MANAGER’S MEMO / Ronald McGregor
January / February 2019
Does your league have
a postponement committee?
I hope your league has completed at least one audit of the league finances—better to be safe than sorry.
This is the time of the season when weather can disrupt the league schedule, so please err on the side of safety and allow for postponements and makeup games. We’ve had a reasonably mild winter so far, but the prediction is for two more storms before old man winter takes a vacation. A postponement committee avoids the possibility of favoritism.
- Bowlers are allowed to ask for a postponement if they attend the USBC Championships or the local or state championship tournaments or attend the Annual Meeting.
- Rule 111b states that a league cannot adopt a rule that would prohibit any prebowl or makeup bowling postponements when a team is unable to field a legal lineup due to participating in any of the above events.
Tournaments: I would like to encourage every league in the association to enter at least one team in the association tournaments. Wow! Talk about the glory days of bowling; that would be some sight to behold.
- The 56th Annual Youth Championship Tournament will be held the first two weekends in March at Bowl America Falls Church.
- The 74th Annual Women’s Championship Tournament will be held at AMF Annandale March 16-17 and 23-24, 2019.
- The 74th Annual Open Championship Tournament will bowl April 6-7, 13-14, and 27-28, 2019. Teams will be at Bowl America Bull Run, and Singles & Doubles events will be held at Bowl America Manassas.
- Entry forms for all tournaments can be found on our association Web and Facebook pages. Both the Women’s and the Open events will offer a Crossover Doubles event this year. Entrants will sign up at the time of bowling, so please arrive at least 45 minutes early to allow time to find partners.
- Anyone wishing to be a sponsor for any of our tournaments should contact Vice President Willie Graves Jr.
Our December 2018 fund-raiser based on Virginia’s daily “Pick 3” game is over, and checks have been mailed. The event raised $3,100 that will be used to fund the NCAUSBCA awards program. Thanks to all who supported this activity.
Reminder to all league secretaries to submit awards for your bowlers. Award forms can be found here.
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