The league will bowl each Saturday at 6:30. The league will have 10 minutes of practice starting at 6:20.

The league will bowl a total of 35 weeks beginning on September 10th 2005 and ending on May 20th, 2006. The league will disburse the prize fund on May 20th 2006.

The league will have a maximum of 8 teams with a playing strength of 4 bowlers per team, which will be made up of 2 males and 2 females. All bowlers must be graduate of high school or 18 years and older. Any other combination will have to be brought to the Board of Directors for approval. The league is committed to have all teams filled by the 7th week of bowling.

The season will have 4 quarters. Team wins and losses will be set back to zero at the beginning of each quarter. Individual bowler records and team high games and series will not be set back to zero.

There will be a total of 4 position matches. These matches will take place on each 8th week of bowling.(October 29th, January 7th, March 4th, April 29th ) Total pins (including handicap) will determine ties for position rounds.

If one team takes 1st place in more than one quarter, the roll-off line-up will include the quarter champions plus the team with the overall wins/losses that did not win a quarter.

During the last quarter, the last 3 weeks will be a mini tournament. There will be an additional cost of $1.00 per week for the tournament (this is a mandatory tournament). Note: If you are absent for the Singles or Doubles event, your average will not count as your score for the tournament, but it will be used for the evening's bowling as always. This provision does not apply to the Team event; your average will be used as part of the overall team score for the tournament.

Week #32 April 29th Team Event / Position Night
Week #33 May 6th Doubles Event (select doubles partner night of bowling)
Week #34 May 13th Singles Event
Week #35 May 20th Roll-off (Quarterly Champions)

2. Management - The management of this league will be vested in the Board of Directors, which will consist of the league officers and all team captains.

3. Position Standings - Standings will be determined on an 8-point system. 2 points will be awarded for each game won and 2 points will be awarded for winning total pins. A replacement team will assume the position standings of the team that they replace.

4. Fees - The amount to be paid by each bowler will be as follows:

$ 9.25 Linage
    .75 Secretary/Treasurer
    .75 Prize Fund
    .25 Banquet

The bowling fees for the last two weeks of bowling must be paid in advance by the 7th week of bowling (October 22th, 2005).

All bowling fees are due on the night of bowling. It is the responsibility of the team captain to manage the league fee payments of his or her team (USBC rule 115b) . If a bowler is more than one week behind in their payment to the league and acceptable arrangements have not been made with the league President and Secretary to secure payment of delinquent fees, they will not be permitted to bowl and an absentee score will be used. Anyone more than 2 weeks in arrears will not be allowed to bowl until they are current with their league fees (their average minus 10 pins will be used). After 4 weeks in arrears, the bowler will be replaced or a vacancy score will be used. All delinquent fees will be deducted first from the team's prize money and then from the entire league's prize money if uncollected.

All team envelopes must be turned into the Treasurer by the end of the first game.

All checks must be made out to the FCCB Bowling League. NSF checks will be assessed a Bank service charge and the bowler may not be permitted to pay the league with a check for the reminder of the season.

The Secretary/Treasurer will be paid each quarter.

League funds will be deposited weekly in the league account at Sunshine State Federal Saving of Brandon. All withdrawals require the signature of at least two authorized league officers.

5.Prizes - A bowler or team can qualify for only 1 special award for high series or game with the exception of most improved bowler. To qualify for individual awards, a bowler must have bowled 2/3 of the scheduled games since they joined the league, at least 50% of the league season, and be active at the end of the season.

6. Averages - Bowlers that had bowled in the League the previous year will use their year book average for the first three (3) weeks of bowling after which time the bowler's established average will be used. Bowlers that had not bowled in the league last year, but have a year book average will use the highest year book average. Bowlers that did not bowl in the league last year and do not have a year book average will establish an average the first night of bowling, which will be the first three games bowled.

7. Handicap - The handicap allowance used in determining individual scores will be 80% of the bowler�s average from a base score of 210.

8. Team Rosters - Team rosters will be limited to 4 players. Any roster changes must be reported to the league Secretary prior to bowling. Players may not be added to a team's roster on any position night or during the mini tournament or Rolloff. The league may have a roster of substitutes that can be used in the absence of a regular bowler. Substitutes are not allowed for position rounds, the mini tournament, or roll-offs and must be sanctioned.

9. Legal Line Up - A minimum legal lineup of 2 members from the team's current roster (league substitutes do not count) must be present by the completion of the first frame or the game will be forfeited. Prebowled scores will count as a present member. Members in the bowling center when the arrows come up on the scoring monitor will be considered present.

10. Forfeitures - When a team fails to have a minimum legal lineup, the opposing team must bowl within 40 pins of its team average in order to win points by forfeiture. Points not won for failing to bowl the prescribed score will not be credited to either team.

11. Absentee - The absentee score shall be the same as his or her average the first week of absence. From the 2nd consecutive week of absence, regardless whether a sub is used or not in between, it will be the absentee�s average minus 10 pins per game.

12. Vacancy Score - When a Team has a legal lineup but does not have enough players on its roster for a full lineup; a vacancy score of 135 and a handicap of 60 will be used. Handicap will be figured using the full vacancy score.

13. Prebowls - Any bowler prebowling shall be considered as present, provided his or her scores have been submitted prior to that night�s play. An individual may prebowl if the league is notified before Friday night, and the house has lanes available. No prebowling or substitutes for position round is allowed. Bowlers are to pay the league and not the House when prebowling.

14. Tardy Players - A bowler who arrives late may enter the game and make up missed frames provided that the anchor player of the opposing team has not completed the third frame of the game.

15. 50/50 - HALO Fund � Helping a Little One - We will have a 50/50 drawing. There will be a committee formed to search and come back with a recommendation on where this fund should go to at the end of the year. Participation in this fund is completely voluntary. Half of the 50/50 will go to the Mission fund and the other half will be divided in half. One half will go to the highest participating male bowler with the highest total score plus his handicap for that nights bowling, the other half will go to the highest participating female bowler.

16. League Play - Bowlers should be prepared to bowl when their arrows appear. Delay of game will result in a zero score for the frame for the bowler. Lane courtesy is always to the bowler's right. Only bowlers are allowed in the bowling circle as a courtesy to individuals bowling.

17. Other - Anything not covered in the previous rules will be referred to the current ABC/WIBC rules.

18. Prayer - There will be a few minutes of prayer in the bowling circle prior to bowling for score. The prayer will be given by a representative of a team each night in rotation starting with Team 1 the first night and so on.

19. Sportsmanship - All members of FCCB league should always conduct themselves with the highest form of sportsmanship. If there is a violation to USBC Rule ___ (engaging in improper tactics or conduct in connection with the game of bowling, including but not limited to, physical and verbal abuse toward other persons), a verbal warning will be given for the 1st incident. The 2nd violation will receive a dismissal for the night and receive a 0 for their score. The 3rd violation will result in dismissal from the league. (Example: stepping on foul line on purpose, kicking ball return, etc.)

20. League Officers - Officers for 2005-2006 season were voted in during the final league meeting on May 28th, 2005.

President: Jesse Thomas Sr.
Vice President: ED Garcia
Secretary/Treasurer: David Haight
Sergeant at Arms: Steve Ragan