Coaching a friend

[nev]

Is there a USBC rule prohibting coaching during league play? Helped a friend last night and the person she beat complained to a league officer about it.

Interesting thing is couldn't find any ruling the the USBC rulebook
But The TBA (Australia) rule books states
(we are told our rules are based on the USBC ones)

RULE 212 COACHING WHILST COMPETING
A bowler participating in a current line-up may be coached during competition, providing:
a) the coaching is not carried out on the lanes.
b) the coaching does not cause any delays in the normal rotation of play.

In reality if someone is bowling and a spectator yells out move over 2 boards right is this deemed as coaching???

Are you an accredited coach??

[AZBowla]

Can there be a no crying rule? If there's no crying in baseball there should be no crying in bowling either.

[MisterSinister]

Can there be a no crying rule? If there's no crying in baseball there should be no crying in bowling either.

If there is a no crying rule, I know a whole lot of people who break that rule constantly. They want to draw in more bowlers into leagues, and try to get more interest in bowling, but people constanty whine and complain, and turn people off. My girlfriend doesn't even want to come down on league nights cause she's tired of hearing people either complain about my style, or call me a sandbagger. There are som many people who think there is only one way to bowl, or think because you bowl 30 pins above your average your sandbagging.

[billf]

If there is a no crying rule, I know a whole lot of people who break that rule constantly. They want to draw in more bowlers into leagues, and try to get more interest in bowling, but people constanty whine and complain, and turn people off. My girlfriend doesn't even want to come down on league nights cause she's tired of hearing people either complain about my style, or call me a sandbagger. There are so many people who think there is only one way to bowl, or think because you bowl 30 pins above your average your sandbagging.

Three weeks ago in our youth league a 15 year old girl bowled a strike...on the wrong lane. As per USBC rules, I deleted the strike and she had to bowl on the correct lane. After she made her spare she literally started crying.
Two weeks ago in the bumper league, a boy started crying because his TEAMMATE and classmate in first grade, was picking on him because he was losing. He wound up beating him by 1 pin but I had to explain that they were on the same team and not competing against each other. That one was more tolerable with their lack of age and experience.


When they say you have been sandbagging, just tell them "No but I was smart enough to get a coach. What's your excuse for your average?"

[MisterSinister]

When they say you have been sandbagging, just tell them "No but I was smart enough to get a coach. What's your excuse for your average?"

I tell them that they don't know me, and they don't see those games 40 pins below average, and how upset I get. Either I'm a great actor, or I bowl bad games and get frustrated. Also, if they can't see that I am just getting better, then they are blind. I could show them video of me from 2 years ago, and how I was just flinging the ball down lane, and video now, where i am super smooth. Despite being just a "clueless two finger bowler" I've learned about the game, and how to use what I have. I've also switched to a ball that was more effective for me, and as soon as I did that my average went up.

[billf]

There are people who say it's not the ball it's the bowler. That's crap. It's so much easier with the right ball, drilled right, when matched to the bowler and the conditions. Yes, the pros could clobber all of us with a plastic ball on a sport pattern and we got to use any ball we want, but they are the exception not the rule.

[MisterSinister]

I also forgot to mention that I cut back, a lot, on drinking during bowling. It's amazing how well you can bowl when you can actualy see the pins.

[AZBowla]

I also forgot to mention that I cut back, a lot, on drinking during bowling. It's amazing how well you can bowl when you can actualy see the pins.

Aw now you're taking all the fun out of it...

[billf]

I bowled blind for a season and a half. It was difficult but I did average 190 during that time.

[noeymc]

as long as dont you step up there and show her and you just tell her your fine league bowling should fun yes its fun to win but it shouldnt be made that serious