BOWLING RULES

Two Main Rules:

Everyone plays and fun comes first!

At izzo, everyone is welcome whether you’re a beginner or an all-star. All bowlers get to play every game and all scores count toward the team average. Above all else, we’re here to have a good time - so play hard, but be cool…and make some friends while you’re at it!

Game Format

• Teams consist of 4-6 players. 6 players is the maximum team size. 

• All players who show up for each game bowl.

• Teams must have a minimum of 3 players to play a game and a maximum of 6 players.

• All scores are averaged to determine the team score for each game.

• A minimum of 4 scores are averaged.

• A “ghost bowler” is allowed if 1 player is missing: use league avg minus 12 pins for their score

• Examples: 

  • Team 1 has 5 players. All 5 players bowl. Their scores are added together and divided by 5 to get their team score per game.

  • Team 2 has 3 players. All 3 players bowl. They are missing 1 player. Their scores are added together along with the “ghost bowler” score and divided by 4 to get their team score per game. 

Scoring

• Every week you will face off with another team and play 2 games. For each of those games your team will record a win, loss, or tie. The winner of each game is determined by your team score (team score = the avg of all players scores).

• Team win/loss record - determines league standing

• Total team score - factored in for tie breakers (for teams with the same win/loss record)

Other Rules

• If a team has 2 or less people show up, they do not meet the minimum player requirement and must forfeit their games. They can stay and play for fun, but the games will be recorded as a loss that week.

• Rosters are locked, so make sure you meet your team minimum player requirement each week. Substitutes are generally not allowed, so please contact izzo if you have any special circumstances that need to be considered.