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Youth Bowling
Nearly one million kids participated in bowling last year. USBC Youth bowling is a unique opportunity to get involved with a sport that you can stay with forever and offers more than $6 million in annual scholarships that reward academic, leadership and on-lanes performance skills. USBC Youth also provides opportunities for coaching and instruction, fun and friendly competition, fair play, teamwork, and leadership development. And there are cool new awards that include updated emblems, trophies, and even rings!

Anyone can bowl. It doesn't matter your height or size. Bowling technique is all about leverage and timing. Bowling has a lot to offer young people including making new lifelong friends. If you or your child wants to get involved with a cool sport that anyone can play and one that helps build their future, give bowling a try! Join USBC Youth bowling today! (credit: www.bowl.com)

Bowlopolis
For youths aged 12-under. Contact your bowling center and see if they are a "Bowloplis" center. Visit www.bowlopolis.com for more information.

USBC Youth FAQs

Youth Eligibility

USBC Youth Bowlers must:
Turn the age of 20 on or AFTER August 2 of the current bowling season. As long as the individual is age 19 on August 1, he or she will be eligible for USBC Youth membership for that bowling season. Eligibility (Rule 400).

Youth bowlers may not bowl in any activity (substitute or pace included) which offers any of the following as prizes such as: 
* cash or bonds
* merchandise exceeding $500 in value

Youth may bowl in adult SINGLES competition (including side pots/brackets) offering such prizes as mentioned above PROVIDED PRIOR TO BOWLING that:
* the competition agrees to award the youth's prize in the form of a scholarship; or
* the youth signs the USBC Singles Competition Prize Waiver waiving his/her rights to any prize in violation of this rule.

Buying or selling of earned prizes is prohibited. The prizes authorized by a state high school athletic association or collegiate athletic association recognized by USBC and USBC Collegiate are not subject to the limitations of this rule.
 

Youth Leagues
Majority of Youth Leagues bowl on Saturday mornings. Some centers have additional youth leagues that are on different days and times during the week. Each bowling center is different. Many youth leagues are family, team efforts where the group may host fundraisers or fun tournaments to help raise money for different events. Some centers run fundraisers so that the youth can participate in the annual state championships that is held each summer in a different location in the state. It is a weekend event and some centers and families make it part of a vacation event as well depending on what the location is for that year. For example, in 2010, the State Championships are going to be held in North San Diego County so many centers and families will be going to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World or Legoland. Inquire with the center you are interested in to see if they participate in these types of fun events!  Visit the Center page to find a bowling center near you.