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            USBC High School actively offers guidance to all levels of high school   More than 4,500 student athletes across 250 college and university
            bowling by providing rules, instructional opportunities, membership,    bowling teams compete in over 150 certified tournaments each year;
            awards and industry resources to ensure the success of high school      nearly half of the colleges and universities around the country offer
            bowling nationwide. USBC High School maintains strong relationships     bowling financial assistance. Collegiate bowling has grown in popularity
            with the National Federation of High School associations and state      and prestige under College Bowling USA, and more recently with
            athletic associations. There are more than 61,000 high school bowlers   the formation of the USBC Collegiate program, bowling’s national
            nationwide.                                                             intercollegiate governing body.


            Proprietors can use the following free materials to                     Intercollegiate
            help grow high school bowling in their area:                            Team Championships
                                                                                    Having emerged in 1975, the
                                                                                    Intercollegiate Team Championships is the pinnacle event of the college
            USBC High School Guide: Contains information                            bowling season. The ITC brings together the top 16 men’s and top 16
            about the USBC High School program, a step-by-                          women’s teams in the country to compete for national titles.
            step guide on how to form a program, suggested
            playing rules, membership, awards and coaching.                         For a school to participate in the ITC, it must compete in certified college
            Download only: BOWL.com/highschool                                      tournaments and conferences throughout the season. By either winning
                                                                                    a conference or being one of the top-ranked teams in the country,
            Next Step Brochure: Do you have high school                             schools advance to postseason sectional qualifying events. The top
            bowlers thinking about taking their game to the next                    four men’s teams and top four women’s teams from each sectional
            step or level? This booklet provides insight into the                   tournament earn berths into the ITC.
            college bowling world to help high school bowlers to
            become collegiate athletes.                                             Intercollegiate
            Download only: BOWL.com/highschool                                      Singles Championships
                                                                                    The Intercollegiate Singles
                                                                                    Championships, originating in 2003, features the top 24 male and top 24
            USBC High School Bowling Medallions:                                    female collegiate bowlers in the country competing for national singles
            These award medallions measure 1¾” by                                   titles. Players advance to the ISC through sectional qualifying.
            3¼” and are perfect to decorate an athlete’s
            letter jacket, commemorating a variety of high
            school bowling accomplishments. Select from
            12 different offerings.
            Price: $3.00
            www.usbcbowlingstore.com                                              SINCE 2007, there have been 3+ million games bowled in
                                                                                  collegiate competition, which has driven approximately

                                                                                  $7+ million into lineage revenue for BPAA member centers.


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