BOWLING 101 SCHOOL BUS RULES ALWAYS n Sit

BOWLING 101

SCHOOL BUS RULES ALWAYS n Sit in your seats n Take ALL belongings when we leave n Speak quietly n Take ALL garbage off the bus!!!!

Century BOWLING

ROAD TRIP PERIOD LEAVING ARRIVE 1 st class 8: 00 am 10: 05 am Before lunch Start of class End of lunch *Bring your lunch After lunch Start of lunch 1: 45 *Bring your lunch Last class Start of class Return 4: 15

CHECK THE BOARD FOR YOUR DEPARTURE TIMES!!!!! n If the board says 8: 00, the bus is pulling out of the parking lot at 8: 00. You need to be on it. n

SILVER DOLLAR BOWLING ALL RULES OF SWC APPLY No cell phones, smoking, wandering ALWAYS POLITE, do not use profanity, use indoor voices

FRONT DESK n n I will tell you what lanes we have Wear socks! You will bowl in groups of 4 Tell the person working the desk your shoe size PLEASE and THANK YOU

EATING Buying snacks is ok, eat lunch on bus n Your eating must not interfere with your bowling (eat while others in your group are up) n WASH YOUR HANDS n

WASH YOUR HANDS When you eat and bowl without washing your hands, you may as well be licking the bowling ball!!! MMMM. n

HISTORY of 10 PIN 1908

British anthropologists found primitive bowling balls, bowling pins and other materials in the grave of an Egyptian boy dating to 3200 BC, which was over 5200 years ago. n The first written reference to bowling dates to 1366, when King Edward III of England banned his troops from playing the game so that they would not be distracted from their archery practice. It is believed that they bowled with canon balls n

PLAY A game of ten-pin bowling is divided into ten rounds (called “frames”). n In a frame, each player is given two opportunities to knock down the “pins”. n

BOWLING RULES n n Do not heckle bowlers If two bowlers are ready to begin, the bowler on the right has the right of way. Do not loft the ball Do not cross the foul line

BOWLING ATTIRE Loose fitting short sleeved shirt or blouse n Comfortable loose fitting slacks n Proper bowling shoes n NO SHORT SKIRTS! n

BALL SELECTION Balls are rated according to weight n 8 -16 lbs bowling balls n Should be able to hold the ball with a good swing n

BOWLING ROUTINE n Distributing footwear n n Lanes and Score sheets and Pencils Handling the bowling ball n n Use 2 hands Returning Equipment n n Men and Women different lines PLEASE and THANK YOU Remember to say thank you Cleaning up after bowling n ALL garbage out of your lanes n ALL garbage off the bus

Anatomy of the Bowling Lane

Bowling Stance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Shoulders at right angles to the bowling target. Non-bowling hand helps to support ball. Wrist fairly firm and straight but not bent backward. Bowling arm elbow kept close to hip. Knees bent slightly. Feet together, pointed toward target.

Hand Position Horns n Thumb at 10 o’clock n Middle and ring fingers placed at 4 o’clock n

DELIVERY n STANCE n n APPROACH n n Feet together Eyes focused on target RELEASE n n n Keep body low Follow through with the arm in the direction of the target Keep wrist pointed to the ceiling

4 Step Approach

Release

Targeting

Bowling Rules n n n A game consists of 10 frames Each box on the score sheet represents one frame The max # of balls rolled in each frame is 2, EXCEPT on the 10 th frame.

SCORING

n n n Frame 1, ball 1: 10 pins (strike) Frame 2, ball 1: 3 pins Frame 2, ball 2: 6 pins The total score from these throws is: Frame one: 10 + (3 + 6)= 19 Frame two: 3 + 6 = 9 TOTAL = 28

BOWLING A STRIKE n n If you get a “strike” you have knocked down all ten pins with your FIRST ball Your first ball score 10 + the # of pins knocked down with your next two balls bowled in the next frames Quiz: What is the maximum score in each frame? n Did you know three consecutive strikes is called a “turkey” n 4+ strikes is called a “bagger”

BOWLING A SPARE When you bowl a spare, you knock down all 10 pins in 2 balls. n Your score for this frame is 10, plus the number of pins knocked down with the next ball you bowl in the next frame. n

REVIEW Strike: 10 + ball 1 + ball 2 n Spare: 10 + ball 1 n

Score the Following Game FRAME Mr. Salter Ms. Drysdale Miss. Marinucci 1 3, 6 Strike 3, 2 2 Gutter, 7 Strike 3 Strike 7, 3 4 7, 3 Strike 6, 4 5 6, 4 Strike 5, 5 6 2, 3 Strike 1, 9 7 5, 5 Strike 2, 8 8 Strike 9 2, 3 Strike 2, 3 10 Foul, 10, 2 Strike, 3, 7