Northeast Youth Travel League

1) All participating centers are limited to TWO teams.

2) Each Team will consist of a 7 person roster.  If a team is short bowlers in any given match, substitute bowlers that are not on your original list will be permitted to bowl as long as they have a youth league average.

3) All bowlers K-18 and in school are eligible  to participate.  Bowlers must be able to bowl with one hand (no bumpers) and must be a member, in good standing, of a youth league.

4) Proper dress is required.  Each bowler should present a clean and neat appearance.  No ripped or tattered jeans.  Team shirts MUST be worn.  Knee length shorts will be permitted.

5) All governing rules of the ICBA will be observed and enforced.

6) Good sportsmanship is expected at ALL times.

7) Match Play:

Matches will be as follows – Dates are attached hereto – center to be determined by the coaches of each center at a meeting designated by the directors.

October – 1 match                               March – 2 match

December – 1 match} Weather            April – 1 match

January – 2 matches}     /                     May – 1 match

February – 1 match} Permitting

The last date in May will be the last match of the season and the Championship Play-off

8) All matches will take place at the same time at the designated location for the month.  Each match will consist of 3 games bowled by 5 bowlers, 5 frames at a tim, switching lanes.

WE WILL NOT BE MOVING ONE LANES TO THE RIGHT

This league is match play not tournament

9) The league will be 100% handicap, based on 550 team average.  Points will be awarded as follows:

2 points = per game won

1 point – tie

2 points – highest total pinfall

10) Legal match MUST consist of at least 3 roster bowlers on a team

If substitutes are used, they must present proof of their current Youth League average in order to adjust the team handicap.  You cannot replace a bowler with a substitute whose average is higher than the highest average of a roster bowler.

Once the line-ups are settled and the first ball of the match is delivered, the order of the bowlers cannot be changed

If no substitute is used, the team will use the highest average of the absent bowler with 5 points deducted for each game.

All bowlers, regular and substitute, must bowl 12 strings to be recognized as a Northeast Youth Travel League bowler

TOP 4 TEAMS WILL BOWL IN THE PLAYOFFS;  1 Vs 4, 2 Vs 3.  TOTAL PINFALL FOR 3 GAMES DETERMINES THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

We ask that any hosting center charge no more than $2.50 per game

The cost of bowling will be $12.00 per bowler