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2026 MEMBER BENEFITS
CONTENTS
■ BOARD OF DIRECTORS ................... 1
■ SMART BUY ............................ 2
■ EDUCATION ........................... 17
■ WEB SERVICES ........................ 25
■ BCTV................................. 31
■ STRIKE TEN ENTERTAINMENT ............. 32
■ YOUTH ............................... 34
■ MARKETING ........................... 45
■ MEETINGS & EVENTS.................... 49
■ STATE ASSOCIATIONS................... 53
■ STRIKE TEN ENTERTAINMENT
CONTACT INFORMATION ................. 54
■ YOUTH DEPARTMENT
CONTACT INFORMATION ................. 54
■ BPAA STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION....... 55
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THANK YOU from the Bowling
Proprietors’ Association of America!
If you are reading this, you are either a potential member checking out what the BPAA has to offer you or
are a current member of the BPAA and reviewing your member benefits! Thank you for checking out all the
BPAA has to offer! Being a member of the BPAA means you belong to a unique association; the only one in
the world dedicated to serving the specific, yet diverse, interests of bowling center owners.
2026 is the year of the United States’ semiquincentennial, marking the 250th anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence. While you are looking for new coins circulating from the U.S. Mint to
commemorate this event in our nation’s history, also watch your mail for your Smart Buy rebate checks!
You know It Pays to Belong! Ninety-four years ago, a dedicated and committed group of proprietors came
together with a common goal to help bowling not just survive difficult times but thrive. Their motto—
United We Prosper—is still relevant today as volunteer leaders of the BPAA serve to help members improve
their businesses.
For those of you unsure about the value the BPAA may provide you, call one of your fellow bowling
proprietors who belongs to the Association and ask! While big FECs benefit from the volume of Smart Buy
products they use, small centers receive the same great pricing and rebates! Small centers also find marketing
pieces, training courses, and short informative videos from “The Profit Break” series incredibly valuable.
The online course catalog includes topics such as bowling center safety, customer service management,
maintenance, marketing, and operations. Although we do not want to think about being robbed or
experiencing a critical incident in our center, basic knowledge can help provide the safest environment
possible for guests and team members; there are courses for this as well! Social Media Awareness is another
helpful course for small centers that may not have staff dedicated to social media operations. All these
courses are offered to members of the BPAA.
The absolute most beneficial aspect of being a member of the BPAA are the opportunities to meet and
exchange information with other proprietors. If you feel like you are the only one facing the challenges of
making your bar more profitable, think again! Need a fresh league idea? Check out BPAA’s book of league
ideas—all gathered from proprietors across the U.S. We guarantee you will find success with at least one of
these ideas! Bowling Summit, BPAA’s mid-winter conference each January, and International Bowl Expo,
the premier bowling industry event, each June are just two events where proprietors come together to hear
ideas that may improve their centers. Countless other events throughout the year provide more time on a
smaller scale to visit with industry partners and proprietors.
Thank you for your time. Please feel free to reach out to any BPAA board member or BPAA staff to answer
your questions or talk about what keeps you up at night! We are all here to help and happy to do so.
Tyler Herreman
President, BPAA
12/16/25 3:56 PM
3:56 PM