I was looking at the August issue of BJI and in an article about the Bowl Expo 2015, I ran across a couple of interesting comments.  I will start another topic about one of them later but this one by Bart Burger said "If  your league rules are more than one page, burn them.  Just burn them.  My definition of hell is attending a league meeting."

I don't think any of the leagues I have bowled on were ever less than two pages.  Most were two or three pages long.

Are your league rules more than one page?

 "If your league rules are more than one page, burn them" is a statement from someone who doesnt give a flip about the rules, and WON'T, unless it involves him.

 When something happens that he feels "screwed" by, you can bet your a** that he will want the "rules" to fix it for him, and will probably scream/cry loudest of all!

 I agree that the rules should be as simple as possible, but some things simply require rules to regulate them, and even these simple rules would be more than a single page.

Length doesn't equal complexity. 

Both of my league rule sheets are less than one page. Most everything is covered by the USBC rulebook. I will try to post my league rule sheet this week.

The perfect league rule list:

1. Pay your league fees
2. Shut up and bowl


 

Make a left at the first star and then straight on til morning. Then you wind up in either Fantasyland or the Twilight Zone, not sure which.

Rules are required to handle human foibles, faults and idiosyncrasies; unless you're bowling with angels, elves or dwarves, you need them.

The league rules for the leagues I bowl on are 1 page (front and back).  Although it doesn't really matter how many pages they are, they are largely ignored and there are frequent "exceptions".

Rules are not written for those who follow them.  They are written for those looking for the loophole.

"you can't charge me $30 for a returned check.  It's not in the rules.  You can't stop me writing checks after I have bounced 5, it is not in the rules.  Why can't I bring in a new roster of PBA pros for the last position round? It's not in the rules."

Etc, etc.

Good point.

We used to take our league rule sheet and put the name of the person in parentheses who caused the rule to be enacted. One guy bounced a couple of checks - new rule. One guy brought in a bunch of ringers for the position round and roll off - new rule. One guy used to empty his pockets and put amounts like 17.63 in the envelope with $3 to $4 of it in change along with some pocket lint - caused 2 rules - paying in equal increments and no change in the envelope.