TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE POLICY
Commitment to Play
Members in good standing are encouraged to sign up for our In-House & Open Tournaments.
By signing up, you are stating your commitment to showing up at the appointed time.
Be sure to:
Follow the sign-up instructions, mark your calendar with the date & time. Note the day that the sign-up period ends & the name of Tournament Conveners.
If you can no longer meet your commitment, you must submit another electronic registration form and check the box that says “cancel a previous registration” from the sign-up sheet.
If the registration period has ended and the form is no longer available, immediately contact the Tournament Conveners.
You will be expected to find a replacement player.
Uncertain Weather
Even if the weather forecast is less than ideal, you are still required to show up and register on time.
To deal with bad weather, there may be delays and/or shortened games.
On rare occasion, conveners may decide to cancel a tournament due to a very severe weather forecast. Generally, this decision would be made the day before the tournament, thereby providing time for participants to be informed of the cancellation.
Extenuating Circumstances
Overnight or on the morning of, an urgent matter may arise requiring you to withdraw from the tournament. Contact the Tournament Conveners immediately, so that they can start helping to get a spare for you. Depending on circumstances, you will be required to pay the entry fee.
No-Show Penalty
Failure to show up as expected and be ready to register & start on time for the tournament will incur the following penalties:
Upon 1st offence, you will not be eligible to play in the next tournament*. You will be required to pay the entry fee.
You will not be allowed to bowl in the daily draws** until you have paid the tournament fee (to either the Tournament Conveners or a member of the Executive Committee).
* Repeat offenders will be ineligible for multiple tournaments (# TBD by Executive Committee).
** Your tag will be removed from the draw board until you have paid up.
Date in effect: May 1, 2019, revised OLBA, February 2026
Members in good standing are encouraged to sign up for our In-House & Open Tournaments.
By signing up, you are stating your commitment to showing up at the appointed time.
Be sure to:
Follow the sign-up instructions, mark your calendar with the date & time. Note the day that the sign-up period ends & the name of Tournament Conveners.
If you can no longer meet your commitment, you must submit another electronic registration form and check the box that says “cancel a previous registration” from the sign-up sheet.
If the registration period has ended and the form is no longer available, immediately contact the Tournament Conveners.
You will be expected to find a replacement player.
Uncertain Weather
Even if the weather forecast is less than ideal, you are still required to show up and register on time.
To deal with bad weather, there may be delays and/or shortened games.
On rare occasion, conveners may decide to cancel a tournament due to a very severe weather forecast. Generally, this decision would be made the day before the tournament, thereby providing time for participants to be informed of the cancellation.
Extenuating Circumstances
Overnight or on the morning of, an urgent matter may arise requiring you to withdraw from the tournament. Contact the Tournament Conveners immediately, so that they can start helping to get a spare for you. Depending on circumstances, you will be required to pay the entry fee.
No-Show Penalty
Failure to show up as expected and be ready to register & start on time for the tournament will incur the following penalties:
Upon 1st offence, you will not be eligible to play in the next tournament*. You will be required to pay the entry fee.
You will not be allowed to bowl in the daily draws** until you have paid the tournament fee (to either the Tournament Conveners or a member of the Executive Committee).
* Repeat offenders will be ineligible for multiple tournaments (# TBD by Executive Committee).
** Your tag will be removed from the draw board until you have paid up.
Date in effect: May 1, 2019, revised OLBA, February 2026
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