BowlingLocal Practice Info

Our Bowling competition for 2010 has been completed. Eighteen athletes competed in the State tournament in Raleigh on December 5th. Results are available at http://www.sonc.net.

Bowling practice will begin in November 2011.

We are currently seeking athletes interested in participating in our 2011 Spring Games.

If you are interested in participating in bowling this year or would like more information please Contact Us.

You can also view the information below, beginning with the History of the sport, all of which is available from the Bowling resource section on the SONC website.

Special Notes

  1. All athletes must have an updated participation form on file in our office and at the SONC state office BEFORE they can begin ANY practice.
  2. All athletes who hope to advance to state games MUST attend a bowling qualifier.
  3. Athletes MUST be able to travel and stay with the delegation without parents.
  4. Also, while all athletes interested in bowling are welcome to train and participate in local events, not all athletes will be selected to attend the state games.

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The information below is taken directly from the documents available from the Bowling resource section on the SONC website.

History

The sport of bowling is one of the most popular Special Olympics North Carolina training and competition programs. In 1984, bowling premiered at state-level competition in Sanford.  Since then, it has grown rapidly. Bowling also enjoys widespread popularity across the nation in Special Olympics, as it is second only to track and field in athlete participation.

Events Offered

SONC offers the traditional format of league-style bowling for singles competition and singles ramp (assisted & unassisted).

In doubles and five-person team competition (traditional and Unified Sports), SONC uses the Baker System format places, which emphasis on the team effort rather than individual accomplishments of team members. Doubles or team members take turns bowling frames within one game, as opposed to team members bowling individual games and combining the scores for one team score.

Competition Opportunities

SONC Bowling Tournament is split into two separate regional state-level tournaments held in the beginning of December.

The National Unified Sports Bowling Tournament is a quota-based additional competition opportunity hosted by Special Olympics North America and Special Olympics Ohio in Las Vegas, NV. This event is held in conjunction with the USBC tournament at the National Bowling Stadium. Programs will be notified if their athletes are selected to attend this event. SONC uses the advancement criteria set forth by SOI to select athletes based on past performance at the most recent state-level event.

Rules & Resources

Please see the Special Olympics of North Carolina Bowling Page for a full list of current rules and resources.