WEEK OF

Week 1 Of Match Play Sunday — October 15 Week 2 Of Match Play Sunday — October 22 Week 3 Of Match Play Sunday — October 29 Week 4 Of Match Play Sunday — November 5 Week 5 Of Match Play Sunday — November 12

Week 6 Of Match Play * Sunday — November 19 Week 7 Of Match Play Sunday — November 26 Week 8 Of Match Play Sunday — December 3 Week 9 Of Match Play Sunday — December 10

Week 10 Of Match Play Sunday — December 17 Week 11 Of Match Play * Sunday — December 24 Week 12 Of Match Play * Sunday — December 31

NEW! Playoffs (See Captains Book) Sunday — January 7

* Week 6: Wednesday & Thursday: Pre-Play Or Play The Matches Friday Or Saturday

* Week 11: Sunday & Monday: Pre-Play Or Play The Matches Friday Or Saturday

* Week 12: Sunday & Monday: Pre-Play Or Play The Matches Friday Or Saturday

FINALS

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

January 13 & 14, 2018

Location TBD

LEAGUE OVERVIEW, RULES & GUIDELINES 1. Doubles Teams

2. Four Teams/Division

3. In-House Match Play

4. 20 Games/Match – $5.00/Player/Match

Four Doubles, Four Singles, Four Doubles, Four Singles, Four Doubles

5. Two Matches/Division/Week, Both Matches On The Same Night First Match 7:00PM – 8:00PM

Or As Agreed Second Match 8:00PM – 9:00PM

6. 12 Weeks Of Match Play

7. 1 Week Of Playoffs

Teams Which Finish In First Or Second Place In Their Division Advance Directly To The Finals. Fourth Place Plays Against Third Place And The Winning Team Advances To Finals

Exceptions: Three Forfeits Disqualifies A Team From Playoffs And Finals Individual Team Members Must Have A Minimum Of 60 Games Recorded To Be Eligible To Play At The Finals

8. Wild Card Teams

For Every Four Teams (Or Portion Thereof) Eliminated In The Playoffs, One Team Will Be Drawn As A ‘Wild Card’ And Will Progress To The Finals

9. Finals Are Divided Into “A” & “B” Flights Based On Team Ratings 50% To “B” Flight – Finals, Saturday, January 13, 2018

50% To “A” Flight – Finals, Sunday, January 14, 2018 To Allow Teams More Time To Plan For The Finals The A And B Lists Will Be

NEW Published After Week 9 And The List Will Be Based On Rosters And Ratings

As Of That Date

Within Each Flight Advancing Teams Are Seeded Based On Their Final Win Percentages

10. In The Money

“A” Flight – 40% “B” Flight – 60%

11. Cash Added

“A” Flight – 60% “B” Flight – 40%

12. Players Must Have Permanent Ratings, Or Declare A Temporary Rating Of Three Points Or More, When Submitting Rosters Or Being Added To Teams:

Average Per Game Rating 250 Or Less 1 251 – 270 2 271 – 290 3 291 – 310 4 311 – 330 5 331 – 350 6 351 – 370 7 371 – 390 8 391 – 410 9 411 – 430 10 431 – 450 11 451 – 470 12 471 – 490 13 491 Or Greater 14

13. Sign-Up Rating Cap – 18 Combined Points Per Team Teams May Exceed The 18 Point Combined Rating Cap Due To The Rating Growth

Of The Team Members During The Season 14. Handicap/Rating Points Differential:

Limit – 60 Points

Rating Points Differential

Handicap – Singles

Handicap – Doubles

1 ——— ——— 2 20 10 3 40 20 4 60 30 5 Capped 40 6 50 7 60 8+ Capped

The Handicap Is Added To The Final Score At The Completion Of Each Game To Determine The Winner

Do Not Include The Handicap In The Final Score When Recording Stats

15. Players May Be Rostered And Play On Multiple Teams: Not Within The Same Divisions At The Finals Players May Play On Both “A” And “B” Flight Teams However, Players May Not Play On Multiple Team Within Either Flight

16. Rerates:

Temporary Rated Players: The First Rerate Will Occur When A Temporary Rated Player Has 16 Stat

Games Recorded And Computed A Temporary Rated Player’s Rating May Drop On Their First Rerate The Second Rerate Will Occur When A Temporary Rated Player Has 32

Stat Games Recorded And Computed Temporary Rated Players Become Permanent Rated Players When They

Have 48 Or More Stat Games Recorded And Computed

Permanent Rated Players: The First Rerate Will Occur When A Permanent Rated Player Has 48 Stat

Games Recorded And Computed. Following The First Rerate, The Individual Player Will Be Rerated Each Time They Have 16 Additional Games Recorded And Computed

A Permanent Rated Player’s Roster Rating May Go Down One And Only

One Rating Point During The Current Season However, If During A Season A Permanent Rated Player’s Rating Goes

Up, It May Drop On Subsequent Rerates. It May Not Drop More Than One Rating Point Below Their Original Permanent Rating

Handicaps Will Be Based On Roster Ratings Prior To The Publication Of

Rerate Lists. Thereafter, Handicaps Will Be Based On The Rerate Lists It Is The Responsibility Of The Locations To Post The Rerate Lists

And The Captains To Review Said Lists Prior To Playing Matches 17. Rating Issues Within Divisions – Contact Network Sports, LLC – 253-939-2900

18. At The Finals, A Team Rating List Will Be Compiled Based On The Combined Ratings Of Both Players. A New Rating List Will Be Calculated When Teams Have Two Or More Matches Recorded And Computed. Thereafter, Said List Will Be Updated At The Completion Of Each Match. If, When A New Rating List Is Compiled, A Team Is Rolling Two Or More Points Above Their Initial Team Rating, One Freedom Point Will Be Applied And The Team Will Be Rerated To Their Adjusted Rolling Rating. Thus, An Increase Of Two Points Will Cause A One Point Team Rating Increase, A Three Point Increase Will Raise The Team Rating By Two Points…

A Team May Roll Down On Subsequent Rerates, But Never Below The Initial Team Rating

19. Recorded And Computed Games Required:

To Substitute Or To Be Added To A Team The Player Must Have A Permanent Rating Or Declare A Temporary

Rating Of Three Or More Points

For Playoffs And The Finals Tournament – 60 Games

20. In League Match Play, Playoffs And The Finals Tournament, One Substitute Per Team Is Allowed

In League Match Play, A Substitute Is Not Limited By Their Rating Compared

To The Rating Of The Player They Are Replacing. However, The Combined Ratings Of The Substitute And The Primary Player May Not Exceed The Sign-Up Rating Cap – 18 Combined Points

At The Finals Tournament, One Substitute Per Team Is Allowed. A Substitute's

Current Rating May Not Exceed The Current Rating Of The Player Being Replaced. The Substitute Must Play At The Rating Of The Player Being Replaced

21. In Singles, If A Team Member Rolls On The Partners Turn, The Erring Player Has

The Choice Of: Forfeiting The Game Or, Depositing $1.00 And Replay The Game With A 20 Point Penalty

22. In Doubles, If A Team Member Rolls More Than Six Balls, It Is A Foul And 20 Points Will Be Deducted From The Final Score. The Partner Rolls The Remaining Balls

23. Matches May Be Rescheduled By Agreement Between The Involved Captains. A

Rescheduled Match Must Be Played And Recorded Within Two Weeks Of The Original Night Of Play

All Score Sheets Must Be Turned In By 11:00AM Friday Of Week 12 Or They Will Not Be Included In Player Ratings, Game Count, Or Results And Standings

24. Forfeit Time: Scheduled Match Time – Not Bar Time Single Player Present: Find A Substitute Player Per The Included Rules Or; Play The Match As A

Single Player, Under The Following Rules, Until The Late Partner Arrives: Play Your Own Singles Games Play Both Positions In The Doubles Games With The Handicap

Based On Doubling Your Rating Forfeit Your Partner’s Singles Games As Said Games Occur

A Single Player MAY NOT Play As A Team At The Finals Tournament

25. Forfeits:

Team Being Awarded A Forfeit – 13 Wins, 7 Losses Team Forfeiting – 0 Wins, 20 Losses Three Forfeits During The Season, Will Cause A Team To Be Forfeited Out Of

The League, Playoffs, And The Finals

26. Final Standings Tie Breaker:

Head-To-Head Matches – Total Games Won 27. Intentionally Distracting An Opponent When Rolling And/Or Making Demeaning

Remarks To Or About An Opponent Is Considered Unsportsmanlike Conduct And May Be Cause For Expulsion From The League

28. Match Play And The Finals Tournament Rule Override Authority: If, In The Opinion Of NWS, An Individual Or A Group Of Individuals Threaten To

Disrupt The Harmonious Progression Of Match Play Or The Finals Tournament, NWS Reserves The Absolute Authority To Subjectively Interpret And/Or Change The Rules On A Case By Case Basis

29. When Releasing A Ball, Both Feet Must Be On The Floor When Releasing A Ball, Both Feet Must Be Behind The Foul Line (As Determined By

The End Of The Alley Walls) 30. When Rolling A Ball, The Player May Lean But May Not Use Any Part Of The Alley

For Support – May Not Place A Hand On The Alley Or Alley Side Walls Nor Use The Front Edge Of The Alley To Support Their Lean

31. Bank Shots Are Legal

32. A Ball That Returns To The Player Does Not Count As A Ball Rolled And May Be Re-Rolled

33. Every Bowler Game Occasionally Mis-Scores. In Addition, A Ball May Enter A

Scoring Hole And Not Score. Said Ball Is A Lost Ball (Mis-Score) The Game Is NOT Always Right! But, Players Must Accept The Occasional

Malfunction As A Part Of The Game. In League Match Play, The Score Recorded By The Alley Is The Score For The Respective Game

QUESTIONS?

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Sign-Up Fee - $20.00/Player MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ROSTER

Nights Offered:

SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

Circle Your Choice Standard Match Play:

7:00 PM And 8:00 PM (Unless Noted Otherwise)

First Four Teams To Choose A Specific Night will Create A Division