Anchorage Scholastic Bowling League

Policies and Procedures – Junior Varsity

 

1)  School Classification

   Competition in bowling will be held for all participating high schools.

 

2)      Eligibility and Entry Fees

Where applicable, The Anchorage Scholastic Bowling League (ASBL) shall abide    by Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) and Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA) eligibility rules.  The ASBL shall be sanctioned by the YABA High School Division each year to insure competition is conducted within the rules of the game as set forth in the sport’s national governing body.  The ASBL Commissioner shall receive, before the first conference meet, the names of all individuals of each club.  Individuals may be sanctioned through the ASBL or through a league sanctioned by the YABA and must be able to show proof of sanction to be able to compete.  Participation fee will be $4.00 per practice session and $10.00 per tournament plus all individuals will be expected to help with fundraising programs.

           

3)      League Structure

 

   The goal of each individual school shall be to field one boys’ and one girls’ junior varsity team (a total of two teams per school).

 

4)      League Playing Rules

a.       Team Structure

A junior varsity team shall consist of at least one or more bowlers.  All bowlers will bowl each game.

b.      Point System

All bowling will be done on a scratch basis.  Each team will bowl all eligible bowlers.  Bowlers will draw for lane assignments.  Each tournament will consist of three (3) games with individual finishing positions based on the three game series.  Team finishing positions will be based on the top three individual bowlers finishing positions from each school.  Points will be based on the number of entries at each tournament with the first place bowler earning the most points and low bowler earning only one point.  (Example:  Twenty overall entries will award a school with 20 points for having the first place finisher, second place 19 points, third place 18 points, fourth place 17 points, etc.)

The school with the most points is tournament champion.  In case of a tie in points for first place, the champion is determined by whichever team has the highest placing individual bowler.

c.  Playing Format

1.       A team is expected to present a legal lineup at the scheduled starting time for the tournament.

2.       Practice  10 minutes is allowed (5 minutes on each lane).  Bowlers are not allowed to bowl on the same day prior to a competition in the bowling center where the competition is to be bowled.

3.       Eligibility:  It is the responsibility of the team’s coach to ensure all bowlers meet academic eligibility.  Teams that bowl ineligible bowlers may lose all tournaments that the ineligible student competes in.

4.       Conduct of Coaches and Players

A.  No coach, player or other person officially connected with the team shall be permitted to use any tobacco products on the bench or in the playing area.

B.     No consumption of alcoholic beverages will be allowed in the bowlers’ area during a tournament.

C.     All bowlers will remain in the immediate bowling area while competition is in progress.

D.     Bowlers will be expected to follow the previous bowler promptly and will be required to bowl as soon as the adjacent lanes are clear.

E.      Unsportsmanlike conduct, including but not restricted to deliberate foot fouls, vulgar language, or abuse of equipment or facilities, is not permitted.

F.      Conduct Enforcement Policy:  Coaches of all participating schools are responsible for the enforcement of the following penalties.  The commissioner shall have final say on enforcement when the two coaches cannot agree on the penalty that should be handed down.

First Incident – Zero for the frame that was just                  bowled and zero for the next frame.  (Zeros can be   carried over to the next game).

Second Incident – All of the first incident penalties plus the bowler will be taken out of the tournament.  If the bowler is in the third game when the violation occurs, the bowler will be prevented from bowling in the next tournament also.  Depending on the severity of the conduct violation, the bowler may be subject to the 2^nd level of punishment immediately.

 

G.     The coach(s), league officials, and the bowlers in a tournament are the only persons authorized to be in the bowlers’ area during the competition.  Substitutes or any other interested parties must remain behind the area defined as the bowlers’ area.

5)      Bowling Practice

a.       In tournament host center:

None of the bowling lanes within the bowling establishment may be used for practice by any team members on the day of any tournament.  A bowler that violates this provision will not be allowed to compete in the given event.

b.      Prior to start of tournament:

Five minutes of practice is allowed on each lane.  (Exception:  When a bowler is late for the tournament.)

c.       Required practice sessions:

It is the responsibility of each head coach to conduct at least one (1) normal practice sessions each week during the ASBL season.

 

 

6)       Uniforms

Team competitors shall appear in uniforms supplied by the Commissioner for all

tournaments.  Slacks/Dress Pants or Skirts will be required. No jeans will be allowed.

            7)     Transportation

It will be the responsibility of each participant in the ASBL to arrange for his/her own transportation to and from practices and tournaments.  It will be required that all participants sign waivers of liability, stating that they are assuming all responsibility for their transportation and will hold the school district, coaches, and bowling centers harmless for any actions arising as a result of travel in connection with ASBL activities.

            8)     Awards

Tournament Champions receive one plaque or trophy to be awarded to their school.  The top three individual finishers receive a plaque or trophy in each division.

            9)     Contingencies

Any situation arising which is not covered by the ASBL Guidelines shall be covered by the ASAA Official Handbook, the YABA High School Division Rule Book, and/or by the ASBL Advisory Committee.