Summer Bowling League

Both the girls have joined a summer bowling league.  Paige and some kids from the neighborhood got together and formed their own team.  There are 4 girls, none of them have ever really bowled before so they have a lot to learn.  For them, it will be more about fun than competition in the "Preps" division

Ashley will be bowling in the "Majors" division which is basically high-school aged kids.  She is on a team with one other girl from her high school bowling team and a random boy.  (When you join the league you can bring your own team, make a request, or just let them place you randomly.)  This will be great practice for Ashley.  The key to bowling is doing it a lot.  It's not always easy to just go to the bowling alley on your own regularly but if you are part of league and have a team its a more motivating and less expensive.

The best part, that we didn't even know about when we signed up is that your weekly league fee includes the 3 competition games each week in addition to 6 additional games during the week for practice.  This means that the girls can bowl 9 games a week each.  For them 3 games is about the most they can do before they start to get tired.  This means that we can go bowling 3 days a week.  It's definitely a good opportunity to practice and a nice place to spend rainy summer days.

Paige and Riley

Ashley

Ashley's Team

 The league lasts for 12 weeks so it goes all summer.  So far it has helped me a lot to learn terms and how to score games, etc.  Paige's group is really improving.  The good part about beginners is that their first games indicate what their handicaps will be.  Let's just say that some girls on her team of 4 have very generous handicaps.  In the end, they may very likely have a chance to do pretty well in the rankings because their handicaps are so high.  Especially if they start bowling better.

Let the good times ROLL!