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About Warren Friedl
Expertise
20 Years Pro Shop Owner/Operator, 17 Years Bowling Center Operator (Manager/General Manager), Certified Coach since National Bowling Council and YABA days. Also Dick Ritger and USA Bowling Bronze certified. International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter member, IBPSIA Certified, IBPSIA "On Lanes" Certified, 2 Time Member of the IBPSIA Board of Directors and Past Secretary/Treasurer, Small Shop columnist "Pro Shop Operator" Magazine, contributor to "Bowlers Journal International" magazine, editor of IBPSIA NET NEWS weekly e-newsletter, editor of "The Bowling Tree" blog and webmaster of www.revbowl.com.

Experience
20 Years operating Revolutions Pro Shops in 2nd Largest bowling ball market in the country, Chicagoland. 17 Years in Center operations as Marketing Director, Asst. Manager or General Manager, becoming GM in every Center I worked.

Organizations
American Bowling Congress/USBC Member since 1976, bowling 50 years. International Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Association (IBPSIA) Charter and continuing member (18 years), 2 time member of IBPSIA Board of Directors, former Secretary/Treasurer. US Bowling Coaches Association (Bronze Coach) Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA)

Publications
“Bowlers Journal International” and “Pro Shop Operator” Magazines. Chicago Bowler, Windy City Bowling News, Centennial Lanes.com, The Bowling Tree Blog, IBPSIA.com and IBPSIA Net News (e-newsletter).

Education/Credentials
IBPSIA Technically Certified. Multiple Seminars from AMF, Brunswick, Columbia, Circle, Ebonite, Hammer, Mo-Rich, Storm, Track, Dexter, Etonic, and others. Kaploe and Davis Bowling Marketing training. Certified with the Young America Bowling Alliance (YABA) and the National Bowling Council (NBC) as a coach in 1982. Other coaching credentials include: Dick Ritger Level One, Dick Ritger Coaching Coaches, and USA Bowling Bronze Level.

Awards and Honors
Created and executed Promotions highlighted in Bowlers Journal Magazine and included in the “150 Promotions for Bowling Centers” organized by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA). First Pro Shop featured in Bowling Industry magazine, for customer service and merchandising, October 1996. Identified “One of the best ball fitters in the country” by then Track, Inc. President Del Warren, September 2005. Tournament Promotions lead to top performance in center, or for center hosted events including: Chicago City Championships, US Open Qualifiers, Amateur Bowlers Tour.

Past/Present Clients
Presenter at the IBPSIA National Convention. Presenter at Bowling Proprietors Association Management School

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Bowling - Creating Teams

Expert: Warren Friedl - 10/20/2009

Question
Hello,
I organized a bowling party a few months ago ceated teams by having everyone report their average and then we drew names. The plan was to have teams of 4, but we ended up having two extra people. I randomly assigned them to two teams and then said that the 3rd highest (middle) scores for those teams would be dropped and not count toward the 3 game team aggregate score for each team. My questions is this: Is that a good way to do it, or does it give an advantage to the teams receiving a 5th player? If it is not a good method, please suggest a better one.

Thanks.

Answer
Philip,
Kind of gives the teams with extra players an advantage. I'd create another team with players from two random teams and your two extra bowlers, give the teams giving up a player an absent bowler/vacancy score. You can arrive at that score a number of ways.

Your group sounds like a fun time. Making the vacant score totally random (have the center pick a number out of a hat-they usually have a way to do that for mystery pots), or a mean score of the group, or second highest, second lowest (from the team being played), lots of options to make the score fun. You can even change the number each game so a real high or real low number doesn't put a team at a real advantage/disadvantage.

Lastly, encourage the group to bring two friends so you can round out the teams. good luck with your parties. Thanks for the question. Good bowling.

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