Nittany Lion Kegler Classic Tournament - Rules
- DATE
& LOCATION
Tournament will be held on
December 29th and 30th, 2009,
at Laurel Lanes,
2825 RTE 73 S, Maple Shade, NJ. 08052
(856) 778-7467.
- ELIGIBILITY
- Each
team's entry form must specify an accredited college at the
school represented by the team.
- All
participants must be eligible under USBC Collegiate Bowling rules
400-USBC and USBC Amateur Eligibility policies 1 through 8.
All participating teams must file eligibility for all team members
with USBC.
- A college may be represented by more than one team in this tournament.
A team consists of eight (8) bowlers. Only three (3) substitution may be made per regular game and each Baker system game.
The starting player once removed from competition cannot return to bowl for the
remainder of the regular team game or Baker system game.
- Mixed
team entries will be accepted, subject to USBC Amateur Eligibility
policy 10; and will be placed in the Men's Team Division.
Women bowling in the Men's Team Division will be competing for
the Men's Team Division Awards.
- A
single participant may compete on one and only one team.
- ENTRY
FEE
Entry fee is $250.00 per team. Entry fee breakdown - Awards
($107.50), Lineage ($112.50), and Expenses ($30.00). All
award fees are returned 100% to bowlers in the form of tournament
awards. If paying on the day of the tournament, only an
official school check, money order, or cash will be accepted.
Reserved places in the tournament, will be made on a first-come
first-serve basis by mail or online entry.
- ENTRY
DEADLINE
- Entry
deadline is December 12th, 2009.
- A
team which finished in the top third of the standings in last
year's tournament is guaranteed a spot in this year's tournament
if their entry is postmarked by December 12th, 2009.
- Each
School can bring (1) one teams per division. Since it is a Tier I Tournament.
If there is room the second teams will put in by first come first serviced.
After the entry deadline of December 12th we will notify each coach if space exist for additional teams.
We have been given up to 64 lanes so we should be able to allow some second teams.
You may use the entry form on our web site or e-mail Cindy Kane your team
roster in advance but we must have a check from your program to reserve
your spot by the December 12th. We will do our best to keep a list of
reserved spots on our website to keep you up to date on your status
and give you an idea of the field size and competition. Following the
deadline of December 12, 2009, if there are any available spots open,
additional teams on the waiting list may be entered into the tournament,
over the initial 1 teams per division, but only on a first come,
first served basis.
- CERTIFIED
This tournament will be certifified by USBC as
an intercollegiate event. All participants must be USBC
members and all schools represented must be USBC registered.
- REGISTRATION
- This
is a two-day tournament. Competition will be held on the
29th and 30th of December, 2009.
- Check-in
deadlines:
8:00AM Tuesday
8:00AM Wednesday
- Awards
will be held at 1:30pm
- Each
team will receive a 15 minute practice session
at start of Tuesday and Wednesday.
- A
team representative or coach must be designated for each team.
The representative is responsible for the conduct and attendance
of his/her team at the tournament site.
- FORMAT
The format will consist of Six (6) team games on Tuesday, and
Sixteen (16) Baker games on Wednesday.
- TIES
- In
case of a tie in a team division standings, a one-game Baker system roll-off
will be held to determine the team championship.
- In
case of a tie for an individual award, duplicate plaques will
be awarded.
- PROTESTS
Scoring protests must be filed with the tournament office within
20 minutes of the conclusion of the game to which the protest
applies. Team captains must sign their teams' recap sheets
at the conclusion of each of a series of 3 team games. All signed recap
sheets will be considered official. In any dispute, the
decision of the tournament management shall be final unless an
appeal is made in accordance with USBC rule 329.
- AWARD
RESTRICTIONS
- No
tournament awards are transferable. All scholarship awards
are made to the college represented by the team for use as bowling
scholarships.
- An Individual
can only win one award High Average comes first then High Series for this
tournament. The awards will be a trophy.
- If
a team fails to show for any game they are scheduled to bowl,
that team forfeits all awards won in this tournament.
- PRIZE FUND
- Prize fund will
be awarded in the ratio of at least one (1) in ten (10) teams.
- EJECTION
The tournament management reserves the right to eject from the
tournament and/or refuse entry into the tournament in future years
any team which, in the tournament management's judgment, exhibits
improper an unacceptable behavior at the tournament site, at an
official tournament hotel, or in dealings with any other agency
with whom the tournament management has negotiated special arrangements
for tournament participants.
- DRESS
CODE
Team uniforms are required. No tank tops,
frayed-bottom jeans, or articles with objectionable text or images.
Hats, scarves or other similar articles of headwear will not be
permitted. Mock turtlenecks with a one-inch collar are acceptable. All Dress Code violations will be enforced.
- SCHOLARSHIP
DECLARATION FORMS
Must be filled out by All NCAA teams, before they can bowl. We
also ask that their Compliance Director/Co-ordinator/Administrator
sign the form too. Scholarship Verification Form
- BOWLING BALL LIMIT
In accordance with USBC Collegiate Bowling Tier 1 rules there will be a five (5)
bowling ball limit per student-athlete.
- OTHERS
- Alcoholic
beverages and smoking are strictly prohibited during tournament
competition.
- In
the case of any unforeseen circumstances arising not covered
by these rules, the tournament management has the authority
to adopt a rule to cover such a circumstance.
This
is an USBC sanctioned tournament
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