Standings after the third weekend of the 2011 Virginia State USBC Annual 59th Open Tournament are now available on the Virginia State USBC web site.
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2010-2011 USBC Award Forms
The “Other” section of the GRAUSBC FORMS page has been updated with the latest USBC awards applications for the 2010-2011 season. PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA CAREFULLY AS THEY HAVE CHANGED YET AGAIN.
The U.S. Women’s Open will be held in 2011 after all. During it’s annual convention earlier this year, the USBC had announced that the 2011 competition would be on hiatus. On June 30, the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) announced that the U.S. Women’s Open will be held on June 30, 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 International Bowl Expo and will be sponsored by The Brands of Ebonite International. More information on the announcement is available on the official web sites for Ebonite and the BPAA
If you haven’t already heard, the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open has been put on hiatus by the USBC. But the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open takes place in the extremely near future. If you enjoy watching the cream-of-the-crop women bowlers, then don’t miss the live stream of this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. Beginning Friday May 7 and continuing through May 11, watch the live stream from qualifying until the end of match-play. The finals will be televised live on ESPN2 at 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 12.
The 2010 Annual USBC Convention concluded Saturday (May 1). Here is an overview of some of the announcements and amendments.
Announcements:
- creation of a new independent corporation to oversee and manage SMART funds
- a new credit card partnership with Nationwide that gives card users free USBC national membership and other bowling-related benefits
- U.S. Women’s Open on hiatus for 2011
- U.S. Bowler magazine will be an electronic-only publication
- U.S. Youth Bowler will continue to be mailed to homes
- 2011 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships will be broadcast exclusively on BOWL.com
Passed amendments:
- LEAGUE RULES
- Rule 102c: Requires bank statements to be sent to the president
- Rule 102f: Changes the time frame for retaining treasurer records from 120 days to one year from completion of the season
- Rule 106a: Allows for each game or frame to be bowled on a different pair of lanes
- Rule 111c: Gives leagues more flexibility for requesting pre/post bowling
- TOURNAMENT RULES
- Rule 319a: Treats all averages, including summer averages the same
- Rule 320a: Allows for each tournament game or frame to be bowled on a different pair of lanes
- Rule 329: Changes the time frame for protesting rule infractions to 72 hours and the time frame for appealing tournament management’s decision to 10 days
Greater Roanoke Area USBC 