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Bowls Premier League #BPL12
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By Lachlan Williams Tweed Heads Ospreys: Wayne Turley, Corey Wedlock, Aaron Teys & Chloe Stewart
They did it the hard way, but the Tweed Heads Ospreys are now two-time BPL champions after tasting victory at Moama Bowling Club, NSW at #BPL12. The Ospreys faced an in-form Adelaide Pioneers unit in the final, who advanced after knocking off the Melbourne Pulse earlier in the night in a qualifying semi final. The Ospreys finished third on the table after the preliminary rounds, facing the Perth Suns in an elimination final. Dominating the first set without conceding a shot, the Suns worked their way back into the game to force a tiebreaker, but were outplayed as the Ospreys advanced. The Ospreys showed no signs of intimidation against the team of the week in the Melbourne Pulse, managing their way through the preliminary final to meet the Pioneers in the final. Aaron Teys’ dominance throughout the finals peaked against the Pioneers, pulling every trick out of the book as the Ospreys waltzed past Adelaide to claim the title. The Ospreys gave away just one shot in the final, with the young trio of Teys, Corey Wedlock and Chloe Stewart showing the exciting future of Australian bowls.
#BPL12 Finals results below:
• Elimination Final – Tweed Heads Ospreys def Perth Suns 7-0, 2-4, 2-0 • Semi Final – Melbourne Pulse def by Adelaide Pioneers 2-5, 1-9 • Preliminary Final – Melbourne Pulse def by Tweed Heads Ospreys 3-5, 9-5, 0-3 • #BPL12 Final – Adelaide Pioneers def by Tweed Heads Ospreys 1-4, 0-6
BOWLS PREMIER LEAGUE #BPL13
Fans of the BPL won’t have to wait long until its return, with #BPL13 slated to take place at Club Pine Rivers from April 20-23. WHERE: Club Pine Rivers, Queensland WHEN: April 20-23, 2021 TIMES: Day Sessions: From 10:30am/11:00am AEST (Stream live via Bowls Australia Facebook) Night Sessions: From 5:00pm AEST (Watch live via Fox Sports, Kayo Sports & Sky Sport NZ)
By Barry Ashby
The Sunshine Coast Lawn Bowls District is privileged to have decades of dedicated service from high performance coach Rick Dickson, who is still training winners at the ripe age of 92.
Based at Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club, he spends four days a week conducting training programs aimed at improving bowler performance. Rick now conducts high performance programs with a series of consistency disciplines with great success.
Rick uses the KISS concept. He explains “the only reason you or your team lose a game is because the opposition had closer bowls to the jack than you or your team”. He said to forget the well-worn excuses such as weather, poor greens, speed of greens or home advantage.
His solution is simple. Bowlers must train to increase their close bowls. Bowls is a game of “consistency” not “correction,” Rick says. A former Bowls Queensland Coaching Committee co-ordinator and Sunshine Coast District Men’s Bowls Association District coach, Rick has been a mentor and friend for many players and coaches over the years.
Sunshine Coast coach and Bowls Queensland panel member Jacqui Hineman is thankful for the mentoring role Rick has played for her and many other coaches through the years. “He is a great mentor for many coaches,” Jacqui said. “He taught me to be a high quality coach. Rick would throw you in the deep end by telling you the day before that you were running a session he would assess you. I would not be the coach I am today without his influence.”
Rick has been instrumental in identifying talented Sunshine Coast juniors for progression on to Bowls Queensland state camps and Bowls Queensland junior squads. One such player is Kelsey Cottrell who has achieved Queensland, Australian and international titles, including Commonwealth Games gold medals.
It was Rick’s high performance coaching of Kelsey after school, at age13, that elevated her to the international bowler she is today. Rick’s knowledge and expertise is still in demand, so much so that he has had to cap the number of bowlers who wish to attend sessions to 15.
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