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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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