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SENIOR SIDES

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Queenslandʼs men clinched their fourth Senior State Sides title last month, while the women suffered heartbreak in Warilla.

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Aussie stars blame terrible greens for their disappointing medal tally at the recent Asia Pacific Championships in Malaysia.

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COVER STORY Brian Turnerʼs Chinchilla boys captured the imagination of Qldʼs bowlers at Bribie Island last month.

Ferny Groveʼs Kerrie Wilson and Jim Wise blitzed last monthʼs Mixed Pairs state final in Brisbane.

From the Chair Ron Chambers

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Development

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Brett Murphy Umpiring State Umpires

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Finance David Hodge

JUNIOR CHAMPS Queenslandʼs girls stormed through this yearʼs Junior Nationals, picking up two gold and one silver medal, plus the overall trophy.

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STATE FINALS A round up of all the action from the 2011 Champion of Club Champions state finals held at Bribie Island last month.

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Club Law Curt Schatz

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Henselite Coaching George Franklin

Council gives green light for new BQ constitution Bowls Queensland council delegates voted unanimously to approve BQʼs new constitution when they gathered in Brisbane for their bi-annual meeting recently.

Dear Sir

This is a great result, as it enables BQ to run more effectively and removes any dysfunctional and confusing elements that existed in the previous constitution.

I read with interest your article about pennant in Queensland (Cancelled due to lack of interest, page 28, October 2011).

As a result there will be some changes made to the by-laws, especially in the area of discipline.

This is how it is played in Geelong (27 clubs).

The disciplinary by-laws are in a separate document so that districts and clubs can adopt the process should they choose.

Now that we have Bowls Victoria, Geelong has become its own region and we no longer have to play a group playoff, but go directly to state finals.

The process will render each club responsible for dealing with the discipline of its own members, under its own constitution or disciplinary policy.

We play both Tuesday (formerly ladies pennant) and Saturday (formerly men).

Therefore members suspended or expelled will have their penalty enforced by the organisation that has jurisdiction over them.

Sides comprise 16-a-side (higher divisions) down to 8-aside (lower division).

This means that if you are suspended at one club, the penalty will only apply to that club.

We have premier league (5 Geelong, 5 Ballarat) plus divisions 1 to 12.

Similarly, if you are suspended or expelled by the district, the penalty will only apply to clubs in the district, whereas if you are suspended or expelled by BQ, the penalty will apply to all affiliated clubs in Queensland.

Pennant inter-club practice matches start the first week in September and are played throughout the month.

Should a member choose to apply for membership outside of the jurisdiction of the penalty, they can do so.

However, the member will still require an inter-club clearance, which must indicate they are under suspension or expulsion.

The club they wish to join then has the opportunity to determine whether they accept the nomination to become a club member.

In most cases nominations for club membership require an existing member to nominate and another to second the request.

The members who sign these nominations are lending their reputation to the nominee, indicating that they are a person of good character and should be allowed full membership of the club and all the benefits that it brings.

To nominate a person that is found not to be of good character could see action taken against those that signed the nomination form.

In most cases this could be done under a clubs constitution or disciplinary policy.

In addition to the Disciplinary Policy is the Member Protection Policy.

The Member Protection Policy will cover child protection, anti-discrimination and harassment, sexual relationships and transgender.

No other complaint can be heard under this policy.

Due to the changes to the constitution and by-laws, clubs will no longer have to include mandatory rules in their constitution, as this will now be a condition of affiliation to Bowls Queensland.

Club constitutions donʼt need to be submitted to Bowls Queensland for approval.

However, some clubs will need to make changes to their constitutions, as the sections that currently cover disciplinary matters state that all discipline and complaints will be heard under the Member Protection Policy.

This is no longer the case.

Should you have any questions regarding the new Bowls Queensland constitution and by-laws please do not hesitate to contact the BQ office on (07) 3355 9988.

Keith Fullerton

EDITOR: Wayne Griffin Published by: Bowls Queensland ABN 17 231 978 960 Editorial: Forward editorial to: Queensland Bowler, PO Box 476 Alderley Qld 4051

Bowls Queensland Executive Officer

Phone: (07) 3355 9988 Fax: (07) 3855 0010 Email: news@bowls-queensland.org Advertising Contact: Noel Turnbull Phone: (07) 3298 5738 Fax: (07) 3298 5739 Email: advert@bowls-queensland.org

The season starts the first week in October and we then play 12 weekly games until the week before Christmas.

There is then a four-week break.

When we return, we play a further six games. Then the top four teams play the finals over the next three weeks.

Then the state finals are played.

In conclusion, pennant in Victoria stretches from the first week in September to mid-April.

The season is way, way too long and more and more people are dropping out.

The attitude is, ʻthis is what we have been doing for the last 120 years and we see no reason to changeʼ.

It makes bowls in Victoria dull, boring and unimaginative.

Those clubs that don't have all weather surfaces, close May to September.

In Queensland, you play bowls in the 21st Century. Please DONʼT change.

P.S. I'm going to miss the Queensland Open, as I enjoyed the grand prix events.

Roy Ridings, Victoria Dear Sir Just a simple draft to say that as a comparatively new bowler, which I am enjoying (enormously), I was seriously embarrassed recently when, having been invited on a bus trip for a social game at a local club, and never having played at another club, I was advised at the bus stop that I was required to wear what is called creams.

As this was simply a social day out, not a formal competition, and not possessing these creams, I just walked away.

This advice was given in good faith by a fellow club member.

My question is, are creams required to be worn at these games, or are they required at all?

I see all sorts of colours being worn and as this is the year 2011 one would hope we are Duncan Russell-Hall moving forward.

West Toowong BC

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Senior State Sides Queenslandʼs men have continued their dominance of the Senior State Sides, clinching their fourth over-60s title at the national championships in Warilla last month.

Despite their impressive record at the event, the Maroons kicked off this yearʼs series as rank outsiders, with New South Wales or Victoria expected to lift the title.

However, their odds shortened significantly as they cruised through four straight rounds undefeated, without dropping a single rink.

Unfortunately Victoria put an end to Queenslandʼs golden run in round five, beating the Maroons on all three rinks, 70-34.

But Queensland skipper Neville Jenkins said it was a change of venue, rather than a poor performance, that cost Queensland the game.

“Victoria gave us a bit of a touch up…what happened was we moved to a different venue at Shellharbour, but the greens were nowhere as good as Warilla and were better suited to Victoria,” Jenkins said.

“In the end it might have done us a favour, because it gave us a wake up before we had to play West Australia.

Mighty Maroons Dominate Men claim fourth Senior Sides title, while women suffer heartbreak in maiden over-60s campaign “Losing to Victoria didnʼt really matter, but we had to beat WA to be sure of the title. We needed to get at least one and a half rinks, because we had a bye the next day and WA still had a game in hand.

“Thankfully we beat them by the one and a half we needed. One of our rinks got five on the last end to draw and that got us the title.”

Jenkins said the side slept easier knowing they had achieved an unassailable lead heading into their final round bye.

“It was great, we were able to celebrate the win that night, even though there was still half a dayʼs bowling to go.”

There was further cause for celebration the following morning, with all three Queensland combinations finishing in the top five performed rinks.

Geoff Hawken narrowly missed out on the top spot, running in second behind WAʼs Graham Evans.

Jenkins took out fourth place, while Ken Luckʼs team came in fifth.

Unfortunately, the podium was reversed in the first ever womenʼs over-60s contest, with Queensland suffering a heartbreaking loss at Warilla.

Despite finishing on equal points with winners WA, Queenslandʼs girls had notched up one less rink win over the five rounds, relegating them to second place on the table.

Player of the Series, Estelle Welsh, said the Queensland girls were understandably heartbroken to be pipped at the post.

“The team played very well over the week, so it was disappointing to lose it like that at the end.

“If it had come down to wins and margins we would have won, but it was rink wins and we were just one rink behind WA. “Two of our rinks had one draw each…if we had just gotten one more shot in either of those

games we would have won the title.

“Itʼs disappointing, but I think to get so close on our first outing at the event was a good achievement” Welsh and fellow Queensland skipper, Lesley Watson, made the top five in the rink results, coming fourth and fifth respectively, while Lorraine Wilmott just missed out on the top ten, placing 13th.

Despite the loss, Welsh was full of praise for the Senior State Sides concept.

“It was an excellent event,” she said. “It was about time it happened to be honest…I think it took about eight years for the ladies to get there, but I think everybody thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Meanwhile, over-60s debutant Geoffrey Brown was named the menʼs Player of the Series for his efforts playing second for Ken Luck.

Senior State Sides Photo by Rachel Lynn

Picture above Queensland men始s team Back Row: Barry Ward, Geoff Williams, Nigel Smith, Geoff Hawken, Ken Luck, Jack Horne, Ron Chambers. Front row: Kerry Flint, Gary Thomas, Geoffrey Brown, Brendan Hoey, Geoff Lanham, John Walker, Nev Jenkins.

Pictured right Queensland women始s team - Back: Betty Andrewartha, Florence Keft, Lesley Watson, Beverly Parker, Margaret Fairbairn, Rose Kling. Front: Jennifer Blundell, Lorraine Wilmott, Teresa Armitage, Imelda Brumpton, Estelle Welsh, Eryn Brightwell, Margaret O Rourke.

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The Wilson and Wise Show Brisbane duo blitz Qld state Mixed Pairs final Brisbane duo, Kerrie Wilson and Jim Wise, captured the 2011 Mixed Pairs crown with a hard-fought win over Central Queensland's Debra Crothers and Bill James in last monthʼs titledecider.

Kerrie Wilson and Jim Wise

The Ferny Grove pair, who kicked off the tournament as red-hot favourites, edged out their country rivals in a marathon encounter at Hamilton Bowls Club.

The duo blitzed sectional play to reach the final, where they looked on track for a comfortable win, leading the match 6-2 after just six ends.

But five on the seventh end saw the momentum shift in Central Queenslandʼs favour and from there a tit-for-tat battle ensued.

Wilson and Wise recaptured the lead on the 11th, but Crothers and James were never far behind, trailing 14-12 with just five ends to go.

However, just when the CQ pair thought they were in with a chance, the Ferny Grove outfit turned the screws, picking up a 2 and a 3 to lead 19-13 heading into the 20th.

It probably wasn't my best game of the two days, but luckily Kerrie was there to pick up the slack, she had a great game With just two ends to play, there was no way back for the Rocky team and Wilson and Wise took the title, 20-14.

“It was a very tough game out there this afternoon, they played some very good bowls,” Wise said following the win.

Debra Crothers and Bill James

“We dropped five early on, which put us behind the eight ball a bit, but luckily we were four in front at that stage so it didnʼt hurt us too much.”

hammering Brisbane Northʼs Kathy and Wayne Masters 36-12 and North Queenslandʼs Carole Broadbent and Doug Kleinhans 29-13.

The star Premier League skip admitted that he didnʼt have his best match in the final, even telling spectators his unplayed last bowl was his most confident bowl of the game.

“They were all good, tough games,” Wise said of his sectional opponents.

“Yeah, it probably wasn't my best game of the two days, but luckily Kerrie was there to pick up the slack, she had a great game.

“Thatʼs just how it goes in bowls some days, luckily itʼs a team sport.”

“We probably had one game that was easier than the rest, but the guy we beat in that game, the last time I met him in Premier League he gave me a hiding...thatʼs just the way it goes sometimes in bowls. What goes around, comes around.”

The Brisbane duo lived up to their pretournament favourites tag, making light work of three hardy sectional opponents to top the table on 6+51.

Crothers and James also came through sectional play unscathed, defeating Gold Coast Tweedʼs Colleen Willis and Shane O'Toole 19-15 and Mackayʼs Daphne Offield and Ian Nash 23-13.

The pair kicked off their four-game run with an 11-shot victory over Burnettʼs Carol Watters and Gary Smith, before

However a bye in round two meant their tally wasnʼt quite as impressive as their Brisbane rivalʼs, with the CQ pair topping

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The bye was a result of the late withdrawal of Group 3 winners Jai Singh and Joyce McGeorge.

Tragedy struck the Downs duo in the lead-up to the event, with Singh suffering a death in family, while McGeorge took a nasty fall while competing at a bowls Carnival in Lismore.

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Smooth passage for new constitution Council delegates happy with important changes

The Bowls Queensland council meeting, held in Brisbane on September 28, gave all district delegates the opportunity to meet the current Board of Management.

The meeting was preceded by a Special General Meeting to vote on the constitution.

The board and our solicitor, John Mullins, spent a great deal of time updating this important document, hopefully making it easier to read and legally current, and the update was sent to all districts for perusal.

There were three key areas of change resulting from this process.

These were in the areas of the Member Protection Policy, criteria for nominations to Board Queenslandʼs board and the structure of the menʼs and ladiesʼ sections.

Attendees at the meeting unanimously passed the constitution, which finally meets all legal requirements.

The council meeting began after the Special General Meeting.

The main point of interest was the budget, which is in surplus, meaning there will be NO increase in Bowls Queensland affiliation in the coming year.

Busy month The past month has been a very busy month with many bowls tournaments being played.

The State Multi-Disability Championships were held at Chermside Bowls Club, with a great turn out of bowlers from all over the state.

We are fortunate in lawn bowls that we are involved with a sport that is accessible to so many different people, old and young, able-bodied or disabled.

Queensland bowlers also travelled to Canberra in September for a test series against the ACT, featuring menʼs, ladiesʼ and, for the first time, under-25 teams.

Thirty-two teams from the Hervey Bay area took part in the annual Whale of a Carnival at Urangan Bowls Club last month.

Queensland won the series decisively, triumphing in every test.

Next on the September agenda was the All Schools Challenge Cup, featuring high school pairs from 16 of the 20 Queensland districts.

Urangan members went all out for the theme, adorning their clubhouse in whale decorations.

Maryborough clubs scooped the competitive pool, with Maryborough Services Club the winners and Maryborough grabbing second place.

The final of this yearʼs event saw a unique situation, with two sets of twins battling it out for the cup.

Hervey Bay High School brothers Josh and Joel Andersen were the eventual winners, pipping Bolivia and Cassandra Millerick at the post.

The Millericks also represented Queensland recently at the Australian Under-18 Championships.

The junior championships were held at Melbourneʼs Darebin Bowls Club, the headquarters of Bowls Australia.

Each state had five girls and five boys in their championship side and Queensland had another successful outing, with the girls winning gold in the triples and pairs and silver in the singles.

The boys also brought home some medals, winning silver in the pairs and bronze in the singles.

Special congratulations must go to Bolivia Millerick, Lauren Wilson, Sean Ingham and Rohan Wilson for their selection in the Under-18 Australian Squad.

Bowls Australia AGM The Bowls Australia AGM was held after the junior championships, with delegates from all the states and territories attending.

A variety of subjects were discussed including ABC coverage of games, the Australian Premier League launch, high performance and participation plans, state reports and a national insurance program.

Jewel Buchanan, John Hannah and Des Skinner were elected unopposed to the board,

In keeping with the theme of the day, a whale watching tour, donated by The Spirit of Hervey Bay, was offered as the top raffle prize.

Uranganʼs own Eileen Cranfield was the lucky winner of the tour this year.

Other prizes included everything from bowls bags to a wine and cheese platter.

Urangan Ladies president Jackie Neil said the carnival was a great success.

“There were some very tired ladies at the end but all agreed it had been great fun and worth the effort,” she said.

This yearʼs carnival was the 23rd and was held over two days, with contestants playing five games in total.

Pictured above: Eileen Cranfield is presented with her prize, tickets for a whale watching tour aboard the Spirit of Hervey Bay, by senior vice-president, Mignon Lush.

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After 73 years of operation, Maroochy Swan Bowls Club shut its doors for the final time late last month.

SWAN SONG

by Beth Newman

The closure was the result of a decision by Maroochy RSL to pull the plug on financial assistance, which had been propping up the Sunshine Coast club since 2005.

The announcement of the Maroochy Swan / Maroochydore Beach merger is the most recent in a number of forced closures for Sunshine Coast clubs.

The RSL has helped arrange a merger between the Maroochy Swan and the nearby Maroochydore Beach Bowls Club, which has also been struggling financially in recent times.

Caloundra RSL closed its bowls club earlier this year, claiming it had leaked money for years.

Other clubs on the coast are also in danger of closing and are turning towards a variety of methods to avoid the worstcase scenario.

The merger sees around 300 Swan bowlers sign up with Maroochydore Beach, which boasted just 120 members earlier this year.

Maroochy Swan manager, Barry Sullivan, has no doubts that the club will be able to absorb the sudden membership influx, saying the decision will boost both clubs’ productivity.

“They prepare three greens, we prepare three greens, and they’re just under-utilised facilities. So, it just makes common business sense to have one reliable club than possibly two failing clubs,” he said.

Sullivan said he was not aware of any hard feelings towards the RSL from members.

“It wasn’t a matter of [the RSL] pushing us out, but they just didn’t wish to finance the operation here any longer because it has cost them a lot of money over the years,” he said.

“I can only applaud the RSL for the contribution they’ve made to us over the past seven years.”

Maroochy Swan president, Laurence Brown, shared Sullivan’s positive view of the merger.

“The thing is, for quite some time these larger clubs have been struggling and one of us had to go. It gets down to the point that it’s better to have one goodsized club than none at all,” he said.

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Mooloolaba Bowls began a multi-million renovation in August, attempt to attract bowlers to the club.

Brown would not comment on whether or not there had been a negative reaction to the merger announcement, though.

“Under our constitution, I am not allowed to say anything on this,” he said.

It wasn’t a matter of the RSL pushing us out, but they just didn’t wish to finance the operation here any longer because it has cost them a lot of money over the years Maroochy RSL general manager, Harvey Fewings said, since his appointment in February, the club had made various attempts to minimise Maroochy Swan’s losses, which amounted to $240,000 at the end of August.

“We took immediate action to try and address [the losses].

It was becoming increasingly urgent and increasingly obvious that we couldn’t fix the problem,” he said.

“Then we had some big tournaments and put staff

back into the kitchen and opened other days to maximise our cash flow.

That worked well, we even had a couple of months when we were trading neutral. But then the tournaments finished and it went away again.”

Fewings said some members had a hard time dealing with the RSL’s decision, but most had come around since the announcement.

“There are some people who have been members of the bowls club for 40-odd years and they’re going to miss it. They feel probably quite distressed about it.

That’s why we tried to make sure they could keep playing and tried to maintain the identity of the Swan Bowls Club,” he said.

Maroochy RSL has not made any plans for future use of the land, according to Fewings.

“We are not even really thinking about that [what to do with the land] at the moment. We’re focussing on looking after our employed staff through either redundancy packages or continued employment,” he said

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The $3.6 million project will see two synthetic undercover greens installed in a bid to abolish the possibility of bowls events being cancelled due to inclement weather.

A recent payout from the Queensland government allowed Mooloolaba to start the project, which was a long time coming, according to club general manager Jay Globits.

“The club had been looking at it in the past, but once we got the payout we decided weʼd go ahead with the whole thing. So we thought [letʼs] bite the bullet – build a super club and see how it goes,” he said.

Globits is hopeful that the club will attract more social events when it is completed.

“I think our development is not only going to attract more bowling members but also on the social side of things as well,ʼ he said.

“Weʼve already got local support from the schools because itʼs an activity that they now know will go ahead no matter what the weather throws at us, whether itʼs raining or 40 degree heat.”

The club has nearly completed development of its covers and its next step will be to move on to the roof of the clubhouse.

Peregian Beach members are currently playing out of Coolum

Photo: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily

Light at the end of the tunnel

by Beth Newman

Mergers and RSL support are becoming increasingly popular lifelines for struggling bowls clubs.

However, one Sunshine Coast club is hoping to buck the trend and bring itself back to life without turning to RSL coffers.

Peregian Beach Bowls Club, which liquidated last year after suffering severe financial losses, are now hoping to reincarnate as a new multi-sports club, encompassing multiple community sporting organisations from the area.

Peregianʼs Lyn Bollen said the club had considered going down the more common paths, but this was a solution appropriate to their community.

“If you see a larger organisation [such as an RSL] working with a smaller town, it may not be a cultural fit. Even with the best of intentions, there are vast differences… there is always the possibility of difficulties. Weʼve looked at whatʼs a better fit for the venueʼs use and this model has

been picked as a better model,” she said.

There is still one major barrier to their revival, though, as they are still locked out from their original premises.

Peregianʼs members are currently being hosted by nearby Coolum Beach Bowls Club until negotiations regarding their clubʼs use are resolved.

The lack of a permanent playing venue means that they can only hold provisional affiliation with Bowls Queensland.

Members of Peregian Beach have sent a formal response to land owners Pine Rivers Memorial Bowls Club, to try and negotiate a new lease of the land before their provisional affiliation expires in January.

Jo Pantry, a member of Peregianʼs management committee, says the fate of the club is still “in the lap of the gods.”

“If a lease can be obtained at a reasonable price, that would be optimal for us,” he said.

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GOLDEN GIRLS Girls may be made of sugar and spice, but Queenslandʼs juniors girls showed theyʼre also made of gold, blitzing the field at this yearʼs under-18s national titles.

The rising stars won two gold, a silver and narrowly missed out on a bronze on their way to the overall girlsʼ trophy.

Burnett twins Cassandra and Bolivia Millerick began the gold rush for Queensland in the pairs, demolishing West Australian combination Elizabeth Allan and Kristina Krstic, 22-12.

The fours had an unlucky run after thumping the Victorian reserves in the first round.

They were beaten in both of their pool rounds, putting them in a fifth place play off against Tasmania, which they lost.

The girls did not miss the opportunity to remind their teammates of their golden performance in Melbourne.

“On the day we rubbed it in a little, saying ʻlook at our gold medalsʼ,” Wilson said.

On the opposite rink, the Maroonsʼ triples side were locked in a much tenser encounter with New South Wales rivals Dawn Hayman, Tayla Conway and Stephanie Hill.

“But the boys know theyʼre good. They have some big names.

Sean and Braidan have a lot of experience and can play really well under pressure,” she said.

In a seesawing battle, the match went down to the very last shot, with a mistake from NSW giving the Queenslanders a much-deserved second gold medal.

To put the icing on the top of a very successful nationals campaign, four Queenslanders made it into the Australian under-18 squad.

Lauren Wilson attempted to keep Queenslandʼs gold rush going in the singles final, but went down in a dramatic encounter with defending champion Krstic, 21-15.

The score doesnʼt show Wilsonʼs incredible comeback, though.

From 12 shots down in the early stages, Wilson clawed her way back to 19-15. before eventually going down.

Wilson couldnʼt fault Krsticʼs performance in the final.

“All my bowls were within 4 feet and hers were within 12 inches, so it was pretty tough…she played amazing bowls. I wasnʼt disappointed with the outcome at all,” she said.

The only division in which a medal eluded Queenslandʼs girls was the fours.

Bolivia Millerick and Wilson were chosen for the girlsʼ squad, while Sean Ingham and Rohan Wilson made it for the boys.

Lauren Wilsonʼs selection was the realisation of a long-time goal for the 17-year-old.

“Iʼve been aiming for [national selection] for a while. Iʼve seen other girls make it and Iʼm really happy to be one of them. Now, Iʼm just hoping that I can be one of the two from the eight that makes the team,” she said.

Queensland is one of the most heavily represented states equalling that of NSW and Victoria.

The 16-player squad acts as a feeder system for the national side, and will remain the same for the next year.

In an incredibly tight bronze medal match, the Maroons were tied at 17-all and held shot on the last end, when Tasmanian skipper Hollie Keen bowled an incredible shot to snatch victory from nowhere.

The dominant showing from the girls was testament to their connection both on and off the green, according to Wilson.

“Theyʼre a really good bunch of girls. In the triples, especially with Tash and Jess, weʼre really good mates,” she said.

“The twins are just a faultless combination. It all worked out really well. Weʼre all really close.”

Queenslandʼs boys brought back a mixed bag of results from the championships.

Defending pairs champion Sean Ingham saw his title slip away in the gold medal playoff against NSW stars Sean Mawdsley and Beau Prideaux.

With the scores tied at 13-all, the Maroons found themselves five shots down at the head with one bowl to go.

Ingham played his last bowl with weight to try and save the end but his shot weaved through the head leaving all the other bowls untouched.

With time running out, Ingham and partner Braidan Leese did their best to revive the match, eventually losing 19-16.

Singles representative Rohan Wilson nabbed a bronze in the boysʼ only other medal playoff.

Wilson showed ACT's Braydon Locke who was boss, absolutely blowing him away in the playoff, 21-8.

After starting off with a win against Victoria, the boys triples lost to South Australia, relegating them to the 5th place play off against Tasmania.

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Lauren Wilson in action and right: Queenslandʼs junior outfit with team manager Christina Pavlov and state coach Bill Cornehls

The squad members will receive invaluable help from national coach Steve Glasson, in his role as squad mentor.

Rohan Wilson is congratulated on his bronze medal win by his dad, Cameron

Magic Millericks

by Beth Newman Gin Ginʼs super sisters struck again at the recent under-18s championships.

Bolivia lined up with her twin sister in the Queensland team for the first time, after Cassandra retained her spot from 2010.

The pair showed their experience from six and a half years of playing together, blitzing the competition to grab the gold medal.

Queensland debutante, Bolivia, said sharing her first national title with her sister made it even more special.

“Of course it makes it sweeter [to win with Cass],” she said.

Braidan Leese and Sean Ingham look mischievous as always

“To get the chance to play against the best of our age group was fantastic and we went all the way, so it was great.”

Both girls also played in the Queensland fours team that narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in a match that could have gone either way, according to Bolivia.

“It was either going to be our last bowl or their last bowl [that won it] and it happened to be theirs,” she said.

The icing on the top of such a successful nationals campaign was Boliviaʼs selection in the Australian under18 squad, along with Lauren Wilson, Rohan Smith and Sean Ingham.

Bolivia said her sister was proud of her selection, despite missing out herself.

“She was disappointed, but she was really happy for me…I am now a step ahead of her when she was more a step ahead of me before,” she said.

While playing without her sister in the national squad will be difficult, Bolivia is determined to make the most of the opportunity.

Aussie Champs...Parolin, Jones, Wilson and the Millericks

“This is the biggest separation weʼve had so far [in our bowls career]…Iʼm just taking it one step at a time and weʼll see what happens,” she said.

The massive bounty theyʼve brought back from Melbourne is the most recent in a line of wins for the talented duo.

Cass and Bolivia were runners-up in Septemberʼs All Schools Cup Challenge behind another pair of twins, Pialbaʼs Joel and Josh Andersen.

Now in their final year of school, the Millericks will not be dropping their bowls once they reach graduation.

In fact, Bolivia said the formidable pair would be upping the ante to improve their bowls skills.

“We are going to play for Bribie [Island) in Premier League to get more competition…weʼll try harder and thereʼll be more competition,” she said.

Already having accomplished a lot for a pair of teenagers, Millerick could be a name that becomes a lot more familiar as their careers reach new heights.

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Surface Shock Aussie stars blame terrible greens for disappointing medal haul at 2011 Asia Beth Pacific Merdeka Championships by Newman Australia came away with just one gold medal from the recent Asia Pacific Merdeka Championships in Malaysia.

The Aussies struggled after being thrown for a loop with the announcement on arrival that the tournament would be played outdoors as well as indoors.

Nathan Rice, who made the singles semi-finals, said the team were unprepared to play on the outdoor surface, which he described as terrible, and he found it difficult to adjust to the change.

“Iʼve been all around the world playing on different types of greens and it had to be the worst green Iʼve ever been on. Iʼve never chucked it so hard to get it up the other end, it was just terrible,” he said.

“I didnʼt really take the right bowls for the outdoor so I was unprepared for that and I struggled through my section.”

The surface changes werenʼt helped by the limited practice time throughout the event, according to Rice.

“You didnʼt get a roll up [between matches]. Youʼre just in a game straight away and then 20 minutes after youʼve been on the outdoor green, you had to be on the indoor,” he said.

Rice said while other teams faced the same challenges, the surface surprise definitely contributed to the Aussiesʼ relatively poor medal count.

“If we had known we werenʼt just playing indoor we wouldʼve done better…we couldʼve taken

the right bowls over and it would have been a different story,” he said.

Aron Sherriff provided the gold lining to the clouded Australian campaign when he grabbed the menʼs singles title.

The final started close, with the score 6-all in the first set, but Sherriff romped home to take the second set 9-0 and clinch the prize.

Sherriff felt lucky to get the win in his first outing at the championships, particularly given the surface difficulties.

“I was a little bit fortunate, because I like to use a wider set of bowls on the indoor. So, I could get a little bit more [outside] because I had that wider set of bowls… I also spoke to [Australian assistant coach] Robbie Dobbins and he gave us a bit of a game plan for the really slow greens…and that helped,” he said.

“I thought if I played well enough I was always going to be a chance [for a title]. There was a lot of stiff competition, but things fell my way that week so it was good.”

The draw panned out in an unfortunate way for the Australian team, with Sherriff pitted against Rice in a tense three-set semifinal.

Sherriff said knowing an Aussie would make the final helped ease the pain.

“Itʼs always hard playing against your teammate but we knew an Australian rep would be in the final so that made it a little bit easier,” he said.

Aron Sherriff

Sherriff and Rice were the only Australians to make it out of the group stage, with Australian captain Lynsey Armitage only winning one of her matches in the womenʼs draw.

Malaysia was the most successful nation, reaching three finals for two gold medals in its home tournament.

The host nation beat Hong Kong 9-1, 9-4 in the womenʼs singles and overcame India, 1410 in the mixed pairs.

The competition will open its doors to thirty-two nations from

next year, more than doubling the size of the event.

Entry into the new world championship tournament will be by invitation and countries will compete for the largest prize purse of any lawn bowls tournament.

Despite the miscommunications this year, Sherriff supported the expansion.

“They want it to be a more recognised event and to do that theyʼre going to need to get some of the UK countries in. Itʼs good for the competition, so I welcome it.”

BA trials long-awaited Advanced Coach Course After two years of waiting, Bowls Australia finally unveiled its Advanced Coach Course last month, conducting a limited trial at BA headquarters in Melbourne.

The three-day trial provided some of the sportʼs most highly regarded coaches with a greater insight into the elements of coaching.

Australian coach Steve Glasson, assistant national coach Robbie Dobbins, Queensland state coach Bill Cornehls, Australian vice captain Karen Murphy and newly appointed national training centre coaches Faye Luke, Mark Cowan and Pieter Harris were selected to participate in the trial course.

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BA have been working with the Australian Sports Commission and the National Coaching Committee to create the new Advanced Coach Course, by modifying the old bowls level 2 accreditation course to meet todayʼs coaching standards.

Eight facilitators participated in the course, delivering detailed analysis on the topics of program management, the essence of coaching, physiology, anti-doping, planning, nutrition, coaching processes, team building, skill acquisition, development and maturation, biomechanics and psychology.

“It was really well presented,” Glasson said.

“Being a new coach I was able to get a lot out of it.

“A lot of the processes of coaching are somewhat universal and the facilitators were experts in their fields, but there was also a sufficient amount of bowls content, which given its uniqueness is important.

“We now have a post course workbook to complete which will rehash all of the knowledge gained.”

Three ASC observers were on hand to provide feedback on all aspects of the course.

The finalised course will be ready for national implementation in early 2012, BA said.

Grahame Dicker, Brian Turner, John Gray & Bernie Staib discuss their options

TEAM OF CHAMPIONS They may not have won any titles, but Brian Turnerʼs Chinchilla boys certainly captured the imagination of spectators during last monthʼs Champion of Club Champions state fours final.

The bush battlers, who were all but written off before stepping onto the green, went toeto-toe with one of the worldʼs most formidable fours outfits and nearly won.

The David and Goliath story saw Turnerʼs side of Grahame Dicker, Bernie Staib and John Gray take on Helensvaleʼs Anthony Fantini, Anthony Kiepe, Brett Wilkie and Nathan Rice in the title decider at Bribie Island.

While reaching the final marked a career high for the Chinchilla boys, it was merely another notch on the Helensvale sideʼs belt, with Kiepe, Wilkie and Rice all long-serving Australian reps, while Fantini is one of Queenslandʼs brightest young stars.

Turnerʼs side had already caused a stir in the competition, coming through day one undefeated, before toppling section one heavyweights, Wynnum Manly Leagues, to reach the final.

But, despite their success at the championships, nobody, not even the Chinchilla skip himself, was holding out any hope of an upset in the final.

“I was just hoping we could make a game of it and get beaten by less than 20,” Turner admitted after the match.

However, the Bush boys fared much better, pushing Riceʼs all-star side to an extra end, before eventually going down by just one shot, 21-20.

“We didnʼt ever expect to reach the state final…weʼre just boys from the bush who got a team together for a game and it led here,” Turner said.

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“We played some big games to get through to the final and the boys were going well, but I definitely didnʼt think the score would be as close as it was.

“Theyʼre all state and Australian players and weʼre just four boys from the bush, but we did very well, Iʼm very proud of the boys.”

Chinchilla threw down a marker early in the match, rattling off four straight ends for a 5-0 lead.

crowd, almost all of whom had been willing Chinchilla to win.

“The crowd seemed to be behind us at the end which was great…I suppose they always go for the underdogs,” Turner said.

Despite his brush with stardom, Turner doesnʼt expect to be treated any different around the Chinchilla clubhouse.

“Nah I donʼt think Iʼll be treated like a legend to be honest,” he joked.

The Hawks eventually fired back, and three ends later Riceʼs side were out in front, 8-5.

Many watching believed the tide had turned and Chinchilla were on the road to a hiding, but Turner immediately levelled the score and a titfor-tat battle ensued, with the lead changing hands four times over the next six ends.

Chinchilla struck a blow in the 15th, picking up six to lead the match 18-13.

But just when they seemed to have the upper hand, Helensvale rallied, taking out four of the next five ends to lead 20-19 heading into the last.

However, if the Gold Coast stars thought they were home and dry, they had another thing coming.

Holding shot with just one bowl to come, Riceʼs boys already had one hand on the trophy.

But in a moment of brilliance…one of many throughout the match…Turner played the perfect bowl, carrying the jack into the ditch to steal the end and force a tiebreaker.

Sadly for Chinchilla the end was nigh, with a beautiful bowl in the tiebreaker from world number four, Brett Wilkie, ensuring the bush battlers went home empty-handed.

But while they didnʼt win the title, they certainly won the respect and admiration of the

Champs: Pavlov, Waitai, McKenzie & McClure

Meanwhile, the womenʼs final went to script, with the powerful Broadbeach outfit of Anne McClure, Gail Waitai, Christina Pavlov and Sue McKenzie proving too good for their Sunny Coast rivals, Caloundra.

The sides, both of whom cruised through sectional play undefeated, were neck-andneck for much of the final, but a couple of fours gave Broadbeach the edge and by the 17th end they were six shots in front.

Lorraine Wilmottʼs side of Kate Wastell, Judy Whaites and Netta Chant (sub) battled hard to get back in the game.

But time was against them and Broadbeach, who were firing on all cylinders, took out the match and the title, 21-13.

Sue Brady and Ken Evans

Sue snares champions hat-trick Mareeba ace Sue Brady claimed her third Champion of Champions singles crown last month, defeating Everton Parkʼs Mary Vincenzio in the final, 2512.

Kerrie Wilson and Sue Bond

Thumping win for Ferny Grove girls

Brady, who won back-to-back titles in 2004-05, took a little over an hour to dispose of Vincenzio during a whirlwind encounter at Bribie Island.

“Weʼre both very quick on the mat… we donʼt muck around you know,” Brady joked following her win.

there was little surprise when Gee raced out to a 9-1 lead after seven ends.

Ferny Grove's Kerrie Wilson and Sue Bond lifted Queensland's Champion of Club Champions pairs crown last month.

The former Queensland rep, who survived a thrilling battle with Broadbeachʼs Sue McKenzie (25-24) to reach the final, admitted it was a pretty unattractive game to watch.

However, the Ipswich bowler never gave up, clawing his way back into the match and by the 22nd was just one shot behind, 16-15.

The duo, who were hot favourites heading into the event, clinched the title with a stunning 28-shot win over Paradise Point's Margaret Vogler and Julie Dean in the final, 32-4.

Gee pulled away again and looked certain of a win, leading 23-19 on the 27th, but Evans had other ideas, stringing together 3-1-1-1 to edge in front for the first time in the match and sneak the title, 25-23.

In one of the most extraordinary finals in Champions history, Vogler and Dean remained scoreless until the 15th end.

“It was a tough game and I probably made it tougher for myself,” Evans said following his win.

It wasn't that the Paradise Point girls were playing poorly...in fact, they held multiple shots on many ends.

“It was a pretty scrappy game today to be honest, not the good consistent bowls that you hope for. But Iʼm happy to win it again,” she said.

“The game against Sue (McKenzie) yesterday was a brilliant game, it was really like a final. We were shot for shot, we had good bowls, good heads…it was 24-all going into the last end and I just managed to get up, it was a great game.”

Meanwhile, in the menʼs final Ipswich Unitedʼs Ken Evans overcame the odds, defeating former champion, Mackay Northern Beachesʼ Chris Gee, to claim his maiden state title, 25-23.

Despite cruising through sectional play with three double-digit wins, Evans went into the final as clear underdog, so

“I struggled a bit in the breeze and he played really good bowls. Itʼs the first time Iʼve ever played in this event.”

Gee, who had hoped to win his second state title, was modest in defeat.

“I wouldnʼt have considered myself favourite going into it. I just hoped to have a good game and if I won then great. It would have been nice to get it back, but I played a good game and thatʼs all you can do.”

When they did finally score, a cheer went up around the Bribie Island clubhouse, but it made little difference, with the duo conceding defeat just three ends later.

But Wilson and Bond were simply amazing, converting the head time and again.

A clearly disappointed Dean admitted it was difficult to keep her head up as the scoreboard started getting away from them.

“The scoreboard is a bit embarrassing. But we played well over the two days and we got to the final, thatʼs all we could ask for.

“I donʼt think we played particularly bad [in the final]… they were just amazing.”

Best mates clinch pairs crown Jindalee young guns, Jay Cross and Des Cann Jr, were crowned Queenslandʼs Champion of Club Pairs Champions at Bribie Island last month.

With just four ends remaining there was no way back for Dalakis and Wordsworth and they conceded defeat with one end to go.

The duo defeated seasoned Mooloolaba campaigners Lou Dalakis and Greg Wordsworth, 23-12, to clinch the title.

“Itʼs brilliant, Iʼm a bit speechless actually...itʼs just great to win it” said Cann, who lifted Queenslandʼs state fours title in 2010.

The Jindalee pair survived a scare in round two, where they edged out Emeraldʼs John Henman and Ian Johnson, 21-19, to reach the final undefeated.

“This is definitely better than the fours title…to come out here and win it with my best mate is great.”

Once there they scored first blood in the title match and maintained a slim lead for much of the game.

“Jay played the house down...up front he was just all over it and that made my job easy.

However, Dalakis and Wordsworth were never far behind, levelling the score on the 6th, 8th and again on the 10th.

“It was a tough game, you had to work for every bowl and every end.

But Cross and Cann began pulling away in the dying ends, picking up a three and a four to lead 20-11.

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Des Cann & Jay Cross

Cann was full of praise for his lead following the match.

“I turned 22 yesterday, so this is a nice birthday present.”

A clearly frustrated Dalakis conceded the better team won on the day.

“The opposition played really good bowls, thatʼs all there is to it really.

“Weʼre a bit disappointed because last year we were runner-up in the fours...itʼs a bit frustrating to be runner-up in two events in two years “But things could have been worse I suppose, we still made it to the state final, which is a good achievement,” he said.

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GREEN

KEEPING

B Y M AURICE H INTON

Do you have a bad soul?

Maurice Hinton President Gold Coast Greenkeepers Association A number of greenkeepers have called me recently, concerned about the approval of certain bowls shoes that are being worn on bowls greens.

Reno Parella, a well-known Brisbane greenkeeper, has been working hard to see that only approved footwear can be used on green surfaces.

It was good to read that Bowls Australia has contacted all manufactures and retailers regarding approved footwear that can be used on a bowling green.

This shoe was given approval in 2007 for use in Australia by the previous National Rules Committee.

However, in 2011 the Lightfoot shoe was reassessed by the National Officiating Committee due to concerns raised by member clubs.

This shoe has been given a grace period until June 30, 2012 to allow bowlers time to update their bowls footwear.

The ʻAmbak Aledgeʼ

The two brands that will not be allowed on greens are:-

This shoe was assessed in 2011 and was not approved for use.

Bowls Australia prohibits the use of the Ambak Aledge shoe on bowls greens in Australia immediately, due to the sole not being suitable for green surfaces.

Well done Bowls Australia.

Bowls Australia actions aims to achieve several outcomes: • Ensure the existing manufactures are protected by having standards to deter backyard operators from entering the market place.

• Ensure the quality of footwear available to Australian bowlers is of high standard with regards to safety, comfort and durability.

The ʻLightfootʼ

This shoe has never been approved for use in Australia, although it has been sold by some retailers as a bowl shoe.

• Allow manufacturers/suppliers to use the expression “approved for use in Australia by Bowls Australia” in all advertising for approved shoes.

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Gel Hotjack Gel Hotkitty Gel Rink Scorcher

Greenmaster

ComfitPro

Hunter/Greenz

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Saturn Menʼs and Womenʼs Reactive Menʼs and Womenʼs Phoenix Velcro Menʼs Elegance Velcro Womenʼs Eclipse Menʼs Achieva Menʼs Whiteline Menʼs and Womenʼs Champion Womenʼs Hurricane Breeze

Henselite •

Greenmaster Combat Shoe

Taylor

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Taylor Trainer shoe Taylor Trainer Ladies Taylor Elite

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MPS30 Menʼs Pro Sport Shoe Seneca Menʼs Centurion Pro Sport Velcro Wraparound Ladies Sport Shoe LPS25 Cathy Original LPS15 Pearl Ladies Sandal Seneca Ladies ISIS Male Seneca Shoe Ladies Seneca Menʼs Pro Sport Shoe

• The approved shoes page on the Bowls Australia website will have a link to the retailers page directing the customers to where they can purchase approved shoes.

When I first started green keeping the only shoe available was brown in colour with a smooth flat sole.

Then the white shoe came along...now itʼs all colours.

Greenkeepers have no problems with the colour or how a bowl shoe looks, itʼs just the shape of the soles that matter the most.

They need to be smooth so they donʼt disturb the green surface.

Remember, greenkeepers are only there trying to give bowlers the best greens surface they can.

Approved Bowling Shoes Asics

• General public awareness of approved shoes through the Bowls Australia website which will contain photos of all approved shoes with brand names and model numbers.

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According to the Bowls Australia website it is permissible to wear non-approved shoes, such as the Lightfoot or Ambak Aledge, if they have been re-soled to ensure they comply with regulations.

Below is an example of a shoe that has had the ripple grips ground off.

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IMPROVE

YOUR GAME

WITH

C AMERON C URTIS

Dialling down the pressure Cam Curtis Former Aussie rep, national coach and selector We must focus on the production of skill.

Forget about the scoreboard, your grip, backswing, follow through, wind conditions, difficult green or hand, etc. This will only confuse your thinking.

WINNING TAKES MORE THAN JUST WANTING! On rare occasions we see bowlers produce a game that is truly special.

Many of us have no doubt experienced a match at some point where everything just turns to ʻgoldʼ and almost every shot you go for you get a result!

What is far more common though, are bowlers unhappy with their performance, either in an important club championship match or pennant game, because a better result or higher level of consistency was expected.

Most of the time athletes in other sports are physically and technically well prepared.

But, for a large proportion of them, the importance of the event and the enormity of the task ahead becomes too much for them mentally.

They ʻfreak outʼ or ʻchokeʼ in the big events.

The mere thought of winning a major title can produce negative thoughts that self-sabotage our chances through frequent poor bowls.

In recent months we have talked about the importance and power of ʻpositive selftalkʼ and taking control of those conversations that we have with ourselves.

Now we go that step further an investigate how so called ʻperceived pressureʼ affects our thought process.

It is vital to stay in the so called ʻpresentʼ, with all your concentration skills focussing on the things that we can control – like your next bowl for instance.

Getting caught up thinking of what happened earlier in the match when you dropped a five or how good it would be to be club singles champion and the ensuing victory speech, is a sure recipe for disaster.

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Bowlers who ʻchokeʼ are often pre-occupied with thoughts of winning titles, defeating big-name opponents, performing well for selectors, friends and relatives and so on.

Actually, the biggest distinction I learned with regards to handling pressure came prior to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Defending womenʼs 100m champion, Gail Devers, was once again the ʻred-hotʼ favourite to win the gold.

Being interview just prior to her event, the TV commentator suggested that she must be feeling tremendous pressure and the weight of a nation, such was the expectation and anticipation of her country and her home town to again win gold.

“Actually, no,” said Devers, “I think feeling pressure is a choice. You can choose to feel pressure or you can choose not to. And I choose not to,” was her super-confident reply.

Hearing Devers explain pressure in that context was a real break-through moment.

It was definitely a liberating feeling to realise that I could choose not to feel pressure from that moment on.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THINKING ABOUT VICTORY? Thinking about the result of the game can lead to a player being controlled by external factors. Because thought processes are often unpredictable and inconsistent, they cause players to develop a lack of confidence, consistency and control in their game.

During a match, you must keep your thoughts simple and the key is to maintain self-control and focus only on the task at hand. This is the true recipe for success.

The outcome (trophies, records, winning, consistent on-green performance, etc) will automatically look after themselves if you get down to focussing on really the only thing you can control, and thatʼs the business of producing your best high quality performance.

Use the need for success as a motivating tool during practice, but shift your focus to the production of high quality skills (technical, physical, tactical and psychological) during important events.

By simply developing a more professional approach, your performance and subsequent enjoyment of the game will be greatly enhanced.

Remember: Many players hope things will happen; others just expect things will happen; while some just watch things happen.

THOSE WITH A PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE, MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! Queensland Tour – High Performance Bowls master classes come to QLD In recent columns Iʼve mentioned High Performance Bowls Boot Camps are holding some coaching master classes in Queensland.

I am now happy to say that we have ʻlocked-inʼ three one-day master classes at Kingscliff, Helensvale and Mooloolaba during the week starting December 12.

Many of you have been in contact with me enquiring about the content of these classes.

Well, it will certainly be an action packed day with over five hours on the green and an hour or two inside having important conversations to help you improve the mental side of your game, so it becomes a strength rather than an ʻAchilles healʼ.

Focusing on the end result of a game is both distracting and destructive to our chances.

I look forward to meeting many of you personally during the Queensland leg of the tour.

If our thoughts are tuned to external factors, we will suffer from a lack of concentration.

As always, email me at camcurtis@optusnet.com.au for further details or call 0412 089 833.

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DEVELOPMENT

B Y B RETT M URPHY

Advertising the sport It sounds great in theory...but are we all on the same page when it comes to promotion We often get asked when we are out doing club visits, why we donʼt have a state wide advertising campaign or something similar.

While we think this would be a good idea, costs can be prohibitive.

The development team relies heavily on funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation This funding is based on participation numbers, and up until this year we havenʼt had fully accurate figures to present to the department when applying for funding.

Now that we have conducted surveys with every club statewide, we will finally have accurate participation figures to present to Sport and Rec and hopefully this may allow for an increase in funding.

With a potential increase in funding we can start looking at state wide campaigns via the media.

However, as I said, these can be quite expensive. For example an insert in the Sunday Mail can cost up to $35,000.

The other problem that arises is the fact that not all clubs are on the same page and are not all as accepting of newcomers as others are.

The Courier Mail ran an article recently on barefoot bowls in Brisbane, which highlighted a number of clubs in the Brisbane area that catered for barefoot bowlers.

I thought this was a great step forward, with the sport being portrayed as a fun thing for families to do by the main stream media.

Unfortunately, the following week on one of the major FM radio stations in Brisbane, a woman called in to say she had gone to her nearest bowls club with her family (inspired by the article in the newspaper) only to be turned away and told the club did not host barefoot bowls.

She didnʼt name the club, but she did say they chose that club because it was within walking distance of her house.

While I know most clubs are accepting of barefoot bowlers, juniors and school groups, there is still a minority out there that arenʼt interested in hosting these groups at all.

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Thatʼs fine, clubs are autonomous and can run their venue as they see fit. Unfortunately, as in the case illustrated above, it makes it hard for us to conduct a statewide campaign while the potential exists for people to be turned away.

I would also like to congratulate all participants who entered and competed in the championships.

We are looking at different ways of approaching the campaign and Iʼm sure that if or when we get increased funding we will have a strategy in place to combat these issues.

The successful male and female singles winners from each organisation will now represent Queensland at the Australian Open in Melbourne in February 2012.

Until then we will just keep plugging away and trying to get all clubs on the same page.

Unfortunately on one of the major FM radio stations in Brisbane a woman called in to say she had gone to her nearest bowls club with her family only to be turned away and told they did not host barefoot bowls Multi-Disability State Champs From all reports our inaugural state championships were very successful.

Being a new event there were obviously a few teething problems and these will be rectified for next yearʼs tournament, but overall the event ran smoothly.

We have worked very hard with our Sports CONNECT partners, Sporting Wheelies, Blind Bowlers, Lifestream and Deaf Bowlers to ensure this event got off the ground and was successful.

We have an ongoing commitment to promoting inclusive practices in our sport and hopefully this event will encourage more disabled players to participate.

I would like to thank all those volunteers who helped maked this event a success, in particular Russ Chorlton and his great band of helpers at Chermside.

A lot of work goes on behind the scenes at these events, organising markers, umpires and catering, as well as ensuring that play proceeds on time.

With Vicki out of action, Josh playing in the event and me out on the road, the bulk of organisational responsibility was left to Russ and crew, and they were wonderful.

With 57 entries for our first year, I can only see this event getting bigger and better.

The state squad is: Josh Thornton, Kaytlyn Smith (Sporting Wheelies), Gavin Worland, Kaye Freeman (Lifestream), Jake Fehlberg, Joy Forster (Blind Bowlers) and Richard Strong, Gail Dellar (Deaf Bowlers).

All Schools Cup Well the 2011 All Schools Cup has been run and won.

Congratulations to everybody who participated in this event during the year, in particular all those who were fortunate enough to win through to the state finals.

Iʼm sure you would have read all about the final in last monthʼs edition, and congratulations must go to both teams who contested the final.

I would also like to congratulate all those who are involved behind the scenes.

There is a lot of hard work put in by volunteers at clubs, teachers at schools and district committees to ensure this competition is run as smoothly as possible.

The information for the 2012 All Schools Cup was sent out to all clubs and districts in late September, so all clubs should have a copy by now.

Now is an ideal time to approach schools about their intentions for the upcoming school year and whether they wish to have lawn bowls included in their sports program.

Building on the success of the All Schools over the past two years, we are now in the process of developing a primary school version of this competition, which I hope will be up and running in 2012.

If you need any further info on the 2012 All Schools Cup please contact the development team on 3355 9988.

UMPIRING with BQ’s umpire committee

PLEASE EXPLAIN...

Bowls Australia recently published some explanatory notes to assist in understanding the interpretation of some laws that are the frequent subject of discussion.

become constituted when each player in that team has delivered a bowl (as per law 4.6.1) in the second round.

LAW 8.1.9 SET OF BOWLS

Does the skip have to keep the scorecard?

Can 2 players use two bowls each from the same set of bowls in a fours game?

Yes. The law states each player should play with the appropriate number of bowls from the same set. In this instance, the two players (from the same team) using the same set of bowls meet the criteria of using two bowls for a fours game. This also applies if the players are on different teams – the difference in this case being that the bowls will be differentiated by the use of adhesive markers (stickers).

DR 4.1.3 INTENDED PLAYER If Player A enters a team on an entry sheet for a triples event on the noticeboard two weeks before entries close and a few days later replaces Player Cʼs name with Player D. Is Player D a replacement player?

No. A replacement player only takes the place of an intended player from the time that the entry is lodged (closing date) until the game commences. In this instance, the closing date hasnʼt arrived yet so players entered on the sheet on the noticeboard are not yet intended players by definition.

DR 4.6.4.2 INTENDED TEAM RECEIVING A BYE When does an intended team receiving a bye in the first round become constituted?

An intended team receiving a bye in the first round of a competition will become a constituted team when their opponents, who are playing in the first round, deliver their first bowl in the first round.

So if two teams have matched byes in the first round of a competition, when do they become constituted?

If intended teams have matched byes in the first round of a competition they will

LAW 37.1.9 SKIPʼS DUTIES – KEEPING THE SCORECARD

Yes. The new laws stipulate that the skip (as part of their duties) will now keep the scorecard in all disciplines.

Why did this change occur?

Previously the law said the second in every discipline should keep the scorecard (skip in pairs, middle in triples and second in fours). During the World Bowls law review in 2010, many countries wanted to revert back to the skip in triples keeping the scorecard, like it was prior to 2006. To this end, the WB laws committee then decided to keep the law uniformed, declaring the skip would keep the scorecard in all disciplines.

Can the skip delegate this duty to their second?

No. Under normal circumstances this is not an option (see the limited occurrences where this is possible).

What if a skip refuses to keep the scorecard?

If the umpire identifies either by their own observation or when called upon by an opposition player that a skip is not keeping the card – should initially request the skip to keep the card in accordance with law 37.1.9. If the skip still refuses, then the umpire can deem the skip a defaulting player (law 1.3.3) and the penalty is a forfeited game (law 1.3.10).

What if the skip has a physical/mental condition/ailment which prevents them from keeping the scorecard?

As per the World Bowls website (Laws committee decisions), World Bowls does not want to see anyone disadvantaged from playing the sport.

Therefore, in a circumstance where a physical/mental condition/ailment restricts a person from

keeping a scorecard, World Bowls has no objection for a suitable, pragmatic solution being introduced to ensure play can continue/commence.

Certainly common sense should always prevail in certain circumstances where a skip cannot keep the scorecard.

If the second for team A and the skip for team B has each kept a scorecard and finds at some stage during the game that the scores are incorrect and the umpire is called, what can the umpire do?

As the law states the skip must keep the scorecard, the umpire (if the two skips canʼt agree to the score) must take the score of the skip who kept the scorecard as being correct.

Does this change put extra pressure on the skip when they already have enough to do – tactics, provide instruction to players, etc?

No. This is purely a procedural change on who keeps the scorecard. This does not affect the tactics, game plans, etc of a skip during a game.

Can the second turn the scoreboard?

No. Domestic Regulation 3.4 states the skips between them should keep the scoreboard updated at least every second end. There is no provision for the second to turn the scoreboard every alternate end to the skip. However, common sense should again apply if nearing the completion of a game and the scoreboard needs to be updated every end so the overall board shows the correct scores (similar to when the skips would do it when the second kept the scorecards over the concluding stages).

Anyone can turn the overall scoreboard – a player, skip, playing/non playing manager, appointed spectator, etc.

LAW 46.2 ABSENTEE PLAYERS IN A SIDE GAME Remember, these scenarios are only when a substitute cannot be found....

How long after the scheduled starting time is a player allowed to arrive at the game?

The law states that a player has 30 mins. It also states that if the Controlling Body (CB) wishes, it can reduce this time but notification of a reduced time allowance must be communicated through the Conditions of Play (CoP) for that particular event.

A player advises they will be late to the game (for example because of an appointment) and doesnʼt arrive until one hour after starting time. If no eligible substitute is available can they join in the game when they arrive?

No. If no eligible substitute is available once the 30 mins (or sooner) expires then play should continue under law 46.2.2 and the player cannot rejoin the game when they arrive.

A carload of four players (in the same team) are in an accident on the way to the game and they donʼt arrive at the game at all.

What can the rest of the side do?

Providing the side game is based on 4 rinks of 4 players (16) then the remaining 12 players can disperse into the 4 rinks (playing one person short) and law 46.2.2 applies.

During a pennant game, Player A (in one of the teams) falls sick at the 8th end. No eligible substitute is available so the team draws a line on the card, invokes law 46.2.2 and continues playing albeit with one player short. At the 20th end, Player A feels better and wants to rejoin the game. Can they do this?

No. There is no provision in law 46.2.2 for a player to rejoin the game so once law 46.2.2 is invoked a team must continue this way until the end of the game.

Golden Jubilee Jubilee young gun ends junior career with a bang Jubilee ace Liam Bartlett completed a clean sweep at last monthĘźs North Queensland Junior Championships, picking up a hat-trick of titles on his home turf in Townsville.

Nineteen of the districtĘźs best young bowlers competed in the event, but Bartlett was the big winner, snatching the singles, pairs and triples crowns.

Back Row: Liam Bartlett, Robert Olsen, Kayden Burley, Aric Visentin, James Parker, Bradley Reason.

Second Row: Jake Bailey, David OĘźKeefe, Matthew Dunlop, James Rowley, Keli Visentin, Damien Connell, Hayden Hohnke. Front Row: Tyler Pettigrew, Justin Cribbin, Emma Rowbotham, Christine Muller.


It was a fitting end to an impressive junior career for Bartlett, who turned 18 just weeks after sweeping the championships.

The Jubilee teen kicked off his winning streak in the singles, defeating 14-year-old Edmonton bowler, Tyler Pettigrew, for the title. 
 Townsvilleʟs David OʟKeefe helped Bartlett relegate Pettigrew to a second silver medal, on their way to victory in the pairs.

However, Bartlett and Pettigrew put their differences aside in the triples, where they combined South TownsvilleĘźs Robert Olsen to clinch the title in their last game of the championships.

Bartlett said that winning the three gongs was fantastic. “It was a tough competition so I was pretty happy to be able to take all three titles out,� he said.

The event gave Bartlett a chance to make some new friends and catch up with some old ones too.

“A couple of other boys I knew from previous camps‌ everyone was really friendly and it was really good,â€? he said.

The talented youngster has come a long way since being introduced to bowls at Clifton bowls club as a 13 year old. “My dad offered to take me down for a game of social bowls down at Clifton and I enjoyed it so I just kept playing from then,� he said.

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“Next year, I want to be in the open North Queensland team and I want to be able to take out some more competitions,� he said.

Queensland rolled in uni showdown

by Beth Newman Students from 23 universities travelled to the Broadbeach Bowls Club last month to compete in the 2011 Australian University Games Lawn Bowls Championships.

Team were split into two divisions and Queensland, on their home turf, failed to make a splash in either section.

Eight teams competed in Division One, with New South Walesʼ Charles Sturt University taking out the gold medal.

Townsvilleʼs James Cook University, the only Queensland institution in the top division, finished sixth.

The remaining 15 teams were split into two pools to fight it out in Division Two. Melbourneʼs Deakin University nabbed that title, beating the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in the final.

USQ took out fellow Queenslanders and pool winners, Griffith University, in the quarterfinals.

The loss put Griffith in a seventh place playoff against the University of Technology, Sydney, which they lost.

The next best northern uni, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) had plenty of talent, skipped by Queensland under-25 rep Charlie Harkness. Unfortunately, Harkness couldnʼt lead her team to competitive success, finishing up in ninth place.

They managed to collect some bragging rights, though, beating fierce rivals and last yearʼs Division two bronze medallists, the University of Queensland (UQ), in both of their match ups.

QUT player Nat Schmeider named this as the highlight of his week.

“Everyone [who played] was really social and laid back. The highlight was beating UQ. The UQ boys were good sports about it though and we ended up developing a UQQUT peace treaty over a couple of drinks,” he said.

bowls championships should the Gold Coast be successful in their bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Baker thinks their experience with events such as Uni Games would hold them in good stead if the Games are awarded to the coast.

“Weʼve held events of this size before but it basically reiterates our competency for running large events…weʼd definitely do it again.”

Rounding out the Queensland contingent was the Gold Coastʼs Bond University, who finished in 11th spot.

Schmeider also said that Broadbeachʼs regular bowlers were supportive of the participants throughout the competition.

“If we needed help the club members were more than willing to help out,” he said.

Broadbeachʼs Sean Baker organised the tournament and said the competition went better than he expected.

“It went really well. [The students] were well behaved too, which I was happy about,” he said.

UQʼs Mimi Mohammed in action at the Uni Games

Hosting the games did disrupt some of the clubʼs weekly matches but Baker said there were no complaints from regular bowlers.

The coast club is in line to host the lawn

Photograph: Adin Hewat

Join us for the 21st Annual Bribie Island Bowls Club Prestige Carnival.

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Entry Fee—$120 per team The first 56 teams will be accepted.

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Entry Fee—$160 per team The first 28 teams will be accepted.

Winners $2000 Second $1000 Third $ 500 6 Round Winners $ 200 If you’re not playing this year come along as a spectator and relax with a deliciously cold beverage on the rooftop of the Carlton Draught truck.

From this elevated position you will be able to watch all of the greens at the same time as well as enjoy Bribie’s best views of the Pumicestone Passage and Glasshouse Mountains.

Winners Second Losing Semi Losing Quarter 9th-15th

$2000 $1400 $ 800 $ 400 $ 200

For more details on any of these events including conditions of play please contact: Frank Fox 07 3410 7342 ffox2@bigpond.com Peter Hughes 07 3408 2450 prjh@bigpond.com

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De-stress your finances For many, the Christmas season with gift buying, entertaining and holidaying means financial strain.

Combine that with local sharemarket volatility, trouble in international investment markets, the drop in the Australian dollar and falling property prices and some may feel like they’re in a financial pressure cooker.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Here are just a few ways to de-stress your finances.

See the real picture When it comes to money, fear of the unknown builds pressure. Not knowing what expenses you’ll have or how much you have to spend makes people feel out of control. This is where putting together a budget and sticking to it really helps. Look at your savings and income rather than focusing on available credit.

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Give yourself breathing space An obvious but often neglected way of de-stressing your finances is to spend less than you earn. Setting aside money for future purchases, investing in super and taking out personal insurance against illness, injury or death can all give you and your loved ones greater confidence. ClearView can show you the most effective ways for your personal situation.

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KICKING BACK

WITH

KELVIN KERKOW OAM

Patrick始s story reminds us of importance of helping others It始s easy to forget about helping others in our busy schedules, but recently I was reminded just how much can be achieved with a little bit of generosity and community spirit.

Sporting Wheelies, which helps many wheelchair athletes, were kind enough to lend a lawn bowls wheelchair as a trial for Patrick.

Patrick Cotter, a 9 year-old boy from Norville State School in Queensland始s north, approached his teacher aide Des Kemp about his choice to play lawn bowls In term 4 of 2010.

The Sporting Wheelies chair was slightly too big for Patrick, so with his growing interest in the sport, a better fit was required.

This would not necessarily be unusual, but there was one main barrier to his participation; Patrick was in a wheelchair.

Kemp, who also happens to be a junior development officer in the Bundaberg area, saw an opportunity to make bowls accessible for someone who might normally miss out and took his case on.

There were two main pieces of equipment required to give Patrick the opportunity to play lawn bowls...a set of bowls and a lawn bowls friendly wheelchair.

A set of Taylor Ace Junior bowls were purchased for Patrick.

Once the bowls were supplied, the next task was finding a lawn bowls wheelchair.

The trial whet Patrick始s appetite for the sport and made him keen to further his involvement.

The junior section of the Burnett Bowls Club decided to raise the $5000 required to get Patrick a new chair.

in my childhood, I was honoured to be involved in such an event.

I travelled to Burnett to personally present Patrick his new wheelchair.

This presentation was the result of some incredibly hardworking bowling members and their amazing generosity.

Now that he is ready to roll, Patrick is aiming to compete at the 2012 state junior titles, to be

hosted by Burnett, as well as the Queensland Multi-Disability Championships.

My own experiences as a child helped me relate to the difficulties Patrick and the Cotter family face daily.

His wish has personally touched me and I would like to wish Patrick all the best in, what I hope, will be a long and fruitful bowls career. Go Patrick!

Des Kemp, Patrick Cotter and Kelvin Kerkow

The club held a raffle, with all prizes donated, to try and reach their target.

They managed to raise $2000 in their efforts and Disability Services Queensland contributed the rest.

Finally, on October 14, Patrick was presented with his brand new lawn bowls wheel chair.

I was personally touched by this story and was lucky enough to witness this first hand.

Des rang me up a few months ago, when they were still fundraising, and asked if I would be available to present Patrick with his new chair.

Having had similar experiences

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B Y C URT S CHATZ

Popular Thel turns 94

The cost of leaving your child nothing!

It is absolutely vital for all of us to consider whether or not our current will is appropriate given circumstances that constantly change.

This is assuming of course that you have a will.

If you don't, then you need to get one urgently.

One of the major things to consider is that wills need to be reviewed from time to time, particularly when circumstances might change.

A significant circumstance might be at the birth of a new children or grandchildren.

This article seeks to address the issues about claims by children and demonstrate through an example the difficulties that are faced both by the executors of the estate and by a court where children make a claim, or are not properly catered for in a will.

Executors of estates often get frustrated by adult children making family provision applications in circumstances where the adult child has significant assets of their own.

From time to time, the executors make an application to the court for summary dismissal of the adult child's application.

These applications however are difficult because judges are generally reluctant to summarily dismiss an adult child's application without a full hearing of the matter.

In a recent decision of Sylvester and Sylvester, Justice Mullins of the Supreme Court refused to summarily dismiss such an application.

In that case, the applicant was an adult son who made a claim on his father's estate. He was one of five children.

The estate was worth approximately $4.5 million. He was left nothing in the father's will.

The applicant had worked on his parent's property, which was initially a cattle property that later supported sheep and crops.

The applicant was at one point the manager of the family business.

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Airlie Beach bowler Thel Porter blew out 94 candles last month.

Thel has been bowling for 25 years and was also ladies president for two years.

The father wanted the applicant to buy the family business and take over the debt.

She is also Airlie Beachʼs ladies patron and a life member of the club.

However, the bank refused to refinance and a family argument, which escalated to the point where the applicant had grabbed his father's shirt and a farm manager punched the applicant in the face, ensured this did not take place.

The father was selling his farming property when the applicant claimed an interest in the water licence attached to the land.

Ultimately, agreement was reached that the applicant receive $550,000 from the sale proceeds of that property before the father's death.

The applicant gave evidence that his joint and partnership assets were worth about $2.5 million.

The relevant consideration for the court was whether the applicant's claim was bound to fail.

Her Honour considered the applicant's claim that he had assisted in building up the father's estate and his material showed a financial need arising form the establishment of his own farming business and possible future health problems, even though Her Honour said the strength of his case may be debatable.

It is becoming more common for adult children to make family provision applications.

The costs incurred by all parties in relation to these applications can be substantial and unless a court is persuaded to summarily dismiss the matter or the matter is resolved, the matter needs to be determined at a full hearing before the court.

This article was co-written by my partner, Michael Klatt, who is an accredited specialist in estate planning.

If you require any further assistance in relation to the making of a will, or any issues about an estate, or in relation to powers of attorney generally, please contact me on (07) 3224 0230 and I can either handle it myself or direct it to Mr Klatt.

Thelʼs enthusiasm for the sport makes her a popular figure at the club.

Current ladies president, Jo Howes paid tribute to the Airlie Beach stalwart, saying, “Thel is an amazing lady, with her happy and friendly outlook and is loved by all.”

Billy puts Mackay girls through their paces

by Ann Putland

Queensland state coach, Bill Cornehls, was in Mackay recently, where he paid a visit to the ladies at South Suburban Bowls Club.

Cornehls put the girls through their paces, with bowlers of all abilities, from beginners right through to the clubʼs pennant stars, turning out for a training session straight out of Bowls Queenslandʼs High Performance handbook.

Almost 30 women took part in the coaching master class, which Southʼs pennant squad are hoping might give them the edge over Tweed Heads when they meet at the state finals later this month.

Among the advice doled out by the Commonwealth Games gold medalist, was the need to be fit in body and mind in order to get the most from your game.

Cornehls also introduced the girls to the concept of PRIDE – Progress, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence – before putting the group through a whole range of drills.

The Queensland state coach is currently conducting training sessions at clubs across Queensland.

For further information contact Bowls Queensland on (07) 3355 9988 or you can email admin@bowlsqld.org Club president Lorna Coad with Bill Cornehls

LTC heats up The 2011 Ladies Team Challenge is heating up across the state, with two rounds of matches already completed.

Following the success of last yearĘźs Challenge, this yearĘźs incarnation gives ladies from across Queensland a shot at the silverware, with teams from Brisbane North, Brisbane South, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and the Downs all competing.

In Brisbane North, Greenmasters and Chevus Inc are the clear leaders in each of their sections after the opening rounds.

Meanwhile in Section C, joint leaders New Farm Storm and Deb 5Ęźs will face off in a round three battle for outright supremacy.

Cellar dwellers New Farm Lightning and Indro Jet Setters are sitting ducks on zero points and have some catching up to do.

Across the river, Brisbane SouthĘźs Moorooka Maidens are currently in pole position based on shot difference, but The Lippettes and Fab Four are snapping at their heels, both equal with the Maidens on 12 points.

Beenleigh Bobbies and The Wannabes are top of their sections by the skin of their teeth in the Gold Coast zone, with only for and against separating them from the pack.

Denise Robinson (New Farm) & Julie McDonald (Windsor)

Further inland, the Downs zone looks set to explode in the coming rounds, with three teams in both sections sharing nine game points.

None of the leaders are drawn against each other in Section AĘźs third round, but one Section B team will drop out of leadership contention after a top two blockbuster clash between the Fab Five and Wild Cats.

The Krazy Kitties will be looking to entrench themselves as the only outright section leaders on the Sunshine Coast, sitting pretty in Section B, with a match up against wooden spoon candidates Maroochy Beaches looming.

The battles for top spot in the other two sections are still wide open, with two teams in each section on 12 points.

Sunshine Coast Section BĘźs Bribie Dolphins are in prime position to break away from the pack, with a round three fixture against the second-last placed Red Hot Chillies.

The DolphinsĘź closest rivals, the Kandanga Katz are up against fourth

placed Amethyst, who have notched up six points so far.

Three preliminary rounds remain for the ladies, with sectional winners moving on to duel in the finals at Indooroopilly Bowls Club on November 19 and 20.

T’ba bowlers dig deep for prostate cancer research South Toowoomba Bowls Club staged a $1500 mixed fours competition in aid of prostate cancer research last month.

More than 100 bowlers, including about 25 novices, participated in aid of the cause, which raised $11,000 in total.

Kerkow was unable to attend the carnival due to family commitments, but provided an autographed copy of his book, two caps and two bowls cloths, also autographed to go under the hammer.

KerkowĘźs items were sold for a whopping $470 to the winning bidder.

One of the event organisers, Bob Stubbs, was incredibly happy with the final total. “We were excited as we saw the total grow and grow past our expectations,� he said.

The carnival is the most recent in a number of fundraising initiatives in the area We were excited to aid prostrate cancer prevenas we saw the total tion.

grow and grow past our expectations

“We were trying to provide a fun way to raise awareness, as well as raise money to fight Prostate Cancer and I think the Bowls Carnival achieved that.�

Bowls Australia hall of famer, Kelvin Kerkow, also pitched in to help the Downs club, donating some memorabilia to be auctioned off.

Bowls Queensland joined the cause in September, setting up a promotional van in the Toowoomba Plaza mall, letting people have a roll for a gold coin.

This move proved popular, with $600 raised over two days of fundraising.

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All funds raised will go to prostate cancer research.

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DAD GOES DOWN IN FATHER-SON FINAL Geebung bowler Peter Little wasnʼt left too disappointed recently, despite losing the final of his clubʼs B Grade Singles Championship.

Peter, who has been bowling at the club for over fours years was beaten in the title showdown by his son, Chris.

Despite taking up the sport just 12 months ago, Chris gave his

old dad a lesson in lawn bowls, cruising to a 25-19 victory in the final.

The 26-year-old didnʼt quit at the B Grade title however, defeating Phil Skelton 25-11 to clinch the Novice Singles title also.

Pictured: Peter & Chris Little with Geebung president Iain Gibb.

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Ted Singleton commenced his Brisbane lawn bowls career in 1961 when he became a member of Banyo Bowls Club.

Early in 1962, he became a dual member by joining East Brisbane Bowls Club. Unfortunately, at this time, Banyo maintained a “one metropolitan membership rule” which prevented him continuing his dual membership.

Ted was given permission to continue playing in East Brisbaneʼs Club pairs competition which had commenced earlier.

Ultimately, playing lead for Percy Marsh, Ted and his skip defeated Frank Edwards and Frank McIntyre to win the Pairs Championship after being down 15 shots with three ends to play.

Ted resigned from East Brisbane at the conclusion of those Championships.

In 1964, he won the State Pairs leading for Allan Thompson and was selected to lead for Queensland skip, Bob Lewis, against RVBA and RNSWBA. During the same year, Ted and Allan Thompson were defeated in the semi-finals of the Metropolitan Pairs, losing by 1 shot against the eventual winners, Les Packer and Bob Hough of Stafford Club, who were defending their title.

The following year, 1965, Ted enjoyed a very successful year at Banyo Bowls Club.

He won the Club Fours Championship with Bill Louis, Bill Faust and Allan Thompson.

Ted was elected to the Banyo Clubʼs Council during the same year.

He was then selected to play lead, at state level, against RNSWBA and RVBA but was unable to compete in either match against the two states.

Later in the year, Ted started the Friday Club Night at Banyo, being the first in the metropolitan area, with attendances reaching 150 people per night.

Many bowlers came from nearby clubs such as Hendra, Wavell Heights, Sandgate and Newmarket.

The general consensus was the nights were great fraternity nights and eventually many clubs started conducting their own Friday nights successfully.

Tedʼs final competition in 1965 was the state pairs where he and his regular skip, Allan Thompson, were defeated in the semifinals (again by 1 shot) by eventual winners, Ivan Stanton and Len Leinster.

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by Arthur Graham In an unfortunate conclusion to this match, Allan Thompsonʼs last bowl failed to reach the minimum length when he suffered a heart attack and was immediately admitted to hospital.

In 1966, Ted was elected vicepresident of Banyo and continued to organise Friday Club Nights along with the social responsibilities of the club.

That year, Banyo won its initial First Division Pennant with a team comprised of Ted (Lead), Merv Perkins (2nd), Jack Bode (3rd) and Allan Thompson (Skip) and the team was undefeated during the entire Pennant season.

1967 saw Ted elected senior vice-president of Banyo, state councillor to the RQBA representing North West Qld DBA and RQBA state selector.

He followed up in 1968 with reelection as senior vice-president of Banyo Club, being unable to assume the presidency due to business commitments, he was also re-elected as state councillor for NWQDBA and as RQBA state selector.

Adding a further achievement, Ted was elected as non-playing captain of the 1968 state side to play RNSWBA in Sydney.

Ultimately, this series produced Queenslandʼs first victory in NSW for 35 years. Following his reelection as non-playing captain the following year (1969), for the series versus RNSWBA in Brisbane, Queensland repeated their success by winning again.

In a now familiar scenario, Ted was re-elected senior vice-president of Banyo (once again not able to assume the presidency) and re-elected state councillor for NWQDBA and RQBA state selector.

For the return interstate series later in 1969, RNSWBA changed the playing format to singles, pairs and fours instead of fours only.

Interestingly, Frank Soars of NSW was recognised as Australiaʼs top singles player of this era but he didnʼt win a match, with Queensland easily winning the series. Following this victory, a number of Queensland players referred to Ted as “Harry Hopman”.

Towards the end of 1969, Ted was elected to the match committee to prepare for the Australian Championships in 1970, which became a busy year

with increasing activities.

and RQBA state selector.

Due to the new match committee position, he didnʼt nominate for any positions in Banyo and late in the year resigned from Banyo and joined Geebung Bowls Club.

He became chairman of selectors and immediately introduced regular state trials on the first Sunday of each month.

Once again, he was re-elected state councillor for NWQDBA and RQBA state selector.

At a meeting of the Australian Bowls Council in 1970, all professional coaches were outlawed, leaving a large void in all bowls clubs.

Following this action, Ted commenced a coaching clinic at Mount Isa, together with Keith Poole, Keith Dwyer, Tiny Holden and Stew Shannon.

After a request from the state president, Joe Chandler, Ted joined with Keith Dwyer and commenced coaching high school students from Villanova College at South Brisbane Bowls Club, students from Kedron High School at Kedron Bowls Club and Pine Rivers School students at Pine Rivers Bowls Club.

The coaching clinic was now growing and became the coaching committee.

To become a member, a coach had to pass an examination and was required to have represented his state or country.

Also at this time, a request from the then Speaker of Parliament, David Nicholson, for the committee to coach parliamentary bowlers was received.

Ted, Keith Poole and Keith Dwyer met with the Speaker in his chambers and they readily reached agreement on a coaching program, because the parliamentary bowlers had not won a match up to this time.

After several months of coaching by committee members, the bowlers actually reached the final of the Australian Round Robin of State Parliamentary Bowlers, which was played on the Gold Coast.

Ultimately, they won the final played in Perth the following year.

The remainder of 1970 saw an increasing program of lectures, visits and coaching conducted throughout Queensland.

At these trials, Ted introduced the marking of every bowl for effective weight and ensured that no selector marked a rink of a club mate.

The selection panel also agreed with Tedʼs belief that state teams should be built around the leads and seconds, with the second the best all round equipped bowler of the rink, who must be an accurate driver, with the skip the top tactician of the rink.

Ted was successful in having a proposal passed by RQBA that a state selector was ineligible for selection in a state team, which was seen as a positive decision.

Later in 1971, following an RQBA meeting, Ted was deputised to meet with the Qld Justice Minister, Bill Knox, to discuss matters affecting the restriction on juniors entering bowls clubs or play bowls and also the restrictive late night permits a club was allowed per year.

After much discussion, the Minister decreed that a club member could take his family into the unlicensed area at any time and also agreed to an unlimited number of late night permits subject to both application and payment for each permit.

Shortly thereafter, Butch Holland, a junior bowler, achieved success by winning the NWQDBA fours title in a team skipped by his father.

In 1972, Ted didnʼt re-nominate for the match committee because he felt it was wrong to be a member of another permanent committee while chairman of the selection committee.

He was re-elected chairman of selectors, re-elected senior councillor for NWQDBA and elected a member of the RQBA executive committee.

He stood down as chairman of the coaching committee but remained an active member of the team.

Metropolitan and country DBAʼs alike were afforded appropriate coaching following DBA requests.

1973 was business as usual, being re-elected chairman of selectors, senior councillor for NWQDBA and RQBA executive committee member.

In 1971, Ted was re-elected senior councillor for NWQDBA

He was also elected a member of the forward planning

committee, together with Allan Pidgeon, Eric Riding and Ian White, under president Stewart Keys.

The state executive asked Ted to start an advanced coaching class to assist up and coming bowlers to aspire to state selections and commenced a coaching clinic at Booroodabin Bowls Club.

In 1974, Ted was re-elected senior councillor for NWQDBA, did not re-nominate as a state selector to avoid any conflict with success in the coaching clinic and was elected as junior vice-president of RQBA. 1975 was again similar, reelected senior councillor for NWQDBA, re-elected vice-president of RQBA and continued coaching clinic at Booroodabin club.

Stood down as councillor of NWQDBA in 1976 to allow another councillor to be elected as Ted would be entitled to vote as a vice-president.

He was re-elected vice-president of RQBA and continued coaching clinic.

In 1977 he was elected senior vice-president of RQBA and continued coaching clinic.

In 1978, Ted was elected state president of RQBA. Following a generous sponsorship offered by the chief executive of Mt Isa Mines, Sir James Foote, Ted became the first RQBA president to host an entire interstate series outside the metropolitan area.

The MIM sponsorship enabled test matches to be played at both Townsville and Mt Isa. He invited officials from Far North Qld, Atherton Tablelands, Mackay, NWQ and NQ DBAs to play in official teams against RNSW officials led by state president Harold Tappner.

Following this successful series, Ted organised the first All Nations Day, which was held at Hamilton Bowls Club and opened by Lord Mayor, Frank Sleeman.

The day proved to be a great success and was organised for the following year.

Before leaving Townsville after the series versus RNSW, Ted convened a meeting of members of the state executive together with senior officials of various DBAs to discuss the different problems being faced and corrective measures examined.

The following year, 1979, Ted was elected as a delegate to the Australian Bowls Council and member of the state executive.

He was also elected manager of the Australian team to play New Zealand in the initial TransTasman series, which was played at Tarragindi Bowls Club.

Australia, represented by John Snell, Keith Poole, Ron Taylor and Allan Sandercock won the series for the host country.

Later in the year, Ted was honoured when conferred Life Membership of his beloved NWQDBA. In 1980, Ted was re-elected delegate to the Australian Bowls Council and on the passing of Stewart Kerr, became Executive Officer for Queensland.

He was elected Australian selector and remained a member of the state executive. 1981 was a repeat of 1980 when Ted was re-elected delegate, Executive Officer of Australian Bowls Council, Australian selector and a member of the state executive.

He was then appointed team manager and non-playing captain of the Australian team to contest the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982 at Moorooka Bowls Club.

Ted became the first Queenslander to be so appointed to this position at Commonwealth Games level in the sport of bowls.

Prior to the start of the games, Ted changed the playing positions in the fours team.

Subsequently, the decision was justified when the team of Alex Sharp, Robbie Dobbins, Don Sherman and Keith Poole went on to win Australiaʼs first ever gold medal for bowls at Commonwealth Games level.

After the Games, Ted discontinued the bowling clinic but continued assisting various bowlers when requested.

At the end of the year he proposed, at an RQBA executive meeting, that Ernie Silverton be nominated for recognition of his contribution to bowls and enjoyed the satisfaction of seeing “Silvo” honoured with an OAM. In 1983, Ted was re-elected delegate, executive officer and selector of the Australian Bowls Council.

He was also appointed Australian manager and nonplaying captain of the Australian team to compete in World Bowls 1984 at Aberdeen, Scotland.

At RQBA council level, Ted proposed a motion that Queensland host a Pacific Championships series for referral to the next meeting of the Australian Bowls Council to be approved.

Approval was finally given, albeit with reluctance, subject to arranging sponsorship for the event.

Tweed Heads Bowls Club was approached and due to the strength and belief of their chairman of the board, John Peppercorn, Ted was offered $160,000 to run the championships.

The information was conveyed to the Australian Bowls Council and the International Bowling Board who agreed to meet on the matter while participants from Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong and New Zealand were invited to be involved.

In 1984, after managing the Australian team in Aberdeen, Ted was advised that the outcome of the IBB meeting was Australia received permission to organise and conduct a Pacific championship, providing there were at least seven competing countries with players of both sexes.

Once again, he was re-elected executive officer of Australian Bowls Council, member of Australian selection panel and member of the state executive.

1985 was a very meaningful year for Ted, with the massive task of planning for the Pacific Championships being timeconsuming and satisfying.

Tedʼs role, as the convenor for the First Pacific Championships, held at Tweed Heads Bowls Club, was the source of great satisfaction after the championships had been successfully concluded.

All participants were unanimous in their praise for the conduct of the event without one complaint on any front, greens, meals, accommodation etc.

Following the success, an approach from Fijian officials resulted in the subject of first class competition for Fijian bowlers being discussed at the next RQBA meeting.

From that meeting, RQBA president, Bill Appleby, lead an official visit to Fiji the following year, resulting in alternate visits to be made every two years for competition with Fiji.

Ted continued to be re-elected as a member of the Australian selection panel and state executive.

In 1986, Ted was once again reelected member of state executive, the Australian selection committee, executive officer representing RQBA at Australian Bowls Council and a member of the state executive.

In conjunction with Lee Bishop,

a past president of the Tasmanian Bowls Council and the Australian Bowls Council, a competition between Queensland and Tasmania was arranged, to be played every two years for the Bishop/Singleton Trophy.

Ted also was active in finalising arrangements for Hendra Bowls Club and Vancouver Bowling Club to become sister clubs, resulting in frequent visits between both clubs.

He was also honoured with receiving the Distinguished Service Award during that year.

In 1987, Ted was further honoured with Life Membership of RQBA and became the Senior Life Member in 1988, following the death of his close friend, Ernie Silverton.

The same year, 1988, Brisbane North DBA was formed and Ted was elected foundation patron of the newly formed district, a position he continued to occupy until his passing, in January 2011, being re-elected, unopposed, for the years 1988 to 2010/2011.

In 1990/1991, the Singleton Two Bowl Singles competition was introduced to the BNDBA championship calendar and was vigorously contested up to and including 2008, being a district honour board event.

In 2008, Ted was honoured with Life Membership of Brisbane North District Bowls Association.

Shortly after his death in 2011, the BNDBA council unanimously carried a motion to name the annual district singles competition the “Ted Singleton Memorial District Singles” with a new perpetual shield in honour of our past patron and magnificent contributor to the game of bowls for a period of half a century.

Although Tedʼs health was seriously affected for many years before his death, he continued to maintain a very active interaction with many senior members of the bowls fraternity.

Many past presidents of BNDBA would attest to Tedʼs sincere interest in district matters and his regular evening telephone calls to discuss mutual matters of concern.

The solid foundation for the success of Brisbane North DBA can be largely attributed to the contribution by Ted Singleton over a period of more than twenty years.

He will be missed but never forgotten.

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COACHING

B Y G EORGE F RANKLIN

Associative learning Top coaches understand how bowlers learn This month I will be discussing the Intermediate or Associative stage of learning.

During this stage of learning the motor program is further developed and bowlers gradually eliminate exaggerated movements and make fewer errors.

To achieve this, a coach must first understand the nature of the skill.

There are two main categories of skill: open and closed.

Closed Skill A closed skill is one that is relatively unaffected by external factors such as environment and other people.

This type of practice will improve the bowler’s ability to anticipate and react to environmental changes.

As a coach, one of the most important things you can do at this, and every stage, is to provide effective feedback to bowlers.

Movements will become more automated and less attention is allocated to the physical execution and can now be devoted to other aspects of the game such as planning and strategy.

For example, in a sport such as darts, a player will consistently aim for the triple 20 and this is generally unaffected by what is going on around them.

Visual control of movement (in the delivery phase) is gradually replaced by “feel”.

An open skill is affected by external factors.

In this stage, the feedback should consist of guiding the bowler to correct their movements as well as helping to improve their independent error detection and correction by teaching them to relate the feelings associated with a particular skill to the final outcome.

It takes many practice trials before bowlers come to associate the feel of their movements with the outcomes that these movements produce.

In bowls, for example, your execution is affected by factors such as your position, the position of opponents’ and teammates’ bowls and the environmental conditions, e.g. wind.

The associative phase of skill learning is a much longer period than the cognitive phase, discussed last month.

This leads to the development of what is called, expected sensory consequences, which is the expectation that our movements will feel a certain way.

In reality, most skills would fit somewhere between these two extreme categories, on a continuum such as in Fig. below1.

We can use such sensory expectations to evaluate the correctness of movements.

This makes it easier for the bowler to only identify performance errors but to implement strategies for selfcorrection.

The role of the coach During the associative phase, the coach must design effective practices to optimise skill refinement.

Open Skill

Lawn bowls is more of an open skill as mentioned above.

Because a bowler needs to constantly adapt his or her actions to the environment, the objective of a coach is to teach them to be quickly adaptive in a performance situation, where conditions can change quickly.

The most effective way to train a bowler in this should be with game practice.

Closed skill

Duration of the Associative Phase

In fact, some learners may never move out of this intermediate phase.

It is important in this phase to make sure that coaches are up to the level of this learning stage.

Introductory coaches may be acceptable for the first learning stage but by this second phase, a club coach is really needed to optimise the practice.

If you want any more information on this stage of learning, don’t hesitate to email me at georgefranklin@bigpond.com.

Open skill Fig 1.

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