Nationals – Out-dated set-up.

I’ll give credit where credit is due.

However, it won’t be happening on this post

USBC Nationals, and I guess league bowling in general, is just outdated. I am specifically referring to the team event portion of the competition, which is a un-even 5-man team.

This is what happens every year, and it bothers me to no end. You get a doubles partner, then you team up with another duo for 4 people.  But wait, you need 5 people total!  So you gotta get that extra 5th wheel to tag along. But wait! If that person wants to bowl team, you have to submit their team’s information as well, in what can only be a total logistical nightmare.

I’ve got a better idea.  I say screw tradition, and let’s re-organize this.  First of all, create an online registration process for heaven’s sake. You shouldn’t have to get that 2-page pamphlet thingy from your local dive of a bowling center to sign-up for Nationals – you should be able to do it online (You should also be able to sign-up and walk-up the day of, but it’s late right now and I wanna go to sleep, so I don’t wanna go too deep here).

Next, cut the 5-man team non-sense, and go to a 4-man team event. It’s just a pain in the ass to continue to get that 5th bowler to tag along, and it’s also more efficient for everyone to just have 4 people bowling.  The event will run smoother, the registration process will improve dramatically, and it will just provide a better overall bowling experience. 

What do you have to lose? Aren’t entries dropping like flies? Try something new. Now that two old USBC executives have retired, let’s get some young people in there who are innovative enough to try the 4-man team event at Nationals.

More tomorrow after some amount of sleep.

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