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California Pepsi Championships

Welcome to the 2009 California Pepsi USBC Youth Championships. Tournament packets will be distributed in October to all centers with a youth program. You can also download tournament information below. The two league level qualifying windows are NOVEMBER 1-14, 2008 & JANUARY
17-30, 2009. If your youth league session conflicts with these dates because of a league bye, contact your District Director for permission to move your qualifying window one week before or one week after. Every youth bowler should be given their FREE chance to qualify. Last year California awarded $70,000 in scholarships and your youths deserve a chance at this great opportunity!

1. State finalists in the scratch division are competing for 4 berths (2 boys/2 girls) into the USBC USA Jr. Gold National Championships held in Indianapolis, Indiana (July 2009) along with a travel stipend.

2. There will no longer be a Pepsi National Finals for the handicap division.

3. Bowlers in the 12-up division who have an entering average of 211 or higher MUST compete in the Scratch division.

4. Handicap for all levels throughout is changing to 100% of 210. COACHES, MAKE SURE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR BLS SOFTWARE as well as the new entry fee amounts and Aug 1, 2008 birthday cut off date!

5. State Finals registration (March 25-Apr. 4) will be online only. Coaches, please help your bowlers without computer access.

For the 9th year in a row, www.BowlersParadise.com will be sponsoring this event along with Elite Bowling, www.elitebowling.com, Brunswick, Pin Point Bowling Concepts (located inside AMF Beverly Bowl), Todd’s Pro Shop (located inside AMF Mardi Gras Lanes), RotoGrip, The Bowlers Alley (located inside Buena Lanes) and Champions Bowling & Embroidery (located inside Fountain Bowl). These sponsors will be donating items for our fundraising raffle at the district and state finals sites helping us to raise more scholarship dollars. Please support these sponsors and help us THANK them for their generous contributions and support!

IMPORTANT: All league-level qualifying paperwork and District Finals entry fees must be sent to your respective district director postmarked by February 14, 2009. Late entries will NOT be accepted and will be returned, so please be sure to meet this deadline. Enclosed on the PINK paper is your District Director contact and specific tournament information (dates/fees). The league level qualifying ratio of 1:3 will remain the same. Last year we had a great turnout of just under 5,000 participants at the district level. Please complete the enclosed YELLOW summary sheet and submit it with your worksheets. We are also asking for all coaches to turn in copies of the USBC membership listings from the local association so that we can verify that every qualifier is currently certified before they bowl in the District Finals. Contact us immediately if you have received the wrong district information. Make sure that all coaches and bowlers read the TOURNAMENT INFORMATION & rules carefully. If you have any questions or need any help with the league level qualifying paperwork, please contact your District Director immediately. Also, please keep a master copy of all youth league sheets dated as of January 1, 2009 and as of April 15, 2009. These league sheets will be used at both the District and State Finals. Thank you for your support and participation in one of the largest scholarship events in California. Last year we worked extremely hard with your help in raising funds so that we could award $70,000 in scholarships! With the rising cost of education, this tournament strongly benefits many young bowlers on their way to a promising future. Posters will be provided for your center so everyone in your center will be informed. Good luck!

Pepsi Chairman and Co-Chair

12-Up State Finals Qualifiers Information (12-Up divisions only): State Finalists qualify from the District Finals to the State Finals based on a ratio of 1:5 per division. State Finalists are competing for scholarships and the top four scratch bowlers will earn berths into the USBC Jr. Gold Championships (July-Indianapolis, IN) each receiving a travel stipend. The State Finals will be a certified sport bowling event. All scholarship winners from the State Finals will receive a scholarship packet in the mail in June with instructions on how to retrieve their funds and will receive a certificate.

IMPORTANT PEPSI DATES

Please email the chairman if you have any questions about this event or about Pepsi scholarships.

California has an outstanding history at the International finals. Since 1983, California has had over 20 top four finishers totaling over $46,000 in scholarships. This proves that many of the top youth bowlers in this country are right here from California. 

2007 Pepsi Results | 2008 Pepsi Results

CALIFORNIA PEPSI CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT

BRIEF QUALIFYING OUTLINE:  Center level qualifying is based on a ratio of 1:3 with bowlers competing within six divisions: 11-Under Boys & Girls; 12-Up Handicap Boys & Girls; and 12-Up Scratch Boys & Girls from their home certified youth league.  (No Pre-Bowled or Post-Bowled scores can be used.)  Bowlers that qualify from their center to the district finals will bowl 3 games in March at the District Level Finals in their respective District. (Districts are based on their home bowling center location in the state).  The 11-Under division will compete for scholarships only at this District Level.  The 12-Up divisions will compete at the District Level and will qualify based on the 1:5 ratio to the State Finals. First place finishers in the 12-Up divisions at the District level will be awarded with commemorative watches and certificates for their outstanding performance.  Scholarships for the 12-Up divisions are awarded only at the State Finals.

STATE FINALS: The format of the State Finals is six games of qualifying with the overall final top 4 bowlers (total pins plus handicap) entering the stepladder finals for each division (16 total bowlers). The stepladder finals will determine scholarship placement as well as who our representatives will be entering the national finals.  All fundraising held at the state finals goes directly into the 12-Up scholarship fund. 

SCHOLARSHIP BREAKDOWNS:  The 11-Under Division's scholarships will be distributed after the State Finals.  Their results will be included in the State Finals results book which will be mailed to each bowling center and local association.  All scholarship winners are mailed a scholarship certificate and letter of congratulations.