Yeah I think it's b.s.


Why not cater to them and pre bowl with em?

It's probably not in the cards for your team to up and change their lives to bowl on a different night..

Does anyone know if there is a rule against prebowl/postbowl for position round week?

Unless otherwise provided by league rule, No there's not.

I think they have to notify the opposing team to give them the opportunity to ball the same time. I would bowl the same time if possible so you can at least keep them honest!!! We always had to have a league officer there to verify the score and to make corrections if needed! Just my $.02, Bruce

The bold for emphasis.

Is a league officer going to be there when they bowl? I believe there is a rule on that when a team is going to pre/post bowl. I'll have to dig up the handbook to be sure. But as far as I know, that would be the only USBC-binding rule outside of a league rule.

But also think about it this way. If they treat this like Nats, they'll be on the fresh (assuming the house dresses the lanes before they start), leaving for less adjustments, and can create their own area to shoot lights out. So it may be better to offer to bowl with them so they don't take any advantages that they can.

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I think they have to notify the opposing team to give them the opportunity to ball the same time.

Nope, notification of the opposing team is just a courtesy unless otherwise provided by league rule.
Commonly Asked Questions – Rule 111e.
111e/1 If a team is granted a pre-bowl or postponement and the opposing team is not notified, are the games forfeited?
No. When bowling unopposed, the opposing team does not have to be notified (or agree to a date) prior to the time of bowling, unless otherwise provided by league rule.
Notification of the opposing team is courtesy and games cannot be forfeited. If the league adopted a rule requiring notification and the opposing team was not notified and filed a written protest, the league board would have the following options:
a. Games stand as bowled.
b. Null and void both teams’ scores and require both teams to re-bowl in direct opposition.

Is a league officer going to be there when they bowl? I believe there is a rule on that when a team is going to pre/post bowl.

Again unless otherwise provided by league rule, a league officer doesn't have to be there.

Thanks for the replies, we took it to our nearest association waiting on their answer still. But they pre bowled and of course someone shoots a 300 and almost 800 series with no one present .

A 800 & 300 in a prebowl, I would agree that's BS
Sounds like a serious league if you have guys that shoot like that and it has no rules against prebowling and especially for position round. Hope the best for you with the association but doubt you will have any success. I would be looking for a new league for next season.

No need to look its the best league we have my team and pretty much all the teams agree to vote them off our league next year. We all know the moral thing to do is show up on position round even they know. But just because it's not on paper they want to take advantage.

Thanks for the replies, we took it to our nearest association waiting on their answer still. But they pre bowled and of course someone shoots a 300 and almost 800 series with no one present .

I'm sorry, but that wreaks of a setup. Did they have someone lay a pattern for them to practice on? Or just happen to know when to show up and get a breakdown pair with a leftover fresh pattern, that was know to be easy.

Either way, next year, I'd put it into the rules that there is no pre-bowling for position rounds.