Atlantic Youth Bowling (or AYB) is a youth Candlepin Bowling program across the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
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
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
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
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
Bathurst Bowlarama- Bathurst
Cap Pele Bowling Cantre- Cap Pele
Main Street Bowl-A-Drome- Fredericton
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
