Atlantic Youth Bowling
Atlantic Youth Bowling (or AYB) is a youth Candlepin Bowling program across the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Age Divisions
During league bowling or in tournaments, the kids are divided into 5 age divisions ranging from 0-19. They are:
- Pee Wee- Ages from 0–6 years old
- Bantam- Ages from 7–10 years old
- Junior- Ages from 11–14 years old
- Senior- Ages from 15–18 years old
- Senior Grad- 19 years old
Alleys
Nova Scotia
- Bayers Road Bowlarama- Halifax
- Brunswick Lanes- Yarmouth
- Pajo's Bowling Alley- Lunenburg
- South Centre Bowlarama- Halifax
- Town Centre Lanes- Glace Bay
- Unbowlievable Lanes- Smith Settlement
New Brunswick
- Alma Lanes- Atholville
- Canadian Candlepin- Sussex Corner
- Caron's Bowling Alley- Dalhousie
- Castle Lanes- Miramichi
- Dieppe Bowlarama- Dieppe
- Fairlanes Moncton- Moncton
- Kingswood Lanes- Fredericton
- Parklanes- Riverview
- Saint John Bowlarama- Saint John
- Woodstock Bowlacade- Woodstock
Previous
Nova Scotia
- Acadian Bowling Lanes- Little Brook
- Beazley's Bowling Lanes- Dartmouth
- Bible Hill Bowlacade- Bible Hill
- Bowl-More Lanes- Bridgewater
- Fairlanes Halifax- Halifax
- Fairlanes New Minas- New Minas
- Heather Lanes Glace Bay- Glace Bay
- Heather Lanes Sydney- Sydney
- Island Lanes- Clark's Harbour
- King Pin Lanes- Amherst
- Superbowl- Lower Sackville
- Woodside Bowlarama- Dartmouth
New Brunswick
- Bathurst Bowlarama- Bathurst
- Cap Pele Bowling Cantre- Cap Pele
- Main Street Bowl-A-Drome- Fredericton
Tournaments
Every year, AYB hold the Zones, Provincials and Nationals Tournaments. Zones is held at 4 centres across each province where they compete in the Singles, Teams or Mixed Doubles categories in Bantam, Junior, Senior (Pee Wee doesn't compete, Senior Grad gets buy to Nationals in singles). If you get first place here you will move on to the provincial tournament in each province. If you get first or second here you move on to the National tournament. Every second year the nationals is in the other province. Nova Scotia hosts the odd year and New Brunswick hosts the even year. At zones the prizes are ribbons. At provincials the prizes are medals for first through third and a ribbon for fourth place. At nationals the prizes are medals first through fourth. At the nationals they also give out prizes for:
- An AYB Poster Contest- Prize: Bowling Balls or a $100 gift certificate
- An AYB member who introduced someone new to AYB- Prize: Bowling Balls or a $100 gift certificate
- A new bowler who registered for the first time- Prize: $50 gift certificate
- The group who sold the most chocolate bars- Prize: Bowling Balls or $100 gift certificate
- The Coach of the Year- Prize: A plaque
- The Co-ordinator of the year- Prize: Embroidered Hoodie
- Pin Fundraiser- Prize: $100 toward their AYB program