Eastern Deaf Women's Bowling Assoication

GUIDELINES

TOURNAMENT GUIDELINE

1. The EDWBA bowling tournament must be sanctioned and conducted according to the rules and regulations of the USBC unless otherwise arranged with the WIBC and the Secretary-Treasurer of EDWBA.
2. Any error found in scoring of the team, doubles or singles games must be reported to the Secretary-Treasurer within twenty-four (24) hours after the game is question is bowled. No changes or corrections of any kind should be attempted by the bowlers.
3. Any appeal or protest shall, in all cases, be made in writing and submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer not later than thirty (30) days before the prize moneys are given. The actions of the Executive Committee on this appeal/protest shall be final. The Secretary-Treasurer has the full power to make all decisions not contrary to USBC tournament rules.
4. Bowlers must show their cards before the tournament or pay non-sanctioned fee.
5. Bowling rules:
   a. A bowler must bowl in the team event in order to bowl in the doubles and singles events.
   b. No bowler is allowed to compete more than once in any event.
   c. The single event shall be before the doubles event. If one bowler is late for the single event, she shall receive zero for each frame missed.
   d. Five minutes warm-up for teams and single events only.
   e. All substitutions must be in the hands of the Secretary-Treasurer at least one hour before the scheduled time of bowling.
   f. All squads shall start on time, barring unforeseen difficulties. Tardy bowlers will start the game in the frame being bowled when they are ready to bowl, no score will be extended for frames missed.
   g. A bowler who misses one or more frames during a game or who is unable to complete a game or series shall not be credited with any pins for the frames missed. However, it is permissible in teams or doubles events to use a qualified substitute bowler in the event the original bowler is unable to continue.
   h. The use of automatic scoring devices has been approved by the USBC Board of Directors for the use in the tournament play as explained in USBC bylaws. Telecasting of score sheets is permitted during the tournament.
   i. In case of a tie in doubles, singles or all-events, the Tournament Host is responsible for the expenses of buying and/or mailing the extra trophy(ies) or plaques(s), which must be of the same size as those that, are originally awarded.
   j. In case of a tie for any position in any event, the prize money for these are added together and divided by those ordinal positions.
6. Rules in relation to bowlers:
   a. Personal complaints of any individual bowler should be written and sent to the Law committee and they shall see to it that the Executive Committee listen to and rule on said complaint if necessary.
   b. Any disrespect, profane language or starting an argument or a fight with an officer or among the bowlers shall not be tolerated. Failure to comply with this ruling will result in the suspension of the bowler from the tournament, or loss of prize money, or both to the part involved. The possibility of a fine will be considered by the Executive Committee.
   c. Smoking will be permitted only in the fans section of the bowling alley.
7. Rules in relation to team events:
   In case of an odd number of team entries in the tournament, a dummy team shall be formed from the Tournament Host area. The bowling fees for such a dummy team is to be paid out of the EDWBA General Fund. The dummy team shall be placed against the last team entry received by the Secretary-Treasurer.