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Membership Application and Fees

All USBC certified Nikkei bowling leagues in Southern California are eligible for SCNBA membership if the league as a whole contains a minimum of 2/3 Japanese ancestry (including substitutes) and current SCNBA members.

ELIGIBILITY RULE:

  1. Those persons with at least 25% Japanese ancestry. (If current last name is not Japanese, the Japanese surname of parent/grandparent must be provided).

  2. Those persons of non-Japanese ancestry currently married to an individual with at least 25% Japanese ancestry.

  3. Those persons of non-Japanese ancestry belonging to an immediate family unit in which at least one member is of at least 25% Japanese ancestry.

  4. Those persons of non-Japanese ancestry who meet the following requirements:

    1) Must have bowled a minimum of two-thirds (2/3’s) of the regular league games in a Nikkei bowling league for two (2) consecutive winter seasons immediately preceding application for membership, and

    2) Must be currently bowling or have bowled in a Nikkei bowling league as a regular member for at least one-half (1/2) of the current winter season.

    3) Applications for membership may be submitted after the completion of the second consecutive winter season.

Qualifying "Nikkei" League: A USBC governed league having not less than two-thirds (2/3’s) of its bowlers, including substitutes being at least 25% Japanese family ancestry and non-Japanese who are current members of the SCNBA. If a league falls below the two-thirds (2/3’s) figure, the non-Japanese bowlers shall not be eligible for membership.

All SCNBA members must be in good standing with the USBC and must meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in the SCNBA By-Laws.

An individual may be expelled from membership for the following items:

  • Failure to abide by the rules, regulations and decisions of the SCNBA Board of Directors

  • Failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the USBC

NOTE:  Membership renewal for a non-Japanese NBA member can be re-established by currently bowling half (1/2) of the winter season games as a regular member to date.

 

An annual membership fee is required for joining the SCNBA.  Applications shall be distributed to all eligible NBA leagues before the start of the new winter season. It is the league secretary's responsibility to give application forms to all eligible participants.  All fees and paperwork are due to the SCNBA Secretary by the 4th week of league.
 
Nikkei League secretaries are required to submit to the SCNBA the following items:

  1. Copy of the league standing sheet

  2. Copy of the league rules

  3. Completed Nikkei League Contact Form

  4. SCNBA application forms with fees paid in full

 

MEMBERSHIP FEE BREAKDOWN:

$0.75    Membership verification

$3.00    General fund

$1.00    Youth Scholarship Award

$0.25    Tournament award

$5.00    MEMBERSHIP FEE
     

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