ILLINOIS WOMEN USBC BA AND ILLINOIS USBC BA JOINT WORKSHOP SESSION, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010 – ROCK ISLAND, IL
THERE WERE 97 ILLINOIS STATE AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS OFFICIALS, PLUS A FEW LEAGUE OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE.
THE IUSBC BA ASSOCIATION MANAGER, FOR HIS PRESENTATION, OPENED BY SAYING THAT ALL OF US HAVE A PET GRIPE OR COMPLAINT WITH EITHER THE NATIONAL, STATE , LOCAL ASSOCIATION OR LEAGUES. HE CONTINUED BY SAYING THAT AS A PERSON’S FIRST IMPRESSION IS USUALLY THEIR TRUE FEELINGS, HE HAD THE IUSBC PRESIDENT, WITH A HAND MICROPHONE GO DOWN EACH ROW, ASKING EACH PERSON TO MAKE THEIR COMMENT, IN A SHORT, NON-ELABORATION MANNER. OBVIOUSLY, WITHOUT A FULL EXPLANATION, WHAT WAS STATED, COULD BE READ AS THE READER WISHES. WITH 97 PEOPLE, WE HAD TO MOVE QUICKLY. THE PEOPLE WERE TOLD THAT THEIR COMMENTS WOULD BE COMPILED, AND SENT TO THE USBC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. THE GRIPES, COMPLAINTS, ETC., AS COMPILED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
USBC NATIONAL
18 ALL OF THE NATIONAL AWARDS, BUT MOST ESPECIALLY THE CHOICE OF A
MAGNET FOR AN AWARD (16).
LACK OF RECOGNITION FOR AWARDS ON ALL LEVELS
HAVING TO PAY FOR AN HONOR SCORE RING IN ADVANCE, ESPECIALLY
THE WOMEN
11 TRYING TO FORCE
ALL ASSOCIATIONS TO MERGE (10)
SHOULD NOT ALLOW MERGED ASSOCIATIONS TO VOTE ON A FORCED MERGED
ASSOCIATION AMENDMENT.
10 DISSATISFACTION WITH BOTH WinLABS
AND BOWL.COM (8).
ROLLING OUT PROGRAMS WITHOUT FIRST TESTING THEM.
BOWL.COM IS MAINLY GEARED TOWARD THE PRO’S AND ADVERTISING, NOT MUCH FOR
AVERAGE BOWLERS
20 LACK OF EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WORKING AT
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, MOST CAN’T PROVIDE ANSWERS (4).
NATIONAL WANTS THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS TO DO MOST OF THE NATIONAL’S WORK
SEEMS LIKE THE LEFT HAND DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT HAND IS DOING AT NATIONAL.
NATIONAL TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING (4).
WRESTLING ANY CONTROL FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS
IT IS WORSE NOW THAN EVER, THE FEELING OF US (USBC) AGAINST ASSOCIATIONS AND
BOWLERS.
PLAYING POLITICS WITH LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
DISSATISFIED WITH USBC NATIONAL, PERIOD.
MONEY SPENT MOVING HEADQUARTERS TO TEXAS, BAD MOVE (2)
DUES, PERIOD
NOT A GRIPE, JUST GLAD THAT DON’T HAVE MR. BOJE ANY MORE (2)
11 ALWAYS GOING TO RENO FOR THE
CONVENTION
ALLOWING ASSOCIATION ALTERNATES TO VOTE ON AMENDENTS
SAW AN ASSOCIATION PERSON HAND THEIR VOTING DEVICE TO A NON-DELEGATE AND USED IT
TO VOTE
WHY CAN’T THE CONVENTION AND HALL OF FAME PROGRAM BE HELD AT THE SAME DATE AND
SITE (4)
CUT THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION
GET MESSAGE OUT THAT A VOTE FOR ANY DUES INCREASE IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC RAISE,
BOWLERS MUST APPROVE
NON-AFFILIATE ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE AT THE CONVENTION.
METHOD ON ELECTION OF DELEGATES AT THE CONVENTION
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
9 UNFAIR “SHOT” AT THE TOURNAMENT, GEARED TOWARDS THE HIGH END
BOWLERS (3)
LACK OF HELP OR DELAY, GETTING ANSWERS REGARDING THE NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT CONFIRMATION
LACK OF COURTESY ON THE LANES AT THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
ALLOWING BEER AT THE TOURNAMENT
HAVING TO PAY FULL TOURNAMENT FEES ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE THE NEXT
TOURNAMENT
DON’T LIKE CHANGING TO AN AREANA SETTING FOR THE WOMEN’S NATIONAL
DON’T LIKE HOW THEIR DIVISIONS ARE PRESENTLY SET FOR THE WOMEN’S
NATIONAL
YOUTH
6 NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WAY USBC TREATS YOUTH BOWLERS
YOUTH NOT HAVING A DIRECTOR AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL (3)
NEED MORE OR BETTER PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH BOWLERS
USBC SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUTH ISSUES, MORE SHOULD BE DONE
FOR THE ADULT BOWLERS
LOCAL ASSOCIATION:
1 GETTING HARDER TO GET PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THE LOCAL
ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LEAGUES:
9 BOWLERS NOT READY TO BOWL WHEN THEIR TURN (2)
CELL PHONES
LATE BOWLERS
LANE BREAKDOWNS
ALLOWING BOWLERS TO BOWL WHEN THEY HAVEN’T PAID THEIR MEMBERSHIP
FEES (2)
LACK OF BOWLER COURTESY
BOWLERS WANTING TO CHANGE LEAGUE RULES SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE
SEASON
2 SAID THEY HAD NO COMMENT OR COMPLAINT
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
WM. G. CHESTNUT
IUSBC BA
ASSOCIATION MANAGER