About SJHA homeschool bowling short league

Important Bowling Alley Rules & Safety

We expect participants to adhere to our general expectations found here: https://www.southjerseyhomeschool.com/policies

In addtion to that, drop-in bowling has other expectations as well:

Timliness and registration: LANES ARE LIMITED, ALL BOWLERS MUST BE REGISTERED. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE LANE AVAILABILITY TO THOSE NOT REGISTERED. PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE LANE AVAILABILITY TO THOSE NOT ARRIVING IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SJHA’s bowling league will not tolerate any rude or aggressive behavior towards Bowlero’s staff. Inappropriate interactions with staff members at Bowlero will result in possible expulsion for our bowling league.

1 lane courtesy: Wait off of the lane until the bowlers to your right and left are done before you step up to take your turn. This avoids walking into others on the lane, bowling balls accidentally hitting the person next to you and more.

Food and Drinks: When food and drinks find shoe soles it becomes an injury hazard. It’s causes shoes to stick on the lanes which can cause severe injury. Please be very cautious with food and drinks to ensure it doesn’t get on the floor. The link below explains some more about bowling safety. https://www.kidslearntobowl.com/bowling-tip/bowling-safety/

The approach: The approach is the wooden floor area of the bowling alley. This area can be dangerous and slippery. Please only allow your children on the approach if they are taking their turn. All toddlers must be supervised at all times. 

Cleaning up: Please do not bring outside food or drinks (per the alley's policy). Please clean up all trash after yourself and your children. No water bottles, wrappers, or other trash should be left behind. If you order food, we ask that you put any cups/plates/utensils up on the bar area before you leave for the day.

Rough housing: children are not allowed to rough house in the bowling alley, it can lead to injury. 

Lane capacity: You may or may not be required to share your lane with people outside of your party. Lanes are limited, and we want everyone to have fun!

Please note, that SJHA reserves the right to refuse participation at our discounted rate if any family/children disrespects the bowling alley and it's staff/rules. 

We expect participants to adhere to our general expectations found here: https://www.southjerseyhomeschool.com/policies

In addition to that, our league has other expectations as well:

• Bowling league is a commitment. Attendance is crucial. Below there is a tab with a detailed attendance policy. Failure to honor our attendance policy or excessive lateness can have you ineligible for and collaborative or group opportunity with SJHA. Decisions for ineligiblity are made by the admin team at admin discretion. We will account for special/extenuating circumstances. 
   
• SJHA’s bowling league will not tolerate any rude or aggressive behavior towards Bowlero’s staff. Inappropriate interactions with staff members at Bowlero will result in possible expulsion for our bowling league.
   
• We are expected to clean up after ourselves. No water bottles, wrappers, or other trash should be left behind. If you order food, we ask that you put any cups/plates/utensils up on the bar area before you leave for the day.
   
• Parent's should asssit with the flow and help keep bowlers on task.

Participation in the SJHA competitive bowling is a commitment that is expected to be honored. Attendance during week one is mandatory. Week one is when bowler averages are established, it is a requirement for all bowlers to be present.

Lateness Policy

If you are late and your team has began bowling already, you have the ability to join in and “catch up” as long as you arrive prior to the competition of the 2nd frame of game 1. If you arrive after the completion of the 2nd frame of game 1, you will need to post bowl all 3 games at your own convenience after league has been completed for the day.

All latenesses greater than 5 minutes are recorded when attendance is taken. 

Attendance Policy | Pre bowling and Post Bowling

While attendance is crucial for this team sport, we are human and sometimes we absolutely can not make it. We have put something in place so teammates do not miss out on scoring due to absences.

Pre bowling is coming to the bowling alley on a day prior to the Thursday which you will be absent. When you come you will bowl 3 games, record the scores on the sheet provided by the front desk and submit those scores to the front desk. They will enter those scores in the computer to be added to your teams scores on the day you are not there.

Post bowling is the same as pre bowling except you will come bowl your games on a different day following the Thursday you were not in attendance. Post bowling must be completed no later than the Wednesday at 3PM before the next Thursday bowling session.

How to pre or post bowl:

1. ***Call ahead and ensure lane availability*** mornings and early afternoons work best as evenings tend to have leagues
2. Arrive at Luck Strikes (formerly Bowlero), Turnersville^*
3. Explain that you are here to post-bowl and provide your bowlers name and league information (SJHA Homeschool league)
4. Pay the $7.50 to the alley
5. Bowl all three games 

^*Note: You must bowl at this alley. You cannot bowl at other alleys even if they are affiliated with Lucky Strikes/Bowlero/AMF

Safety

The most important for safety are these two things.

1 lane Courtesy and Food and Drinks must be kept off the floors

1 lane courtesy: wait off of the lane until the bowlers to your right and left are done before you step up to take your turn. This avoids walking into others on the lane, bowling balls accidentally hitting the person next to you and more.

Food and Drinks: When food and drinks find shoe soles it becomes an injury hazard. It’s causes shoes to stick on the lanes which can cause severe injury. Please be very cautious with food and drinks to ensure it doesn’t get on the floor. The link below explains some more about bowling safety.
https://www.kidslearntobowl.com/bowling-tip/bowling-safety/

Bowlers are expected to bowl foward. Backwards bowling and trick shots are not allowed. 

Only the person who's active turn it is should be on the approach. Everyone else needs to remain in behind the approach near the chairs. 

Each bowler must bowl for themselves. No bowlers can take another bowler's turn.

Please feel free to reach out to clarification. We reserve the right to adjust our rules at any time.

This is a calculation that is used to level the playing field for all bowlers. The goal should be to come in each week and bowl your average. For example, if your avg is 50, as long as you avg 50 or more that day you have a good opportunity beat your opponent if your opponent does not meet their avg on that day. The link below explains the calculation.

https://www.kidslearntobowl.com/how-to-calculate-a-handicap/

Scoring in Bowling

https://www.kidslearntobowl.com/how-to-keep-score/

Bowling Average

This is a calculation that averages the total number of pins you knock down throughout the season. The link below explains it well.

https://www.kidslearntobowl.com/calculating-a-bowling-average/

Weekly Strike Pot Entry
$1 for 1 ticket
$2 for 3 tickets
$3 for 5 tickets
$5 for 10 tickets

How this works:
Purchased tickets will be mixed up in a bucket. The person who has the winning ticket will have the opportunity to roll a strike or spare in the 7th frame of game 3. If the winner rolls a strike, they win the money. If they don’t get a strike but get the spare, they win the money. If they don’t get a strike or a spare, the money will roll over into the next week’s drawing. The money will continue to compound until there is a winner. Then the pot will restart. Parent must approve their child’s participation.

Please approve your childs participation here.