New Hope Classic League Rules 2011-2012

N= ew Hope Classic League Rules 2011-2012=

1. = USBC rules will apply when there is no league rule.

2. = All bowlers must be USBC sanctioned.

3. = The league will consist of a 33-week season. The season will consist of four (4= ) 8 week quarters. The 8^{th week
of each quarter will be a position round.&=
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The 33^rd week will be a championship roll off between the
winners of each quarter, as well as a high/low doubles tournament. The =
season
will start on 9/1/2011 with a holiday on Thanksgiving.}

4. = The 33^rd week will count for all individual statistics and for all individual awards, except individual point award. No team statistics or team award s= cores will count.

5. = In case of a tie between two teams at the end of any quarter, a ONE = GAME TOTAL PIN ROLL OFF will take place immediately after the conclusion of the position round night. If still tied, a 9th and 10th frame total pin rolloff will be used.

6. = The lanes used for position rounds and for yearend championship roll= off will be determined by draw. T= he lanes used to decide ties at the end of a quarter will be determined by dra= w, with lanes used by the teams involved on position round night not being used. Year end championship r= oll off: each team in the league will move after each game to accommodate the championship roll off.

7. = The league champion will be decided by total points won during the r= ound robin roll-off. In the event = of a tie, a head to head game will be the first tiebreaker, if still tied then a= 9^th and 10^th roll off will determine winner. In the event of a 3-way tie, all 3= teams will roll a 9th and 10th frame on the same pair with the lanes determined b= y a draw.

8. Team standings will be based on a 40-point match point system. Individual matches are worth ONE P= OINT per game and ONE POINT for series. Team matches are worth FIVE POINTS per game and FIVE POINTS for seri= es.

9. = The team higher in the standings will enter their lineup first. No lineup orders are to be changed= for the entire three game match. A substitute can replace a bowler already in the lineup by assuming that bowlers place in the lineup.

10. A team will use a vacancy score of 190 for absent bowlers. A late bowler has until the END OF= THE FOURTH FRAME to arrive and be ready to bowl after which the vacancy score of 190 will be used. A late bowl= er will be allowed to pace with his team for the remainder of the game with no score recorded.

10A. In the event of a team vacancy (or a team forfeits), a score of 190 will be used for each bowler of the vacant or forfeiting team. An opposing bowler that beats 190 will receive the match points. An opposing bowler that bowls 190 = will tie and receive ½ of the match points. The team bowling against the vacan= cy must beat 950 to receive the team match points. A team score of 950 is a tie and w= ins ½ of the team match points for the game. Series points will operate in the = same fashion with 570 for individuals and 2850 for teams being the numbers to be= at.

11. Individual points opposing vacancy score will be awarded if the bowl= er beats 190. ½ of the points will be awarded if the bowler rolls 190.

12. Rule Deleted

13. Team captains will furnish the league secretary a roster of his/her players prior to the second week of bowling. A bowler may bowl for any team in = the league except against the team he/she is rostered.

14. Weekly bowling fee is $27.00 per person. Included in the weekly fee is bowl= ing lineage is $13.00, prize fund 9.75, and $4.00 jackpots per person (see rule 33). The additional $.25 will= be used to defray banquet costs for each team (Banquet fund).

15. Team sponsor fee is $50.00 per team, due by week eight.

16. League sponsor fee is $150.00. Current league sponsor is NEW HOPE BOWL.

17. Team captains are responsible for collecting the weekly bowling fees from their team members and turning them in to the league secretary by the = end of the first game. Forfeiture= of games is possible if shortages persist beyond three weeks.

18. No chronic bowling out will be allowed. Occasional bowling out will be per= mitted as long as the team captains involved concur.

19. Postponements of games will be arranged by team captains (for events such as entire team bowling the USBC tournament). To qualify for league prizes games= must be bowled on scheduled lanes prior to next scheduled league night.

20. Weather postponements will be decided by league officers and/or New = Hope Bowl.

21. Practice bowling begins at 7:00pm; bowling begins at 7:10pm. Bowlers will not be permitted to r= e-rack the pins to bowl at a full rack during the league practice session.

22. League members will be restricted from practicing on league used lan= es prior to the start of the league practice session.

23. Team prize money will be paid as follows:

&nb= sp; A: 50% will be based on position stan= dings

&nb= sp; B: 50% will be based on points won

&nb= sp; Position money will be determined as follows: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th places are determined by the results of the championship year-end roll off. 5^th through 1= 2^th places are based on total year points won all quarters. Place money decreases in $25.00 increments from 1^st through 12^th. No repeat winner of any quarter.

24. Individuals must bowl in 2/3rds (66) of total games bowled (99) to be eligible for individual awards.

25. Individuals and teams may win awards in more than one category but o= nly one award per category will be allowed.&nb= sp; Only one award per night may be earned (game award or series award, = but not both on the same night.)

26. The top four places for high individual game, high individual series, high team game, high team series, and individual points won average will receive a cash award. The top= ten individual averages will receive a cash award.

27. The championship winning team will receive $100.00 as a trophy allowance.

28. Teams will have $100.00 withheld from their prize money to guarantee their place in the league for the following season. The $100.00 is returned the follow= ing season when the sponsor fee is paid.

29. League secretary salary is $600.00 for the season.=

30. League sponsor(s) are invited to the league banquet. The cost of their meal(s) will be deducted from the banquet fund (see rule 14).

31. The championship team from each season is responsible for the banquet arrangements for the following season

32. To speed up bowling and allow those with longer drives to get home a= t a more decent time, the league officially recognizes one-lane courtesy as the accepted bowling etiquette. Y= ou may give two-lane courtesy, but it does not have to be returned.

33. The game and series jackpot entry of $4.00 is included in the league fees. The jackpot will pay th= ree places for each game and three places for series. With 12 teams it is $30, $18, and = $12 respectively. If there are 11 teams, it will be $28.00, $16.00, and $11.00.