It only takes a few minutes to get a center certified. This can be done by a USBC local association member or by someone at the center.

• Go on Sport Bowling section of bowl.com and register the center (takes about 2-3 minutes). Click on the “Center Registration” link.
  
  
• Oil one pair of lanes with a Sport Bowling compliant pattern.
  
  
• Take tapes (22’ and 2’ before end of the pattern) and graphs on those two lanes and send/fax (414-421-5860 attn. Judy) to us. Please make sure to include center name, contact person and phone number.

• Go on Sportbowling.com and register the center (takes about 2-3 minutes). Click on the “League Registration” link.

• Register the league (see League Registration above)
  
  
• The league must take tapes and hopefully graphs on one lane (22’ and 2’ before the end of the pattern) and send/fax to us every week.

1. We prefer that the league send us graphs if access to the reader is available. This allows the center to know the conditions are compliant before bowling. If a reader is not available (or if broken), the center/association can send us tapes and we will read the tapes for them.
   
2. Sending the tapes or graphs every week is mandatory. This allows us to watch the lane conditions and warn the center if the conditions need adjustment before it has happened for multiple weeks.

• Adults membership is $15
  
  
• Youth membership is $10
  (Collegiate members and Junior Gold members receive Sport Bowling membership as at no charge as part of their respective memberships.)

The Sport Bowling section of bowl.com has many Sport Bowling compliant oil patterns available for proprietors to choose from including the five patterns used on the Denny’s PBA Tour. They can be accessed the following way:

• Go to the Sport bowling section of bowl.com
  
  
• On the left side of the home page click on “Oil Patterns / Programs” link.
  
  
• Then click on the lane machine type the center has, either “Fluid Metered or Pad”
  
  
• Once into these sections, the center needs to choose from the 2.0:1, 2.5:1 or 3:1 ratio selections (PBA oil patterns are in the 3:1 ratio section) based on our ratios for lane surface type and age.
  
  
• There are several different patterns for each machine type and ratio for centers to choose from. Please understand these patterns are not guaranteed to be Sport compliant. The way a oiling machine is maintained, different kinds of oils and typography of the lanes can impact the oil pattern. They should be tested before use in certified league or tournament.

In order for a bowler's information to be posted on the Sport Bowling section of bowl.com in our high average/series/game section, the league must upload the information thru Perfect Secretary or CDE software.