• The official "NABI General Tournament Rules and Policies" manual is available at any NABI tournament site. Each member is given a copy when they join. Below are excerpts from the manual.

• Most of our regional clubs are sanctioned by the USBC. All tournament entrants must possess a current sanction card. (These may be purchased at the tournament site)

• The manual mentioned above contains only general guidelines. However, the National Rules are fully enforced at all NABI Week events. Each individual club has adapted them to suit the members in their areas of the country. Some basic essentials are uniform throughout the nation:

• Membership is open to sanctioned men & women that have published USBC averages consisting of at least 21 games, but that have never averaged higher than 205*. New members must provide written proof of current year averages. (*many local clubs have a lower ceiling on averages) Members of the PBA or LPBT, past or present, regional or national are not allowed to join NABI.

• The tournament director reserves the right to reject any membership application and may reject or re-rate any entry - at any time.

• A members entering average will be the highest from that past two league seasons, or this years average if over 42 games.

• A member will bowl at his/her entering average until they accumulate $300 in tournament winnings, or until their actual pin fall is 20 pins or more per game higher.

• If at any time a members true pin fall is 20 pins or more higher than their entering average, that member will receive a temporary re-rate at half of the difference.

• The director reserves the right to exclude any game for average purposes.

• Once a bowler joins, his/her future league averages will not effect their tournament average unless; their league average is 20 or more pins higher than their NABI Club average (it is the bowlers responsibility to report this prior to entering any NABI tournament), over 90 days pass since they last entered a NABI tournament, they bowl less than 21 NABI tournament games per calendar year or they let their membership expire.

• Handicap is 90% of the difference between your NABI average and 205, with a maximum handicap of 62 pins per game.

• Each time a member does not cash at a regular event, he/she will receive 3 additional "plus pins"added to their handicap (62 pins per game max. still applies). They will accumulate those plus pins until they cash or until January 1st each year. Cashing bowlers loose their plus pins on a sliding scale , based on how much they win. Plus Pins are not used during match play or for the calculation of optional side pot & bracket scores. Local Directors may completely suspend the use of plus pins for special format or holiday tournaments.

• To qualify for the NABI National Championships, a member must participate in 1/3 of the scheduled local tournaments and bowl 30 tournament games from the beginning of the new year to the last local event prior to NABI Week.

• All members must adhere to the National Dress Code, which include wearing a collared shirt with the NABI logo permanently attached to either sleeve, or either side of the upper front of the shirt. It also must have the members first & last name permanently attached on the back, in lettering of at least 1½" in height. Appropriate slacks, jeans or skirts may be worn. The following are not permitted: hats, shorts, skorts, sweat pants or other gym type attire.

• It is the responsibility of each member to ensure that his/her equipment meets USBC standards. Random spot checks are made at the tournament site. If any ball is found to be illegal, the bowler will forfeit any prizes won and fees paid.

• It is the responsibility of each member to ensure that his/her equipment meets USBC standards. Random spot checks are made at the tournament site. If any ball is found to be illegal, the bowler will forfeit any prizes won and fees paid.

• NABI membership is a privilege - not a right. Members are expected to behave in an acceptable manner, follow all rules and procedures and contribute to an environment of a fun, fair competitive event. Any act or behavior that prevents others from enjoying themselves, that gains you an unfair advantage, or damages the reputation or operation of the club in any way will not be tolerated. The Tournament Director reserves the right to suspend or revoke the membership of any violator of these rules and policies.

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The basic NABI tournament format consists of multiple qualifying squads consisting of 3 games. Qualifying cuts may be by the squad, by the day, or in the "beat the board" format. Qualifying may be determined by a cut ratio ( 1 of every ? entries ), or a specified number of qualifiers (Top ? advance from each cut). However, a minimum of one of every six entries will cash at each regular format NABI tournament. Doubles, Team and regional events may have lower cashing ratios.

Bowlers that advanced from the qualifying squads then bowl a 3 game semifinal block, to try to advance to the finals. As a rule, pins are not carried over from round to round. The top 5 handicap scores from the semifinal round then advance to a "Pro-Style" stepladder final. The 5th seed bowls the 4th seed, the winner bowls the 3rd seed, etc.. until a new champion is crowned. Winners of local NABI tournaments also receive as part of their prize package, an entry into the National "Tournament of Champions", which pays the winner $5,000.00 every summer in Las Vegas!

100% of all prizes are returned to the members the same weekend, at the completion of the tournament.