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Fall Leagues (Age Range, Kickoff Meeting, New Issues)
« on: August 31, 2016, 08:41:03 AM »
So my summer league season finished pretty strong.  Despite having one of the worst records among almost 30 summer teams, I was able to get my team into the top 10 in the championship tournament where we then got annihilated.  Anyways, we got way more $ than I ever expected.

Now fall leagues.

I am worried I made a mistake and joined a league that might not be what is best for me.  The league supposedly has almost 20 teams of 5 people.  That means 100 people.  However, the kickoff meeting this week had maybe 20 people and all were very old lol.  My worries:

1) Is this an old person league?  Nothing about senior citizens was mentioned and if it was I would hope league president would let me know. 
2) I have no team and will be put on a team (like in summer league).  However, it can't get much worse than what we had in summer (in terms of overall record).
3) 5 people per team AND old people.  How long will bowling night last? I gotta work the next morning!
4) Not sure if it is USBC certified.  My entire reason to get back into bowling is to get a 300 ring.  How can I get a ring if the league isn't certified?  (still not sure if true).  May end up buying my own ring on eBay if I get the 300.
5) The entire kickoff meeting revolved around $.  League fees, pot fees, raffle fees.  For a second I thought I was in the Twilight Zone.  There was debate over 10 and 15 cents on certain issues.  I was like WTF?

What makes me mad is that all the leagues I think I should have applied for have now started or are now full.  That means I will have to wait an entire year if this ends up being the wrong league.

I guess my biggest issue is whether the people I saw at the meeting is an accurate portrayal of what the league age is.  I picked league based on average.  Overall league average last year was around 180.  Maybe I'm getting trolled.  But I don't see how old people, many with canes, can average 180.  If that is the case, I'm doing something very wrong LOL.

P.S. I have bowled with old people on my team before and actually won title.  However, it was a 3 person team league and it was a mix from 21-80 years old.

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Re: Fall Leagues (Age Range, Kickoff Meeting, New Issues)
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2016, 03:33:25 PM »
I have heard a chuckle or two....

Sorry, wasn't referring to your delivery. Of course, I haven't SEEN your delivery, so maybe I would have to hide a snicker or two.  ;D
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