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Constitution
CONSTITUTION OF THE WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING CLUB DISTRICT 1 2007-2008 Season Any situation arising which is not covered by these bylaws or the WHS Bowling Club Guidelines, shall be covered by the USBC Youth High School Division Rule Book , the WHS Bowling Club Advisory Committee, and/or the WIAA Official Handbook. PREAMBLE The purpose of the Wisconsin High School (WHS) Bowling Club will be to provide high school students an opportunity to experience the spirit of the team competition and community pride while participating in a sport they can enjoy for the rest of their lives, and to allow any bowler, without regard to race, sex, or physical challenge, an opportunity to participate within a team environment. It will provide sanctioned high school bowling competition as defined by the USBC and will provide an opportunity for student bowlers to meet bowlers from other schools and travel to other bowling club facilities. MISSION To increase High School membership and
broaden the sport of bowling in Wisconsin. ARTICLE I NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION The name of the organization shall be: “Wisconsin High School Bowling Club – District 1”. ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP From year to year the membership may change based on the ability for the schools to compete. The 2007/2008 season will have the following high schools and center membership:
All
current and any new schools must commit by May 1 prior to the season. Any school which has not committed by May 1 may not have
matches at their bowling center. ARTICLE III ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin (BCAW) High School Task Force. ARTICLE V DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Pete Riopelle – Village Bowl – Menomonee Falls The Commissioner of the WHS Bowling Club shall be elected by the Advisory Committee annually. The Commissioner’s responsibilities include but are not limited to: Coordination of personnel; management policies and procedures; maintenance of the program; and assistance in settlement of problems and disputes which may arise. He/she also will be responsible for the coordination and communication with the School Boards and Associations which will be involved in WHS Bowling Club activities. These responsibilities shall also be those of the Advisory Committee from which the commissioner receives his/her authority. ARTICLE IV District Bylaws Section
1 – District Meetings The District will conduct a minimum of two meetings yearly to vote on the rules in this section of the bylaws. A quorum for all meetings is representation from 75% of the high schools in District 1. Each school and the commissioner will get 1 vote. Prior to the season, a change in the bylaws requires a majority vote of the schools in attendance. After the season begins, in order to change a bylaw 100% of the schools in District 1 must agree to the change. Section
2 – Officers Officers can be an active or past coach at any level. They will be elected annually by a majority vote of the schools attending a District 1 meeting. 2007/2008 Season Officers
Other offices needed to operate the club
include the following. These
individuals do not need to be an active or past coach of District 1.
Section
3 – Executive Board The Executive Board Members will consist of the president, three vice presidents, executive director and commissioner and will be responsible for making decisions during the season that need to be resolved in a timely manner. Section
4 - Finances There is a team participation and linage fee required to participate in Wisconsin High School Bowling. The fees for 2007/008 season are as follows: Participation Fee: $20.00 per roster person Linage Fees: $25.00 per team per match The fees are payable to WHSBC – District 1 no later than 12/31/07. An invoice will be sent to the head coaches at least 30 days prior to this date. Failure to pay may cause forfeiture of future matches and individual fill counts. The Commissioner, President and Treasurer must approval all variances to this date, in advance. Two signatures are required for withdrawal. Those authorized to co-sign are the president, three vice-presidents and treasurer. Two individuals from the same school can not co-sign. Section
5 – District Structure District
1 will have three divisions; Varsity, Varsity Girls and JV.
Each school will be allowed one team in the Varsity and Varsity Girls
division and an unlimited amount of teams in the JV division. Section
6 – Team Structure Girls will be allowed to bowl on the Varsity team if their school does not have a Varsity Girls team. JV teams can consist of boys and girls. Seniors may bowl on JV teams. A
full team consists of five bowlers with a maximum of 10 bowlers on the
roster. Section
7 – Coaching Coaches
can not have contact with his/her players during the off-season with the
exception of the following: 1.
Coaches may run youth
leagues as long as the league is not restricted to just those from the
school they are affiliated with. 2.
Coaches may run a camp
up to five days during the summer for those involved in the high school
program. Section
8 – Try-outs Try-outs can be conducted anytime between September 1 and the first day of practice in November but can last no longer than one week. Section
9 – Practice a.
Required Practice Sessions – It is the responsibility of
each head coach to conduct at least one formal practice session each week
during the District 1 season. These sessions should be at no cost to the
school or student. For
the 2007-08 season, the first day of practice can be no earlier than
November 12, 2007. b.
In center on day of competition – None
of the bowling lanes within the bowling establishment may be used for
practice by any team member or substitute on the day of any match or
tournament except for certified USBC Youth scheduled matches. A bowler that
violates this provision will not be eligible to compete in the given event
that day. c.
Before competition begins: Bowlers
will receive 10 minutes practice on their scheduled starting lane only
before competition. Exception
is when a team is late. Every
effort will be made to give a team which only bowls the second match of a
double match 10 minutes of practice on one lane that is not its starting
pair. d.
On practice lanes during competition:
Only those individuals not bowling in the present game can practice
on the practice lane. Once the bowler has been removed from the game, he/she may go
to the practice lane. Any
individual practicing on the practice lane while bowling in a game will
subject their frame(s) to forfeiture. e.
Between matches on days with two matches:
Once your team’s match is complete, the practice lanes are closed
for your team. Any individual
from a team that has completed their match found practicing will be
disciplined in accordance with Section 14, item e. Section 10 – Uniforms a. Shirts – Each team is required to have a team shirt by the first match in January. Everyone on the team must be wearing the same shirt, including coaches. All shirts must have collars. In addition: 1) The District 1 HS logo must be on the shirt. (has been on one of the sleeves) 2) The High Schools name must be on the back of the shirt. The inclusion of the student’s name is optional. 3) Sponsors name can be put on the sleeve, keeping printing small. b.
Pants – All team members must wear the same color pants.
No blue jeans or shorts. Bowlers not in the team uniform will be ineligible to bowl. You will have to use other students from your team in the line up or, if a student is not available, you would use a zero in the frame of your choice. Section 11 – Host
School Responsibilities
Prior to matches starting, Host/Home school is to:
After the matches have finished, Host/Home school is to: · Collect and forward all score sheets to statistician. · The two coaches from that days match should determine the High Individual performer to include with the scores to the paper Section
12 – Transportation It
will be the responsibility of each participant in the WHS Bowling Club to
arrange for his/her own transportation to and from practices, matches and
tournaments. It will be required that all participants sign waivers of
liability, stating that they are assuming full responsibility for their
transportation and will hold the school districts, coaches and bowling
centers harmless for any actions arising as a result of travel in connection
with WHS Bowling Club activities. This policy will not supersede any school
district travel policy. Transportation
will be provided in accordance with the school district’s policy. Section
13 – Playing Rules Rule 1 – Playing Format: The
Baker system format will be used. Teams
will bowl in open play format alternating lanes every other game. Rule
2 – Legal Lineup: A
legal lineup consists of three bowlers.
Rule 3 – Point System: One point per game, best of 9 games wins match. Teams that tie a game each team receive ½ (one-half) point. To win a match a team must win more than 50% of the points. Ties after 9 games will be decided by bowling a 10th game.
Each
match will consist of a minimum of 7 games.
Rule
4 – Absentee: If less than a full lineup and no subs are available, that team shall
select the line up order where they will receive a zero (0) for their score. Rule
5 – Forfeits: A team which forfeits will lose all points for that match. When a match
is declared forfeited, the team that is present must bowl as if the match
was actually contested, and all scores will count toward team and individual
averages. Rule
6 – Substitutes:
A coach may remove a bowler during a game and put in an alternate.
Once that bowler has been substituted for they may not re-enter during that
game. However, they may reenter during the next baker game. A
substitution in the middle of a frame, the original bowler gets credit for
the open or fill. Rule
7 – Strike and fill percentages:
Established the first session that a bowler participates. The 10th frame bowler only counts
frame 10 (11 & 12 do not count). Rule
8 – Scorekeeping:
Scorekeeping will be performed by the players or coach if the center does
not have automatic scoring. It will be the responsibility of each team
captain to verify that scores are complete and accurate. It will also be the
team captain’s responsibility to make sure his/her team contributions are
fair share of time to the score keeping function. Rule 9 – Lane Breakdown: In the event of lane breakage, the bowling center will make all effort to fix the lanes in a timely fashion. Should the lane not be repairable and other lanes are available, the teams will be moved to complete that game and finish the match. Should lanes not be available, the team on the working lane shall finish their game and the team from the non-working lane shall finish on the working lane. Rescheduling the remainder of the match is permissible. Section
14 – Conduct of Coaches and Players
(Players must abide by his/her School District Athletic code) a.
No coach, player or other person officially connected with the team
shall be permitted to use any tobacco products on the bench or in the
playing area. Bowling area consists of settee, and concourse. b.
No consumption of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by anyone
in the settee or concourse area during practice or match play. Note – In a
large center a 4 lane buffer area on each side will be appropriate. c.
Unsportsmanlike conduct, including deliberate fouling, unusually loud
or vulgar language or abuse of equipment and facilities is prohibited.
Coaches or center officials will have the authority to remove anyone from
competition for any of the above reasons from their teams. d.
All Electronic Devices such as cell phones, MP3 players, CD
players, pagers, etc., will not be allowed in the settee area during
competition. These items need to be turned off and remain off during any
high school match e.
Conduct Enforcement Policy: Any violation of the above rules or any
other rule which uses the following as a penalty is to be reported to an
officer for enforcement. The
vice presidents will keep a list of individuals who have been assessed a
penalty. Violation
1: Verbal warning. Violation
2: Removal from that
day’s competition (including the second match of a double match). Violation
3:
Removal from District 1 competition for the remainder of the season.
The athlete may appeal this in writing to the Executive Board. Coaches
may substitute a roster bowler for any player removed for conduct
violations. f.
All bowlers will remain in the immediate bowling area while
competition is in progress unless excused by coach. g.
Bowlers will be expected to follow the previous bowler promptly and
will be required to bowl as soon as the lane to their right is clear. h.
The coach(s), league officials and the players bowling in a match are
the only persons authorized to be in the bowlers’ area during the match.
Substitutes or any other interested parties must remain behind the area
defined as the bowers’ area. A maximum of 8 people, including coaches,
will be allowed in the settee area, during the match. If other lanes
are available “on the side of the pair of lanes still in competition”
additional students from the school can go and sit there as long as they do
not interrupt the other team during competition. Any issues should be
discussed amongst the coaches. Section 15 – Team Sectionals (Varsity Boys & Girls) All varsity teams will bowl in District 1’s Team Sectional. Junior Varsity will not compete in the sectional tournament. They will have a JV invitational for all JV teams. a. Qualifying Round – The qualifying round will consist of 15 games of Baker, moving right after each game. Highest total pin fall will determine match play qualifiers. b. Match Play Round – Top 8 boys and top 4 girls teams will be seeded into bracket format play (1vs. 8, 2 vs.7, etc). Each match will consist of 2 games of baker. Winner is decided by highest total pin fall. After the first round of match play, teams left will be reseated. c. Tie Breaker – For any ties of teams qualifying for state, either through the season standings or sectional tournament the following rules will apply:
Section
16 – Team State Qualification
Each year the Advisory Council will advise District 1 how many (“X” number) Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls teams are eligible to advance to State Competition. For the 2007/8 season, District 1 will have _____ Varsity Boys and ___ Varsity Girls team eligible for state competition. Half of the state team qualifiers will be from season standings and half from sectionals. Odd number goes to team standings. Section 17 – Individual State QualificationEach year the Advisory Council will advise District 1 how many individual (“Y”) Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls will eligible to advance to State Competition. For the 2007/8 season, District 1 will have ____ Varsity Boys and ____ Varsity Girls individuals eligible for state competition. Half of the state individual qualifiers will be from season fill percentage standings. The next 24 positions for Varsity Boys and next 18 for Varsity Girls will be offered an invitation to compete in separate Varsity Boys/Girls individual “sectional qualifiers”. Should a bowler turn down the invitation to the sectional qualifier the position will not be refilled. The remaining half of the qualifiers will be the top individuals from sectionals. Odd number goes to standings. Qualifying for state singles and sectionals, a bowler (including girls bowling on a co-ed team) must have participated in at least 65% of frames available to bowl in their team’s matches, based on 7 game matches (14 frames per bowler per match) to be eligible to qualify for a State singles bid. Example:
Team A has 16 matches – Bowler B would need to have 146 frames bowled
(16*14=224 * 65% = 146) to be eligible for State/Sectionals. Section
18 – Sectional Qualifier format The Sectional Qualifier for singles will consist of 4 games league style across 8 lanes, moving 1 pair of lanes to the right after each game. Highest total pin counts will advance to fill the remaining eligible state tournament positions. State qualifying position ties, will be broken by a 1 game roll off. Section
19 – Double Scholarship Tournament - State
District 1 is to have only senior high school students represent our district at this event. Section
20 – Additional Local Additions
a. District 1 Singles Scholarship Tournament – Before State Tournament - target time is the 3rd weekend in February. b. Athletic Code of Conduct, WIAA Parental Guide to Sportsmanship and USBC Rule 400 - The Athletic Code of Conduct has been provided by Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin (BCAW), for all statewide schools use (attachment A). The Parental Guide to Sportsmanship is provided by the WIAA (attachment B). Final attachments are the USBC Rule 400 (attachment C), and signature form (attachment D). Due to past instances, these documents have required more detailed attention by District 1. District 1 has agreed that each student must sign this signature form and have them returned to the president or executive director before they are allowed to bowl. If their school has higher standards as far as Code of Conduct they will be required to meet those standards.
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Match Security - The Wisconsin High School Bowling Club District 1,
associated high school and Bowling Centers are not responsible for lost or
stolen items. |