League
Representative Role and Procedure
The league representative’s role should be three-fold role:
1) Act as the liaison between the local league officers and members
for engaging the appropriate individuals to resolve issues/concerns.
Examples (not limited to these)
-Sanction Fees/Awards: Educate the league secretary in the proper
procedures & appropriate forms to use for submitting USBC sanction
fee payments, honor scores, and national/local awards.
-Playing Rules: The league representative must understand and be
able to communicate the USBC Playing Rules to help league officers
resolve issues concerning league play (ie. Know when a league rule
is “illegal’)
2) Act as the liaison between the league officers/members and the
GDUSBC Association. The league representative will need to be well
versed in the USBC League Operations Handbook as well as know the
structure of the GDUSBC board and its committees. The league
representative will need be able to engage the appropriate GDUSBC
committee member(s) for resolving related issues/concerns.
3) Ensure the GDUSBC Association is represented in a positive light
whenever dealing with the general public. It is our mission to help
promote a positive image of the sport of bowling, which involves
maintaining good relationships with press columnists, bowling center
proprietors and fellow bowlers.
Supporting Documents:
Awards Applications
Resume for Nomination to the Fairfield County USBC
Hall of Fame Application
League Contacts and Representative Listing
Each director should have already received a copy of the following:
USBC Playing Rules
League Operations Manual
Average Books
Education:
One of the more important aspects of a league representative will be
the education of league officers. Many new officers are unsure of
the responsibilities of the office that they hold. They will have
questions on how to fill out the paperwork such as the league
sanction application and dues worksheets. You are not expected to do
the job for them, but should be familiar enough with the process to
answer any questions that they may have.
Two sources of information are provided to league officers.
The League Operations Handbook
USBC Playing Rules
These are essential tools for both the officers and yourself. You
should have a basic understanding of each officer’s duties, together
with the aspects of league operation. You do NOT have to memorize
all the rules and procedures outlined within these books. Just be
familiar enough to help guide them.
Rules:
Once again you are not expected to understand or memorize all the
rules of play. If a league has a problem that involves the rules, or
a complaint* is addressed regarding how the league handled a
particular situation it will be your responsibility to notify the
rules committee so they can determine the proper action if any is
necessary. The rules committee will determine the validity of the
rule in question, and respond to you directly. Of course if it is a
simple rule feel free to handle it yourself, however you should not
attempt to solve all the rules challenges on your own. You should
ask the league secretary to supply you a copy of the league rules,
many questions can be handled by simple review of the league rules
and the USBC playing rules.
* Must be a written complaint. Should you receive a written
complaint from any member, you must forward this immediately to the
proper official. It is important to remember that a verbal rules
challenge is a question. It can not be acted upon officially until
the complaint is written.
Communication:
It will be the league representative’s responsibility to maintain
monthly contact with the league, either in person or via a simple
phone call. Items to be addressed would include but not be limited
to the following: ensuring award applications are submitted and
fulfilled, notifying league officers and members about upcoming
Association events such as tournaments, open meetings, and
elections; providing the league officers with any necessary
applications and forms including Hall of Fame, and Association
Director Nominations.
Incentive Program
The GDUSBC Association will continue its “Membership Incentive Bonus
Program” for the 2011-2012 bowling season. This program will provide
either $25 to any adult bowler or a non-monetary incentive for youth
bowlers in any 2011-2012 sanctioned league who signs-up a previously
non-sanctioned bowler(s). This program is supported by the owners of
both Lores Lanes-New Milford, CT and Brookfield Lanes-Brookfield,
CT.
Here’s how it works:
For Adults
If a sanctioned league bowler brings a “new bowler(s)” into an adult
sanctioned league as a direct result of our incentive program (a new
bowler is anyone not previously sanctioned in the GDUSBC Association
for the past 2 seasons)… once the new bowler(s) completes 25 weeks
of bowling (minimum requirement for incentive eligibility)… the
league bowler will be eligible for a $25 “incentive bonus” for
bringing in a new bowler(s) to our association.
NOTE: Each new bowler must be specifically identified to both the
league secretary and bowling center management at the start of the
bowling season. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility of
this incentive.
Once the new bowler(s) complete their 25th week of bowling, the
secretary/treasurer must submit an incentive voucher to the bowling
center manager for each league bowler that was eligible to receive
an incentive bonus (see attached vouchers that can be re-produced
locally) Your league lineage fees will then be reduced by the amount
of incentive bonuses paid-out that week. Thereby, this program is
being funded by the bowling center…not the league itself.
NOTE: A copy of each voucher should also be left for our association
manager (Joel Reichin) in the mail slot at either of these bowling
centers…for our record keeping purposes.
For Youth
If a sanctioned youth bowler brings a “new bowler(s)” into a youth
sanctioned league as a direct result of our incentive program (a new
bowler is anyone not previously sanctioned in the GDUSBC Association
for the past 2 seasons)...once the new bowler(s) complete ˝ of the
league season (minimum requirement for incentive eligibility)… the
youth league bowler will be eligible for a non-monetary “incentive
bonus” for bringing in a new bowler (s) to our association
NOTE: Each new bowler must be specifically identified to both the
league secretary and bowling center management at the start of the
bowling season. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility of
this incentive.
Once the new bowler(s) complete of ˝ of the league season, the
secretary/treasurer must submit an incentive voucher to the bowling
center management for each youth bowler that was eligible to receive
the incentive bonus. (see attached vouchers that can be re-produced
locally) The bowling center management will then determine the
incentive award to be given (e.g. free game passes, movie tickets,
etc.)
This incentive program will apply to both adult & youth sanctioned
leagues. Summer leagues and GDUSBC Association board members are not
eligible to participate. The GDUSBC Association feels the
continuation of this incentive program will encourage league bowlers
to help bolster new memberships and add vitality to the leagues in
our association.
If you have any questions, please contact your GDUSBC Association
league representative or bowling center management..
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