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CONTENTS

Cover Tilah Mason from Albert Bowls Club is looking forward to her future in bowls.

Volume 45 Issue 7

10 – Meet Tilah Mason

13 – Come & Try Day tips to make the day a success

15 – Celebrating Father’s Day

24 – Glasshouse Country’s Junior Carnival

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28 club news

POLICE LEGACY BOWLS DAY

This annual event raises funds for Police Legacy

Catch up on news from clubs across Queensland

22 RBM

30 ALLIGATOR CREEK WINS DUNN CUP

New RBM Nick Twining discusses SWOT analysis

Alligator Creek has won the Dunn Cup for the first time

26 UMPIRE

34 coaching

Umpire Joan explains game anomalies

Coach Jacqui discusses game plans

Editor: Jo Grey

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POLICE LEGACY BOWLS DAY

with BQ’s Peter Williamson The BQ expression of interest for the various committees that perform the duties for Coaching, Umpires, Selection and Match has been completed. It is most gratifying to see all who have served previously put their hand up again for another year. The board has met and endorsed all who put their hands up to assist in the various committees.

I have now found out some people do read my column as I have had approaches from ordinary club members asking further questions on how to unify their clubs. If you haven’t started talking about unification, then now is the time to start and, if you have, continue to work through any obstacles that may occur.

From time to time we are confronted by persons who believe it is fun to be of unreasonable behavior and direct it at a person or a group. It is well to remember we all want to enjoy our sport. It is with this in mind I ask all to think before they act, as while actions aimed at an individual may seem like a joke, it can be construed as bullying or harassment to another.

The State Umpire Committee has completed compiling the updated booklet Hints For Markers and I suggest all who intend to mark club games have a read. The booklet is available on the BQ website.

Peter Williamson

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WINNERS L-R: Sam Narayan (Lead), Liz Little (Second), A/Supt David Morganti, Terry Little (Skip) & Barry ‘Frosty’ Winter (Third)

Congratulations to the Queensland Police Bowls Club team made up of Sam Narayan (Lead), Liz Little, Barry ‘Frosty’ Winter and Terry Little (Skip), the outright winners of the 2022 Police Legacy Day who finished with a total score of 33 points for the day, two points ahead of any other team.

Police families supported by Queensland Police Legacy are the benefactors of a record-breaking amount of more than $12,000 raised at this year’s Police Legacy Bowls Day. The annual event has been held at the Northern Suburbs Bowls Club in Brisbane for more than 10 years and has so far raised around $100,000 in total for Legacy. The event is hosted by the Queensland Retired Police Association and driven by State President, Greg Early.

With 14 rinks available for play at Northern Suburbs, the day was fully booked with 28 teams competing for the winner’s prize, runners-up and round wins and this included some top line bowlers.

Enthusiasm for the day was not dampened at all by the weather closing in the previous night and rain falling for most of the day.

Games were reduced by half with all games being played on the covered green.

With the Legacy Bowls Day being cancelled in 2020 and rescheduled in 2021 due to Covid, organisers were not about to allow rain to halt proceedings in 2022. Despite the weather, a good day was had by all.

Contributed by Allan Dale & Shane Stanley

BOWLS: A SPORT FOR ALL by Terry Flaherty (UK bowler) I’ve played lots of bowls on lots of greens and in different countries too And it all began one Friday, when looking for something to do.

A man whom I knew and worked with, was struggling to fix up a team And asked if I’d “make up the number” and that’s how I started my dream.

We met at the green the day after, 30 minutes to the start of the game Where he showed me the basics of bowling and thus gave me my first step “to fame”.

The first match bowl I delivered, stopped 2 inches behind the white jack And from that lucky bowl that morning, I have never, ever, looked back.

Since that wonderful game on a sun-lit morn, I’ve gone on to win one or two But am not ashamed to also admit that I’ve also lost quite a few.

Size 5, black and heavy and near top of the range in their size My bowls don’t always do what I ask them when I’m bowling along for a prize.

At times they just keep rolling, as if delivered with “too much weight” Or as if they had a train to catch or were 5 minutes late on a date!

They pass all opposition, the jack and then “the head” To roll into the rink end ditch as if it was their bed!

Some bowls don’t even reach “the head”, they just cut and drift across To a neighbouring rink without a care and couldn’t “give a toss” It’s all down to the greens you know, they’re far away “too fast” For my lovely antique bowls and their lovely checkered past.

But 1960’s, size 5 bowls on a good old English rink With length and “grass” plus practiced skill and smoothly delivered in a wink Make my cherished bowls a winner that’s enough to make you blink.

5 singles, 3 pairs and 2 triples, that’s not too bad don’t you think?

And, yes, I’ve been lucky in some of the victories and some of the trophy’s I’ve won But the Beauty of Bowls is the People, as well as the cloudless blue sky and the sun For playing with folks of all ages, and with friends, on a green, is great fun.

And the benefit for you and all players, without thinking or trying at all You’re absorbed in your Local Community, a great reason to be “on the bowl”.

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CEO REPORT with BQ’s Brett Wilkie Queensland State Government Bowls Queensland would like to thank the Queensland State Government for its continued support of Bowls in Queensland. I attended a QSport Conference in July which included guest speakers: Hon Anika Wells – Federal Minister for Sport, Hon Stirling Hinchliffe – QLD Minister for Sport and John Lee – Director General of Dept Sport and Rec QLD. Come and Try Month – October All clubs are encouraged to support Bowls Queensland’s Come and Try Month of October by holding some form of event at your club as part of a State-wide push to entice new people to try our sport. This could be an Open Day, Barefoot Bowls Session, Bring a Friend Day, Bring a Relative, Family Fun Day, Community Day, fancy dress theme or whatever you may like to call it that would be popular in your area. Your local RBM will be happy to assist if needed. More information has been distributed to clubs and you can read more tips on how to run the day on page 13.

Bowls Queensland Committees 1.7.22 – 30.6.23 Congratulations and thank you to the newly appointed Bowls Queensland Committees for volunteering their time to bowls in Queensland for the next 12 months.

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Umpire Committee: John Kirkpatrick (Coordinator), Joan Brotherton, Jessie Cannon, Barry Ashby, Chris Berry, Trevor Govey. Additional Support Umpire Northern Region: Patricia Ward.

Coaching Committee: Alan Thorp (Coordinator), Dennis O’Toole, Eric Tomsene, Felix Purcell, Mal Mackney, Jacqui Hineman. Sub Committee: David Hatfield, Peter Bryan, Martin Abbey.

Match Committee: Ron Somerville (Coordinator), Jim See, John De Erneste, Linda Morish, Denis Kirkman, Linda Mitchell.

Selection Committee: Christina Pavlov (Coordinator), Ron Mitchell, Brad Harris, Gary Costigan, Wendy Wilson.

QLD Multi Disability Championships This will be held at Chermside and Northern Suburbs from August 15-18 and include the four disability groups: Physically Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Vision Impaired and Intellectually Impaired. As we have more entries this year, Northern Suburbs have agreed to host the overflow on the last two days of the event.

Thank you to the Brisbane City Council, Chermside and Northern Suburbs Bowls Clubs for their support of

this event, which will be live streamed on the Bowls QLD Facebook page and website.

Australian Indoor Singles Congratulations to the Queenslanders who qualified for this event which will be played at Club Tweed from August 15-19. Other major events at Club Tweed in August include the prestigious Golden Nugget Singles and Junior Nugget.

QLD vs NSW U18 Test Series Good luck to our U18 QLD Girls and Boys teams who will play against NSW on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 August at Chermside Bowls Club. This event will be live streamed on Bowls QLD Facebook page and website.

QLD vs NSW Test Series Good luck to our Open, U25 and new 40-59 Men’s and Women’s Queensland Teams who will play against NSW at Taren Point (Sydney) on Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 August. This three-test series will be live streamed by Bowls NSW. Secondary Schools Cup Thank you to the many clubs who ran school bowls sessions to get an entrant into our State Finals to be held at Club Pine Rivers on August 24-25. Teams from the following regions will contest the State Finals: Mt Larcom, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Weipa, Atherton, Glasshouse Mountain, Mackay, Airlie Beach/Proserpine, Caboolture, Scarborough, Cunnamulla, Gold Coast, Townsville and Gympie. Thank you to our RBMs for assisting with this event.

Australian Jackaroos Good luck to our Australian Representatives in the Commonwealth Games from 28 July – 8 August.

Bowls QLD Events Thank you to the clubs below who have been awarded the rights to host the respective Bowls QLD events in 2022.

Thank you to those clubs who showed expressions of interest but were unsuccessful this time around.

• 22-27 October: State Champions of Club Champion Finals – Souths Suburban BC. • 3-4 November: State 8-a-Side Finals – Club Tweed.

• 5-6 November: State Pennant Finals – Club Tweed.

• 19-20 November: State District Mixed Pairs Finals – Bargara BC.

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‘I’m excited about my future,’ says Tilah Mason

Rising star, Tilah Mason, 15, rolled her first bowl with her grandad, Ken Mason, at Albert Bowls Club in Gympie. Tilah said that at first, playing bowls was a way to spend quality time with her grandfather after he inspired and encouraged her to have a go.

“Grandad and Grandma (Jenny Mason) have been very supportive with my training and bought me a set of bowls, shoes and uniforms,” Tilah said.

“Initially, playing bowls was about having fun with Grandad, but now I am taking his valued advice and playing local comps with him, which has been a great way to learn more about the sport.”

Tilah initially thought bowls was a weekend activity that her grandad played to pass the time in retirement.

“I hadn’t heard of many kids playing bowls and didn’t realise that clubs or competitions were even out there for players like myself.

“I now have quite a few friends that play bowls and have met many new friends who share my passion of bowls.

“Everyone is very supportive and kind in the bowls community, especially people from the Albert Bowls Club, who have shown me great support and I am very honoured to play for them.”

Tilah’s first experience with competitive bowls was when she entered the 2021 Secondary Schools’ Cup Test Series with Cody Gerick.

“One day at a roll up at Albert Bowls Club with Grandad, Cody approached me and asked if I would be interested to join him for the Secondary Schools Cup. 10

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“I had met his sister Lacey a few times and had heard all about Cody and his brother Riley and knew that they played bowls.

“I was unaware of the upcoming competition and was delighted but nervous to take part and be partnered with Cody.”

The Secondary Schools’ Cup Conditions of Play specify that only one seasoned player can compete in a pairs team, with the other member being new to bowls or a novice player. Tilah and Cody played well and won the series, which inspired Tilah to continue her journey into the bowls world.

“My school, James Nash State High has been very supportive after the Secondary Schools’ Cup win, dedicating an episode of the school sporting podcast, ‘Bench Press’ with Cody Gerick and I which I was very chuffed to be a part of.”

Tilah said all of her friends have been very accepting of her participation and success in bowls. “My successes have created a lot of interest and I get asked intriguing questions about the sport like, “why do the bowls curve like that? My friends are proud of my efforts.”

Tilah continued her winning streak by winning the U15 Girls’ Singles State Championship title this year (2022).

“The Secondary Schools’ Cup at Pine Rivers really opened my eyes to the world of bowls and I was amazed about the positive feedback from other players and members from other clubs about my game.

“This really made me feel inspired to continue with bowls and pursue a more competitive path for myself.

“I felt proud to be a part of this sport and was excited about where it may take me.

“I guess I underestimated the gravity of our win in the Secondary Schools’ Cup and realised I could really make an impact in this sport.”

Tilah tries to roll up twice a week as she has other sporting commitments playing club and representative netball for Gympie and trains with Crossfit Release three times a week.

“Mum says I need to do more homework, but I always try to hang out with Grandad and practise my bowls, particularly on the weekends,” 2021 Secondary Schools’ Cup Champions, James Nash High Tilah adds.

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“I really like the beautiful people that I have met along the way and I’m inspired by the effort and commitment people put into the sport.

“I have enjoyed the feeling of being proud of my game and helping my team mates and working together to do our best on the green.

“I like the calmness that it brings and I feel like I have found a unique sport that I am successful at.

“It has given me confidence to try new things and that hard work certainly pays off.”

Tilah has some solid goals and said she is striving for a few more wins at local level. However, her main goal is to eventually be selected in the State squad.

“I have been fortunate enough to be training with Katelyn Inch from Kawana Bowls Club and have developed new skills.

“I am dedicated to continue to work hard, learn from the players around me and take on any new challenges that arise and I’m excited about my future in bowls.”

When asked what she wanted others to know about the sport, she said she felt at home when playing bowls.

“I just love the community.

“I would like to encourage other young people to pick up a bowl and change their perception as I once had that bowls is for the olds!”

Tilah in action at the 2021 Secondary Schools’ Cup

Tilah at the 2022 Junior State Championships (Background: Lacey Gerick)

After winning the 2021 Secondary Schools’ Cup with Cody Gerick (Background: runners-up Beerwah SHS Zachary Flood & Jack Chirgwin)

2022 U15 Girls’ Singles State Champion

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COME AND TRY DAY TIPS! Clubs have found the most successful Come & Try Days were ones which provided visitors with enticing incentives (i.e a free sausage sizzle) and a relaxing atmosphere.

What to do on the day When organising your club’s Come & Try Day, remember that many of the people attending have never played bowls or have only ever played barefoot bowls, so it is a good idea not to be too formal when it comes to the game itself.

You want to create a relaxed and fun atmosphere as this will bring people back to the club in the future.

Most people who attend will not be interested in becoming a full member straight away. The club’s Come & Try Day should focus on getting people through the door and making them want to revisit the club, at which point you can convert them to social members and eventually full club members at a later date. If people express an interest to sign-up on the spot then great!

Most people, however, will not want to commit to anything on the day, so organisers should not be trying to actively recruit members, as people may be scared off by people trying to sign them up on the spot.

As club organisers become disheartened when people say no to signing up and visitors feel pressured into committing to a membership, we suggest having a sign-up sheet available for people to provide their details if they are interested.

This means that no one feels obligated to do something they do not want to do and they can just enjoy their time at your club.

We suggest having music playing at the venue, this helps create a better atmosphere which in turn can potentially result in better takings at the bar (which could possibly cover the cost of the day!). If the club does not have speakers, you could borrow some from a club member or even hire some for the day.

It’s important to make sure you play music which suits your visitors’ demographic. Make sure you look into any licensing requirements before playing music.

Keep any coaching informal, as you don’t want to be instructing them constantly. Just show them the basic techniques to make sure participants are not dumping the bowls on the green, then just let them enjoy the game and be on hand to offer tips and advice if needed.

To keep things interesting once they have got a grip of the basics, you could invite them to play in a small social competition with a small entry fee (between $1 to $5). The money could then be used as prize money in a condensed competitive game over five ends.

You may want to have a different format, but short games would work best for non-bowlers as they may not want to play a three-hour long game. A short and sweet game would give visitors a taste of competitive bowls and help make the day even more memorable.

Do you want to host a Come & Try Day at your club?

You can arrange for a personalised promotional pack for your club with flyers, posters and box drop leaflets or find out more information by contacting Bowls Queensland at (07) 3354 0777 or emailing us at admin@bowlsqld.org

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Coolum BC welcomes a new member Contributed by Adam Hall, Coolum Bowls Club

Have a look at my mate here. This is what makes me happy.

Playing bowls on a Friday, this guy was on his bike on the footpath watching us play bowls. I said “G’day, how are you going?” He stayed and watched for a few ends. I introduced myself and he told me his name was Damo (Damian Sorensen). I asked him if he had ever played bowls and he said no.

I asked him if he would like to play.

He nervously responded that he didn’t think he would be any good at it. I said to him we were finishing up and asked if he would like to join me in the club. He stuttered and declined.

I jumped the fence and stayed with him for a few minutes and convinced him to come on in and sit with me. We walked together and found a safe place for his bike out the back. Once we got inside, I pulled up a chair next to me and introduced Damo to as many people as I could and watched the enjoyment on his face as every member I introduced him to gave him time and was genuinely interested in him.

The transformation in his demeanour in only 15 minutes was visible and very pleasing. So, I thought to myself, what else can I give to my new mate to brighten up his day? So I said, “Damo, let me get you a drink, wait there”. I then organised a club bowler’s shirt and asked our presenter to announce that we have a new member in the club and called Damo over to present him with the new shirt and welcome him to the family.

I don’t share this for accolades. I then paid $110 and made Damo a full member of the club to go with his new shirt. When Damo was called up to collect his shirt to the applause to all in the room, he was overcome with excitement and joy. He ripped his shirt off on the spot and put his new shirt on. He came back to the table and gave me a hug.

I picked Damo up weeks later and drove him to Nambour Bowls Club as I saw second hand bowls for sale that would be perfect for him. Damo bought the bowls and from there has progressed to represent the club in our pennants squad and was employed in our kitchen.

Last year in pennants, Damo was on the rink next to me and getting towards the end of his match he played a resting toucher and yelled at the top of his lungs and was fist punching. Everyone who was there that day will remember this special moment. These special moments are what gets me pumped.

When the Queensland Bowler contacted Damo, he said that he has a heart condition and hasn’t been at the club much lately for health safety reasons, but is looking forward to getting back. He told us about his ‘toucher’ moment, how excited he was and how wonderful the club members have been to him.

Congratulations to the Coolum members for encouraging Damo to play bowls!

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FATHER‘S DAY FEATURE

SPOIL YOUR DAD FOR FATHER‘S DAY!

It’s in the genes! Meet the Hammond Dads.

L-R: John Hammond Jnr, John Hammond Snr, Samuel Hammond, Jake Hammond & Robert Hammond.

With Father’s Day just around the corner, it seemed an appropriate time to look at the impact dads can have on their children’s sporting lives and in particular, bowls.

Without entering into the old nature versus nurture debate, we thought we’d ask some questions that could shed some light on how to keep the love of lawn bowls continuing on through the generations.

Recently, we caught up for a chat with one bowling family who seem to have done just that. Some of our readers may already know, or have crossed paths with, the Hammond family from Roma. The Hammond name is almost synonymous with Roma Bowls Club, so let us introduce you to the three main players who shared their bowls family story with us.

John Hammond Snr is where it all began (he thinks from about 40 years ago). John wears many hats and he is ‘Dad’ to Robert, and ‘Pop’ to John Jnr. But John Snr has other roles too and, as the secretary/manager of Roma Bowls Club, he is a lynchpin member of the club and chances are you will find him there, whether it be in a club meeting, behind the bar or on the bowling green itself.

Robert Hammond is John Snr’s son and a father himself to John Jnr. In his bowling life, Robert has risen to the level of Roma’s first State representative and his love for the game is obvious.

John Hammond Jnr is Robert’s son and his enjoyment of bowls and his competitive spirit are fierce. When

L-R: Ty Jesberg, Jake Rynne, John Hammond at the 2019 Junior State Championships 16

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Grant Sharpe and Stella Palmer with John Hammond in Roma after he won one gold and two silver medals at the 2019 Junior State Championships

this issue goes to print, he will be active on the green as he has been selected to play for U25 in the QLD v NSW Test Series in August.

To start the ‘bowl’ rolling, so to speak, we asked John Snr how he first took up the sport of lawn bowls. Did he start bowling on his own or was he introduced to it by his dad?

To John Snr’s knowledge, his dad never played bowls. Instead, he was introduced to the sport by a couple of work colleagues and tells us that he was “a member of the club for about six months before I even rolled a ball”.

When Robert asked his dad how he, as his son, became interested in bowls, John Snr’s response was: “Well, I used to come over here to the club, you used to come over here, your mother used to come over here and your brother used to come over here and eat our Freddo Frogs and watch us playing bowls. And it was just a natural thing that you got into it as well as myself.”

Robert was then asked how he got his son John Jnr (Johnny) involved in bowls and it was a similar story.

“By that stage we had moved to Toowoomba and John’s mother used to bring him over to watch me play the premier league, playing for South Toowoomba Tigers at that stage. We used to get large crowds and John used to love turning up and getting his face painted as a tiger and running around the green cheering for the Tigers. One thing led to another, and he actually got to play his first real game before he played a normal game. He ended up representing the U18 Darling Downs because

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they were one short when playing a seniors’ game, so Johnny got to represent the U18 Downs when he was a six-year-old as a fill in.

That was his first game of lawn bowls!”

We then asked the trio what it meant to each of them to bowl with their dad/son/grandson.

John Snr (Pop) said: “It means a great deal to me and makes me very proud to have bowled with them both.

Representing Roma in the pennants with three generations of Hammonds was a proud moment. Also, to have been successful in many club and district division championships is a bonus.”

Robert Hammond was presented his Queensland Team uniform for 2018 by BQ CEO Brett Wilkie.

Photo by David Bowden.

When asked if he currently had much opportunity to play with Robert & John Jnr, John Snr replied: “Nowadays, probably not as much as in the past, but there is still the future and I have been proud on every occasion that I have had the chance to play with either or both of them.”

When asked if he currently had much chance to play with his Dad and Pop, John Jnr replied: “Not so much at the moment as Dad is currently playing for Toowoomba. But Dad and I play every carnival together. No doubt, in the future we will go back to our old club triples team of me, Pop and Dad.” When asking John Jnr (Johnny) what it means to him to bowl with his father and then his grandfather, Johnny says: “It’s a great honour to bowl with the people who taught me the game and it’s been a pretty good journey learning from them both, even though I think I’ve topped them now! Playing with these guys and growing up and playing all my club championships with them, being taught the sport and how to grow up makes me quite chuffed.”

At the Summit bowls club in the Zone 3 Pennant final in 2021 when Chinchilla and Roma met. L-R: John Hammand Jnr and his dad Robert, Robert’s Dad John Hammond Senior, Gerard Bellgrove and Dad Peter, Des Obst (91 years old) and his son Kingsley, David Jones and his Dad Peter.

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At this stage of the intervies, John Snr (aka ‘the old fella’) interjects and says he “thinks the Hammonds are just getting better with each generation!”

When it comes to the nitty gritty of discussing what they each hold as their highest bowling achievement and proudest moment, John Snr goes first.

“Although I haven’t won a State Championship, I have contested a few. My proudest moment was seeing the three of us representing Roma and contesting the State Pennant Championships on two occasions. I am also proud of John Jnr representing QLD at almost 20 years younger than when his Pop first started bowls.”

Robert and John Jnr then remind Pop of when he proved himself at the ‘Black Opal’. The Black Opal is a prestige tournament played in Lightning Ridge. Greg John, John Snr, Robert and Jimmy Keleher were equal winners in 2016.

It was 20 all on 20 ends on the 20th anniversary and was washed out. In 2017, the team were equal winners again with a washout 4-way split. This was the biggest tournament win for John Snr against quality Australian players and he would have been player of the match.

Felicity Hammond showing how it’s done, age 11 (Robert’s daughter)

About his proudest moment, John Jnr said: “My proudest moment would definitely be winning the Maranoa triples with Dad and Pop. Growing up with these guys and winning it when I was 14 was pretty good. My personal best achievement would be at State titles in the U18 triples; winning gold in the triples, silver in the singles and silver in the fours all in the same year. Also, running close to being the U18 singles champion.”

On the same subject, Robert said: “I think I am in a pretty lucky and unique situation where my Dad has shown me how to play bowls and shown me how good he was.

When I first started playing bowls, they used to say Dad was the #1 bowler (and they used to call him #1 mongrel). He was the one to beat in the clubhouse and everyone strove to be as good as my father. That was my goal, to be as

Samuel & Jake Hammond at the 2022 Junior Championships (John Snr’s sons) Queensland Bowler August 2022

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good as my father and my coach, who was Brian Spinks. And then work took us away and Dad was still in Roma, so I got to teach my son how to play and raise a young fella and get him up and going.

When we all moved back to Roma, we got to play together again. I couldn’t be any prouder about getting as good to beat my Dad. Then I had to teach my son how to do the same thing!”

Robert was also optimistic when asked if they still had the opportunity to all play together.

“Not at the moment. We are all leading busy lives, with Dad still managing the club. But we have played plenty together in the club and we will play plenty together in the future.”

About his highest bowling achievement, Robert says: “It would have to be winning the State Pairs in about 2017. Close to that, is representing Queensland against NSW and also in the Australian Sides in Darwin.”

Robert’s proudest moment was “the first time the three of us played together and won together in the triples, and also in a fours tournament, but the triples was pretty special”.

John Snr is proud that Robert and Johnny were selected to play for Queensland.

“A lot of work and years of bowls go into that, and we are all pretty proud of them.”

When asked what they would suggest dads at bowls clubs do to encourage their children to play bowls, it was a unanimous response.

John Snr urged: “First of all, bring them to the bowls club! Get them started young. I think it just runs in the family from then on. Fathers get their sons to play, and their sons get their sons to play, and it just carries on from generation to generation. I think that’s the good way, probably one of the only ways, you will increase the membership for bowls in Queensland and in Australia, by getting families involved.”

But they all agreed “Don’t force it on the kids to come and play”.

The Roma team at the 2021 State Pennant with Robert Hammond (back row, third from left), John Hammond Snr (front left) and John Hammond Jnr (front row, third from left) 20

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When asked if there was: anything else they thought Queensland Bowler readers would be interested to know about their family bowling journey, Robert replied: “We are lucky to have three of us: John Jnr, John Snr and myself, who have, or are about to, represent Queensland at the highest level. But we are also proud to represent Roma. We are proud of where we come from, and we are proud of who we represent.”

And there are more Hammonds now involved in the sport than just the two Johns and Robert. Young Jake and Samuel play in U15 and young Felicity is playing bowls now.

“There’s more of us to come and there will be more stories to write about because we have more children coming!”

Indeed, the Hammond bowls family story is by no means over! When talking to them, a true sense of family bond comes through, as well as respect for each other and a great measure of family competitive spirit.

For the record, we are told: “John Jnr has beaten John Snr but John Jnr hasn’t beaten his dad.”

John Snr beat Robert when he was at his pinnacle representing Queensland, which still hurts, and he still reminds them about it.

John Jnr ends our chat on the optimistic note: “We are going to win the State Triples when we play together!”

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Development with Nick Twining

Welcome to North QLD’s new RBM - Nick Twining I am very proud to be representing Bowls Australia in the role of Regional Bowls Manager for North Queensland. This role will combine my love of the game and knowledge of business through my previous roles managing pubs and clubs. The North Queensland area is very big but I will get out to every club in my patch. I aim to provide help to every club by thinking outside the square and using my experience to give opportunity to clubs to grow their business.

SWOT analysis is very important as a self assessment for clubs to use. SWOT broken down equates to Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. The idea of this tool is to be brutally honest and list key points under each heading.

This would be a handy tool to include club members in too.

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Strengths: What sets your club apart from other businesses in your area? This may be recognising function space, having a large piece of land other than the green for events or being the only club within 20 km.

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Weaknesses: What is a weakness for your club? This is important, and at the end of the goal period these should turning into Strengths or Opportunities. After visiting a couple of clubs last week, a theme was volunteers are uncommon and the same key people end up doing jobs year after year. What about advertising for volunteers?

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Opportunities: What are the biggest opportunities? Have you reached out to your local high school, local businesses, local indigenous and other minority communities and other local sports teams, for example rugby, AFL and soccer clubs? What about a bowls/golf partnership?

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Threats: Common threats are reducing or ageing membership, low number of younger members.

The SWOT analysis should be run over a rolling 90-day period, although it doesn’t have an end date. When planning and reporting, it should be evaluated over periods between board meetings. I will often perform this during a visit to assist in setting a benchmark for the club. For clubs in my area, I look forward to meeting you and building a strong relationship with you all.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any assistance, at the details below.

RBM - NORTH QLD

Nick Twining 0429 213 207 ntwining@bowls.com.au

RBM - CENTRAL QLD

David Barnes 0429 442 818 dbarnes@bowls.com.au

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Excluding patrons from club premises A recent Brisbane nightclub’s decision to refuse entry to a Papuan Australian woman has made headlines with articles indicating the decision is considered discriminatory. The nightclub has maintained its position, stating that it has a blanket policy against face and head tattoos at its premises.

The issue is a timely reminder of the rights and obligations of licensed venues in relation to refusal of entry to the public.

Under the Liquor Act 1992 (Qld), a licensed venue is given the right to refuse entry or require a person to leave the premises if the person:

However, the right to refuse admission of a member of the public does not necessarily apply in circumstances where the person is to be afforded natural justice. This would be the case where a person has a legitimate expectation that, upon payment of a charge, they will be admitted to the premises which has advertised as being open to the public. This is particularly important for clubs, where the majority of patrons are members of the club, and as a result, they have additional rights through their membership compared to the rights that a member of the public would have to enter a business premises.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

is unduly intoxicated; is disorderly; is creating a disturbance; is a minor (other than exempt minors); or if allowing the person to enter would breach a condition of the licence.

The right of exclusion may also be limited in instances where the exclusion would be in breach of anti-discrimination laws. Under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is prohibited to discriminate against any of the following attributes:

In addition to the above, it is a well-established common law right of business owners to exclude members of the public from entering their business. This means that a business owner may be able to require any person to leave the premises or refuse admission to any person, without being required to provide a reason.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f ) (g) (h) (i)

sex; relationship status; pregnancy; parental status; breastfeeding; age; race; impairment; religious belief or religious activity;

(j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p)

political belief or activity; trade union activity; lawful sexual activity; gender identity; sexuality; family responsibilities; or association with, or relation to, a person identified on the basis of any of the above attributes.

It is important that any business ensures, in exercising their right to refuse or revoke admission, that the action does not either directly or indirectly discriminate against any of the above attributes.

Clubs in particular need to also consider the rights that their members have to use and enjoy the premises. It may be beneficial to review club practices and procedures to ensure that the club does not unintentionally contravene the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld).

If your club requires a review of its policies and procedures or finds itself subject to any claims under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), please contact me, Matt Bradford, at (07) 3224 0353.

GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY BOWLS CLUB JUNIOR CARNIVAL

Div 1 Winners L-R: Lucas Evans, Hayden Oster & Hayden Leslie

Div 1 2nd place L-R: Riley Gerick, Trent Brehmner & Cody Gerick

Contributed by Bill Tumbridge with photos by Kerry Lappin

Our Junior 2-bowl triples Carnival held on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th June was a great success with 48 juniors enjoying two days of spirited competition on the green.

This was originally a pairs competition converted to 2-bowl triples following confirmation that many players missed out with 16 teams of pairs quickly filling the allotted numbers. Consequently, every nominated pairs team was contacted by me and asked to obtain one more player so a 2-bowl triples comp could be held. Can I take this opportunity to formally thank the six juniors who were eager and willing to fill the void at such short notice and their families/friends who were also willing and able to get them there.

The event was conducted in perfect weather conditions, with round robin competition in four divisions of four. Overall, we paid prize money to 10 of the 16 teams.

Guess what???? There were NO losers, all were winners for attending and taking part. Congratulations to ALL participants.

Special mention must go to the two seven-year-olds who admirably displayed sportmanship, ability and manners well beyond their years. The two were Jabih Khan and Steven Bird-Monk. Also, special mention to Keala Nukunuku (Beenleigh Bowls Club) who was a last-minute capture and at 10 years of age has a very bright future in bowls. Please keep up the great work and Practice Practice Practice, Keala-you will make it!!

Also, a special mention to the six juniors who travelled back and forth each day to Toowoomba. A big thank you to Luke Day for organising the juniors and their parents. There are many more stories and recognitions that have not been able to be addressed here, however, a wonderful event was enjoyed by the kids and the many adults who attended or watched on live-streaming.

Just a quick advert for some Junior carnivals coming up soon:1. Pine Rivers Bowls Club-Junior carnival 17th-19th September 2. Burnett (Bundaberg) Bowls Club 24th and 25th September 3. Paradise Point Bowls Club 1st and 2nd October.

Also, Sunshine Coast District Men’s Bowls Association is definitely organising a very special Junior/Senior carnival (tentative dates 17 & 18 December) so look out for more information coming through for this event.

Anyone who wishes to participate in any or all of the abovementioned, please contact the relevant clubs or myself, Bill Tumbridge at 0411 645 040 or billtumbridge@bigpond.com

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Div 1 3rd place L-R: Ty Jesberg, Chloe Runge & Kye Butler

Div 1 4th place L-R: Jack Chirgwin, Caysee Wilson & Clancy Biggar

Div 2 Winners L-R: Todd Brain, Cooper Sutton & Brodie Carter

Div 2 Runners-up L-R: Keala Nukunuku, Ayden Bartz & Brayson Brererton

Div 3 Winners L-R: Ben Harrison, Ehan Khan & Sam Collier

Div 3 Runners-up L-R: Bryce Jaret, Wyatt Martin & Thomas Bremah

Div 4 Winners L-R: Josh Williamson, Alex Oster & Jabir Khan (front)

Div 4 Runners-up L-R: Xavier Parkinson, Jada Porter & Marley Reeve August 2022 Queensland Bowler

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Umpire with Joan Brotherton Game Anomalies As many of you are playing your club and district championships, I have been receiving enquiries regarding D.R.2 – Game Anomalies which can be found on Pages 115 – 118 so I thought I would set out each Law for you and comment where necessary.

D.R. 2 Game Anomalies – (beginning on page 115 – 118 of the ‘Laws of the Sport of Bowls, Crystal Mark 3rd Edition, Version 3.2’ book).

2.1 Definitions: 2.1.1 Eligible Member – A player who satisfies the eligibility criteria, as stated in the Conditions of Play set down by the controlling body for that event.

2.1.2 Affiliated Member – A player who is registered with a state or territory association as a member of an affiliated club.

2.1.3 Substitute – A player who is appointed to take the place of a team member who is unavailable to play at any time (including the first end of any game), for a reason accepted by the Controlling Body.

2.1.4 Replacement Player -A player who is appointed to take the place of a constituted player who is physically incapable or otherwise prevented from taking further part in any end (after the first round), for a reason accepted by the Controlling Body. This replacement player becomes a constituted member of the team.

2.2 Team nominations: 2.2.1 If approved by the Controlling Body, the players nominated to form a team entered in a competition may be changed before their first round in the competition.

(NOTE: this is where most enquiries come from as in the Crystal Mark 3rd Edition, it stated that players entered in that team are intended players from the time entries close until the team is constituted and has now been changed as above).

2.2.2 Any player withdrawn before the first round shall be regarded as not having entered the competition and can act as a substitute or replacement player in that competition.

2.3 Constitution of teams: 2.3.1 A team shall become constituted when the jack is rolled in the first end of the first game to be played by that team.

2.3.2 Players in a team forfeiting or receiving a forfeit shall be constituted and cannot act as a substitute or replacement player in any other team in that competition.

2.3.3 If a player in a team becomes unavailable or is incapable of playing, the Controlling Body may authorize the use of one substitute player and/or one replacement player.

2.4 Substitutes (see definition 2.1.3): 2.4.1 Only one substitute will be allowed in a team at any one time.

2.4.2 Substitutes shall be chosen from “Eligible Members” who have not been constituted in that competition.

2.4.3 If there are no “Eligible Members” available, the Controlling Body can approve an “Affiliated Member” to act as a substitute.

2.4.4 A player acting as a substitute, may with the approval of the Controlling Body, be changed at the completion of any end during a game or between succeeding games in the same competition.

2.4.5 Substitutes must play in the same position as the player being substituted, except if it is the skip. If a substitute is required for a skip, then the other members of the team must rearrange their positions, as necessary.

(Note: Many queries are received regarding 2.4.5 as it has been changed since Crystal Mark 3rd Edition which stated that substitute can play in any position except that of skip and this has now been changed as above).

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2.4.6

A player for whom a substitute is obtained, will, if they become available and are physically capable, rejoin the team in the player’s original position at the start of the next end and the others must revert to their original positions.

2.4.7 A player who has played as a substitute, is eligible to again play, as a substitute in that team or another team in that competition.

2.4.8 Substitutes are not permitted for a singles player who is not part of a side’s competition.

2.4.9 If a replacement player is used in a pairs team, then a substitute is only permitted to take the place of the replacement player and the original team member must be skip. Otherwise, a substitute cannot be permitted.

2.4.10 A substitute is not to be approved for a player who is unavailable because of a commitment to play bowls in another event they have entered.

2.4.11 A substitute must be permitted for a player who is unavailable to play because of their selection as a player in a recognized National, State or Divisional/Regional Representative Side.

2.5 Replacement players (see definition 2.1.4).

2.5.1 Only one replacement player will be allowed in a team and when approved by the Controlling Body becomes a constituted player.

2.5.2 Replacement players must be chosen from available, ‘Eligible Members’ and when approved by the Controlling Body can play in any position including skip.

2.5.3 Constituted players are ineligible to act as replacement players or substitutes.

2.6 Absentee players in a side game: (The following is important when playing Pennant/Side games).

2.6.1 If, 30 minutes after the scheduled start time for a game, or sooner if the Controlling Body decides, one player is absent from one or more teams in a side and no eligible substitute is available or allowed, the game must continue, however: 2.6.1.1 A team with an absent player plays as though the second is the missing player.

2.6.1.2 The order of play shall be maintained by the second of the complete team playing consecutive bowls.

2.6.1.3 Each player must use the number of bowls specified in the Conditions of Play for that event.

2.6.2 If a player has commenced the game, however, is unable to continue the game and no eligible substitute or replacement player is available or allowed, play will continue as if one player is absent as per 2.6.1.

2.6.3 If an absent player arrives late, they must take their original place in the team when they arrive and enter the game at the completion of the end in progress.

2.6.4 If an eligible substitute or replacement player becomes available and is permitted by the Controlling Body, they may be introduced to the game at the completion of the end in progress.

I hope that the above refreshment of D.R.2 – Game Anomalies is of assistance to you all, as it is important when playing our game that all laws are respected. Please continue to enjoy your games and if playing competitions, all the best but most of all – ENJOY.

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WHAT’S YOUR C Out with the old, in with the new!

Burnett Bowls Club in Bundaberg has a new uniform.

Pictured from left to right: Des Kemp, Geoff Gill, Kazans Ibels & Rikki-Lee Kemp after a game of mixed pairs.

Contributed by Des Kemp

A day on the green at Beenleigh The Beenleigh Bowls Club recently showed their support for victims of the recent flooding by having a fundraising day.

The Muddies bowls section donated all green fees and profit from from the Friday night meat raffles.

The club donated the barefoot bowls green fees, as well as $5 from each XXXX and parmy sold over the weekend.

Beenleigh and its surrounds were inundated with water from the Logan and Albert rivers with many houses and businesses flooded or closed.

Limited street access to the club and reduced travel options, plus the soaked greens, meant our club suffered financially.

However, members were able to put it all aside and have a marvellous day.

We welcomed many barefoot bowlers to our club, which is important in keeping our cherished sport alive. Hopefully, some of them will consider becoming bowls members and come back to the top of the town on a regular basis.

L-R: Venue Manager Simon Lewis, Debbie Hill (Co founder of Lighthouse Care) & Men’s President Tony Swift Contributed by Amy Armstrong

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CLUB BEEN DOING? Gracemere’s Gloria celebrates her 90th birthday Gloria Bond, of Gracemere Bowls Club, celebrated her 90th birthday with a luncheon at the club and shared the day with family and friends. She was also presented with her Matriarch Badge.

Gloria Bond joined Gracemere Ladies Bowls Club in 2006, after transferring from Welfare Bowls Club in Mt. Morgan. She was the Ladies’ President from 2007 to 2011, after which she joined the Ladies’ Committee and is still a part of the committee today.

Glora has won many Ladies Fours Championships and club games during her time at the club.

Unfortunately, due to a fall in 2021, Gloria no longer plays bowls but remains active in helping the club whenever she can.

Gloria was in for a surprise when, after a break in at the club the previous night, Sergeant Josh White from the Rockhampton Forensic Squad arrived to do some fingerprinting. He happily joined in the celebrations and called in the base by two way radio to sing happy birthday to Gloria, which was the highlight of her day.

Sergeant Josh White “handcuffing” Gloria Bond at her 90th birthday celebration.

Contributed by Ros Newman

Caribou Cup at Burnett BC The Caribou Cup is in its eleventh year and is played at Burnett Bowls Club Bundaberg West.

Ex-army air movements Pat Slee & ex-RAAF John Barry, who served with No.35 Squadron RAAF in Vietnam 1969, formulated the event.

Played annually to commemorate the long outstanding service of the Caribou Aircraft, affectionately known as “ Wallaby Airlines”, local and interstate visitors enjoyed a day of triples with a “paddlepop stick draw”.

Amanda and Pete from Crackerjack Bistro supplied a lovely lunch and afternoon entertainment by “The Bloke” Peter O’Brien was sponsored by John Barry. Another great day of bowls & friendship had by all.

Winners L-R: Don Robertson, Danielle Brearley, (representing sponsor Alan Macgillivray of AIM Hearing Bundaberg), Dave Rye, John Barry (sponsor) & Teens Poelstra Contributed by Trish Hansen Queensland Bowler August 2022

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Alligator Creek BC takes Dunn Cup for the first time

L-R: Greg Duncan (2nd), Tom Hendy (lead), David Goode (skip) & Gary Cooper (3rd)

Alligator Creek Bowls Club walked away with some sound achievements after making the finals for the first time in the Dunn Cup and claiming the title.

Held over four days from June 30 to July 3, 2022 in Townsville at Cutheringa Bowls Club, the Dunn Cup has been running since 1937. All district clubs entered a fours team, with two sections of eight clubs competing for the cup.

Not deterred by being a small club with only 14 members, and after a nail-biting four-and-a-half hour final match, Alligator Creek Bowls Club won the Dunn Cup from last year’s champions Cutheringa Bowls Club on their home soil 25 to 23 after 25 ends.

Congratulations to the Alligator Creek Bowls Club team: • • • •

Skip: David Goode 3rd: Gary Cooper 2nd: Greg Duncan Lead: Tom Hendy

Well done to Tom Hendy, who was awarded the best player shield from the winning side.

The members from Alligator Creek would also like to congratulate Cutheringa Bowls Club for their excellent hospitality and sportsmanship during the tournament.

Well done to all their club members, as it takes a lot of work behind the scenes to run a successful tournament.

L-R: Glenn Atfield (Muddy) North Qld Men’s Bowling Association Games Director & President of Cutheringa BC presenting Tom Hendy (right) with the best player shield Contributed by Greg Duncan & Kaye Cooper

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Rose still using brown bowls after 64 years Rose Smith (90) is an active member of Bongaree Bowls Club and still enjoys bowling today.

Rose was born in North Qld where she met her husband Ray, who was in the Police Force, in Wollongong NSW. Ray made Sergeant after a time and transferred to a small country town on the Victorian border near Swan Hill. Ray where Rose learnt how to play bowls.

After being transferred to Forbes and Harden, NSW, the couple moved to Bribie Island and joined the Bongaree Bowls Club.

After 30 years at the club, they are still very happy to be here.

Rose has been a social bowler on and off for 64 years.She still uses the old brown bowls (we say they are made of wood) and we keep telling her that her bowls came to Australia with Captain Cook.

Rose’s brown bowls can be seen going down the green (we all think they are on the wrong bias and heading to another rink) and then they turn and they pull up only inches away from the jack. Many an opposition has said that Rosie’s bowls will end up in the creek at the rear of the club one of these days.

Our Rose has been a staunch and very valuable committee member and her warm laughter can be heard all over the greens.

Rose Smith with her brown bowls Contributed by Rod Curtis

Burnett ‘Unbelievabowl’ Junior Carnival coming up Burnett Bowls Club in Bundaberg will hold the ‘Unbelievabowl’ Junior Carnival on Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 September 2022.

There will be $5,000 prize money up for grabs.

Email: burnettjuniorbowlers@hotmail.com for more information.

2021 Burnett Juniors

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Point Lookout’s Reef & Beef weekend The 2022 annual Reef and Beef Men’s Triples Carnival (our 20th anniversary) was held on the weekend of June 11-12 at Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island. Three games were played on Saturday under a clear winter sky and another two games on Sunday.

Twenty-six teams from South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales stepped onto the greens which were in top condition thanks to our green keeper, Ron Sadler.

Saturday’s winning team was Swifts (Skipper Peter Cowley), closely followed by Condong (NSW).

Teams from Condong, Darra and Ipswich United took out third, fourth and fifth places.

Point Lookout (Skipper Tony Bambach) provided the winning team on Sunday, followed by teams from Swifts and Wellington Point.

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all players for making this a very competitive event played in good spirits.

Point Lookout Bowls Club would like to thank our major sponsor, Fielders Workers Club, a great community club in Tingalpa.

Saturday’s winners - Swifts L-R: Tony Tetrohilos, Graeme Want (PLBC President), Peter Cowley & Shaun Kiepe

Saturday’s runners-up - Condong L-R: Jimmy Jenkins, Dave Lawlor, Richie Northcott & Graeme Want (PLBC President)

Sunday’s winners - Point Lookout L-R: Graeme Want (PLBC President), Aaron Marsh, Tony Bambach & John Bonney

Sunday’s runners-up - Swifts L-R: Graeme Want (PLBC President), Chris Mudd, Brent Leembruggen & Neil Adams Contributed by Phil Bazzo

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Woodgate’s July Fours Recently Woodgate BC held their July Fours carnival, one of their three major carnivals for the year.

We had all of our 16 rinks full with 32 teams playing on a cool crisp day in the beautiful Woodgate sunshine. We played three rounds of 16 ends with round winners payed as well as paying one down to five place getters.

The day was supported by Woodgate Club Inc. and organised by Woodgate Bowls Club Inc. and sponsored by Bundaberg Motor Group.

Contributed by Lesley Christensen

L-R: Bundaberg Motor Group’s Brett Morgan with winners for the day from Pialba Gary Parker, Karen Parker, Roger Austin & Phyllis Austin

2nd place L-R: Gordon Nuttall, Jane Herd-Evans, Paul Royan & Graeme Summers

3rd place L-R: Joan Tennant, Mike Tull, Clinton Dowling & Fiona Dowling

4th place L-R: Alan Clements, Bret from BMG, Mick Hogan, John Lewis & Geoff Robinson

5th place L-R: Bob Winzar, Stephen Cole, John Robinson & Trevor Christensen Queensland Bowler August 2022

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Coaching with BQ Coaching Committee The why and how of forming a game plan

By Jacqui Hineman

Before going to the supermarket, most of us write out a shopping list. On this list will be the necessities such as bread, milk and eggs. Sounds easy so far.

When we are actually in the supermarket, we find that we are tempted to buy groceries that are not on our list, distracting us from the important items we set out to purchase. We are bombarded by advertisements and other visual stimulants that remove our attention from our main objective, which is to walk in, purchase the items on our list and get out as quickly as possible.

member to have input into the plan. It lets everyone know that they can contribute to the team’s success, even when they are not playing at their best. It enables the team to head in the same direction and support each other as needed. It allows all team members to know someone has their back. This builds confidence.

By having a game plan the team, or individual in singles, knows as soon as they step on to the green what their role is. Better still, they know when and how to change when things are not going their way, without disrupting the team goal. This is where a game plan really comes into its own. Allowing room for amendments without The smart shopper will stick to their list but has the throwing away the whole plan can turn the situation foresight to know the difference between a bargain and around very quickly, thus avoiding frustration and a useless items that will stay unopened in the cupboard for negative final result. years, never to see the light of day.

We all know how easy it is to become frustrated and Playing a game of bowls can be like going to the make poor decisions when under stress. The more we supermarket. try, the more it doesn’t seem to go our way, and the A shopping list is just like a game plan. It enables you to more mistakes we make. This is a downward spiral that is very hard to get out of but, by taking a step back and remember necessities and avoid distractions that may revisiting your pre-rehearsed game plan, you have the bombard us during the game. Just like a shopping list opportunity to take back control of self and hopefully needs to make provisions for those genuine bargains, the game. in bowls there are opportunities that can be gained by altering or adding to the plan but still observing the Don’t be frightened to have a plan A, B, and C, just basic structure of the plan. ensure all team members know each plan and don’t forget to update any new team members. This will help The other similarities a game plan has with a shopping list is that a game plan needs to consider all members of them integrate with established team members from the the team, the same way a the shopping list caters to the beginning. needs of the whole family.

Why not incorporate forming a game plan into your next pennant practice?

A game plan develops communication and respect amongst all team members by requiring every team

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