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Who has the authority to call
off bowling for the entire league because of bad
weather?
The deciding party should be acting in the league’s
best interest considering the safety of the bowlers not
only traveling to bowling but traveling home. While
there is no specific rule giving the authority to cancel
bowling because of inclement weather, decisions made by
league officers and other parties given the authority to
do so have been consistently upheld.
Some leagues have a committee to
decide whether to cancel bowling, while others may
conduct a telephone poll of board members. A majority
vote is needed to make the decision to cancel bowling
and should be done as early as possible. Once the
decision is made, contact the team and the center; many
of your league members will call the center for the
information.
After a bad storm, all but two
teams were able to field legal lineups. Are these two
teams entitled to emergency postponements when all the
other teams in the league were able to get to the lanes?
Yes, weather conditions which prevent a team from
fielding a legal lineup are classified as emergencies.
Leagues must grant postponements for emergencies when a
team fails to appear for its scheduled match due to
reasons beyond its control. Adverse weather conditions
are sufficient reason to grant a postponement without
advance notice.
Members must realize all bowlers do
not face the same driving conditions or circumstances,
so the inability of an individual to drive under adverse
conditions cannot be used as a basis for declaring games
forfeited.
How is a postponement for the
entire league rescheduled?
To reschedule a postponed league session, the
proprietor should be consulted and the decision is made
by majority vote of the league board under Rule 103b.
The season could be
extended with the missed session bowled:
The following week and each
succeeding week advanced.
At the end
of the segment or season.
Any time
lanes are available with agreement of center
management.
Any team that cannot field a legal
lineup on the rescheduled date should be granted a
prebowl or postponement within the timelines of Rule
111f.
Most importantly, ensure that all
league members and the center understand how the
rescheduling will be done.
The league had a team prebowl
for a specific league session. The team prebowled and
then, due to severe weather, the league cancelled
bowling on the date and resumed the following week. What
happens to the prebowled scores?
If the team prebowled and the league session was
subsequently cancelled, USBC recommends the board meet
and choose one of the following options:
Option 1. The prebowled
scores are applied to the rescheduled league session.
The team would not be permitted to rebowl that week as
their scores have already been recorded and their
eligibility exhausted (Rule 107a).
Option 2. The league board
null and voids the prebowled scores and the team is
allowed to bowl the rescheduled league session. |
