scratch total for the season will decide the actual league position.

2. At the end of the season a bowler must have completed 48% of the games to qualify for a league position award i.e. 36 games for the season.

HIGH AVERAGE
1. A prize will be awarded for high average man and high average woman.

2. At the end of the season a bowler must have completed 48% of the games to qualify for a high average award i.e. 36 games for the season.

MOST IMPROVED BOWLERS
1. A prize will be awarded for the most improved man and most improved woman starting from week 1. New bowlers do not qualify.

2. At the end of the season a bowler must have completed 48% of the games to qualify for a most improved bowler award i.e. 36 games for the season.

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TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES

1. Trophies will be awarded for 1st and 2nd places only for individual

categories and team categories and final league positions, and 1st

place only for high average and most improved bowlers.

2. In the event of a tie for first place, the bowlers will share first and second

place. In the event of a tie for second place, the bowlers will share second

place.

3. All trophy winners will be able to choose between either trophy or cash.

LEGAL LINE-UP
1. A legal line-up for a team is four registered bowlers or a minimum of two registered bowlers and two blind scores.

BLIND SCORE
1. The blind score will be 140 pins per game with no handicap.

WRONG LANE BOWLING
1. If a bowler bowls on the wrong lane it will be a foul, the second ball only will be bowled on the correct lane.

LATE BOWLERS
1. ALL MATCHES MUST START AT 6.55 P.M.

2. Any bowler who has not arrived by 6.55 p.m. must be entered as a blind and can only participate in the game if they have arrived before the completion of the third frame of the first game.

3. The same rule applies for the second and third games.

4. Any bowler arriving late and missing any game will still have to pay for all

three games. Late bowlers will be responsible for paying in their own league

fees to the treasurer.

POSTPONEMENTS
1. In the event of a postponement, one weeks notice must be given to the opposing team and the league secretary.

2. Late notice will only be accepted due to unforeseen emergencies and at the discretion of the league officers. Postponed matches must be pre-bowled within 21 days prior to the date of the postponed match. If possible, both teams should bowl together on the re-arranged date. If the opposing team cannot bowl on that date, then the teams can bowl separately.

3. The scores will be entered the week you pre-bowl and not the week you should have bowled. Pre-bowling teams will have their scores witnessed and should also obtain a print-out.

4. Only 4 pre-bowls will be allowed per team per season. With one more allowed in dire emergencies only.

5. League fees for pre-bowled matches must be paid to the treasurer before the day of the pre-bowled match.

6. No team will reasonably refuse to accept a postponement by the opposing team.

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5. If a team does not attend on a regular league night and have not informed the opposing team captain and the secretary, they will forfeit the match.

6. When bowling against a BYE or a FORFEIT, the team must bowl within 60 pins of their own average to win the points only if they have a full team of four bowlers. If the team has only two or three bowlers they will have to bowl to their combined average to win the points. The team average is the sum of the bowlers who bowl. In the case of a tie, the team wins the points (points are not split).

7. When bowling a BYE the captain will ask a captain on an adjacent lane to verify score of each game and sign score sheet at the end of match.

QUALIFICATION FOR FINAL FUN NIGHT, MEAL AND RAFFLE.

1. In order to qualify for the final fun night, meal and raffle at the A.G.M. bowlers must have bowled 8 matches throughout the current league season.

2. If you have bowled 7 or less matches you can make up the difference at a cost of the Classic League Fund (£2.95p) per missed match in order

to qualify for all three.

LANE BREAKDOWN
1. In the event of a lane breakdown, the two teams concerned will wait a maximum of ten minutes.

2. After ten minutes the team captains will ask if there are any lanes available to finish their match, if they are offered lanes, they cannot refuse.

3. If no lanes are available to finish the match that evening, then the scores up to that point will be recorded.

4. The remainder of the match must be completed by the following Tuesday with both teams playing together. (The scores of the frames already played will be entered onto the screen by A.M.F.).

5. If it is not possible for both teams to attend on the same day, then the teams will play on separate days.

6. All four of the bowlers who started the match must finish the match, if any bowlers cannot attend, then a blind must be played (maximum of 2).

7. If the match is finished with teams bowling on different days, the teams must have an independent witness and a print-out from A.M.F.

FOULS

1. A foul is when you step on the foul line, a foul will automatically go

on your score.

2. A foul is also when any part of the body goes over the foul line

without touching the foul line, in this case the score should be

adjusted manually.

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LANE ETIQUETTE

Bowlers approaching the lanes in order to bowl should

give way primarily to bowlers on their right before

stepping on to the lane.

It may also be necessary to give way to bowlers on your

left if they are ready to bowl before you.

When you have bowled your first ball, please step off

the lane until you are ready to bowl your second ball.

ALISON BARNARD

LEAGUE SECRETARY

FEBRUARY 2010