Official 2023 – 2024 YOUTH BOWLING SEASON will start as of September 17th, 2023. We welcome NEW BOWLERS all season long!!
Accepting registrations for Youth born 2005 to 2017 (6 years to 18 years)
TIMES AVAILABLE FOR 2023-2024 SEASON
Ages 6 to 13 * Monday’s 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM (Sept 17th to April 2024)
Ages 6 to 13 * Monday’s 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM (Sept 17th to April 2024)
Ages 10 to 18 * Sunday’s 6:30 PM to 8:15 PM (Sept 18th to April 2024)
Youth Bowl Canada (YBC)
YOUTH BOWLING LEAGUE INFORMATION
What do youngsters get out of YBC?
Bowling in the YBC (Youth Bowl Canada) league offers the member many benefits. Youngsters get ACTIVE with regular, moderate exercise and improve their coordination, balance, and motor skills. The team dynamics of bowling also helps to improve social skills through positive interaction with peers. Coaches and volunteers reinforce the concepts and importance of Sportsmanship and Fair Play. Bowlers also learn about setting personal goals for themselves and receive achievement awards throughout the season in recognition of personal and team accomplishments. Also, ALL Bayshore League bowlers get discounted public bowling fees during the bowling season!
What does YBC offer its members?
YBC offers qualified coaching in a fun and safe environment. Equal participation and contribution by all members, regardless of ability, is a key feature of the program and of youngsters developing self-confidence. YBC is also a perfect opportunity to learn the ideals of sport in a non-aggressive and friendly environment, whatever the age. Three age divisions consist in the YBC Program: Bantam (Ages 6-10), Junior (Ages 11-14) and Senior (Ages 15-19). Youngsters are teamed up with children their own age for competition and it usually leads to the creation of many NEW FRIENDS and oodles of weekly FUN! We offer fun games and opportunity to win prizes each week! Optional tournament competition is available and offers the opportunity to compete in Regional, Provincial, and even National events for those that qualify!
How much does it cost?
The annual registration fee for YBC is $40.00 plus a small weekly fee ranging from $8 to $10, which contributes to the year-end banquet, weekly prizes, league fun parties, tournament competition, and annual affiliation membership fees to Youth Bowl Ontario/Youth Bowl Canada. All YBC Organizations are obligated to participate in the annual Youth Bowl Canada Fundraising campaign, which usually involves selling a box of chocolates (1 per family). We will gladly work with any organizations that offer funding assistance for youth programs/sports.
BOWLING FEES
By registering for our Youth Bowling Program, you have committed to holding a spot in the league. We understand that the youth may have to miss some weeks throughout the season, whether it is a planned absence such as a vacation, unexpected illness or conflict with other sports schedules, etc. ***NOTE: To make our program affordable, we give you the option to pay for the full season upfront (SAVE $20) or pay the fee weekly ($8 - $10) during league play. If you choose to pay the fee weekly, anytime youth miss a week of bowling, they are required to “Catch up” on any missed fees when they return (Extenuating circumstances for absences may be excused at the discretion of Program Director). **$40 Registration Fee is non-refundable as this money is sent to Bowl Ontario/Bowl Canada for membership affiliation fees**
What happens if youth have to miss a week or two?
If you have a planned absence coming up, youth are encouraged to come in to “Bowl-Out their scores” in ADVANCE of missing. If paying weekly, youth will pay the weekly fee at that time and then they have pre-paid for the day they are absent, otherwise if you have pre-paid for the full season, youth can pop-in afterschool to bowl-out their games in advance of missing a scheduled bowling date. We recommend having a "Bowl-Out" score stored in our scoring computer to be used for any future dates you may have to miss unexpectedly. Bowl-Outs can be completed Tuesday 3PM - 6PM, Wednesday & Thursday 3PM - 8PM or Friday 3PM – 6PM. (No bowl-outs permitted on Friday Nights, & Saturdays as this is our prime Public Bowling Day). If you do have to miss bowling, please call the alley to notify staff.
Volunteer Support!
Our program relies heavily on volunteer support to assist the youth to improve their bowling skills, as well as managing their teams with fee collection and ensuring youth are ready for their turn each frame. We have volunteer coaches that are long-time experienced bowlers from our Centre.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT and kindly ask for any assistance you can offer during our program. Unfortunately, we do not have an abundance of volunteers, therefore we are unable to offer 1-on-1 support, or assist those that need to be closely monitored, therefore we ask that parents/guardians be on site for any youth that need additional support and supervision.
**We ask that (1) parent/guardian stay on site to supervise any youth under 10 years of age**
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM
YOUTH BOWL ONTARIO PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT DRESS CODE
For more information on our youth leagues please contact (705) 526-4887 or email bayshorelanes@outlook.com
Visit Youth Bowl Canada website for more details on Youth Bowling http://youthbowl.ca/
