Ten Pin Bowling 

Ten Pin Bowling is a competitive sport in which a player (the "bowler") rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.

Sport Status

Ten Pin is a sport that is recongnized at all levels of Special Olympics. Athletes can compete in club level matches right up to SOI World Games.

Sport Season

Ten Pin is a Spring sport for SOO, the season usually runs from October to May. For National and World games Ten Pin participates in the Summer Games.

Athlete to Coach Ratios

The ratios are minimum athlete to coach requirements for not only Conference competitions, Provincial, and National Games, but for all Special Olympics Ontario competitions and practices. They ensure that athletes are safe and supervised at all times.

Athlete/Coach Ratio 10 Pin Bowling   ( 5:1 )

Provincial Convenor

Nancy McKercher -  10pin@specialolympicsontario.ca

SOC Rules English / French

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