Being a team captain at the USBC Open Championships takes hard work and dedication.

Captains must be well-organized and willing to serve as the team's leader, recruiter, accountant, courier and even travel agent.

This year, the Open Championships is being held at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., for the second consecutive year, marking the first time a city has held back-to-back events. With this in mind, USBC challenged team captains to help make the unprecedented return a memorable one.

In order to reward and recognize team captains for their hard work, USBC and the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority formed an exclusive club, THE USBC EAGLE'S NEST.

The Eagle's Nest includes more than 5,900 captains, who brought teams to Reno in 2010 and have signed up to return in 2011, while some went above and beyond, registering four or more teams.

In all, 200 captains have earned "Super Captain" status. Let's meet one now:

Captain: Corinthia Ward

Hometown: Bronx, N.Y

Age: senior

Number of teams: 10

Date and time of team event: Tuesday, March 15 (2:30 p.m.)

Open Championships appearances (through 2011): eight

Favorite host city: n/a

Best Open Championships memory: winning a bracket against a big average bowler

My favorite part of the Open Championships experience is: seeing all the teams with the matching outfits

I am a team captain because: people want to attend and someone has to coordinate

The thing I am most looking forward to about the 2011 tournament is: seeing exactly how an Eagle's Nest member  is rewarded (Ward was one of the lucky team captains to win a high-performance Storm bowling ball)

Favorite place to stay in Reno: Silver Legacy

Two favorite (appropriate) Reno memories: 1. seeing the snow in April; 2. bowling The Forty Frame Game

Three favorite things to do in Reno when not bowling: 1. playing the machines; 2. dining. 3; shopping

Four favorite places to eat in Reno: 1. buffet at Silver Legacy; 2. Peppermill; 3. Harrah's buffet; 4. cafe at Harrah's

If you only had five minutes to recruit a new bowler, how would you sell the Open Championships: It's a chance to meet and bowl with people from all over the United States. You get to travel to a place that you might never get to otherwise, and you get to get away with your friends.