AUSTIN SSC CO-ED BOWLING RULES

Co-ed BOWLING RULES:

POINTS AWARDED:
Win – 2 points...Tie – 1 point....Loss – 0 points.

GAME EQUIPMENT:

All bowling equipment (bowling balls, bowling alley shoes) will be provided by the bowling alley itself. The cost of rentals for each of these items is included in your registration fees (you will not have to pay to rent shoes on game nights). Please note that if you already own your own bowling ball and / or bowling-legal shoes, you may bring them to the alley.

FORMAT:

Each team will bowl two separate games each night for 5 weeks. The 10th game of the season will be the playoffs - 1st place v 2nd place, 3rd v 4th, etc. The first game begins at 8:30 & the second by 9:30.

FORFEITS FINES:
Teams without the minimum number of players at the start of the game or after the completion of the first game (see bowling forfeit extension rule below) will be charged a $50 fine. This fine will go towards your opponent's bar tab for the following week. Teams that receive a forfeit fine must use it the following week or lose it. If a 24-hour forfeit notice is given to the Austin SSC, your team will not be assessed a forfeit fine.

All fines must be paid before your next scheduled game by either cash or check. If payment is not received by the end of this next scheduled game, your team will be assessed a loss for this game. Teams will not be allowed to play any proceeding games until the fine is paid in full. Teams that have any (forfeit) fines from the last regular season game will not be allowed back into the Austin SSC for any sport until these fines are paid in full.

FORFEIT / FORFEIT EXTENSIONS:

Each team must have at least 3 team members present at the start of the game (at least one female). If a team does not possess the needed amount of players to start, the opposing team will receive an automatic victory. In the case of a forfeit, the present team members will still bowl their games.

BEGINNING OF GAME:

Depending on the venue, the names may already be in the computer when you arrive. The order does not matter as long as it is consistant for all frames of both games.

SCORING:

Depending on the venue, one of two scoring systems may be used.

Most likely, all five scores of the bowlers will be counted together to get one total score (no handicap). If a team is short one bowler, the missing bowler will be given a "vacant score" of 100.

Alternatively, the SSC might use the scoring method by which each team will take the top four highest scores (with at least one female's score) without a handicap. The accumulated total of the top four bowlers will then be compared to the other team's accumulated scores to determine the winner. If four bowlers (at least one female) begin the game and the fifth bowler shows up after the scheduled first turn, that bowler's score will not count and the team's total will be the original four's accumulated total.

If only three bowlers are present at the beginning of the game (at least one female), the score given for the fourth teammate's spot will be the lowest score of the present bowler minus 25 pins. For example, if the three bowlers bowl a 156, 135, and a 112, the fourth score would be 112-25 = 87 and the team's total would be 156 + 135 + 112 + 87.

SHOES / BOWLING BALLS:

All team members must pick up their shoes and pick out a ball BEFORE their schedued start time in order to ensure every game is completed within one hour. Please notify the staff that you are with the Austin SSC Bowling league when requesting your shoes for the evening. You may bring your own equipment if you wish (may have to be lane approved).

FOOD / DRINKS:

All food and drinks can be purchased from the bowling alley and not brought in from the outside.

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