This is the league that dropped from 10 teams to 8 that we had a problem with...NOW..on week 2 of the 2nd half they have 2 teams scheduled to bowl against 2 vacant teams. I said before we started bowling how is that possible and why arent the 2 teams that are bowling vacants bowling vs each other? The woman (amf) behind the counter said "we cant make changes to league secretary, it will screw up the system." So I suggested that they just keep the scores of team A on lane 21 and the scores of team B on lane 16 (both bowling vs vacant) and at the end of the night add their scores up and see who wins and who loses.....NOPE...cant do that either was the answer I got. So now...2 teams beat the vacants both 11-0 and now for the rest of the season no other teams bowl the vacant teams...They have the 2 vacant teams bowling each other every week. They just cant drop the vacant teams without screwing up the schedule on league secretary they said. How is this fair to every other team in the league? I never heard of such a thing and you vcant even make this stuff up!

This is the league that dropped from 10 teams to 8 that we had a problem with...NOW..on week 2 of the 2nd half they have 2 teams scheduled to bowl against 2 vacant teams. I said before we started bowling how is that possible and why arent the 2 teams that are bowling vacants bowling vs each other? The woman (amf) behind the counter said "we cant make changes to league secretary, it will screw up the system." So I suggested that they just keep the scores of team A on lane 21 and the scores of team B on lane 16 (both bowling vs vacant) and at the end of the night add their scores up and see who wins and who loses.....NOPE...cant do that either was the answer I got. So now...2 teams beat the vacants both 11-0 and now for the rest of the season no other teams bowl the vacant teams...They have the 2 vacant teams bowling each other every week. They just cant drop the vacant teams without screwing up the schedule on league secretary they said. How is this fair to every other team in the league? I never heard of such a thing and you vcant even make this stuff up!

You could have informed the house that USBC rules do not allow two teams to bowl vacant. Oh sorry, you don't agree with the need for USBC rules. My bad.

Enjoy that unsanctioned league next year.

We will, Its 32 teams...The usbc has done next to nothing. Why do you think the memberships are down? Leagues are going non sanctioned, scores are kept on league secy...The leagues have their own rules that everyone has to follow.

I don't know of a single league that isn't sanctioned in any of the four houses where I bowl. There are probably some in my area, but I have seen them.

And just in case you are curious, yea, most of the league bowlers in my leagues will be bitching about the $5 too.

I'll quit league bowling before I ever bowl in an unsanctioned league again.  Making up rules as the league goes on, no say in the weekly cost, pennies on the dollar put into the prize fund, calling up the members and telling them league is cancelled because the house just scheduled a large birthday party, and on and on.
I agree the USBC needs to be more responsible and accountable, but I'll gladly pay the extra $5 to keep sanity in league play.

As far as bonding goes...the house can be treasurer. The prize money is held in their account or a joint account is opened that needs 2 signatures...one from league president, one from house manager.

The house enters the league secy info.

Pure idiocracy.  Systems should not make us stupid.  Is everyone involved in the league management so opposed to the littlest amount of extra work to do something.  You know that at one time bowlers had to do all the scorekeeping and league standings without a computer or calculator?  The basic scoring hasn't changed to make that any more difficult.

Once again, I will say that you need to vote in better leadership.  lazy no-accounts leading league will lead to all these problems. It doesn't take someone clever or well spoken - just someone who will care about doing the work.  Maybe that someone is you.