United States Bowling Congress - Purpose

Purpose

The USBC is the national governing body for ten-pin bowling in the United States. It has approximately 3,000 local associations across the USA serving over 2 million members. Among its duties and responsibilities to these members are:

• Maintain specifications, conduct research testing for, and certify: bowling lanes, lane dressings, pinsetting and ball return equipment, bowling pins, bowling balls and other bowling-related products.
• Establish and publish playing rules, and provide counselors to help interpret them.
• Certify leagues and tournaments.
• Protect the financial investment of certified leagues through its league bonding program.
• Manage Team USA as it competes in international tournaments.
• Conduct championship tournaments: USBC Masters, USBC Queens, USBC Open Championships, USBC Women's Championships, USBC Youth Open, USBC Junior Gold Championships, USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championships, USBC Senior Masters, USBC Senior Queens, Team USA Trials, USBC Senior Championships and Pepsi USBC Youth Championships.
• Provide recognition for achievements (300 games and 800 series for three games, among others).
• Maintain historical records of bowler averages for use in USBC-certified leagues and tournaments.
• Certify coaches for both youth and adult bowlers.
• Regulate and promote high school and collegiate bowling.
• Manage SMART (Scholarship Management and Accounting Report for Tenpins), the only youth scholarship fund recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), through a separate corporation.