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Please read and adhere to the following social distancing impacts to Saturday’s Tournament of Champions event:
* Check-in / Tournament desk will be in the arcade room side of Batt Family Fun Center (not behind lanes 3 & 4). A temperature scan will be performed on bowlers in order to compete. If you are sick, stay home. Anyone (including spectators) exhibiting signs of contagious illness will be asked to leave and is not entitled to a refund.
* The divisions will be completely separate; bowlers will still move every game but within their own division’s group of lanes.
* Seating is very limited for spectators, tall tables only. We ask that no more than 1 spectator per entrant attend to comply with occupancy limitations in the bowling side of the building.
* There will be a designated official for each division. They will collect all scoresheets, bring them to the TD, and bring them back to the bowlers. They will also be the point person for relaying lane / scoring issues to the front desk to address.
* To limit movement and crowding, results after the 3rd, 4th, and 5th games, and each brackets round, will be posted on our Facebook page and printed for each group.
* The tournament may last longer than usual, depending upon turnout / number of bowlers per pair.
We look forward to concluding the JJBT season with a great event, even with the adjustments. See you Saturday (check-in closes promptly at 12:45pm… don’t be late).

Here are the squad rosters for the 2020 Florida Pepsi & 2020 Florida State Handicap tournaments:

PEPSI — http://fcusbcyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-Pepsi-Squad-Assignments-as-of-05-31-2020.pdf

FL Handicap — http://fcusbcyouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-FL-HDCP-Squad-Assignments-as-of-05-31-2020.pdf

If a qualifying bowler’s name is missing from the document, please contact the Youth League Director where the bowler qualified for these tournaments. Missing names mean that the League Director needs to submit squad preferences. You may also email your league director AND the Pepsi Tournament Director, Allen Solomon, at beachbowlyouth@aol.com (must be sent to both, not just Allen). Squad #’s 98 & 99 indicate the bowler withdrew from the tournament. Squad details are below.

Updated 3/1/2020: The Coaches Memorial took place earlier today at Jax Lanes Bowling Center. The festivities began at 10am with the Past Coaches Memoriam, Youth Committee Annual Awards (Coach of the Year, Volunteer of the Year), Hall of Fame Induction (Coaches / Youth), Christmas Classic awards, Youth City Tournament awards presentation, and then a special No-Tap tournament. The Tournament Results can be found on our Annual City Tournament page.

The OFFICIAL results for the 2020 Youth City Championship are now available on our Annual City Tournament page at http://fcusbcyouth.com/tournaments/annual-city-tournament/ — Congrats to the awards recipients and thank you all for a great tournament this year!

The unofficial results for the 2020 Youth City Championship are now available on our Annual City Tournament page at http://fcusbcyouth.com/tournaments/annual-city-tournament/

Sun 6 – Travel League, 1pm at BA Southside
Sun 13 – Travel League, 1pm at NAS Mayport
Sat 19 – JJBT, 1pm at King Pins
Sun 20 – Baker Bash, 10am at Jax Lanes
Sat 26 – Challenge, 2pm at Batt FFC
Sun 27 – NFSSS, 10am at BA Orange Park
*** Times shown are start times, Tournament check-in closes 15 minutes beforehand. Visit each sub-page for all details, including costs and dress codes ***

Youth bowlers, parents & coaches:

Below is a summary of all the Association’s youth bowling events during the busy month of March 2019:

• No youth events the weekend of 3/2-3/3 due to the Adult City Open; normal youth leagues are still on at all centers except Jax Lanes Bowling Center.
• Sat 3/9 – The Jacksonville Jr Bowling Tour (JJBT) will be held at Bowl America Mandarin. Check-in is 12:00 to 12:45pm, tourney starts at 1pm. Must have a 120+ average, bring a current standings sheet for verification.
• Sun 3/10 – Week 12 (last regular league week) of the FCUSBC Youth Travel League takes place at Jax Lanes Bowling Center.  Group coaching corner is at 10:55am; league play begins promptly at 11am.
• Sun 3/17 – The FCUSBC Youth Travel League holds its open fun tournament at Edwards Bowling Center in Yulee. Check-in is Noon – 12:45pm, event starts at 1pm. Adults and youth bowlers may compete for bragging rights — only a $11 entry fee for 4 games. House averages will convert to a sport average, and Handicap is 100% of 210 Sport. See what it’s like to bowl in the Travel League / on the tougher Sport patterns. The league’s awards ceremony occurs afterwards.
• Sat 3/23 – The Challenge Tournament will be held this month at Bowl America Mandarin; team check-in is 1:00-1:45pm, tourney starts at 2pm. See your Center Youth Director about forming a team to represent your Center. This is the last opportunity to earn a spot into the Challenge TOC (held in April).
• Sat 3/30 – Sun 3/31 – The Florida Pepsi & Handicap Tournaments will take place at Brandon Crossroads Bowl just outside of Tampa. See your Center Youth Director to obtain your squad confirmation(s).
• Sun 3/31 – The North Florida Sport Shot Series (NFSSS) Tournament will be held at Bowl America Southside. Check-in starts at 9am, closes promptly at 9:45am, and the tourney begins by 10am. $25 entry fee for the 5-game block; optional $5 side events (Most Spares & Elimination Challenge) and $20/30/40 Junior Gold Qualifier available.

Please submit questions or feedback via email to fcusbcyouth@gmail.com — we want you to be informed and we also want to hear from you!

Our youth bowling programs rely on the talents and time commitments of adult volunteers. We welcome enthusiastic, positive, and dedicated individuals who want to make the First Coast USBC Youth bowling programs among the best in the nation.

Below are the current and upcoming opportunities for volunteers at the Association level… see your Center Youth Director for those at the league / center level. All volunteers must be active RVP’s to serve in any capacity, unless between the ages of 14-17. Please email fcusbcyouth@gmail.com or contact the Chairperson regarding any of the volunteer opportunities you are interested in fulfilling.

• Youth Committee Chairperson (role being vacated by 8/1/2020): Lead Youth Committee Meetings, provide updates to the Board on youth tournaments and events.
• Board Youth Directors (3 vacant seats): Terms are for 3 years and are determined by voting at the Annual Meeting in April, unless appointed by the Board President to fill a vacancy.
• Center Youth Director for Bowl America Southside: Run youth program at that center and represent the center at Committee Meetings.
• Youth Leaders Advisors (2): Provide guidance to the Youth Leaders Chapter (meetings, fundraising, running tournaments).
• Subcommittee Leads / Members: All of our tournaments and the Travel League have their own subcommittees — those who design, prepare, and run each event. Leads and members are selected at the March Youth Committee meeting, though members can be added at any time.
• Youth Website Contributor: Makes routine updates to the website such as new posts, updating calendar info, etc.
• Social Media Contributor: Makes frequent updates to Facebook pages and groups, such as event recaps, announcements, etc.