<P> A bowling league is a group event where several teams bowl against each other over the course of a season . Most bowling leagues consist of four team players that meet up once a week or once every other week, usually at the same day and time . Teams of three or five players are also common . Leagues can be set up as male - only, female - only, or mixed . Four - person teams tend to be used in mixed leagues, while three - and five - player teams are more common in male - only and female - only leagues . </P> <P> Leagues were established soon after the most modern type of bowling was created . Ten - pin bowling is a modern form of bowling that became organized in 1895 in New York City . </P>

The average bowling league season consists of two 12-week periods with one week off in the middle