TUESDAY NIGHT TRIO’S

LEAGUE RULES

 

1.        GENERAL

 

The league will be known as the Tuesday Night Trio’s. The league will remain a Trio’s league until such times as it is deemed the whole league should be dissolved. 

 

If there are any problems with the League or the Bowling Centre, during the season they should be brought to the attention of the Secretary or a member of the Executive Committee. The Secretary or Committee member will deal with the problem by speaking to a member of Management. They will then advise bowlers of the outcome accordingly. At NO TIME should a bowler approach any member of staff with their problem unless advised to do so by a member of the Executive Committee.

 

This League or the Centre will not accept verbal Abuse to the Staff or the misuse of Megabowl’s equipment. Bowlers who are seen or heard committing any of the above will be removed from the League. Megabowl has the right to expel anyone from the centre at their discretion. 

 

2.        COMMITTEE

 

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

The executive committee is made up of the following:

 

             The President

             The Secretary

             The Treasurer

 

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE

 

The general committee consists of the Executive committee plus the Captains of each Registered Team. Where a member of the Executive Committee is also a Team Captain then the Teams vice Captain should attend any General Meetings.

 

3.        SCHEDULE

 

The Season will run for a number rota’s agreed at the AGM. Team schedules will be issued normally 1 week before commencement of the league.

 

4.        TEAM COMPOSITION

 

Each team will consist of a maximum of SIX registered players. Three players will play each match from the six registered players. A Team may only register new players if by doing so it does not increase it to more than six. A player must be de registered if there are already six registered.

If a Team is unable to field a three-person team then they can play a blind up to a maximum of two.

Players are to be registered with The Secretary at least one week prior to their first week of play. Details of new players wishing to be registered after the start of the season must be given to the Secretary.

Each registered player has the option to have a League Card which entitles them to discounts on Drinks, Food and Bowling. The card costs £1 and the bowler needs to provide a passport sized photograph to the secretary. The full £1 goes to the Millbrook Youth Bowling funds to support them.

No card presented to staff no discount!

 

Players may transfer between teams during the season however the following persons must all agree to it:

 

a.                Team Captains of the teams concerned.

b.               League President.

c.                League Secretary.

 

Late Arrivals

 

Tardy players are allowed to arrive late but may not join a game after the first ball of the fifth frame has been bowled, but may bowl the remaining games.

 

Pacers are only allowed to bowl when there are less than three bowlers on a lane and have the agreement of both teams to do so.

 

Team Line Up is to be entered by both teams to the consoles promptly.

 

 

 

5.        HANDICAP SYSTEM

 

Players will be allocated a handicap system based on 80% of the difference between their average and a score of 200 up to a maximum of 70.

 

League Bowlers   with a known and recent league average will have their average carried forward for the allocation of an initial handicap. This only applies subject to receipt of a final standings sheet from the League previously bowled.

 

Initial handicaps will be retained for the first nine games from a previous league, during that period you will not qualify for individual handicap trophies. However after this period the handicap will be re-calculated and thereafter re-assessed after each league match.

 

New bowlers will be allocated a handicap on the day in accordance with the average they bowled on the day until they have bowled a total of nine games after which the handicap will be re-calculated and re-assessed after each match.

 

If a bowler is registered, or has not played a total of nine games before the halfway point of the season their handicap will be calculated as above but minus 10 until they have bowled a total of nine games. It will then be re-calculated and re-assessed after each match.

This does not include bowlers with a handicap brought forward from the previous season.

 

6.        SCORING SYSTEM

 

The scoring system will be as follows:

 

1 point per player for each game won (including handicaps) against corresponding player in opposing team, giving a total of 4 points per player.

2 points for the overall team score (including handicaps) giving 6 points.

2 points for the overall total (including handicaps) giving 2 points.

Thus giving a maximum of 20 points to be won each week.

 

Blind Scores

When a team is unable to attend with three players up to two blinds may be played. Each blind score will be a total of 100 pins scratch plus 60 Handicap. Total 160.

 

7.        RE-ARRANGED MATCHES

 

Removed.

 

8.        ENVELOPE MATCHES

 

Removed.

 

9.   FORFEITURE OF A MATCH

 

Should any Team not turn up to bowl on any given week then the opposing team will play against three blind scores of 160.

 

10.      TEAM WITHDRAWAL

 

Should a team withdraw from the league, the fixture list will remain unaltered and those teams yet to play the withdrawn team will bowl against a blind score of 480 pins. The withdrawing team will forfeit any team or individual trophies for which they have qualified. Any team that has lost points to the withdrawing team in the current rota will have those points re-credited to them provided they have bowled at least the following: 161 pins per game per player. 481 pins per team total. 1441 pins overall team total. All scores including  handicap.

 

11.     LEAGUE FEES AND SUBS

 

League fees and subs are to be collected by one member of the team and paid to the treasurer prior to commencement of bowling. The monies collected cover lineage, trophies, fun night prizes and a supplementary fund. The supplementary fund is collected for when Megabowl set up contract league payments in the future. Any monies left in the supplementary fund will be returned to each team at the close of the season.

Any team dropping out during the current season automatically forfeits their contributions to the supplementary fund.

 

12.     ODD NUMBER OF TEAMS

 

League fixtures will be worked out for an even number of teams. Should the league have an odd number of teams the unopposed team will bowl against a blind score of 480 pins (NO Handicaps) per game.

13.     TROPHIES

 

The League Secretary will purchase league Trophies.

 

To qualify for any trophy a player must have completed a minimum of 24 games or 30% of the games available per season. No individual or team may qualify for more than one trophy in any category, nor may they win both the scratch and handicap trophy in any category. Should an individual or team qualify for both, the Scratch Trophy will take priority.

A maximum of six trophies will be purchased for teams qualifying for final league positions.

 

Team game and series trophies will be awarded to only those team members that bowled in that winning game or series.

 

14.     TIED POSITION

 

Should two teams be tied for a position at the end of the league season the handicap pinfall will decide the position. If this still leaves the teams in a tied position, then the scratch pinfall will decide the position and if this still leaves a tied position then the positions will be decided by a play-off.

 

When a tie exists in the allocation of a handicap trophy the scratch pinfall will decide the winner.

 

15.     KNOCKOUT COMPETITION

 

A Doubles Knockout competition will be held starting from the week after the half way point of the league.

 

16.  SCRATCH LEAGUE

 

Scratch League scoring system as below:

 

Your highest scratch game score on the night counts for points as below:

 

PINS

POINTS

Up to 109

0

110-119

1

120-129

2

130-139

3

140-149

4

150-159

5

160-169

6

170-179

7

180-189

8

190-199

9

200-209

10

210-219

11

220-229

12

230-239

13

240-249

14

250-259

15

260-269

16

270-279

17

280-289

18

290-299

19

300

20

                      

The best 12 scores will be taken from each player in order to determine the final result.

 

16.     TROPHY ALLOCATION

 

The following trophies will be awarded at the end of the League.

 

LEAGUE

 

Winners                                                            Shield (perpetual) plus

                                                                          Individual Trophies.

 

Runners-up                                                       Individual Trophies.

 

3rd Place                                                            Individual Trophies.

 

 

TEAM AWARDS

 

High Game Scratch     )

High Game Handicap  )

                                              }                         Three Trophies per.

High Series Scratch     )                                   Awarded only to players in the relevant game.

High Series Handicap  )

 

 

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

 

High Game Scratch     )

High Game Handicap  )

                                              }                         One Male & One Female Trophy per.

High Series Scratch     )

High Series Handicap  )

 

 

OTHER AWARDS

 

Most Improved Bowler     )

 

                                              }                         One Male & One Female Trophy per.

Most Valuable Player       )

 

SCRATCH LEAGUE

 

Highest Points Total  )          }                         Shield (perpetual)

                                                                         One Trophy for positions 1, 2 & 3.

 

DOUBLES KNOCKOUT

 

Winners                                                           Cup (perpetual) plus medals. 

                                                                        

Runners up                                                      Medals.

 

 

Rules agreed and accepted by Committee and Bowlers 22nd November 2005.