First off, lets not turn this into how "easy" the game is discussion.

http://thedailynewsonline.com/sports/article_2d39f1fa-a26c-11e2-b603-001a4bcf887a.html


So I was informed that our local usbc association is going up 2 dollards for adults to cover the cost of youth awards. While I've always thought the patches were a little old school, at least it was something.

Now, on the face of it, it seems like a good idea to have the local association come up with what is best for local youth bowlers. The potential problem is, they might not do anything either. This could lead to youth bowlers not getting awards.

The next question I have to ask is, where is the national sanctioning money going for youth bowlers? As far as I know, it costs the same. If the burden is now on the local association, then at the very least the national sanction fee should go down for youth bowlers.

Lastly, our association has decided to add the costs of the awards into adult sanction fees. Its only a few bucks, but I have to question the motives of the USBC. While it may seem like a good idea for local associations to handle it, the USBC isn't allocating its money for the awards.

If someone is more knowledgeable about what the exact stipulations are, I'd like to be more informed. At the very least, the national USBC should have to approve each local associations award program.

On your first point, the responsibilty still has to come at the national level. While they have dumped on the local association, its still called the United States Bowling Congress, not the local bowling congress. At the end of the day, they should be making sure that each local association has a plan in place, at the very least. If the don't and local associations do nothing, the USBC will see a decline in youth membership and maybe an increase in unsanctioned youth leagues. Our house is already talking about having an unsanctioned youth league.

First off the Bowling center will have to contract a service with your local youth assoc. for a fee. National dues will be $4 next season with no set local or state dues. If there is no contract there will be no local youth assoc. because they will not have any income to support any programs. Know there is supposedly a email that was send out today by USBC that you cannot charge a youth more than $4. So if that the case who will provide the money for the additional service (The owner)?  Waiting on a clear answer know.   
      Know for the adult side they are dumping on assoc an there is several that have no room in the budget to even start a adult awards program. With out a local dues increase an that if you are not max out.  Plus you have to get any increase in local dues from your membership. The local board cannot just raise the dues without it membership approval. It is going to be a mess with a loss of membership for the adults and youth.

First off the Bowling center will have to contract a service with your local youth assoc. for a fee. National dues will be $4 next season with no set local or state dues. If there is no contract there will be no local youth assoc. because they will not have any income to support any programs. Know there is supposedly a email that was send out today by USBC that you cannot charge a youth more than $4. So if that the case who will provide the money for the additional service (The owner)?  Waiting on a clear answer know.   
      Know for the adult side they are dumping on assoc an there is several that have no room in the budget to even start a adult awards program. With out a local dues increase an that if you are not max out.  Plus you have to get any increase in local dues from your membership. The local board cannot just raise the dues without it membership approval. It is going to be a mess with a loss of membership for the adults and youth.

And this might explain why our local associate is going up on adult sanction fees.

It's my understanding that next season the cost for sanction cards will be $4.00.
No shirt or awards.
What's the $4.00 for. A membership card?

I talked to our association manager yesterday about this and she said they aren't going to sanction next year and do everything in-house. We have a church league that had a vote and most didn't want to sanction, but said they would this year and vote again next year whether to sanction or not. We're a small 20 lane center and most people that bowl leagues here, don't bowl tournaments. The few bowlers that do bowl in another larger association that sanctions. I think that we'll have fewer people that will want to sanction, but time will tell. Just my $.02, Bruce