2011 BGAL Bowling Rules

Teams
4 Bowlers per team.
One bowler present constitutes a team.
Schedule
League will bowl 15 weeks starting May 10th and running until August 16th. The first week does not count for standings and is used for average purposes for new bowlers. Weeks 2 through 14 count for the league standings with a playoff round scheduled for week 15.
Cost
$14.00 per week (11.00 Bowling, $3.00 Prize Fund). You are required to make up in full $14.00 when you are absent.
Averages
Bowlers will use previous season's league average. Winter League(20010-2011) first, if no average then Summer league(2010). If no average then bowler will use the previous Summer league average(2009 then 2008). If still no average then bowler will use current average after 3 games. All bowlers with previous averages will use current average after 6 games.
Late Arrivals & Absences
Warmups start at 7:15pm. Bowling begins promptly at 7:30pm. A late bowler may enter a game at any frame at the discretion of the team captain. A score of 10% of the bowlers average will be used for the frames missed (max. 10 pins). Missed frames cannot be made up. If a bowler is absent, 5 pins are deducted from that bowlers average. A bowler is considered dropped from the league if absent or behind in dues more than three weeks.
Scoring
League will use 90% handicap and is added to total pinfall. Wins and losses are based on 7 point system. 2 points each game and 1 point for Total Pinfall. Total Pinfall will decide ties in final standings.
Raffle
Each week we will be doing a 50/50 raffle. Tickets will be 3 for $1.00, 20 for $5.00. The winning tickets will be drawn during the 3rd game. The first ticket drawn will win 50% of the money collected that night. The second ticket drawn will have a chance to bowl for the running jackpot. The jackpot starts at $20. Bowl a strike and win the jackpot. Bowl a spare and win $15. If the bowler does not throw a strike or spare then they will get $1 for every pin knocked down and $10 will be added to the strike jackpot for the following week.
Prizes
The top 3 teams for the Eastern conference and Western conference will receive trophies. There will be individual awards as well. There will be a Summer ending cookout free to all league members. Bowlers who drop out of the league forfeit all prize monies.
  • Town Hall is dropping the shoe rental of $3.00 for the league. There will be a jar on the counter and they are asking for a $2.00 donation that will go towards Marriage Equality RI.

  • The bowling alley is non-smoking and this is a state law. If you would like to smoke you can take a smoking break outside in between each game.

  • The proprietors request that no outside food or beverages be brought inside the bowling center. The bar will be open and has a small food menu and alcohol.