Dec-Jan Junior Bowler

Dec-Jan 2012-13

Plenty for juniors to celebrate at the 2012 finals

4 Pennant young guns Juniors showed their stuff on the biggest bowls day of the year- the state pennants.

10 Kemp clean sweep Rikki-Lee Kemp stole the show in the Burnett Junior awards in 2012.

12 Bill Cornehls Pick up some tips from the Queensland state coach Bill Cornehls

14 Follow the bowls tweeters We recommend which bowls tweeters you should be hitting the follow button on

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Name: April Wilson Age:16 Nickname: Ape Place of Birth: Gold Coast School: Coomera State College Siblings: Selina, Gemma and Rohan Pets: Two birds - Des and Troy Dream job: Beauty therapist Favourite playing position: Lead Years playing bowls: Four years First club: Helensvale Current club: Helensvale Bowls used: Greenmaster Premiers size 3 Biggest influence: My dad Most memorable bowls moment: Winning my first junior state title in 2009 Most embarrassing bowls moment: I face planted over my own bowl on my way to the head in a state singles match Sporting hero: Scott Prince Favourite singer: Lil Wayne Celebrity crush: Lil Wayne Favourite food: Hot chips Greatest fear: Spiders Dream holiday destination: Greek Islands Favourite thing to do outside of bowls: Go to the beach Three things you could take if stranded on a desert island: My phone, Lil Wayne and an unlimited supply of slurpees

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Trans-Tasman development series Musgrave Hill Bowls Club

Pictured below: Auckland Coach Howard Sander and Queensland coach Bill Cornehls at the 2011 competition.

Below right: the 2011 Queensland squad in Auckland.

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Coaching Day North Dalby Bowls Club

Queensland coach Bill Cornehls is hosting a junior coaching course at North Dalby Bowls Club for any juniors interested. For more info, check out pg 12.

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Australia Day 5-a-side McKenzie Park Bowls Club

McKenzie Park is looking for juniors to enter its five-aside Australia Day competition. For more info, contact the club on (07) 5596 0844.

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Pennant teams haven’t always been the domain of young bowlers, but this year, plenty of juniors appeared in the state finals at Tweed heads.

For the second year in a row, a junior state player played in the final, with Helensvale’s April Wilson part of the winning side.

Wilson, a gold medallist at this year’s junior nationals, played lead in Joy Green’s foursome, on her way to making history with the Hawks’ first ever ladies state pennant title.

The title capped off a recent strong record at Tweed for Wilson, who prevailed in the Bob Foreman Memorial Pairs at the same venue only a week earlier (see report pg 8).

It was a big day for the Wilson family, with April’s brother Rohan celebrating his 18th birthday on the sidelines while April vied for the title.

April was the second junior in as many years to make it through to the final, after Tweed Heads’ Lauren Wilson competed in the decider in 2011.

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Styles, who turned 18 on November 30, farewelled her junior days in style as lead for Lee Mikic on the state finals weekend.

While Marlin City missed out on the final, Styles’ foursome went through sectionals undefeated.

It wasn’t just the girls who had some youngsters in their ranks, with West Toowoomba’s Hayden Vogler the youngest in the men’s section.

Vogler, 14, got a firsthand look at the pressure cooker that is the state pennant competition as the West Toowoomba lads finished on equal points with their section leader, missing out on points April’s Queensland teammate, Madi Styles, was difference only. another young gun in the state pennants, playing Vogler’s side finished up with two wins and one for Marlin Coast at Tweed Heads. loss, as the youngster led for Michael Ross.

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Boyz rule on the edge Jesse Turnbull and Bruce Renton finished on top of Everton Park’s On The Edge pairs competition.

Last month’s On The Edge competition at Everton Park lived up to its name, with the championship decided by points margin.

The Boyz, made up of Jesse Turnbull and Bruce Renton, finished up on top after a tight day of bowls, ahead of Nathan Wilson and James Manthey’s Duck N Goose.

With the top two deadlocked on 43 points all, The Boyz’s +34 margin gave them the upper hand over Duck N Goose, who finished on +31.

Team Barbie came in third, with 40 points - seven points clear of the next-best team.

The Exterminators and The Other Guys deadheated in fourth, on 33 points, with B & T 11 points behind, on 24.

The final two spots were filled by Cracker Jacks and Krispy Kreme, who finished on 16 and 15 points, respectively.

In the Under-14s competition, the Low Rolls’ Tegan Wilson and Mitchell Weirs ran out clear winners on the day.

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Wilson and Weirs showed their class through the competition, finishing on 16 points, ahead of the other team in their division, Balin Lacey and Kane Wilson’s The Wolves (eight points).

Event organiser, Julie Wilson, said the teams did well to battle through the day in warm conditions.

“It was an extremely hot day but credit to the kids, they all had a great time,” she said.

The emphasis of On The Edge was to make sure every bowler enjoyed themselves, all heading home with a prize of some description.

“The main aim of this competition is that you don't have to win to be a winner,” Wilson said.

“Even though there were winners of this competition, no junior went home empty handed.

All juniors received a sample bag containing : Edge hat, toucher spray, Edge bowls cloth, Edge Stickers, Twisties Bowls shop bowls cloth, Henselite drink bottle, and sunscreen.”

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Ingham nabs bursary Junior gun Sean Ingham has capped off a sensational 2012, winning the inaugural David Fordham Junior Sports Award.

L-R: Sally Fordham (David’s daughter), Sean Ingham and Erica Fordham (David’s wife).

Ingham was named the winner by the selection panel after being nominated by state coach Bill Cornehls.

The Broadbeach bowler said he was really pleased to win the award, which includes a $2000 bursary to help him develop his bowls.

“I’m absolutely stoked,” Ingham said.

“I wasn’t that confident that I’d win, so I’m pretty happy.”

He will be spending the prize purse wisely, to aid in his travel to more bowls competitions in a bid to further his bowls success.

Cornehls said Sean’s actions on and off the green

stood out to the judges.

“His record this year has been great and he’s a very worthy recipient of the award,” Cornehls said.

“Obviously the award selection panel have seen what I see in Sean. He is a leader among the juniors and he is one of those dedicated players who wants to move forward (with his bowls).”

The award was established in 2011 in honour of the sport broadcaster, who passed away with prostate cancer.

This latest achievement caps off a dream year for Ingham, who has collected just about every prize at the junior level, including national championships.

“It’s the way I wanted to end under-18s,” Ingham said.

Sibling rivalries at the fore in memorial pairs There were plenty of bragging rights up for grabs at Bob Foreman Memorial Pairs last month, with two pairs of siblings battling it out for the top spot.

April Wilson and Jacob Nelson ended up on top with 6 +24, edging out their brothers Rohan Wilson and Kane Nelson in the prestigious competition.

Rohan and Kane had a 4 +16 record leaving them in second place and potentially in for a good ribbing from their siblings.

A couple of familiar faces in Dale McWhinney and Braidan Leese finished third in the quality field, with only margin keeping them out of second place.

April and Jacob with the Foreman Memorial trophy..

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The Bob Foreman Memorial Pairs competition

was created in memory of the Tweed Heads journalist.

Foreman was an institution in his local area, known for driving his van sporting a sign saying “Man on the Mat”.

Tweed Heads junior coordinator Judy Pearce said the tournament was a great way to honour Foreman.

“Bob...had always said that the promotion of these young kids to the game would only strengthen our sport,” Pearce said.

His memory is kept alive today by these young up and coming junior bowlers that he was so fond of,” Pearce said.

Foreman’s wife and daughter were present at the tournament, as they have been every year.

Rikki-Lee Kemp stole the spotlight at this year’s Burnett junior presentation, cleaning up in almost every category, including junior bowler of the year.

Kemp, 16, took the trophies in every discipline she competed in as well as the top prize, becoming the first to achieve such a feat.

The talented youngster said she had hoped to do well this year, and was glad her hard work had paid off.

“It was a goal of mine to see how many championships I could take out really and I achieved that, so I’m pretty proud,” she said.

“I was very happy with how it all worked out.

“Everything (went right) really. I just tried my best and played the best that I could and it all went well.”

The impressive district haul caps off a brilliant year for the Burnett teen, who played in the Queensland under-18 side for the first time this year.

Kemp said the extra experience she gained from her Queensland stint has improved her bowling performance this year.

“It gave me heaps more confidence and I learnt new

things and all the extra coaching worked out well.”

With another year left in junior bowls, Kemp hopes she can replicate her stunner year in 2013, starting with selection in the state under-18 squad.

Kemp won the 14-18 mixed pairs with Paul Kajewski and the 14-18 mixed consistency singles and mixed junior singles.

Kajewski took out the most improved bowler of the year, after adding a runner-up singles finish to his mixed pairs crown.

Stephanie Buckholz was the standout in the under-14 disciplines, taking out both the consistency singles and mixed pairs, with Giorgia Mellham-Mackay.

The young gun also finished runner-up in the mixed singles, behind Jack Davies.

Brinley Cottle was second to Buckholz in the consistency singles.

Jennifer Boutell was second to Kemp in the consistency singles.

Tiahan Rehbein was the 2012 Keith Ware Encouragement award winner in the annual awards, which were held last month.

Above: Rikki-Lee with her Burnett swag: Below Rikki-Lee (second from left) with the state team.

Doing it for the kids Geebung Bowls Club has been doing its bit to attract some junior members, by inviting local children to the club to give bowls a go.

Last month, Geebung’s junior co-ordinator, Zillah Shannon, teamed up with a band of school teachers to bring 130 children from Albany Creek YMCA to the club.

The children were treated to a coaching session and were welcomed to the club by Geebung chairman, Alf West.

Junior bowler James Manthey and member Brian Campbell also assisted on the day.

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Under pressure?

Don’t sweat it.

This month, I am going to discuss player mindset and the concept of dealing with pressre.

Understanding the meaning of mindset is crucial to understanding what happens when you’re playing a match and how to control it.

Mindset is a set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determines somebody's behaviour and outlook.

Pressure is a feeling associated with stressful demands on somebody's time, attention, and energy.

With these meanings in mind, consider the question: “When do you feel under pressure during competition?”

Write down some situations in

Bill Cornehls Current Queensland state coach

which you feel under pressure in a match.

Looking at your answers, consider this question: Do you really need to feel under pressure in these situations?

Your answer should be no.

Mind preparation will equip you with the skills you need to relax and think clearly when circumstances are unfavourable.

Players put themselves under unnecessary pressure in competition with negative thoughts.

Concentrating and focusing on positive outcomes will help to eliminate any negative thoughts, emotions and uncontrollable situations you find yourself in.

Never focus on the result, rather focus on the bowl you are about to play.

This is called staying in the present.

Focusing on past results or results in future will cloud your mind with outcomes that are irrelevant to the situation.

Strong players do not worry about uncontrollable situations.

They have a positive view of their own and their teammates’ ability to perform under any circumstances.

When you are clear in your mind, you are relaxed and you are confident.

Believing there is no pressure will assist you to stay relaxed, be enthusiastic, enjoy yourself and remain confident .

This will give you every opportunity to perform to your ability and not undermine yourself with frustration.

If you let the pressure build, this will affect your game play and stop you from playing at your peak.

When performing your regular training, put yourself in pressure situations as if you were playing a match.

This will help replicate the pressure you’re under in a game and assist you in learning techniques to deal with that.

One technique to deal with pressure situations is selfencouragement.

Say: “I CAN DO THIS”.

Other form of pressure is stress.

Prior to and during matches it is not unusual for players to feel nervous or stressed.

Prior to a match commencing there are some techniques you can use to assist with preparation.

Going for a walk serves to clear your head and gives you time to think in a relaxed environment it removes distractions so you can focus on the role you are about to play in the match.

Having some nerves prior to a

match is totally fine, but if you being able to play well comes down to each individual knowing their own optimal amount of nervous energy.

Prior to competition and training, stretches and lunges serve to assist to warm up muscles that will be used during a match and assist in adjusting your mindset getting prepared to engage in competition.

Controlling your breathing is a speedy and simple technique of reducing pressure or stress.

This technique helps you to focus and clears your mind of unwanted pressure.

Long, slow, deep breaths allow the body to gain maximum air intake and can take place prior to or during matches allowing you to relax without showing any outward signs of pressure.

Visualising how you present yourself when you play well or perform to your ability is another way to reduce pressure.

Seeing yourself in a relaxed state of mind will help relieve your mind in uncontrollable situations.

Be mindful when you feel frustrated or feel pressure and with some prior practice you can deal with and be in control of your actions in a match.

Emotionally, your mind needs a level of enthusiasm and motivation to achieve peak performance during a stressful match.

Finding the right balance is the key for each individual.

Individuals need to know their own level when playing at their peak performance so they can mirror these levels in future competitions.

Players in competition may find they are going through the motions or pressure is building and the negative thoughts are creeping into your play.

These instances are where team support is very important to unleash a positive attitude.

Cheering shots, chasing bowls within the boundary of the rules, high fives and verbal support all help to build confidence, change momentum and assist with increased energy levels.

Like anything in lawn bowls to improve we train and practice these methods will give the confidence to control situations in a match or prior to a match that take you out of your comfort zone.

Negative thinking Loss of confidence Feeling out of control Dehydration Muscle tenseness Loss of concentration Poor result from shot Fatigue Poor weight control Incorrect shot selection Bad body language Blaming bad luck Frustration

Beat the heat Go for a walk Do some stretches and lunges Take a long, slow, deep breath Use positive visualisation Be mindful Find the right amount of nervous energy Support your teammates 11

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