9/6 2014 Mixed Fall League Kickoff Agenda and Rules

Tomorrow, tomorrow

I love yah, tomorrow

Is only a day away!

We are one day away from the Kickoff Night for the 2014 Philly Pinoy Mixed Fall League or MFL.  Are you excited?  Are you ready to rumble?  Game on, people! We're gonna have some FUN!

Here are the reminders for tomorrow night:

• We will start promptly at 5 pm American time (NOT Pilipino time!). Please come on time, as we have a packed agenda before we start play at 5:30 pm.
• Please remember to bring CASH: bowling fee is $15, raffle tickets will sell for $1, $2 and $5 (for 1, 3 and 10 tickets respectively.

AGENDA:

1. Introductions (5-10 minutes): Meet your team members and choose your team captain.
2. Team Captains will draw lots for team name and number (5:10 pm). We will provide the info to the front desk so Limerick Bowl can enter the lane assignments for us prior to play.
3. League Managers will discuss League Schedule, League Rules, 50/50 raffles, and cash prizes (15-20 minutes).
4. Play will start at 5:30 pm!

The League Rules for the 2014 MFL are provided here for information.

1.      The Mixed Fall League (MFL) will bowl for 11 consecutive Sundays at 5:30 pm at Limerick Bowl.  There will be 10 weeks of regulation play from 07-SEP-2014 (Kickoff Night) to 09-NOV-2014.  Finals Night (11^th night position round) and Awards Ceremony will be on 16-NOV-2014. 

2.      League Teams:

a.      Interested parties must sign up by providing their contact information (email and cell phone) to the League Managers.

b.      The League Managers (and designees) are responsible for creating teams of 3 players based on bowler averages and number of players, to systematically create teams with comparable team handicaps, and to encourage greater social interaction between the league participants.  All team players will be notified of their team assignments via email prior to the league Kickoff Night. 

                                                  i.      Teams will be mixed, containing at least one female bowler. 

                                                ii.      The bowler’s most recent Philly Pinoy Fall or Winter League average (or other official league average) will be used to form the teams.  Players with no Philly Pinoy league (or other) average must play three official games to set their average and be eligible to join the league. 

                                              iii.      Teams, and the league itself, will have no subs (substitutes).

c.       Each team must appoint a Team Captain, who will determine the team lineup and collect the bowling fees due each league night.

d.      The Team Captains will participate in the random drawing of their team number and team names (based on Filipino fruits) on Kickoff Night.  Match play schedules for the season will be based on the team names/numbers and will be announced on Kickoff Night.

3.      MFL Kickoff Night on 07-SEP-2014 will start promptly at 5:00 pm, with Team Captains drawing lots for their team name/number and League Managers discussing the final league rules with Team Captains.  All league players MUST be present (or otherwise represented) at the Kickoff.

4.      Match play for all weeks in regulation play will start promptly at 5:30 pm.  Lanes will be freshly oiled per USBC specifications, but league is not USBC-sanctioned.

5.      Team Captains will collect the bowling fee of $15 for Philly Pinoy members and $20 for non-members from their team mates before the start of bowling each week, including Finals Night.  NO PAY, NO PLAY. 

6.      Handicap and Scoring

a.      The 2014 MFL League averages will be established on Kickoff Night.  Previous averages are only required/used to form the teams.  In case of absence on Kickoff Night, vacant scores of 150 for male and 125 for female will be used.

b.      Individual handicap will be 90% based on score of 200.  For example, average of 150 will have handicap of (200-150)*0.9 = 45.

c.       Four-point system will be used, with one point for each game won and one point for total pins per series/night.  A tie will give each team 0.5 points.

d.      Limerick Bowl will manage scoring, team rankings and handicaps on behalf of the league.  Scores, team standings and handicaps will be available on the Limerick Bowl website (http://www.limerickbowl.com/), with paper copies provided to team captains each week.  Any corrections or disputes on scoring must be brought promptly to the attention of the League Managers for resolution.

7.      Special situations

a.      A legal lineup will consist of one player.  Bowling MUST begin when legal lineups (one player) from each team are present.  No postponements for late players.

b.      Absentee score (blind score) will be the player’s MFL average minus ten pins.  Team Captains and League Managers must be notified if a player will be absent or may be arriving late.

c.       Late comers may bowl on a given night ONLY if no player from their team and the opposing team has bowled the fourth frame of the first game by the time they arrive.  The late comer’s absentee score (average minus ten pins) will apply for the first game, and the late comer can only play on the remaining games.

d.      A maximum of three (3) prebowls per player will be allowed in regulation play (prebowls are advance make-up sessions for planned absences on a league night). 

                                                  i.      Players planning to prebowl must notify both the League Managers and their Team Captain by the Friday before (minimum two-day notice).

                                                ii.      Prebowl time slots at Limerick Bowl are available for scheduling on Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, on Sunday mornings, or on Sunday to Thursday from 9:00 pm to closing.  Call Limerick Bowl at 610-495-7143 to schedule.

e.      Bowling fees for pre-bowls and absentee bowlers must be promptly paid by the following week of regulation play, or the bowler cannot bowl (absentee score will be used).

f.        USBC rules will apply in situations not covered above.  Special situations will be subject to arbitration by the League Managers, in consultation with the Team Captains.

8.      All proceeds will be allotted as cash prizes for participants.  Planned cash prizes will be announced to all league members by the third week of league play. 

9.      Lucky Ticket Raffles will be held based on availability of non-bowling volunteers, proceeds of which will be added to the cash prizes for participants. 

a.      The raffle tickets will sell for $1 for 1 ticket, $2 for 3 tickets and $5 for 10 tickets

b.      One lucky ticket will be drawn each night, with 50% of proceeds from each night awarded to the holder of the winning ticket, the remaining 50% going to the pot for prize money.  Example, if $40 worth of tickets is sold on a given night, the winning ticket holder gets $20, and the remaining $20 goes to the pot for league prize money.

c.       Earnings that go to the pot from these raffles will be distributed on finals/awarding night IN ADDITION TO the planned prizes.  The awards structure is TBD.

10.  Limerick Bowl Specials

a.      MFL participants can practice at Limerick Bowl for the special price of $2/game. 

b.      Sunday morning games are $1.50 for all, all year round, even for non-participants.

c.       During league play, MFL kids can play one (1) bowling game, rent bowling shoes and enjoy a $5 arcade card for the special price of $6.

See y'all tomorrow: Bowl, baby, bowl!