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RevZiLLa

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100% Handicap
« on: June 20, 2004, 08:54:13 AM »
This system was designed by the same people who organize children's soccer leagues where every child on every team gets a trophy. To paraphrase a recent ABC publication, "Anything less than 100% handicap would cheat Little Johnny just because he is uncoordinated".

American Bowler Quarterly - Summer 2004 - page 37

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Jeffrevs

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2004, 08:49:12 AM »
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This system was designed by the same people who organize children's soccer leagues where every child on every team gets a trophy.


Sad but true,...this DOES happen!!  ALL OVER !  What a shame, ...stupid parents!
YOU CHOSE to enroll your son / daughter into competitive athletics,...they may win , they may lose....
DEAL WITH IT !!!!!!!
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RevZiLLa

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2004, 03:07:10 PM »
I see that Jeff agrees that SOCCER is what is wrong with bowling
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Brickguy221

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2004, 06:16:50 PM »
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Soccer is the root of many evils, it "changes" many young men.



 


I thought Soccer was when you hit your wife.

Ohhhh! Wait! That's Sock Her  and not Soccer isn't it?

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UCIbowl

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2004, 06:29:01 PM »
the reason for handicap is to encourage the "not so good bowlers" to still bowl and pay. since most of the bowlers on most leagues are not great i guese thats good logic. but i keep telling these RULE MAKERS its not the bowlers we need it their money we want to take.
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RevZiLLa

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2004, 06:58:17 PM »
If you read that American Bowler Quarterly, you will see where the ABC is saying that 116% of 300 would truly be fair.  

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dicnic

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2004, 08:38:09 PM »
Life ain't fair!!! Get over it! With 100% handicap there is NO reason to improve, no reason to strive to become more knowledgable about the sport and learn something.

Most of what is wrong with today's "yoot" is this BS about no self esteem, like all the kids get a trophy, everybody gets to play. What a bunch of crap! When I was a kid (many years ago) the kid that owned the baseball got to be the pitcher and the kid that owned the bat got to be first up (in baseball).

Nowadays, the parents are so involved in the rules and organization they ruin it for the kids. All the kiddies must have all the regulation equipment like the big leaguers have. They tried to make a girl catcher wear a cup, if I remember correctly.

For goodness sakes, let the kids be kids! Some win, some lose. It is a part of life. I hate to see this generation grow up and begin to run the country. Of course they will have wonderful self-esteem and then go blow their brains out after their first failure. (But of course, that would be the NRA's fault)

There will always be someone bigger, tougher, meaner, faster, whatever. Sooner or later we will meet our match and lose. The great ones get up and get back on the horse. The rest of them just sit and cry cause they cannot cope with life.

BAH!!!  
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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2004, 02:49:00 AM »

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9andaWiggle

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2004, 01:04:03 PM »
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This system was designed by the same people who organize children's soccer leagues where every child on every team gets a trophy.


These are also the same people who were always chosen last on the playground!

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Jeffrevs

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Re: 100% Handicap
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2004, 01:08:30 PM »
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I see that Jeff agrees that SOCCER is what is wrong with bowling
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Sounds like a freight train
Churning down the lane
Making pins fall like rain
And opponents writhe in pain


oh blow it out your azz, ... you know exactly what I'm referring to....
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