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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: rollingthunder on September 26, 2012, 12:43:03 PM
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If at the start of bowling a team has 2 regular members and a new sub is that a legal lineup? I know the rule states that a legal lineup can be made up of regulars and subs but what if the sub has not bowled yet for the season and was not on their roster?
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Like a lot of these questions, It depends on what the league rules are. Most leagues define a legal lineup as at least 2 regular members.
Also there is a difference between subs and roster members.
Subs are not regular members, but roster members are.
If your league says regulars and sub count toward a legal lineup then it's legal.
as for them not having bowled before, unless theres a rule about it then it's legal.
some leagues have a rule that say a new person can't start on positions rounds or last two week.
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Our league rules just state 3 bowlers for a legal lineup. There is also a rule that prevents a bowler from bowling in a position round unless they have a certain number of games.
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Our league rules just state 3 bowlers for a legal lineup. There is also a rule that prevents a bowler from bowling in a position round unless they have a certain number of games.
That answers your own question. If it's not a position round and the rules just states three bowlers, then two reg. and a sub. is legal.
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Is it a 5 person team? That is what everyone is assuming.
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Yes 5 person team.
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Most leagues that I've bowled in always states that 3 team members on a 5 person team. We don't allow roving subs in our bowling center, but you have to be on a roster! We did away with the subs, because we had to many people coming in wanting to bowl for free and being a small center we voted against it!
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The reason I was asking is 2 weeks ago this team forfeited with only 1 bowler. This week they had 2 and talked someone into bowling with them as a sub for what I am assuming is just the 1 week. It's kind of like going to a baseball game and a team is 1 player short so they pick someone out of the stands to play.
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Without a league rule stating otherwise, they have 3 legal bowlers so they have a legal lineup.
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Without a league rule stating otherwise, they have 3 legal bowlers so they have a legal lineup.
Something we need to discuss at next years league meeting.
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That is 1 thing our league took care of this year. 3 legal bowlers for wins and points to count on 5 man teams. Teams can have subs, but they must be part of the roster.
Last year, people were trying to bowl for free and it caused problems.
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3 makes it legal