Upshot - November 2009 by Bowls NZ

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S E R A P M O C FITZROY

H T I W S E L P P A S E L P AP Fitzroy Bowling Club merged 3 clubs (Fitzroy, East End, Waiwaka Women) into one back in 1998, and, one of the many merger tasks was “insurance” at the premises at the East End Reserve.

After obtaining information from all 3 clubs executives and members, it was pleasing to see that TOWER was the preferred insurance company by all 3 clubs and indeed dozens of members, however it was good business practice to obtain quotes from other insurance companies to compare “apples with apples” as well as actual premium costs. In 1998 we found that TOWER was not only the most competitive in price, but was also the most comprehensive cover for Bowling Club needs – plus in those days our members cover was on a commission basis to our club. Over the past 10 years our club has enjoyed a good business relationship, none more than a “break-in” 2 years ago when extensive damage was done to an exterior wall and windows. Our Secretary/Manager spoke highly of the prompt service from TOWER, their

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assessor and building company who completed the repairs. Good business practice is to ensure that our costs are checked annually and this is no difference in our club when it comes to insurance – every 2 years we go out into the market place for insurance quotes and have found when we do TOWER is still the best policy and best price for our bowling club. Further to our excellent relationship with TOWER as our insurer we have also benefitted from the Bowls NZ TOWER Bowls Development Fund when promoting Have A Go Days and our summer Mates In Bowls programme. The Fitzroy Bowling Club not only commends the TOWER Bowls Club Cover but also recommends it as one of the best in the market place – tell your club Treasurer to get a quote – you won’t be disappointed.

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OFF TO HONG KONG 21-29 November 2009 New Zealand open squad members Andrew Kelly, Richard Collett, Val Smith and Genevieve Baildon will all wear the silver fern in late November as they travel to Hong Kong to compete in the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic. Twenty-one-year-old Cantabrian Andrew Kelly has been in impressive form this season and has just returned from Malaysia where he was one of six men on a preparation trip for the Commonwealth Games. Kelly played outstanding bowls and toppled some of the big names in Malaysian bowls such as world singles gold medalist Safuan Said and Azim Ariffin. Kelly will play the singles in Hong Kong and will also team up with Hyundai national singles champion Richard Collett in the pairs to make a formidable duo. Collett will also compete in the singles. In the womens field, World Bowls 2008 singles champion Val Smith and world junior singles champion Genevieve Baildon will team up to contest the pairs discipline and both women will play the singles event. The pairs is played in a 2x4x2 format and the singles will be the first to 25 shots. Visit www.bowlsnz.co.nz for daily results.

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National Bowls Awards 2008- 2009

MEET OUR

S R E N N WI We invited you to put forward nominations to recognise those people who are putting considerable effort into the sport of bowls in New Zealand and are making a positive contribution. The Bowls NZ National Bowls Awards is our annual event to recognise and celebrate excellence within the New Zealand bowls community. The judging panel faced an incredible task of selecting only one winner from the many deserving people. The calibre of nominations was impressive and to be recognised as a finalist is an achievement in its own right. Winners are acknowledged for the year ended 30 June 2009.

Club of the Year WINNER: Beckenham Bowling Club

Finalists: Pakuranga Bowling Club & Woburn Bowling Club Beckenham Bowling Club is a worthy recipient of the Tower Club of the Year award. Under a Club Executive that provides leadership towards a sustainable future, the club has a well documented, current 3-5 year plan that

covers the key areas as addressed by the Bowls NZ strategic planning template. The club has clear and comprehensive operating processes based on strategic goals/objectives with well defined responsibilities. Tangible achievements include; job descriptions, developing a Operations Manual and an increase in membership. Beckenham displays evidence of progress as demonstrated by new member and school initiatives. Also, the club has sound finance and risk management policies. Beckenham employs a part-time administrator and is committed to Bowls NZ policies. As further recognition of the good work that Beckenham has undertaken, they have achieved a Bowls NZ ClubCheck Gold award and a Sport Canterbury ClubMark award. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2003 Frankton Railway 2004 Henderson 2005 Takapuna 2006 Mairangi Bay 2007 Bowls Taradale 2008 Burnside Bowling Club

Young Player of the Year

Centre of the Year

WINNER: Genevieve Baildon (Hillcrest)

WINNER: Bowls Wellington

Player of the Year WINNER: Jo Edwards (Burnside)

Finalist: Auckland Bowls

Finalists: Chris Le Leivre (Onehunga) – Highly Commended & Clare McCaul (Silverstream) Finalists: Shannon McIlroy (Stoke) – Highly Commended & Shayne Sincock (Redcliffs) With a string of notable on green achievements, it is without a doubt that Jo Edwards is deserving of the Kia Kaha Player of the Year award for 2008-2009. Jo has been dedicated to continuous improvement and purposeful planned training. This includes a periodised plan established pre season and updated regularly. Jo is always respectful and encouraging towards the opposition emphasising her high standard of sportsmanship and fair play. A disciplined, regular training programme with continual coach input has resulted in Jo achieving the following: l World Cup Indoor Singles Champion l Quarter finalist in the Australian l The Trusts NZ Open Singles Champion l Southland Charity Invitation Pairs l Tweed Heads Golden Nugget Prestige Invitation Singles 4th place l Black Jacks Trans Tasman team member, winning 4/6 matches l Member of the Canterbury Representative team PREVIOUS WINNERS 2005 Sharon Sims (Manawatu) 2006 Jan Khan (Canterbury) & Marina Khan (Waikato) 2007 Val Smith (United, Nelson) 2008 Val Smith (United, Nelson

For Genevieve, 2008-2009 was a great year on the green, with a number of notable achievements to her name making her a worthwhile recipient of the Young Player of the Year award. Genevieve is committed to the High Performance programme developed by Bowls NZ. Her dedication to continuous improvement in her bowling are shown in her ability to balance her playing and training schedule with work and study commitments. She has a quiet positive personality and is always demonstrates her sportsmanship on and interest in fellow bowlers off the bowling green. Some of Genevieve’s achievements are; l Winner of World Junior Cup Singles l Bowls Waikato Player of the Year l Member of Hillcrest Premier A Women’s Interclub team who won the Waikato Interclub Competition. l Runner Up – NZCT National Club Triples Championship l 5th Equal The Trusts NZ Open l Member of Waikato Open Women’s representative team. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2005 Ali Forsyth (United, Nelson) 2006 Stephen Wood (Wellington), 2007 Shannon Mcllroy (Gisborne/East Coast) 2008 Mark Watt (North East Valley)

Bowls Wellington is awarded Bowls NZ Centre of the Year. Bowls Wellington utilises a board governance structure and is committed to One Bowls: One Vision for strong, sustainable clubs. The Bowls Wellington strategic plan is based on elements of the Bowls New Zealand strategic plan. Over the last 15 months, Bowls Wellington has undertaken with 3 of 4 local councils, a club health survey. Cluster group meetings were used to encourage clubs to implement recommendations of the report. Bowls Wellington has a positive working relationship with councils and other sports within the region. Players in Wellington benefit from a Centre playing programme that has opportunities for all levels. Representative matches are provided throughout the season for elite players and some members from the development teams to participate. All Bowls Wellington teams have coaches who have a formal training programme which has resulted in a successful 2008/2009 season on the green for the Centre. Bowls Wellington supports and encourages growth of coach and umpire numbers and skills with a number of classes and courses planned. Support for green keeper education, an example is a group that travelled to Christchurch for professional development. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2003 Bowls Wellington 2004 Bowls Southland 2005 Auckland Bowls 2006 Bowls Waikato 2007 Bowls Wellington 2008 Bowls Canterbury

BOWLS NZ NATIONAL BOWLS AWARDS – MEET OUR WINNERS Coach of the Year WINNER: Ann Muir (Kensington)

Finalists: Ben King (Victoria) & John Mitchell (Te Atatu Peninsula)

Ann Muir is the deserving winner of the Bowls NZ Coach of the Year award. Ann is a coach and mentor to many athletes and coaches at all levels of the sport; club, centre and national level with a particular focus for the Northland region. In her role as Director of Coaching for Northland, Ann has been available and approachable and her knowledge and experience has been of great value. Her coaching excellence creates awareness in players to accept responsibility and instills self belief. Ann achieves this by working closely with athletes to establish their own Personal Development Plan. She has very high organizational skills and dedicates immense time and energy to create a training environment that is challenging and fun. Her generosity as a person and a coach is greatly admired. Some of Ann’s key achievements this

year are: l Coach of NZ U18 Trans Tasman side. l Region 1 Talent Identification Squad Leader l Director of Coaching for Northland l Coached Northland Women’s representative team 2008/2009 l Mentored 2 of the Northland Men’s representative team coaches l Assisted 5 players at club level to develop individual training programmes l Coached Kensington Div 2 Interclub team l Kensington Club Coach PREVIOUS WINNERS 2003 John McDougall (Thames Valley) 2004 John Hanlen (Hawkes Bay) 2005 Tracey Caddy and Clarrie Gillies (joint) (Auckland) 2006 Moira O’Bryan (North Harbour) 2007 Ann Muir (Northland) 2008 Dave Edwards (Burnside)

The “Don Manson Memorial” Administrator of the Year WINNER: Barry Chapman (Beckenham)

Finalist: Grant Clark (Khandallah) This is awarded to an administrator serving our sport at club, centre and/or national level, and who is considered to have made an outstanding contribution in their administrative role. Barry Chapman is a worthy recipient of the “Don Manson Memorial” Administrator

of the Year award. As Beckenham Bowling Club’s Executive Officer, Barry has had an exceptional input at club level. He is an effective communicator utilizing modern electronic mediums. A dedicated and committed administrator, Barry developed a systematic club members record, implements club policies/procedures and manages and monitors the Xero financial management package. Barry has been the driving force behind Beckenham’s achievement of Bowls NZ ClubCheck Gold Award and Sport Canterbury’s Gold ClubMark Award. In this role, Barry demonstrates leadership, planning and implementation of the Club Plan. He contributes towards promoting Bowls NZ initiatives through organising 12 social bowls league nights, coordinating events (corporate, pay to play and Kiwi Bowls), documenting the club Operational Manual, Strategic plan and job descriptions. He continuously implements change or engages in new

projects. Barry actively participates in Bowls NZ and Bowls Canterbury conferences, seminars and road shows. He also works closely with Region 5 Bowls NZ Community Development Officer to develop key documents and share these with other clubs. Barry has had a long association with Beckenham Bowling Club (joining in 1963) and has held a variety of positions at the club as well as being involved with other organizations. His professional approach, dedication, commitment and contribution is equally met by the respect that Barry receives from within the wider community. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2003 Neville Turnbull (Levin Bowls) 2004 Kevin Briscoe (Far North) 2005 Paddy O’Neill (Dunedin Stadium) 2006 Margaret Smitten (Henderson Bowling Club) 2007 Martin Christensen (Gisborne/East Coast) 2008 Ken Wilson-Pyne (Burnside)

Green Keeper of the Year WINNER: Geoff Laird (Naenae)

Media Award

Volunteer of the Year

WINNER: Alistair McMurran (Otago Daily Times)

WINNER: Ken Haworth (Burnside)

Finalist: Gibson Cleland (Eastbourne) Finalist: Glenn Miller (Papanui) Consistently producing greens of the highest standard is the trademark of Naenae Bowling Club’s Green Keeper, Geoff Laird. Geoff is very much deserving of this accolade for his outstanding contribution. His tenure began in 1987 under the guidance of Stan Galloway and Geoff has since prepared greens for 5 National Open Championships, receiving numerous accolades from top bowlers. Geoff holds the relevant certificates and qualifications including NZQA Unit Standards. Throughout winter, he maintains the only natural coutla green in Wellington and is always innovative in developing techniques for saving time and costs. Also tending to the greens of nearby Lower Hutt Bowling Club, Geoff is often utilised as a consultant by a number of other clubs in the Centre for his and was acknowledged this year as Bowls Wellington Green Keeper of the Year. He is actively involved in the Wellington green keeping fraternity and has contributed to its regular two-monthly meetings both as committee member and as a presenter. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2007 Ken Prebble (Burnside) 2008 Ken Prebble (Burnside)

Alistair McMurran is the recipient of the Bowls New Zealand Media Award for 2008/2009. Alistair has been a strong media supporter of lawn bowls for many years and this year has been no different. He has reported our sport very positively through the Otago Daily Times and the bowls coverage is appreciated. He is a highly respected journalist who has not only reported on the high profile events but has published articles and youth bowls, women’s events, administrators, and volunteers. Alistair has won this Award previously in 2004 and 2007 and now again in 2009. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2002 David Ogilvie (Wellington Evening Post) 2003 D’Arcy Waldegrave (Radio Sport) 2004 Alistair McMurran (Otago Daily Times) 2005 Kevin Tutty (Christchurch Press) 2006 Toby Robson (Dominion Post) 2007 Alistair McMurran (Otago Daily Times) 2008 Kevin Tutty (The Press)

* NOTE: Due to a insufficient nominations, the Official of the Year Award was not awarded.

As a new award, Ken’s volunteer involvement sets a very high standard. Ken performs a number of jobs for the club as part of and beyond his formal roles of Club Manager and Centre Delegate in the 2008-2009 season. Volunteering is a daily effort for Ken and involves managing a variety of tasks related to the clubrooms and bar operation working closely with other key people from Burnside. He has been the liaison between the club and the Christchurch City Council in relation to the district Liquor Licensing Authority. Ken attends delegate meetings and acts as Club Liaison with the centre in relation to facility and green usage and club tournament information. Ken is Burnside’s ‘go to man’. Furthermore, Ken assists with various administrative duties, making funding applications and attending club executive meetings. He has implemented a number of initiatives to increase revenue streams, such as club facility booking and in particular creating a system to effectively collect green fees from casual players. He is willing to pass his extensive knowledge on to other members, especially by supporting new office bearers. PREVIOUS WINNERS ** New Award 2008-2009 **

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BOWLS NZ CHALLENGE TROPHY

S R T S RISING TEAM UP WITH BLACK JACKS The best bowlers throughout New Zealand will take to the Pukekohe Complex in Auckland early next month to compete in the inaugural Bowls New Zealand Challenge Trophy. The Bowls NZ Challenge Trophy event is being held to achieve a number of important things. Firstly, this event is where New Zealand’s best players, get to play with and against each other. Secondly, as a part of Bowls NZ’s Talent Development Squad process, this event is used by those squad members as a tool to test out a lot of the learnings they will have gained from the Talent Development coaches. Things such as planning, peaking, de-briefing, game planning, one team culture, etc will be practiced. Only players from the Black Jacks squad and our TD Squads are eligible for selection and they are selected by the TD Squad coaches with input from the National selectors. The Four Regions are as follows: l Northern: Far North, Northland, North Harbour, Auckland, Counties-Manukau, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Thames Valley. l Central: Gisborne East Coast,

Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Manawatu, Kapiti Coast, Wanganui, Wellington. l Mainland: Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Buller, Canterbury. l South: South Canterbury, North Otago, Central Otago, South Otago, Dunedin, Southland. The four Regional Talent Development Squads have all chosen their teams of six men and six women including members of the New Zealand open squads, who have been allocated a region to represent. The Northern team of Tony Grantham, Chris Le Lievre, Richard Collett, Dan Delaney, Ryan Khan and Greg Ruaporo for the men start out as favourites for the title, but with some strong teams coming up from the South, the battle promises to be hard fought. In the womens field Mainland have a particularly strong side in the form of Jan Khan, Jan Shirley, Misty Arnold, Jo Collis, Julia Hodgson and Amy Brenton, but again the other three regions include some widely recognised and talented bowlers which will make for an exciting and thrilling event not to be missed.

The Black Jacks members that are available, have all been slotted in to a regional squad which will provide some invaluable experience for the up and coming bowlers and give them a chance to play with and against the country’s best. Andrew Kelly, Clare McCaul, Kaaren Guilford and Dale Lang will play for Central, Jan Khan for Mainland, Val Smith, Adele Greenfield and Mark Watt will play for South and Richard Collett, Manu Timoti, Karen Coombe and Genevieve Baildon will represent the North squad. There will be three rounds of competition each day. Day one will consist of triples, day two pairs and day three singles. Each squad member will compete in the Singles, Pairs and Triples discipline during the tournament and the region with the most wins from both the men and women will win the Bowls NZ Challenge Trophy for the first time ever. The action begins on Friday 4th December and finishes on Sunday the 6th. We encourage you along to the Pukekohe stadium to catch the action, entry is free.

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BOWLS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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ROLL The eagerly awaited 2009 Bowls NZ National Secondary Schools Championships is set to begin early December with a good line-up of youthful talent on display. Seventeen-year-old Ryan Khan from Tokoroa is hot favourite to win his first secondary schools title as the past winners such as Bradley Dixon and double school boys champion Greg Ruaporo who have both moved on. Former under-18 New Zealand representative and defending champion Mandy Boyd will be looking to go back to back which will give her a third and last title for the secondary schools competition. Region four talent identification squad member Lanah Craik from Oamaru will also have a strong chance

this year and will be a force to be reckoned with come post section play. This years pairs discipline will see Josh Boyd and Tu Solomon return as defending champions as well as Kate Willyams and Olivia Smith who will also be returning for the event on the hunt for their second titles. The event will be held at Pakuranga Bowling Club in Auckland and starts on Sunday 13 through to Tuesday 15 December. Other players in strong contention for this year’s title include Canterbury’s Robbie Reed who was unlucky to be beaten in the quarter finals at last year’s Kittyhawks event. The girl’s pairs will also be hotly contested by Nayland’s College Julia Hodgson and Kelly Brenton who promise to be a formidable duo.

Don’t forget to follow the daily updates of this tournament on the Bowls NZ website at www.bowlsnz.co.nz

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done. The feedback from all the courses   during delivery. has been extremely  positive and it is great to have somany new enthusiastic  coaches in our clubs. Firm Forcing Drill: Thanks also to Pauline in the office l Set up flapjacks or discs about 1 foot apart for her reliable  support and to all the  on either side of the centre line. new and updating coaches for their keen  l Place a mat on the centre line as an participation and to help  willingness  obstacle 2-3m short of the target. other bowlers.  Last month we talked about ensuring l The objective is to go close to but avoid that bad technical habits are sorted early the obstacle mat and pass between the  in the season. The next stage is to work target discs.   on improving fundamental skills with  l Play at least 20 repititions on each hand. some repetitive drills such as those in  l Count the bowls that pass between the previous issues. Identify your weaknesses   discs (and miss the mat). and your strengths and practice them  l Record results each time and note both. Always use consistent, honest  your progress. measurement and keep a record of your progress. Often players over estimate the percentage of effective bowls they actually play and when they first try measuring and recording are shocked by the real numbers and find all sorts of excuses not to record a particular session or even give up all together. Another common trap is to stay in your comfort zone and only practice or score those drills that you do well. Remember, for training to be really effective it should be harder that the game. Don’t be afraid to put yourself under pressure by setting some tough targets and measuring your progress  honestly.

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N W O D W SHO The Trusts 2009 New Zealand Open is shaping up to be a great tournament with a confirmed line-up of high performing competitors for both the qualifying tournament and the automatic entries. The automatic entries for this year include four players from the New Zealand mens squad in the form of Ali Forsyth, Mark Watt, Andrew Todd and Richard Girvan. All four players will compete in the singles discipline and Forsyth will team up with Watt in the pairs, as will Todd and Girvan. Todd, Girvan and Forsyth will contest the triples and Watt joins U19 New Zealand champion Sam Morton and

double national schools champion Greg Ruaporo in the qualifying play. The New Zealand womens squad also received invites into the main event. In the singles, Dale Lang, Jan Khan, Karen Coombe and Kaaren Guilford were the successful recipients. The pairs combinations are Khan and Adele Greenfield along with Coombe and Manu Timoti, and the triples direct entry went to Dale Lang, Greenfield and Guilford. Notable players that are involved with the Bowls NZ Regional Talent Development Squads include Auckland’s Dan Delany and Chris Le Lievre, Nelson’s Amy Brenton and

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One of the most common questions revolves around Plural Membership. There are quite a number of players who for reasons of their own wish to be members of more than one club, sometimes in different Centre’s, and this often creates confusion as to what they can play in and what they can’t play in. My advice is to make yourself totally conversant with Bowls New Zealand Regulation 5 before you become a member of more than one club. Clause 2 clearly states that Individual Members of Bowls NZ can be Members of more than one club in a Centre or more than one club from different Centre’s. Clause 2.3 also states that such players shall only play for one club in the National Interclub Tournament and must notify their clubs in writing which club it is they are going to represent.

Where many players get confused is they think ALL interclub is part of the National Interclub competition and this is of course not so. All Centre’s run Interclub competitions which are purely their own domestic competitions and have their own Conditions of Play. Clause 3 refers to Club Championships. If you have Plural Membership in more than one club in your Centre then you cannot play in the same disciplines in each of those clubs but you can play different disciplines in each club.eg: You cannot play singles, pairs, triples or fours in both clubs but you can play singles in one club and pairs in another club and so on. If however you are a member of two clubs from different Centre’s then you can play all disciplines in both clubs. HOWEVER if the Centre

Champion-of-Champion events in the Centre’s are being played at the same time in both Centre’s and you have won the same discipline in both Centre’s then you must represent the Centre in which you first won the said discipline. Clause 4 states that a Playing Member can only represent one club in any season in the Bowls NZ National Interclub. Clause 5 refers to Inter-centre selection. A playing member shall only be selected to represent and play for a Centre in the Bowls New Zealand National Inter-centre if they are a playing member of a club within that Centre BUT in the case of a Playing Member being a member of clubs in different Centre’s then they shall only play for the Centre in which they have played in the Bowls NZ National Interclub.

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civicaward Article Supplied by Patrick Knell The official citation was as follows: “For providing high quality facilities and experiences for those wishing to play bowls in a friendly, professional environment. Since the establishment of the Mairangi Bay Men’s Bowling Club in 1948 and the Women’s Club in 1962, the clubs have provided the community with an opportunity for sport, recreation and social activities. The two amalgamated in 2005 and the club now has more than 260 members including many young people.” At a presentation evening on September 21 President Bruce Aley accepted the award from North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams on behalf of the club and at the same time acknowledged all the efforts by so many members in making the club

successful. Since amalgamation the club and its members have received a number of awards: l Bowls New Zealand and Bowls North Harbour Supreme Award Winners 2006. l Moira O’Brien awarded Henselite Bowls Coach Award of Excellence 2006. l Bowls New Zealand National Finalist Club of the Year 2008. l Bowls North Harbour Club of the Year 2008. l Muriel Darling, Secretary, Bowls North Harbour Administrator of the Year 2008. l Don Gillespie awarded Volunteer Coach of the Year 2008 in Westlake Girls High School Sports Awards. Don has worked hard developing a strong team of collegiate bowlers who have had some notable successes and this

work is continuing. The new Summer Season opened on Saturday September 19 with a large attendance of members and invited guests. New members were introduced and the intake of 1st. year lady members (nearly all golfing friends of existing members) was the largest for many years. They are being coached by our coaching team led by Moira O’Brien and are already showing some promise. A comprehensive programme has been set up and competitions are already well under way. Our club rooms are available for the use of various community groups for private functions and we will help set up catering. Finally we have two newly qualified umpires. A great season is in prospect.

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Article Supplied by Quinn Mahoney, NZ Disabled Bowls Inc In October, New Zealand Disabled Bowls recently had the pleasure of hosting the Korean Disabled Bowls team in a Friendly International Test Series in Christchurch. The event was held at the Canterbury Bowling Club over three days with nine players in each team competing in a mixture of triples, pairs and singles matches. Disabled bowls players disabilities always vary greatly, Amputees, Wheelchair Users, Brain Injury, Polio and many others, all competing on a level playing field to a high standard. At the end of the first day’s play New Zealand had taken a lead of 4 wins to Korea’s 3 and 1 was match drawn. Day two followed in much the same vein with some hard fought close matches ending in; New Zealand 5 Wins, Korea 5 Wins and 1 match drawn. Unfortunately, the Canterbury weather got the better of us and washed out the final day’s play but

not the players spirits. At the farewell dinner presentation New Zealand was declared the overall winner with 9 wins and 2 draws to Korea’s 8 wins and 2 draws. NZ Disabled Bowls fielded a relatively inexperienced international team as we are building towards the IWAS (international wheelchair and amputee sports) Championships in 2010 and the IBD (International Bowls for the Disabled) World Championships in South Africa 2011. We are absolutely delighted with the performances of our fresh new faces and are confident of continued growth and improvement. If you would like more information on disabled bowls news and events please visit our website – www. nzdisabledbowls.org.nz We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Maurice Symes, The Canterbury Bowling Club President and the Club Members for their fantastic support and assistance in the organising and running of the event.

BOWLS NZ EVENTS CALENDAR Date

Venue

Stoke Invitation Singles

Stoke, Nelson

Thurs 19 Nov - Fri 27 Nov

The Trusts New Zealand Open

Auckland - Henderson HQ

Sat 21 Nov - Sun 29 Nov

Hong Kong International Bowls Classic

Hong Kong - China

Fri 4 Dec - Sun 6 Dec

Bowls NZ Challenge Trophy

Pukekohe

Sun 13 Dec - Tues 15 Dec

National Secondary Schools Championships

Pakuranga Bowling Club - Auckland

Date

2009

Fri 13 Nov - Sun 15 Nov

2009 - 2010

Venue

Mon 28 Dec - Sat 9 Jan

Hyundai National Open Championships - Men and Women

Wellington - HQ Hutt Bowling Club

Sat 6 Feb – Sun 7 Feb

Aotearoa Maori Bowling Tournament

Kawerau (HQ) - Bay of Plenty

Mon 8 Feb - Thurs 12 Feb

Clubs New Zealand Men’s Fours Outdoor Bowls Tournament

Upper Hutt HQ

Wed 24 Feb to Sun 28 Feb

Trans Tasman (Under 25 and Under 18)

Birkenhead BC, North Harbour

Mon 1 Mar - Tues16 Mar

8 Nation Open Event – India and Trans Tasman (Open)

New Delhi

Thurs 25 Mar - Fri 26 Mar

National Interclub Finals – Division 1 and Division 2

Palmerston North

Sat 27 Mar - Sun 28 Mar

National Inter-Centre Finals – Open

Palmerston North

Fri 2 Apr - Mon 5 Apr

Kittyhawk National Under 20 Men’s and Women’s Singles

Auckland

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umpiring Defaults: Absentee Players in a Team or Side Law 46 There is not a great deal that can be said about defaults, they are not governed by the Controlling Body nor the appointed Controller or Umpire of an event. They are the sole domain of a team or player not meeting their commitments on the day for whatever reason that is important to them. A default is valid only for that game which the player or the team have advised the Controller of the day, or in a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence by the Controller of the day. Usually tournaments or events are a series of games, if a team or a player advises they will default the first game or any other game in that event they may resume playing without penalty in the next (not a subsequent) round. Controlling Bodies must not introduce another team into the event to cover for a defaulting team or player unless they have advised the Controlling Body of their withdrawal from the event prior to the draw being completed. If the Controlling Body decides to introduce a replacement team or player into the event thus avoiding a bye they are required to do another draw. This action can be the subject of dissatisfaction from players who were placed in the original published draw. The outcome of a late withdrawal/ default after the draw published is

that the Controlling Body is required to award the opposition team or player a win or even two, if there is more than one default correctly notified to the Controlling Body. However in Side games there is provision to be found in Law 46.2.2 for the game to continue minus the absent player with the adjustment (deduction of one quarter of the defaulting teams score) made to the final score to allow for team members playing a next bowl each. With the adoption of the New Laws, the liberal introduction of the changed Practice Law (13) allows a team to Practice (as many ends as they like) if they have a bye, which goes a considerable way to negate the lack of a competition game in that round. The only references to defaults in the Laws are Law 1.3,3. Which readsDefaulting, Player, Team or Side: the player, team or side that does not meet the requirements of any specific Law or Laws. And Law 46 which focuses on lateness and eligible players like in a graded team playing a graded three as lead. In Regulation Three App 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Draws and Byes it is to be noted that in a two life draw allowance is made for a defaulting player or team.

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REGION 2 Steve Beel steve@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 017 Counties/Manukau Bowls Bowls Waikato Thames Valley Bowls Bay of Plenty Bowls Gisborne/East Coast Bowls Hawkes Bay

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