09/20/13 – Bowling Changes Regarding Start Date and Singles Entry

September 20, 2013 Athletic Department Blog Updates

Changes to the 2013-2014 bowling season:

The start to the season, for the purposes of Bylaw 23 (Limitation of Seasons), is now October 1st, which is a change from the past two years October 15th date.  This was brought to the bowling advisory committee and discussed.  We found that this would be very helpful with scheduling in many participating communities.  This is not a mandate to start earlier if the school has no need to do so, but is an option.  

After discussion and Board of Control approval, we now have the option for schools to enter singles bowlers into postseason competition.  The Board feels that this will allow additional participation by students as schools work to build a team for future team participation.  

Just as in swimming and golf, schools are now allowed to enter a singles bowler into the regional singles competition.  At this time there are no minimum regular season participations requirements, but this may change in the future as the sport continues to grow. Team competitions and tournaments are encouraged to consider adding a singles portion to their formats so that those singles participants may participate throughout the year.   

If a school without a full team chooses to have singles participants, all coaching requirements under bylaw 25 must be met.

Lastly, a reminder that the state championship will be held at Collins Eastland this February.

Please take a look at the following links if you have any questions about bylaw 23 or 25.

khsaa.org/handbook/bylaws/20132014/bylaw23.pdf

khsaa.org/handbook/bylaws/20132014/bylaw25.pdf

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