Eastern Deaf Women's Bowling Assoication

ENTRY BLANKS GUIDELINE

1. Entry fees:
   a.The prize fee shall not be more than ten (10) dollars per woman for each event entered.
   b.The bowling fee shall be determined by the bowling lane establishment at the time of the contract.
   c.The tournament expense fee from each individual bowler in every event of the tournament shall be decided by the Secretary-Treasurer.
   d.The entertainment fees (ballroom) for the tournament is to be included with the entry fees. The Secretary-Treasurer of EDWBA shall deduct ten (10) percent from the receipts of the entertainment fee with the reminder going to the Tournament Host. The ten percent (10%) profit shall be used for the doubles and singles events, both handicap and scratch.
   e.The option special Prize of five dollars for Senior Citizen bowlers (55 years or older) for high game and high series with handicap would be included with the entry fees.
   f.A bowler fee of $10.00 is required for each woman participating in EDWBA tournament, and she may make the motion, voice or vote at the Board of Directors’ meeting. All bowlers will get correspondence mails and individual checks for prize money from Secretary-Treasurer.
2. Deadline:
   a.Entries shall close at midnight approximately 38-40 days before the opening of the tournament.
   b.Changing of one bowler from one team to another team after the deadline shall not be permitted. Replacement of a team shall be permitted only if a bowler is unable to attend the tournament due to illness or death in family.
3. Handicap will be based on eighty percent (80%) of the difference of the bowler’s average and the scratch average of 200. Any bowler who has a lower average than 130 must use 130 as her average. No individual’s handicap shall exceed 56 pins per game.
4. Selection of bowling time is up to the bowlers’s choices of 1st,2nd,and 3rd for single/double events and 1st , and 2nd choices for team events. For single/double events we should have two (2) players per lane. For team events, the time of bowling is set 9 am and noon.Time can be changed if necessary due to unforeseen circumstances.
5. Each bowler must be sure to check train or plane time and allow 2 hours leeway for both arrival and departures, and select her bowling time properly.
6. USBC membership:
   a.Bowlers who do not have USBC cards via league connections this season must pay non-sanctioned membership fee before bowling.
7. Averages: (EDWBA Tournament Average)
   a.The highest sanctioned USBC average of 21 or more games from the previous years season must be used.
   b.If no average from the previous season, the bowler must use this current year’s average of 21 or more games.
   c.The cut off date for the current year average is March 1.
   d.If the current average is fifteen (15) or more higher than her previous season’s average, the current average will be recognized as an official average.
   e.If neither a) or b) applies, a bowler must use a scratch average 165.
   f.A bowler who has bowled in an unsanctioned league shall be assigned as scratch average of 165.
   g.Bowlers are responsible for verifying their own average, whether submitted by the bowler, the team captain or others.
   h.Any bowler who qualifies for a cash prize of three hundred dollars ($300) or more in any event in a tournament during the period from last year’s EDWBA tournament date to the present EDWBA tournament date must notify the Secretary-Treasurer for rerating. The rerating system shall be following based on the contestant’s submitted average.
   175 and over ----------------- 0 pins 174 --- 165 -------------------- 1 pins 164 --- 155 -------------------- 2 pins 154 --- 145 -------------------- 3 pins 144 --- 135 -------------------- 4 pins 134 and under --------------- 5 pins Failure to comply with this provision is cause for a forfeiture of entry fee and prize Winnings.
8. Disqualification:
   a.If a bowler enters the tournament with an average submitted lower than her actual average, the whole team will be automatically disqualified. It is the captain’s responsibility to check on her team’s correct averages submitted and to have the league and/or local Association Secretary’s verifications.
9. No Entry fees will be refunded unless a replacement bowler pays her entry fees to the Secretary=Treasurer.
10. If a Bowler can't make for any particular reason (non-emergency) after send lane assignment has been sent out, it is her responsible to find a replacement bowler.
11. Bounced check will be charged $25 plus the bank fees if receiving.