A Bowling League of Their Own: How to Join a Team, Bowl, and Have Fun

What could be better than getting done with a long day at work and retreating to home to take it easy and get some quiet time? Stopping by home to say to your children and then hitting the lanes, that's what.

Starting and playing on a bowling league takes your after-work tedium and knocks it down with thunderous triumph. Also, you get to hang out with some friends, get some drinks, and ingest foods from the greasy, cheesy side of the spectrum.

There's no losing when it comes to benefits of a weekly bowling night. Also, psychology would have you believe that joining a league and finishing a tournament provides necessary incentives that enrich life.

Excited to get your own team and league started? Great. Read on to find out just how easy it is.

Bowling League Primer

Staring a league breaks down into three major steps, each with a few nuances within.

You need to first design the logistics. Then you need to find a place to play that can accommodate your schedule. Finally, you need to find members to join and incentivise them to take their fun seriously.

Establish Logistics

The point of starting a set of teams and forming a league is to go beyond a few casual games. You want to enhance the fun by getting people deeper into the game.

To this end, you need to establish a few upfront rules. You might start with a season length (10 games is typical). Or you might start by establishing a prize pool, trophies and awards, and an entry fee.

Depending on the level of play you expect, you may way to include the cost of games, as well as ball and shoe rentals for the overall buy-in. When establishing bowling leagues for beginners, expect to shell more out upfront.

More experienced players can be expected to have their own equipment, leaving only the cost of games to consider.

Find a Playing Space

As this is bowling, you need an alley to play at. Many alleys already sponsor leagues and have some boilerplate for setting those up.

If you find an alley that doesn't already do league play, talk to them about adjusted or bulk rates. After all, you will be bringing in a guaranteed slew of business for a set number of weeks. It's in their interest to help out and make their alley appealing to your players.

Recruit Some People

With the rules in place, the costs affixed, and a place ready for players, you need only get people involved.

Work is exhausting, so it can be a bit unreasonable to expect people to get out of the house after a hard day. It's important that you emphasise the many benefits of both competition and camaraderie that a bowling league provides.

When it comes down to it, most people enjoy having their fun plans made for them. It's less effort and provides a known level of fun.

Arranging lower costs on food and play, as well as offering a story starting bowling trophy at the end are all good incentives.

Have Some Fun

When it comes to starting your own bowling league, its all about the upside. You get rewarded by participating and knowing you helped others have a good time.

You can also get yourself, and your teammates, a lovely memento complete with personalized engraving at the end of the season.