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What would make you quit a league???
« on: June 21, 2004, 08:52:22 PM »
I'm thinking of quitting this league that I'm in on wednesday nights.  It's a sport shot league and I love the challenge of finding my way to the pocket, but I'm just extremely bored with the house and the people.  These may not be valid reasons for any of you guys, but I'm not having fun.  The house is always extremely warm and the approaches are so sticky that I fear of falling everytime I'm about to bowl.  The people are just there, no emotion whatsoever.  I'm far from a quitter, but I can't take this much longer, what would make you leave a league??
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2004, 12:26:28 PM »
It's a summer league? If so, it's only a few more weeks - stick it out and treat it as practice. I've been in the same position, and when I started thinking of it as a practice league, my outlook changed, and I started enjoying myself again.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2004, 12:37:53 PM »
I don't know as anything would make me quit midseason other than injury, work conflict or family issue.

However, I'm not going back to my Tuesday nite league for a few reasons.  A lot of the people in that league have the attitude that they are better than everyone else.  I finished two years in a row top ten in points (we're a 30 point system) and they still look down at me because I average 196 and not 215.  And there are a few really obvious baggers, and I'm sick of them taking money from me when they beat me by 2 pins in handicap but their average is 15 pins lower than it should be.  So basically, there are enough people to not make the league fun, so why spend all that money to not have fun?
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2004, 01:09:11 PM »

Nothing would make me quit in the middle of a league.  I wouldn't come back if there's rampant sandbagging or if the house doesn't provide consistent (not necessarily good) lane conditions.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2004, 01:46:10 PM »
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What would make you quit a league???


Hmmm... I'd say getting my knees smashed with lead pipes in the parking lot would probably be enough to make me quit...  Short of that, though, there would have to be some sort of dire financial emergency or a family crisis.  If you're not having fun, then you're not trying hard enough to annoy everyone around you. LOL
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2004, 01:54:50 PM »
my whole team quit 2 years ago in a summer league. I live in Texas. After a couple of weeks of promises and stories, the air conditioning was still non-existant. It was miserable. Parts on order, wrong parts, wiring, money,..this and that.
We started one night and the machines overheated and shut off...that was it.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2004, 01:58:13 PM »
Actually, after reading jimensmingers post, I would be more inclined to quit if the whole team was going to do so (guess I'd have no choice LOL).  I would not, however, leave a team hanging.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2004, 02:24:39 PM »
Oh I forgot to mention, it's a singles league.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2004, 02:36:09 PM »
Where do you bowl? are you an adult or junior?
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2004, 03:14:57 PM »
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2004, 03:14:58 PM »
if the appraoches are sticky always. I would quit.

damage to my already tender knees is not worth having to have surgery becuse of bowling in a league. when I can go a few miles away and bowl without fear of physical damage.

If I hurt myself, I can't bowl anyway.
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2004, 03:16:37 PM »
I have to admit to quitting 1 league, many years back.  It was a winter league and I did bowl enough to get my book average and lined up a bowler.  I paid for the spot for the season and he bowled.  I quit because of way to much fighting in the league.  Something had happened the previous season and 2 of the 6 teams took it out on everyone.  I had way too much stress in my life already and just couldn't handle it.  The leaue died at the end of that season, so I was not the only one dissatisfied.

Today, therre is little that would get me to quit a league.  Work conflicts, finances, or family are about the only reasons.  A summer league that isn't fun?  I'd Just tough it out
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Re: What would make you quit a league???
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2004, 03:34:06 PM »
All good reasons .. agree with harrylegthigh .. his outlook is one we should all have!

I would never quit an IN PROGRESS league however there is one WINTER league I will not go back too. At the end of last season the MONEY DISTRIBUTION was MORE TOP HEAVY then expected!
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