Developmental Bowling Events

New events have been added to the Special Olympics Mecklenburg County Bowling Competition for the 2011-12 competition year. Listed below you will find a training tutorial including pictures which is intended to help as you begin the training season for Bowling. Please note that the traditional bowling events still are in place. The developmental bowling events have been added to offer opportunities to compete for those athletes who are unable to participate in the traditional events. These skills, in addition to traditional bowling events, are appropriate for physical education class.

Developmental Bowling Events include Target Bowling, Target Bowling with Ramp, and Frame Bowling.

Target Bowling

  1. Equipment:
  2. Regulation bowling pins (10)
  3. Two-pound bowling ball
  4. Carpeted area

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Regulation bowling pins 2 lb. plastic bowling ball Carpet area

  1. Set-up:
  2. Using tape, mark bowling lanes which are of regulation width (3’6”).
  3. Set the pins in the traditional 10-pin triangular bowling formation.
  4. The length of the lane, which is the distance from the foul line to the pins, is 30’.
  5. Lay a strip of tape at the foul line (3’6”) for a visual cue.

Bowling lane – 30’ Bowling lane width – 3’6” 10 pin triangular formation

  1. Rules and Scoring:
  2. Scoring is the same as traditional bowling including strikes and spares.
  3. Bowlers must bowl from behind the foul line. Foot violations must be enforced.
  4. A ball will be considered a gutter ball if it fully crosses the tape which defines the width or

sides of the lane.

  1. Athletes bowl five frames using the standard scoring system, including strikes and spares.

**See attached score sheet.

Foul line Foot fault (foul) Gutter Ball

Target Bowling using Ramp:

Rules, scoring, equipment and set-up are the same as Target Bowling. Bowlers may use a ramp to deliver the ball. Bowlers may deliver the ball facing the pins, or position the wheelchair so that the bowler is sideways to the pins. A Possibowlelectronic switch system which attaches to the bowling ramp may be used for athletes who have difficulty pushing the ball independently.

Ramp bowler facing forwardRamp bowler facing sidewaysPossibowl

Activate switch with headActivate switch with elbowActivate switch with hand

Score Sheet for Target Bowling

Name / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Total
1
2
3
4
5
6

Each bowler rolls two balls per frame. Then the next bowler takes a turn. And so on….

First Roll: Record the number of pins down in the small space in the top left corner for that frame.

Second Roll: Record the number of pins down in the small square in the top right corner for that frame.

Add the two numbers together and record the result in the large blank space at the bottom of the box.

If the bowler knocks down all pins on the first roll then score a strike by placing an ‘X’ in the box for that frame. The bowler does NOT roll a second ball for that frame (cause all the pins are down). On the bowler’s next turn, score 10 points for the strike, plus the pins knocked down for both rolls of that frame. Record the totals in the frame where the strike was thrown. Score the next frame as usual.

Record a spare, which is where a bowler knocks down all the pins on the second roll, with a ‘/’ in the small box. On the bowler’s next turn, score 10 points for the spare plus the pins knocked down on the next roll. Record the results in the frame where the spare occurred

Frame Bowling

  1. Equipment:
  2. Large white plastic bowling pins (10).
  3. Playground ball, 8½”.
  4. Carpeted area or smooth surface.

Large white plastic pins Playground ball

  1. Set-up:
  2. Set the pins in the traditional 10-pin triangular bowling formation. Pins are equally 1 foot apart in a triangle.
  3. Set the lead pin five meters (16’5”) from the rolling line.
  4. Mark a foul line with chalk or tape (3’6”).

Triangular bowling formation Triangular bowling formation Foul line (3’6”)

with pins

Foul line 5 meters fromhead pin Pins and ball Try to knock all the pins down!

  1. Rules and Scoring:
  2. Each game consists of 5 frames.
  3. Athlete has two rolls per frame to knock down the pins.
  4. All pins are reset for each new frame.
  5. The athlete may sit or stand when delivering the ball.
  6. Athlete may use one or two hands when delivering the ball.
  7. The ball release must be *behindthe foul line. Hands may follow through over the line after the ball is released.
  8. An additional 5 bonus points are given when all pins are knocked down on first roll.
  9. An additional 2 bonus points are given if all the pins are knocked down on the second roll.

**See attached score sheet.

Stand and deliver ballfrom sideSeated delivery Stand and deliver from

between feet

*Incorrect release: Ball released in front of foul line

Please note: Bowling equipment is available through the adapted PE department on a limited basis. It is recommended that you also check with your PE teacher. Contact any of the Adapted PE Instructional Support staff if you have questions, need equipment or would like to schedule a school visit. We hope your athletes enjoy the new, exciting, and developmentally appropriate events.

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Score Sheet for Frame Bowling

Name / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Total
1
2
3
4
5
6

Game consists of five frames. Each bowler rolls two balls per frame. All bowlers roll two balls before moving on to the next frame.

First Roll: Record the number of pins down in the small space in the top left corner for that frame.

Second Roll: Record the number of pins down in the small square in the top middle box for that frame.

Bonus Points: Bowlers receive 5 bonus points when all pins are knocked down on first roll, 2 bonus points when all pins are knocked down on second roll. Record bonus points (if any) in far right top shaded box.

Add the two (or three) numbers together and record the result in the large blank space at the bottom of the box for each frame. Frames are added together to get final score (total).

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