PBA Experience leagues participating in the USBC Sport Bowling program must fulfill certain requirements and specifications prior to the start of any Sport Bowling competition. These requirements and specifications ensure that the league will be in compliance during competitive, certified play.
Follow these two simple steps to certify your bowling center for Sport Bowling: Register the center by clicking on “Centers Registration ” found under the heading "Information" in the left-hand navigation of this website. Fill out the brief form and hit “Submit.” To complete this form, you will need to know the center certification number, type of lane surface, install or resurface date of the lanes, and type of oil machine. Proof of compliant lane condition: This step is only required if your center was not Sport Bowling certified the previous year! Once you have registered your center online, you will need to oil a pair of lanes with the Sport pattern you plan on using. Then pull tapes on that pair of lanes. This must be done at 22 feet and two feet before the end of the pattern. Then use the tape to generate graphs for both lanes and send us the graphs. If you do not have access to a reader and software to make graphs, you may send us the tapes and we will read them for you. We require this step to assure that the center is capable of putting down a Sport compliant pattern in advance of Sport Bowling leagues and/or tournaments. The graphs or tapes must be sent to us at least two weeks prior to the start of leagues or tournaments. If needed, USBC will provide technical support to assist the center in meeting this requirement. Once the pattern is in compliance, graphs are to be sent to USBC Headquarters via fax at (414) 421-1301 or mail to USBC Headquarters, Attn: Specification/Certifications, 5301 South 76th St., Greendale, WI 53129. After completing these two simple steps your center will be certified for Sport Bowling leagues and tournaments until the end of this bowling season. You will be sent decals for your center windows.
Follow these two simple steps to certify your bowling center for Sport Bowling:
Once you have registered your center online, you will need to oil a pair of lanes with the Sport pattern you plan on using. Then pull tapes on that pair of lanes. This must be done at 22 feet and two feet before the end of the pattern. Then use the tape to generate graphs for both lanes and send us the graphs. If you do not have access to a reader and software to make graphs, you may send us the tapes and we will read them for you. We require this step to assure that the center is capable of putting down a Sport compliant pattern in advance of Sport Bowling leagues and/or tournaments. The graphs or tapes must be sent to us at least two weeks prior to the start of leagues or tournaments. If needed, USBC will provide technical support to assist the center in meeting this requirement.
Once the pattern is in compliance, graphs are to be sent to USBC Headquarters via fax at (414) 421-1301 or mail to USBC Headquarters, Attn: Specification/Certifications, 5301 South 76th St., Greendale, WI 53129.
After completing these two simple steps your center will be certified for Sport Bowling leagues and tournaments until the end of this bowling season. You will be sent decals for your center windows.
Follow these simple steps to register your league as a certified Sport Bowling league. Equipment: Host centers will be required to meet the lane dressing specifications and verify them with a tape pick-up device and computer reader (if available) prior to each league session. This may be completed either by the host center employees or by USBC local association officials. Host centers also will be required to have a lane machine capable of applying consistent oil patterns that meet Sport Bowling lane dressing requirements. Register the league by clickin on “League Registration ” found under the heading "Information" in the left-hand navigation of this website . Fill out the short form and hit “Submit.” To complete this form, you will need to know the center certification number (five digits), type of league (youth, adult, or both), the league name and the start and end dates. Each league must make weekly arrangements for tapes and graph inspections before the league begins. Tapes will be taken at 22 feet and two feet before the end of the pattern on one lane. If you do not have access to a reader and software to make graphs, you may send us the tapes and we will read them for you. Tapes or graphs must be forwarded to USBC Headquarters on a weekly basis. If sending graphs, tapes must be retained for 30 days to allow for possible review by USBC Headquarters. Fill out the USBC League Application, the same form used for any USBC league. For your Sport league, be sure to mark the Sport Bowling check box on the USBC League Application. (League Application forms may be obtained from your local USBC association manager or the Bowling Information Center at USBC Headquarters. Completed forms must be turned in to your local USBC association manager.) After completing these three simple steps, your league will be a certified Sport Bowling League until its completion.
Follow these simple steps to register your league as a certified Sport Bowling league.
Equipment: Host centers will be required to meet the lane dressing specifications and verify them with a tape pick-up device and computer reader (if available) prior to each league session. This may be completed either by the host center employees or by USBC local association officials. Host centers also will be required to have a lane machine capable of applying consistent oil patterns that meet Sport Bowling lane dressing requirements.
After completing these three simple steps, your league will be a certified Sport Bowling League until its completion.
Once the center and league registrations have been completed, your league will be ready to bowl. We require that on a weekly basis, tapes must be taken on one lane at 22 feet and two feet before the end of the pattern prior to bowling. It is required that you send us those tapes and/or read the tapes and fax us the graphs every week.
