POLICE SPORTS UK INDOOR GAMES TEN PIN BOWLING RULES

 

  1. The Police Athletic Association Indoor Games Committee shall promote an Annual Police Athletic Association Indoor Games Championships hereinafter referred to as The Championships.
  3. Competition shall be confined to members of affiliated clubs, who have been sworn in as paid constables, paid police support staff, paid Cadets, retired police officers or retired members of police support staff, as defined in Rule 39 of the Police Sports UK Constitution.

 

  1. For the purposes of the National Championships Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall be divided into eleven separate Regions as decided by the PSUK Council.

 

  1. Ten Pin Bowling matches are played in line with the rules of the British Ten Pin Bowling Association (BTBA) and the British Police Ten Pin Bowling Association(BPTBA)

 

  1. In respect to these Championships for ten pin bowling the following events will be contested at the National Finals:

 

Ladies Singles

Men's Singles

Open Doubles        

 

 

 

  1. Entry to the National Championships will be as a result of winning the regional qualifiers in the specified event.

 

  1. All current members of the BPTBA will have to bowl in the regional qualifiers if there are any non BPTBA bowlers entered in the qualifiers. In any event BPTBA will have to indicate their initial intention to bowl in their regional qualifier.

 

  1. BPTBA secretary/PSUK Committee ten pin bowling representative Tom Walsh must be notified when the regional qualifiers are to be held in order that notice can be given to BPTBA members

 

  1. If a region does not hold a ten pin bowling qualifier or only BPTBA bowlers have entered the qualifier then the regional qualification will not take place and qualification under rule 11 and 12 will take place.

 

  1. The format of qualification will be dependant on entries.  If there are 6 or more entries in each event then qualification will be by a round robin format followed by a top 4 step ladder final.  Regional secretaries can contact the BPTBA secretary/PSUK Committee ten pin bowling representative Tom Walsh for a full format breakdown.  If there are less than 6 entrants then it will be the total score for 9 games in the singles and 6 games in the doubles.

 

 

  1. If no regional qualifier is held entry to the National Championships for the doubles event will be by bowling in the following Regional tournaments, Sussex, West Yorkshire, and Metropolitan. The highest scoring doubles pairing of each region over the three qualifiers will represent that region at the National Championships. In the case of Scotland and Metropolitan Police this will also include the runners up.

 

  1. If no regional qualifier is held entry to the singles event will be determined by the order in which the bowler finishes in the National Order of Merit  i.e. the highest placed bowler in the region will represent that region. In the case of Scotland and Metropolitan Police this will also include the second placed finisher.

 

 

  1. In the event of a winner being unable to attend the National Championships they may be substituted by the runner(s) up. This will apply similarly to Doubles events. For any other substitutions to be considered written details of the request should be submitted to the National Indoor Games Committee. In the case of Scotland and the Metropolitan Police third place substitutions will be permitted.

 

  1. In the event of there being less than 4 Regional entrants for any event at the National Championships the event will not take place.

 

  1. Winners and runners up of all National Championships do not have to pre qualify for the following years National Championships.
  3. The Championships have been designated a "No Smoking" event, by the Indoor Games Committee. Smoking will not be allowed in any room in which the competition is being played.

 

 

  1. The singles event will consist of all bowlers bowling initially 6 games with the following bonus pins being applied to the relevant game,

 

·         10 pin bonus for pinfall of 190 –199 men, 180- 189 ladies

·         15 pin bonus for pinfall of 200- 209 men, 190- 199 ladies

·         20 pin bonus for pinfall of 210- 229 men, 200– 219 ladies

·         30 pin bonus for pinfall 230+ men, 220+ ladies

 

18.  After 6 games the top 6 bowlers then go onto play a further 3 games again bonus pins apply.

 

 

  1. After the 9 games have been bowled the top 5 bowlers who have the highest pinfall including bonus pins go through to a stepladder final.  Position on the stepladder determined by your overall pinfall. High pinfall at the top , low in position 5, i.e. 5 v 4 the winner plays 3, winner plays 2, winners plays 1

 

 

  1. The doubles competition will consist of all teams bowling initially  6 games with the following bonus pins applied to the relevant pinfall,

 

·         15 pin bonus for pinfall 380-399

·         30 pin bonus for pinfall 400- 419

·         45 pin bonus for pinfall 420+

 

 

  1. After the 6 game qualifier the top 6 teams play in a seeded two game knockout, i.e. the highest pinfall qualifier plays lowest pinfall qualifier.

 

 

  1. The winner of each of the three games will go into a 4 team stepladder final, the highest pinfall will be at position number 1 etc.  The remaining place on the stepladder will be taken by the highest pinfall loser from the three games.  This team will take the 4th place on the stepladder.

 

 

  1. The Council of the Police Sports UK has taken a limited liability Personal Injury Policy of Insurance to cover any Competitor, Official or Committee Member of the PAA aged between 16 and 65 years, who is participating or officiating at any Championships organised on behalf of the Police Sports UK, and who as a result of receiving serious bodily injury, dies or is permanently disabled resulting in their being retired from their Force. A condition of the Insurance Policy is that notice must be given to the Insurance Company of any Injury which might give rise to any claim, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case within 21 days of the occurrence. In order to comply with requirements both the organisers of the National Championships and the Police Sports UK Office must be informed of any such incident immediately. These conditions must be brought to the attention of all Competitors by their inclusion in Entry forms for the Championships. Competitors requiring additional Insurance cover are advised to consult their own Insurance Companies.
  3. Awards of suitable standard shall be made to winners and runners up and any perpetual trophies awarded will be held for a period of 12 months, or until the date of the next Championships. Recipients will be responsible for the safe custody and return of trophies prior to the next Championships.
  5. The Police Sports UK Indoor Games Committee reserves the right to alter, amend or add to any of the foregoing rules. Such changes will be submitted to the Police Athletic Association Council for approval.