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BUILDING A LEGACY NOW THE WORK BEGINS

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BUILDING a LEGACY

now the work begins as Wellington sign on as a Regional Service Centre Bowls history has been created with Clubs and Centres from Taranaki in the west and Gisborne East Coast in the east down to Wellington to benefit from the landmark agreement signed recently between Bowls Wellington and Bowls New Zealand. Wellington has accepted the responsibility of being a Regional Service Centre with the accountability of providing a support service to clubs and centres within its region on a range of identified issues that are better supported from a central point rather than being expected to be delivered by every Centre within the Region. This will ensure that other Centres and Clubs within the Region can get back to focusing on delivering what they do best which is ensuring that the “on the green” experience continues to be fun and rewarding for all our sports participants. The Delegates at the Bowls Wellington Special General Meeting held 11 May approved the constitutional changes required for the organisation to make the transition to becoming the Regional Service Centre. Paul Warren, Chairman of Bowls Wellington was delighted and says “now, finally the work can begin”. The One Bowls: One Vision project is the continuation of a strategic direction promoted by Bowls New Zealand and adopted by Delegates at the Bowls NZ AGM last year. The adoption followed a wide consultation exercise over the previous 18 months. The Regional Service Centre will be responsible for co-ordinating programmes for the Region in

respect to Coaching, Casual Bowls programmes, Youth Bowls, Green keeping advice and training, Talent development, Umpire recruitment and training, and best practice in governance and management at Club level. The Regional Centre will also assist other Centres with administrative services when requested. Bowls NZ Community Development Officers will be working closely with the Regional Service Centre. The Region comprises all Clubs in the following Centres – Gisborne East Coast, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast and Wellington. Bowls NZ’s mission is “Bowls is enjoyable, entertaining and accessible to all New Zealanders now and into the future.” The new regional centre structure will assist Bowls NZ to deliver it’s mission. What does this mean for clubs? The core focus of the RSC will be to support clubs to be strong and sustainable, through the delivery of the services, reducing the workload of club administrators so they can spend more time actually playing bowls and growing their club. Bowls NZ Chairman John Carter says that this is a historic occasion. It is the first step towards creating an environment for the sport that has a focus on delivery of key outcomes that will make the sport more enjoyable for participants and assist Clubs and Centres to grow participation numbers. To get to this stage has involved a lot of consultation with stakeholders at all levels. Bowls New Zealand congratulates Bowls Wellington in being the first to embark on the new way of delivering our sport and he hopes that this decision will now assist the process of getting Regional Service Centres up and running out of Auckland and Christchurch.

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issue Building a Legacy – now the work begins

Player Profile: Genevieve Baildon

High performance set to dominate bowls in the world

06-07

Trials and tribulations at India’s 8-Nation’s event Praises sung for MIB

10-11

Focus on Umpiring: Play, players and their duties

Sharon Sims has sadly resigned as Bowls NZ’s National Coaching Co-ordinator

Coaching is the Key

Player Profile: Scott Evans and George Alley

Club Scene

Focus on Greenkeeping: President’s Report

Need2Know

Black Jacks: History repeats for double champion Edwards, while junior team victorious

Black Jacks: NZ Commonwealth Team debut at Trans-Tasman

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CLUB SCENE

PLAYERPROFILE Genevieve Baildon Eight years ago, as a young Cambridge High School girl, Genevieve Baildon hoisted the National Secondary School Singles title aloft and so began the journey that would eventually lead her to represent her country and wear the black shirt at the Commonwealth Games in India later this year. “Quiet and calculating”, is how 24 year old Black Jack and Hillcrest Bowling Club member Genevieve Baildon describes the way that she plays bowls and given her string of notable achievements, it certainly is effective. However, it isn’t by chance that Gen is such a good athlete; it is through her hard work and dedication that she has proven herself to be a steadfast and key member of the Black Jacks. Along the way Gen has celebrated many successes, with her most memorable being winning the World Junior Cup in 2009. In fact, in her 5 years attending the event, Gen has never placed lower than third and has been runner-up three times. Gen’s dad Keith passed away when she was 16 and he was the reason for getting into the game. Gen wears his wedding ring on a chain around her neck and before each international match, she kisses it, her personal good luck charm. Her black shirt is dedicated to him. Gen’ believes the person who has most influenced her view on life is her mum, “she’s such a strong person and I admire the way she tackles whatever life throws her head-on and still comes out with a smile on her face. She is a true inspiration to me”. Gen’s family, friends, and club are totally behind her, supporting her through the rigours of training and life. When asked which other bowler

does she most admire Gen responds instantly; Val Smith, “she is such a gutsy player and a true asset to the sport”. Gen believes that it is due to Val’s words of wisdom that she has got to where she is today. A sign of how complete a person and athlete Gen is can be best expressed by her greatest offthe-green achievement, which was completing four years of tertiary study while balancing her bowls and international commitments. Gen is a product of Bowls NZ’s High Performance programme and spends around 4 hours on the green in peak training times with competition or more training on the weekends. Gen in her usual quiet way expresses how grateful she is to have her fellow Hillcrest club members supporting her, their support and pride has ensured her love of the game continues to grow. Gen wanted to acknowledge the support and expressed a heart felt regret that she isn’t able to be as involved in her club as much as she’d like, which is as a result of having to work full time as a small animal technician with AgResearch, while maintaining her training and playing commitments. Gen is a true champion, a world beater, who harkens back to the days where New Zealand’s international super sports stars were humble quiet achievers who had to overcome every obstacle just to compete. For the developing bowler, or someone looking to improve their game, Gen offers this advice “a good, solid delivery is the most important aspect of your game. Work on developing and perfecting that and the rest of your game will follow,” Very wise words from the ‘quiet and calculated’ young bowler who has a very bright future in our beloved sport.

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Gen shows her love of animals.

“She is a true inspiration to me” – Gen speaks of the most influential person in her life, her mum Marcia.

The Trans Tasman Triples Team.

E C N A M R O F R E P H HIG SET TO DOMINATE BOWLS IN THE WORLD The Bowls New Zealand High Performance Vision is “to dominate bowls in the world”. It would certainly be fair to say that we had a high level of dominance at the World Bowls in Christchurch in 2008, but we still have a lot to achieve. We know that other countries are now implementing high performance programmes that will enable them to challenge us and we are going to continue to work hard to put a greater distance between us and them. The vision for the High Performance Programme has remained the same since 2002, as it is important to Bowls New Zealand, the athletes and the team officials that we will continue to set a standard that will be very difficult for others to reach. One very important part of this is the development of an inclusive team culture. We call this “One Team” – and it is based on trust and respect for everyone.

What does having a High Performance Programme in bowls actually mean? It means commitment from Athletes, Coaches, Academy of Sport, SPARC, and Bowls New Zealand.

Athletes Athletes are supported by coaches to plan their season, so that they can peak at their most important events. This means that they look at their whole lives to ensure that they keep a balance and prioritise which events they must compete in to achieve results and those that they will participate in for other reasons – for example to share their knowledge and experience with others, to support their clubs and colleagues, to try new skills, or to simply enjoy playing a game with friends. In addition, athletes work with experienced coaches and sport scientists to further develop their technique and playing skills. l Sports psychology to develop the mental skills required to achieve consistently at world level. l Biomechanics to help their technical skills. l Physiology to increase their fitness levels to enable the athletes to sustain the high level of concentration required in bowls. l Nutrition to ensure that athletes are maintaining a diet that enhances Pictured below: Lyn Johnston (High Performance Programme Leader) and Dave Edwards (National Coach).

their ability to perform to their best. l Life balance and study to help the athletes decide on what they do with the other parts of their lives when they are really focused on developing their performance level. l Others such as podiatry and vision testing are used as required. In New Zealand we have developed a Talent Development pathway in order to help us identify players with the ability and desire to become international athletes and be selected for future New Zealand teams. Sharon Sims has done a lot of work in this area and with the experience she has as a world class competitor we are sure we have a solid and exciting plan. We are fortunate to have such a strong, highly competitive domestic programme in New Zealand. This helps us a lot with the development of international level players. It is very hard to win in New Zealand, which is a real positive for us as the players find it difficult to break into the top level and remain there. The coaches work hard to continue to challenge and support the athletes in developing higher levels of skill and self belief. They are themselves involved in personal development programmes, where they identify the areas in which they could gain skill and throughout the year work on those areas. We are very fortunate to have coaches of the caliber of Dave Edwards as National Coach, his Assistant Coaches, Graeme Rees and Janice McKenna, they make a great team. We also have a number of other capable coaches working in the regions with the Development Squads – Ann Muir, Sharon Sims, Terry Scott, and their assistant coaches.

The New Zealand Academy of Sport support us through their sport science providers, their coach support teams, and their planning expertise. SPARC provide a great deal of the funding for our programme, and they make us accountable for the money we spend. The High Performance Programme has to regularly report back to SPARC what we have done, whether what we have achieved is what we have planned to achieve, and what we are planning in

the next period of time. From Bowls New Zealand we get huge drive and encouragement to be the best. Kerry and the team provide us with everything we need to achieve our Vision. In summary, all of the research into high performance in any area of skill tells us that expertise requires at least 10,000 hours of purposeful practice. The old saying “perfect practice makes perfect” is reflected in this.

Assistant Coaches, Grame Rees and Janice McKenna

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trials&tribulations at india’s 8-nations event Almost a day after leaving Delhi and the first 8-Nations Invitational Lawn Bowls Event, the tired, tested but successful New Zealand team landed in Auckland Airport and rolled their weary way through the gates. They struggled with intense heat (over 40 degrees at times), excessively slow greens, debilitating stomach troubles, and the best bowlers the sport has to offer, but returned victorious with four medals (a gold, two silver and a bronze medal) and a feeling of confidence about their place in this year’s Commonwealth Games. “It was all about finding out the conditions over there before the Commonwealth Games,” says NZ National Team Coach Dave Edwards with a depleted look. Managing a wry smile, Edwards admits “it is a very testing place, but it is an outstanding result for the team”. Gold medalists in the Men’s Pairs,

Danny Delany (skip) and Richard Collett are in good spirits, despite the long journey home, and have managed to avoid the gut-wrenching effects of ‘Delhi Belly’ that brought down the likes of Women’s Pairs player Jan Shirley and played havoc with Genevieve Baildon’s game in the Fours. “The men weren’t touched, but the women copped it,” explains Delany, unsure as to the reason. Collett suggests his penchant for hot curries may have warded off the worst of it and then shakes his head in wonder as he talks about the other trying conditions during the tournament: “I didn’t think carpet [greens] could be that slow, and it was about 50 degrees out on the green. It was especially hot on your feet.” As for the rival players, he admits it was “always going to be a tough competition. But we beat the Aussies, which is the main thing.” With a gold in the Men’s Pairs,

a silver in the Men’s Singles and Fours, and a bronze in the Women’s Singles, New Zealand has once again shown itself to be a world class bowling country, in this first stage of the build up to the Commonwealth Games in October. Bronze medalist Val Smith is looking forward to the possibility of going to the Games and despite experiencing “the most difficult conditions I’ve played under,” is excited about the prospect of competing, as well as “seeing how they’ve come with the construction of the village.” With the level of competition, the green speed, and the heat bearing down on the competitors, Smith is very pleased with the bronze she won but looks frustrated by what she perceives as her “laid back” attitude during the middle of the competition. “I was surprised by how well I started, and I think I took it a bit laid back until I bounced back again in the last few sessions.” As the Commonwealth Games loom large on the horizon, New Zealand’s high standing on the medals table (one medal behind Australia’s five) is a testament to the adaptability, talent and sheer will of the side, and a good indicator of how the Kiwis will go when they return in October. Gold for Collett and Delany in the Men’s Pairs (photo by Crispin Anderlini – www.crispinanderlini.com).

adding value SOCIAL SUMMER LEAGUE

By Nicole Fearon Gaining members, increasing club spirit and all the while bringing more revenue into your club. Sounds too good to be true? For Ponsonby and Outram this is just what they achieved through starting up Mates In Bowls (MIB). The benefits which Mates In Bowls created for these clubs was outstanding with the program making a profit and the benefits flowing on from there. These included increased intakes from the bar, club rentals, developing club spirit, gaining new members and increasing awareness of the club in the local community.

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Ponsonby was one of the first clubs to implement MIB with others, such as Outram, following suit once the benefits started to show in Ponsonby’s atmosphere and on their balance sheet. Ponsonby had been running a social league for three years before making the switch to MIB. John Ivory, MIB leader at Ponsonby reflects; “the old program was not as successful as MIB. This (MIB) has been very well marketed and our other event allowed bowlers to play which new bowlers didn’t like”. John says there wasn’t much club support for the program to start with, but “executives went ahead anyway and when members began to see

the results on the balance sheet they were very supportive”. Outram on the other hand experienced an overwhelming amount of club support right from the start, something which they credit as being the key factor which made their program so successful. Outram asked their Bowls New Zealand Community Development Officer (CDO), Jim Scott, to present the idea to their executive committee which Rob

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for mates in bowls Scouler, Outram’s MIB leader, explained to be “very good, very useful, and helped make it clear what we had to do, to be successful”. From here clubs began to focus on marketing the program to their communities as each club played to their strengths, targeting younger players who were new to the game. Ponsonby, located in Auckland city, spread the word among corporate groups as well as using marketing material provided to them by Bowls NZ. Outram, a small town located near Mosgiel targeted their local community, businesses, schools and churches by sending people from the club to talk to them and dropping off marketing material. Both clubs found the marketing materials they were provided with by Bowls NZ to be excellent and very effective, making their jobs as volunteers much easier. Outram’s marketing efforts were so successful that they attracted 64 people who had never played bowls before out of a town of just 600. Turning the club back into the heart and soul of its community. When asked what makes their club

so successful at implementing MIB Outram puts their success down to their club support. Ponsonby also credits their volunteers involved in implementing and running the program. What MIB has done is attract new people to bowls. In the past many social programmes have had the same people year in year out turning up to play, which has turned the events stale. With new people coming into the clubs, members have begun to feel an enthusiasm that is contagious. People are having fun, laughing, and smiling, “what is great to see is people enjoying our sport” What MIB has done for the clubs is reinvigorate its atmosphere, increase its revenue, improve the use of its facilities, and grown their membership base. Having the right people take ownership of MIB is the key factor to its success, and one which any club can replicate. The secret to making it truly successful? Making sure everyone has fun! For more information or help in implementing MIB in your club please contact your local CDO.

CDO

CONTACTS REGION 1 Steve Smith steves@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 016 Bowls Far North Bowls Northland Bowls North Harbour Auckland Bowls

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

REGION 3&4 Paul Cavanagh paul@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 177 Bowls Taranaki Bowls Wanganui Bowls Manawatu Bowls Wairarapa Bowls Wellington Bowls Kapiti Coast

REGION 5 Vince Roper vince@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 263 Bowls Nelson Bowls Marlborough Bowls Canterbury Bowls Buller Bowls West Coast

REGION 6 Jim Scott jim@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 010 Bowls South Canterbury Bowls Dunedin Bowls North Otago South Otago Bowling Centre Central Otago Bowls Bowls Southland.

FOCUS ON UMPIRING

Play, Players and their Duties The term “encroaching” is not to be found in the current law book. It is now described as “Possession of the Rink” or “Position of Players”, and really describes protection from an invasion of a player’s space. (a) Order of Play Law 34.2,2. This is an example of crowding a player’s space, or a player delivering a bowl before the opponent’s has come to rest. Persistence can result in the first instance in a warning from the umpire; after that for every other instance in that game the offending players bowl is declared dead. If the head has been disturbed the non offender has the option of replacing the head, leaving it in the new position, or declaring the end dead. (b) Possession of the Rink Law 35.1,2,3,4. (And in particular clause 3) If the player in possession of the rink is being annoyed, interfered with, or distracted in any way by their opponent/s the same options apply as

in the Order of Play above. (c) Position of Players Law 36.1,2,3,4, Again related to an invasion of a players space by an opponent, the Law clearly states where a player/s must stand at the mat end (1metre behind) and at the head end, again the same options apply after a warning has been given by the Umpire as set out in (a) and (b) above. (d) Position of players in Relation to a Neighboring Rink Law 36.2,1,2,3,4. This law is all about distracting players on the next rink when play is in progress by going on to it after delivering your bowl or walking down the neighboring rink when changing ends. Again the same options apply after a warning has been given by the Umpire as set out above. (e) Bowl Displacement from a Neighboring Rink Law 28.6.1, 2, 3. On every occasion players should lift

Bowls NZ Umpires Committee Pictured from left - Helen Stallard (Chair), Martin Christensen, Reg Briggs and Ray Hunt.

a bowl on the rink of play without going on to a neighboring rink, and expect the players on adjacent rinks to do the same. This is all about sportsmanship. Of course there will be exceptions such as when a head / jack is close to the rink boundary, or the bowl to be lifted was possibly “in the count”. On all occasions when marking a game of singles, the marker must stop any bowl which is likely to collide with a bowl on the markers rink. If the bowl was on the correct bias it must be returned for replaying. You have occasions when you are closer to a bowl about to collide on a neighboring rink if this is the case seek permission from the neighboring rink to go onto the rink and stop or lift a bowl it’s their call for this to happen. (f) Following Bowls. There is no restriction on players following bowls all the way or half way down the green provided that when their bowl comes to rest the player is behind the mat or head as required by Laws 35.2 & 36.1 all clauses. (g) Restricting the Movement of Players during Play Appendix A4. If the Conditions of Play state that following a bowl is only permissible as per the restrictions set out in Appendix A4, all players must abide by this.

Sharon Sims has sadly resigned as Bowls New Zealand’s National Coaching Coordinator Sharon intends to finish on June 25 so that she can take a short break before becoming a student for 6 months, where she will undertake an intensive computing course at UCOL. Sharon has kindly agreed to stay on to volunteer as a Coach Trainer and we are very lucky to have her still active within our community. Sharon’s impact on our sport has been immeasurable, her dedication and commitment has seen our coaching program develop and enhance to be a fundamental reason behind the growth and depth of our development programs. On top of her commitment to building New Zealand into the best bowling nation through the development of world class grassroots coaching programs, Sharon has been instrumental in developing our youth programs and platforms. The growth of our youth initiatives is an astounding feat. Sharon’s tireless commitment to our sport and her skills in developing a successful youth

program has ensured we now are in a position to continue to grow our sport across all age ranges. These efforts are ensuring more people enter our clubs and development programs. Sharon is one of those rare individuals who simply gets into the trenches and gets the job done, without fanfare or desire for personal accolades. The initiatives she developed, and her achievements at delivering results for our clubs, have ensured our sport is in a healthier position thanks to her efforts. The impact of this will be felt now and in the future, she leaves us knowing her achievements have had a direct impact on our sport for the better. On top of all of this Sharon has been one of the greatest bowlers New Zealand has produced, and her successes have helped build the profile and aura around the Black Jacks. Sharon’s record is astounding both in our domestic and international competitions, with

her winning six national titles and thirteen international medals, seven of which were gold. Sharon has been a pillar of excellence and a true champion within our sport. We hope you all take the opportunity, as you see her around over the next few weeks to pass on all of our appreciation and gratitude for going over and above the call of duty to ensure our sport has a future. Sharon will be missed, she leaves big shoes for her successor to follow, but we wish her all the best for her future endeavours, and know, that no matter what opportunities she takes on, she will be a pillar of success.

Sharon Sims and Mary Campbell after winning the 2009 Hyundai National Pairs Title in Auckland.

COACHING is the key Raising Awareness â&#x20AC;˘ Building Responsibility â&#x20AC;˘ Building Self Belief Sharon Sims, National Coaching Coordinator â&#x20AC;˘ sharon@bowlsnz.co.nz

This is my last coaching column, and I want to take the opportunity to sincerely thank our coaches for the time and energy they put into helping others. Thanks in particular to our Coach Trainers, Centre Coaching and Youth Bowls Coordinators for your dedication and your willingness to share ideas and accept new challenges. We are very fortunate to have a board and CEO who are extremely supportive of coaching. SPARC recognises this by investing in our Coach Development programme, and with their support we have been able to develop a set of coaching resources that reflect coaching best practice and provide our developing coaches with the tools they need. The quality

and consistency of coach training has been improved by providing the Coach Trainers with a standardised set of training materials and an annual workshop to network and improve their skills. In recent months we have begun a pilot programme to train Coach Mentors, with the aim of improving the effectiveness and confidence of novice and developing coaches. Five years ago the majority attitude even among coaches was that coaching was only about technique and only necessary for beginners unless a problem arose. Although that attitude may still exist with many of our older players, we now have a growing demand for coaching from players who understand the benefits

of purposeful on going training with the guidance of a coach. The early success of the Talent Development programme has been a highlight for me, but successful sports have strong coaching programmes at all levels and sadly progress at centre level is slow. The challenge ahead is to complete the Coaching Pathway by ensuring coaches and players get opportunities to develop at all levels. The fundamentals are in place, I hope that administrators and coaches are willing to work together to make it happen.

2jackGAMEs SINGLES

PAIRS

Learning Outcomes:

1. Tactical awareness 2. First bowl effectiveness 3. Recovery under pressure

1. Tactical awareness 2. Clear communication

The Game: l On adjacent rinks each player delivers the 2 bowls to a jack l Players then swap rinks and complete the end by playing 2 bowls l Score is the sum of the 2 heads l Play shots up or sets to determine the winner

The Game: l 4 bowls per player l 2 jacks 2 meters apart on the centre line l Leads play 4 bowls alternately, followed by 4 bowls from the skips l Once all bowls are played, toss a coin to determine which jack is used to score Variation: l Toss once skips have played 2 bowls and remove one jack

CLUB SCENE

PLAYERPROFILE SCOTT EVANS Onehunga Bowling Club member Scott Evans’ skill, dedication, and passion for the sport has taken him near the top; earning him the over-sized cup that comes with winning the 2010 Kittyhawks National Under-20 Singles Men’s Championship. Although, winning the championship was no easy matter for the 19-year-old and he credits a number of people, including his club and his mum, with helping him succeed in his third year at the event. “They’ve taken me quite far,” says Evans. “I trained hard for it and was really focused this time. The first day I wasn’t happy with how I was playing, and it wasn’t until the first game on the second day that I knew I was going to get close, and I just got better and better in the semi-

George Alley At 85, there can’t be many bowls players who can say, “I started about 78 years ago”, but George Alley can. And Alley’s bowls career is exemplary. Everything he’s done and achieved in the game has been delivered with

final and the final.” And in Evans’ case, with the increase in confidence comes an increase in volume, as he commands, cajoles and implores his bowls to act appropriately. “That’s a thing that only comes out when I play Singles in big matches. When I get into the game, my passion comes out and it [addressing the bowls] motivates me. I usually play well when I get into it,” explains Evans. The bowls also appear to listen, and were certainly all ears during the young bowler’s final match against Raymond Martin (Wellington) in the Kittyhawks event. Evans is already planning his next tournament victory, between studying, training for the event, and helping coach youth/collegiate

bowlers in the Auckland Bowls programme. Evans will have his hands full, but with the aim of playing at centre and national level in the near future, it’s a schedule he’s prepared to follow. “I’m doing this for the goal of playing for my country.” Photo: Crispin Anderlini – www.crispinanderlini.com

drive and distinction, from his time at the top of the game representing New Zealand, Auckland, and the northern regions, through to his lengthy stints serving many different bowls associations and clubs, as an administrator, selector and umpire. “I consider I’ve played on more greens than anyone else in New Zealand bowls, and no one else has played for longer,” says Alley, with his characteristic wry grin and sincerity. As well as an accomplished player, Alley has been a keen contributing club member, if someone has a task to be done, or advice or coaching is needed, he is more than happy to contribute. He recalls a time at his beloved Mt Wellington Bowling Club where he ran 10c raffles for six years to pay for a new green. His attitude to getting involved in club sport and taking on roles was formed in his early years, when his father gifted part of

the family farm in the 1930s to the district council serving tiny Hikutaia between Thames and Paeroa. George is still a playing member at Pakuranga Bowling Club and was a member at Mt Wellington for many years, including when he was at the peak of his playing powers winning national championships and gaining New Zealand and provincial selection. He has also been a member at Bucklands Beach and Papatoetoe Clubs. Highlights for Alley include when he was chosen as Mt Wellington Sportsman of the Year in 1978, and when he collected the national fours title in 1977 and the pairs with Cliff Pryce Jones, for Mt Wellington, in 1978. That led to Alley being selected for New Zealand for the World Bowls Champs in 1979, when it was played indoors in Scotland, finishing third. Article courtesy “Howick and Pakuranga Times – www.times.co.nz”

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Dargaville Bowling Club Centennial

A request for all past members of the Dargaville Bowling Club and any interested bowlers to contact the Club for information concerning the Clubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centennial Celebrations this coming Labour Weekend ( 22nd to 25th October, 2010). Friday: 4:00pm Mix & Mingle. Saturday: Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graded, Drawn Fours Tournament & Centennial Dinner. Sunday: Mixed Graded, Drawn, Any Combination Triples. Monday: Free day. Register: Email: bowlsdargaville@vodafone.co.nz Post: Dargaville Bowling Club, PO Box 176, Dargaville, 0340 Phone: (09) 439 8136.

Centennial - The Park Bowling Club, Timaru

The Park Bowling Club TIMARU are intending to hold a function to celebrate 100 years of existence, on or around Labour Weekend 2011. Proposed schedule is Thursday 20th October, Dinner on Friday 21st and will incorporate the annual Labour Weekend Tournament. Calling for an expression of interest from ex members and to keep you informed. Contact Centennial Committee C/- PBC 20 Queen Street Timaru 7910 and enclose $10.00 (non refundable) for postage etc, Email 100yearson@clear.net.nz or phone Jim Mitchell (03) 688-0468 or Colin Good (03) 684-7773.

Coopers Beach Gains ClubCheck Silver Award

Pictured left, Bowls NZ Region 1 Community Development Officer Steve Smith, presents Silver ClubCheck award to President Jack Hughes of Coopers Beach Bowling Club.

Waikato Halberg Westpac Bowls Event Thanks to all club volunteers who assisted Westpac and Halberg to host this special afternoon.

New Plymouth Bowling Club 125th Jubilee Over Easter, over 145 past and present members and guests attended the 125th Jubilee of New Plymouth Bowling Club. Celebrations included; a two day tournament, Jubilee tournament, cocktails and a formal evening dinner (a display of belly dancers also raised funds for Riding for the Disabled). Jubilee trophies were designed to represent both Bowls and Taranaki. Made from Stainless Steel, a small bowl with a club badge was mounted inside a miniature Mount Egmont. Thanks to all our sponsors and club members that helped make our Jubilee a success. The biggest thanks goes to the small committee of Ron Smith Basil Newland, Faye George, Bob Ellis and Phil Davies. A 111 page Jubilee Book is full of memorabilia archives and photos and can be purchased from the club for $20. Article and images supplied by Mo Mawson, Jubilee Chairperson. Pictured below right: Ron Smith, President and Mo Mawson at the closing Official dinner

68th Webber Shield

The annual 68th Webber Shield was held from 6 - 9 May 2010 at Bowls Heretaunga indoor/outdoor complex, Victoria Street, Hastings. This competition is well known as a test of endurance and stamina, consisting of 25 ends per game, two games a day without time limit. Winners pictured from left; George Ngametua (Heretaunga), Phil Young (Taradale), Jack Philip (Taradale) & Gary Fargher (Kia Toa).

FOCUS ON GREENKEEPING

Bowls NZ Greenkeeping Association

T R O P E R S ’ T N E D I S PRE Norman Cowie President Bowls NZ Greenkeeping Association As my term is ending, I consider that I’ve been very fortunate to be “at the helm” of the Bowls NZ Greekeeping Association, as your President, during what could be the most challenging and exciting period in our existence. The most significant changes have been in the delivery of services to our member clubs, in agreement with Bowls NZ and NZ Sports Turf. Exciting times focused on future proofing the delivery of a robust and future orientated ongoing agronomy service to our members. I’ve also been involved as a Board member of the NZSTITO. Since our last BGM (Hamilton, 2008), we have experienced one successful, well attended seminar in Gore 2009, with another scheduled for Tauranga in June (21-22) and the next South Island seminar in Ashburton (6-7 July 2010). At the end of June 2009 we had the high profile NZ Turf and Trade Conference in Auckland which was quite outstanding and well attended by over 60 members. A prerequisite to successful Greenkeeping is the Diary. It as an annual record of your activities on and around the greens, and more importantly it meets the requirement

record of OSH and local government. Executive measures are in place to ensure on-time delivery of the Diary (hopefully mid August). I urge you to use it. Up skilling in training and Green staff qualifications is a must and to ensure we are represented in this area I have recommended that Maurice Symes joins the NZ Sports Turf International Training Organisation team for the implantation of “INDUSTRY TRAINING PLAN AND APPRENTICSHIP FOR BOWLS”. Another initiative we have organised is the presentation of a Plaque for all the previous and future Merit Award holders. We also purchased a new computer and Maurice has been hard at work getting all our records and history up to date. We recently signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” in respect to the management of the annual NZ Conference between Bowls NZ, NZ Greenkeepers, NZ Cricket, NZ Golf Course Superintendents Assn, NZ Recreation Assn and Sports Field Forum. This governs the activities of the parties with regards to the establishment of promotion of the Bi-Annual NZ Turf Conference. Combined Field Days / Cluster Meetings have entered us into a new era of doing “THINGS” differently as Bowls NZ Greenkeepers and

Associations. Our commitment and responsibilities to our club and centre have not changed, but what has changed is that we are now in charge of our own destiny - brought about by the change in the criteria of Bowls NZs’ renewed contract with NZ Sports. The key intention is to provide Field Day / Cluster Group participation by Agronomists as a means of improving Greenkeeping skills and knowledge. We invested $5000 to the NZ Sports Turf ITO, towards “E-LEARNING” and the development of the first unit standard based on-line training programme. ‘Unit standard 25111: Describe nutrients and fertilizers required for turf’ is a core compulsory in the Bowls Development Programme qualification. Growsafe units online due to big changes that are happening with regard to Government funding of the Growsafe programme. My personal thanks to our Secretary Maurice Symes, Treasurer Warwick Graham and of course our Bowls NZ representative Martin Christensen who has been of great assistance to me. Also, thanks to the rest of the executive for their valuable contributions and guidance. I wish my successor every success in the role and assure him of my ongoing co-operation and support.

NEED 2 KNOW Val Smith claims top spot in World Bowls’ Women’s Singles Ranking Val Smith tops the Women’s singles ranking after her great results at the World Cup, beating Guernsey’s Alison Merrien to the top spot. Jo Edwards is close behind in third place, an impressive three places ahead of long time rival, Australia’s Karen Murphy. In the Men’s Rankings Ali Forsyth is in an impressive fourth place, and closing in on Fiji’s Ratish Lal in third place. Tony Grantham holds onto 17th place, with Jamie Hill coming in 38th, and in the Women’s Sue Wightman is placed 27th equal. The rankings are calculated from players’ results in all World Bowls Singles events over a period of four years, and points are awarded based on their final position in each event.

Smith

Forsyth

From the Bowls NZ Circular 02 – May 14 Please refer to the full 02 – May 14 Circular for further information. Download a copy here http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/index.php?id=554 15th Annual General Meeting of Bowls NZ The 15th Annual Meeting of Bowls New Zealand will be held on 11th September 2010 at the Hutt Bowling Club, Wellington, commencing at 10.00am see the relevant circular for full business. Club Membership Categories There are Clubs operating systems whereby they are giving playing rights to Members without paying Membership (Capitation fees). Any member who is given playing rights is liable for membership fees and must be classified as a Playing Member. There is no category of membership called “social playing” OR “restricted playing”. A recent example had the following inclusion: “Restricted $85 (No capitation fee.) Cannot play in club championships, interclub, or centre events, but can take part in all club events and roll ups every day in the week if the green is available”. Any person admitted as a Member under the example shown above should be paying membership fees. There are also instances of clubs who have large numbers of social members who they grant playing rights to. Social Members cannot be granted playing rights. If they are then they cannot be categorized as Social – they are Playing Members. Please note that if you have members who are entitled to playing rights under any category then they are liable for membership fees. The only exemptions to non-payment are Associate Members who are already full members of another Club.

Keep Sunday 10 October free in your calendar ... For the 2010 National Have A Go at Lawn Bowls Day While we may be several months away now, it takes time to carefully plan your Have A Go day for success. Talk to your executive and plan the National Day into your club calendar. If you can’t do 10 October this year, that’s ok. Talk to your local CDO, clubs and centre to decide on a day that suits your area best. You can still run a HAVE-A-GO day and we will provide you with the resources. Download templates here: http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/index.php?id=718

BLACK JACKS

History Repeats For Double Champion Edwards, While Junior Team Victorious By Crispin Anderlini In a monumentally historic turn of events, reigning World Cup Women’s champion Jo Edwards made good use of her World Bowls invitation to show the assembled bowling elite she hadn’t lost her champion’s edge by winning gold in another tensely-fought final against long time Australian rival Karen Murphy. There was success in the Junior camp as well. Gold and silver medals returned with team members Andrew Kelly and Genevieve Baildon after a difficult, but successful, World Cup campaign that again proved the worth of High Performance programmes, and provided a golden debut for Kelly in the Junior Men’s. Winning gold for the second year in a row was a big surprise for Edwards, who has been taking a break from competition since last year’s World Cup event to avoid burning out. “I haven’t played many matches this year and didn’t train much for the event,” she explains. “I didn’t expect to be anywhere near it this year. It came out of the blue,” Edwards says of her second finals triumph over Australia’s Karen Murphy. Modesty aside, the double World Cup champion didn’t pull any punches throughout the tournament, losing just one game to Guernsey’s Alison Merrien in the first round (9-4, 0-15, 1-3).

Pictured, right: Andrew Kelly wins World Junior Cup for the first time and Jo Edwards successfully defends World Cup title; far right: Silver medalist, Genevieve Baildon.

Edwards made up for the loss by beating Merrien in the semi-final - 6-7, 9-6, 2-1 and coming face to face with Murphy in a repeat of last year’s World Cup final. The NZ bowls veteran took the first set 7-4 and then drew the second 8-8 with a brilliant draw shot that secured three points on the last end, putting NZ on the golden podium. Andrew Kelly conducted his own brilliant coup for the junior team, taking every match played and paving the way for a gold-tinged debut in the World Junior Cup. In fact, Kelly came through having lost only three sets in the entire tournament: against Malta’s Brendan Aquilina (silver medalist), Malaysia’s Salahudin Razili, and bronze medalist Mathew Pietersen (Australia). Having made such a splash among the young bowling veterans of the World Junior Cup, it’s no surprise that Kelly will also be joining the NZ squad, as men’s reserve, in the Commonwealth Games later this year. No stranger to the World Junior Cup, defending champion Genevieve Baildon didn’t disappoint either. The Waikato champion won her third silver medal at the event, relinquishing her 2009 title to Australia’s Samantha Shannahan after an emotional week in Warilla that saw Baildon receive the news of her medal while mourning the loss of

her grandfather in NZ. Despite the sad news going into the tournament, and the green speed readjustment from the recent Indian 8-Nations event, Baildon played good ends throughout, losing the crucial match against Shannahan in round six (6-9, 10-10) after being “seriously outplayed”. “I was outplayed in the first set and dropped it badly. In the second set I came back, but didn’t win the match,” explains Baildon, who then had to rely on Shannahan to drop a match for the Black Jack to retain her crown. Unfortunately, the Australian golden girl continued through the remainder of the World Junior Cup without being beaten, giving Baildon the silver. For the World Cup Men’s, Ali Forsyth wasn’t able to give NZ full medals in the tournament, completing the tournament in seventh place after a patchy run. With a full complement of world-class players available, the Black Jacks are well-placed to bring home medals in all categories at next year’s World Cup in Warilla. WORLD CUP Women: Jo Edwards - Gold; Val Smith – Fourth. Men: Ali Forsyth – Seventh WORLD JUNIOR CUP Women: Genevieve Baildon – Silver Men: Andrew Kelly - Gold

BLACK JACKS

NZ Commonwealth Team Debut At Trans-Tasman New Zealand may not have taken home the trophies from the recent Trans-Tasman event, but what was lost on the scoreboards was made up for in team experience. In the first test for the full complement of this year’s Black Jacks, there were team combinations that needed to become familiar, game issues to work on, and a chance to go up against some members of the world number one’s Commonwealth team. “We can take a lot of positives from the event. It was a great opportunity for the combinations to gel, and the Triples teams played outstandingly,” says NZ National Team Coach Dave Edwards. “It’s always a shame to lose a trophy, but we’re not disappointed. We were really close.” New Zealand lost the test series overall against Australia 5-7, but drew 3-3 in the Women’s and lost 2-4 in the Men’s. As Edwards points out: “The two Triples teams dominated throughout the event, especially the women, who won the test 5-1.” The fact that their Australian opponents were also the most experienced team members at the event, is an even bigger boon to the NZ side. Besides the Triples, the fresh pairing of Manu Timoti and Jan Khan in the Women’s Pairs partnership, garnered two wins against their Australian rivals, while Val Smith fought hard against the young Kelsey Cottrell, but came up short on points. “We all have a few things to work on,” says NZ Triples lead Genevieve Baildon, “but as a first outing, it went well.” In the Men’s, it was a smooth and solid start for Singles player Ali Forsyth; the world number four won three consecutive matches against world number two, Leif Selby, before losing the

lead in the final three matches of the test to finish behind the Australian. Recent gold medalist Pairs team Dan Delany and Richard Collett (8-Nations event) seemed to find it particularly difficult to deal with the problematically changing green speeds, which fluctuated with both the time of day and the weather patterns. The pairs won one test of six in the series. Meanwhile, the Men’s Triples team (Andrew Todd, Shannon McIlroy, Richard Girvan – skip) managed to overcome the handicap and win four tests from six in wonderfully executed draw games. In the wake of this year’s TransTasman event, preparations for the Commonwealth Games will now begin in earnest. “Next month is going to be a fitness focus [for the team],” says Genevieve Baildon. As coach of the wellpoised Black Jacks, Edwards can elaborate on what the next few months holds for the team: “There will be an emphasis on fitness from now on. They won’t touch the bowls much until early July, when the first squad camp begins.” Regardless of the results from the first international testing of New Zealand’s bowling elite, the focus now is on the Commonwealth Games and the Black Jacks are looking forward to the challenge. “I think it’ll be a really good year for NZ bowls and I’m looking forward to the challenge” says Genevieve Baildon.

Women’s Triples; Baildon, Lang & Coombe were strong against the Australians. World number 4 Ali Forsyth, made a solid start against World number 2 Leif Selby.

The Men’s Triple won four tests from six in wonderfully executed draw games.

Results (NZ-Australia): Overall Results: NZ defeated by Australia 5-7. Men’s: 2-4. Women’s: 3-3. For full test results, please see www.bowlsnz.co.nz

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INTEGRATED TALKZONE

Digital Mobile and Vodafone will place all clubs who take up the offer on an integrated talkzone plan which means you are able to phone all clubs, centres, Bowls NZ and CDO’s free of charge who are linked into the Vodafone offer. The club will also get one month free line rental for each phone lined transferred to Vodafone. The offer provides beneficial pricing to clubs:

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THE OFFER Clubs get the printer for free but pay $88 plus GST for freight (as long as location accessible). Market Value of 100 x Ricoh AF3O3O copier/printer/scanners = $2500 each, therefore $250,000. If your club is interested in this offer, contact mike@bowlsnz.co.nz or check out more details on our hot offers section of our website www.bowlsnz.co.nz/index.php?id=578

Your club will be contacted by Digital Mobile regarding the full details of this offer, and is available on our website in the hot offers section http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/index.php?id=578

Ricoh reserves the right to exchange device based on volume assessment (fit for purpose ). ie if the printer is too big for club needs, over time they will swap out at no cost to the smaller machine. Clubs that take up the Ricoh offer give Ricoh first right of refusal when considering additional devices (use Ricoh exclusively). Bowling Clubs pay for delivery (usually $88+gst). Pricing will be 5 cents per black print, no minimums. At point of delivery, the member responsible for the computer needs to be available for security purposes.

XERO & DIY ACCOUNTING OFFER FOR OUR CLUBS

NATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW OFFER FOR OUR CLUBS

The NBR 24/7 website has been designed to provide an up to the minute specialist business and finance news service on an hourly basis. It is New Zealand’s only paid subscription website and is modelled along the same lines as the Wall Street Journal. The National Business Review is offering a rebate back to clubs for every member who subscribes to their 24/7 online service.

Bowls New Zealand has been able to negotiate a 50% discount directly with Xero and to ensure preferred pricing for Xero accounting support through DIY accounting. Xero Medium

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You will have: • 24/7 access to hourly updated financial and business news making business and investment decisions easier; • Email alerts letting you know about the latest articles published; • Archive facility making research of previously printed articles possible; • Comment facility online. The online subscription cost is $178 including GST for a 12 month period

Your club will benefit by receiving $40 for every 12 month subscription undertaken by one if it’s members Also, be in to win a Huka Lodge Corporate Retreat with accommodation for couples for two nights. Pre dinner drinks, superb five-course dinner and breakfast are included, as is the use of the Trophy Room for meetings. Total prize value is $35,000. Send an email to mike@bowlsnz.co.nz if you wish to be contacted by the NBR rep to learn more about this offer.

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CDO Region 2

MOB 021 966 017 E steve@bowlsnz.co.nz

Paul Cavanagh

CDO Region 3/4

MOB 021 966 177 E paul@bowlsnz.co.nz

Vince Roper

CDO Region 5

MOB 021 966 263 E vince@bowlsnz.co.nz

Jim Scott

CDO Region 6

MOB 021 966 010 E jim@bowlsnz.co.nz

Allan Griffiths

Events Manager

MOB 021 966 024 E allan@bowlsnz.co.nz

Sharon Sims

National Coaching Coordinator

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Dave Edwards

National Coach

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Lyn Johnston

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