International bowling ambassador Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured), Philippines, flew to Jakarta, Indonesia right after the Christmas holidays to hold a United States Bowling Congress Level One and Bronze Level certification seminar from December 26-28. The seminar, which was made possible thanks to the support of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia (CONI), was organized by Hasrial Arimis, President of the Persatuan Bowling Indonesia DKI Jakarta Chapter.
Hank Boomershine (l.) and Joe Slowinski (r.) have been awarded Gold level coaching status after successfully completing certification requirements through the United States Bowling Congress Coaching Certification and Development department. Gold level is the highest certification a coach can achieve through USBC. USBC recently conducted coaching recertification and, with the addition of Boomershine and Slowinski, there now are 16 USBC Gold coaches worldwide.
Like in many sports, the European Tenpin Bowling Federation provides educational programs and activities to its members. iCoach 2011 - ETBF International Bowling Conference is the star event of the year and the first conference about bowling coaches in Europe. The iCoach 2011 will take place at Kuortane High Performance Training Center, Finland on November 12-13 and will provide the latest information about coaching, sports science, psychology, coaching methodology and coaching tools.
Eleven coaches from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Japan certified
United States Bowling Congress coach-instructor and International Ambassador for Bowling, Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, Philippines, certified eleven new USBC Silver Level coaches during a seminar held July 6-9 at state-of-the-art Hong Kong Bowling City in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, site of the 2011 World Women's Championships. Fresh off his 123rd career title and his record 8th win in the Philippine Open last month, Paeng trained coaches from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Japan.
USBC Gold coach Costas Mitsingas (pictured with a student) of Nicosia, Cyprus, has organized the first Ebonite Powerhouse Clinic at Bowl Arena Spandau, a 20-laner in Berlin, Germany from Feb. 14-21, 2011. 20 students including four youth bowlers from 14-17 years of age rgot eight hours of instruction over two days including three hours individual coaching by Mitsingas, who was assisted by multiple German champions Bodo Konieczny, Marco Baade and Sven Riegel.
Since 1997 more than 10,000individuals, 500 professionals and 50national teams have chosen the Kegel Training Center at the Kegel headquarters in Lake Wales, Florida to advance their game as well as to prepare for major events. In the past year, the Training Center coaching staff has helped bowlers in Asia, Europe and the Americas win medals and trophies in important competitions.
Before finding unprecedented success at major international events this summer, several teams spent quality time training at the International Training and Research Center. Teams from the Dominican Republic and Singapore found success in major events after training at the ITRC, located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington. The ITRC is a joint venture of the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America.
Joe Slowinski (r.), Master Teaching Professional at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., and Head Coach of the Webber International University bowling program conducted a clinic at Bowling Oltremare in Naples, Italy, from September 6-9. Slowinski was invited by former Italian international Maria Cristina Sgrosso (l.), who operates MCS Pro Shop inside Bowling Oltremare and is the director of 'Key Step Bowling School'.
First, the good news: While I did not bowl a single 200 game my entire 17 weeks in the sport league I bowled before working with USBC Silver coach and five-time PBA titlist Bob Learn Jr., it took me just two games this time around.
In my first night of sport-league bowling since working with Bob, I shot a 213 in game two. After 17 straight weeks of failing to shoot 200 on sport shots, that 213 felt a bit like I had just struck oil while digging in my own front lawn. Now for the bad news: I still have a lot of work to do.
Coaches from 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) bowling programs visited the International Training and Research Center over the weekend to learn from Team USA coaches how to improve player performance. The inaugural National Tenpin Coaches Association NCAA Coaches Forum brought together 33 head coaches and assistant coaches from across the country. Training included equipment analysis and management, lane maintenance pattern analysis and competition management.
The Kegel Training Center and Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands, have announced the Grand Opening of Kegel Training Center Europe NL. This new facility is located inside Dolfijn Bowlingcentrum, in Tilburg, Netherlands. The new training center will feature the latest in bowling coaching tools such as Dartfish video software with HD cameras and 4 lanes of Computer Aided Tracking System or (C.A.T.S.).
Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured right), a USBC coach and International Ambassador for Bowling, recently concluded a Tri Level USBC Coaching conference in Singapore. Nepomuceno held the coaching conference at the Singapore Chevrons Bowling Center from July 30 to Aug. 1. It was the first time, due to schedule constraints, that Nepomuceno did the seminars back-to-back, doing both Level 1 and Bronze Level and Silver Level Seminars on the same three days.
August 1st was the last day of the tenth annual Pro Image Bowling Camp, or as I call it "Bowling Boot Camp" here at Rockaway Lanes in New Jersey. This year there were 48 students, spanning ages 12 to 72, who came from Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and even Texas. There were five females and 43 males, three lefthanders and 45 right-handers. Of the 48, 28 or more than half were there for their first time. Eleven were there for their second, six for their third, one for a fourth, one for a fifth, and me for my tenth.
If you read my previous story on breaking free of the house condition mindset, you know me now as the hack who tried his luck on Sport Bowling patterns after 20 years in the delusional wilderness of house-shot leagues.
But it was not enough for me to confirm the pro shop banter I'd heard about how ignorant the typical house bowler tends to be of the chasm between "recreational" and "competitive" bowling. I wanted to know why. For answers, I turned to USBC Silver coach and five-time PBA titlist Bob Learn Jr.
USBC Coaching will launch a new program early next year to re-certify coaches and also will begin a requisite continuing education program to keep bowling coaches up to date on the latest technology and coaching techniques. The program will require USBC Gold, Silver and Bronze coaches who were certified prior to Jan. 1, 2006 to take an online certification test by Aug. 1, 2011 to maintain their status. Level I coaches do not have to be re-certified.
Trains coaches from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau at Meifoo Bowling World
4-time Bowling World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno (second from right) of the Philippines has finished a Level One and Bronze coaching seminar in Hong Kong from July 7-9. The Philippine bowling legend, who teamed up with the United States Bowling Congress to promote the sport around the world, held his seminar at Meifoo Bowling World. Paeng, who has won more than 100 international titles in his illustrious career, worked together with coaches from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The USBC furthered its partnership with the Italian Sport Bowling Federation (FISB) this month when 40 coaches attended bronze-level coaching certification courses in the cities of Asti, Bologna and Rome. The courses were open to competitive bowlers looking to broaden their knowledge of the sport as well as Italian bowling instructors and FISB members wishing to earn Bronze-level certification. USBC Director of International Relations Bill Hoffman teamed with
USBC Gold coach Frank Buffa (pictured left with a student) on
the trip.
Fauzi Bowo, Governor of Jakarta, visits the seminar to talk to the coaches
USBC bowling ambassador, Paeng Nepomuceno (center) of the Philippines, conducted a 4-day Level One and Bronze certification seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seminar was held in the government-owned Jakarta Bowling center in cooperation with the Indonesian Olympic Committee and was organized by Isra Tahir who is the chairman of the Indonesian Bowling Federation, Jakarta chapter. Fauzi Bowo, the Governor of Jakarta, took his time to visit the seminar and to talk to the coaches.
A bowler can come to harbor many delusions over the course of 20 years in house shot leagues, but few compare to the delusion that I myself once entertained as a member of the same league as the great Bo Burton at Stuart Lanes in Stuart, Fla. in the 2004-2005 season. There, as I watched Bo rack up one 700 series after another and, on occasion, an 800 series, I almost believed that the discrepancy between the 214 average I myself recorded there and the 235 average that Burton maintained was merely a matter of 20 pins or so.
Joe Kristof and Jeanette Robinson make Trailblazers list
Longtime bowling coach, writer and industry advocate John Jowdy has been selected as the 2010 inductee into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame in recognition of his superior coaching contributions to the sport. The Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame committee, reviewed nearly a dozen nominations and supporting documents before selecting Jowdy on the first ballot. The Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame has a
presence in the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas.
International bowling ambassador Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured), Philippines, flew to Jakarta, Indonesia right after the Christmas holidays to hold a United States Bowling Congress Level One and Bronze Level certification seminar from December 26-28. The seminar, which was made possible thanks to the support of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia (CONI), was organized by Hasrial Arimis, President of the Persatuan Bowling Indonesia DKI Jakarta Chapter.
Hank Boomershine (l.) and Joe Slowinski (r.) have been awarded Gold level coaching status after successfully completing certification requirements through the United States Bowling Congress Coaching Certification and Development department. Gold level is the highest certification a coach can achieve through USBC. USBC recently conducted coaching recertification and, with the addition of Boomershine and Slowinski, there now are 16 USBC Gold coaches worldwide.
Like in many sports, the European Tenpin Bowling Federation provides educational programs and activities to its members. iCoach 2011 - ETBF International Bowling Conference is the star event of the year and the first conference about bowling coaches in Europe. The iCoach 2011 will take place at Kuortane High Performance Training Center, Finland on November 12-13 and will provide the latest information about coaching, sports science, psychology, coaching methodology and coaching tools. 
United States Bowling Congress coach-instructor and International Ambassador for Bowling, Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, Philippines, certified eleven new USBC Silver Level coaches during a seminar held July 6-9 at state-of-the-art Hong Kong Bowling City in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, site of the 2011 World Women's Championships. Fresh off his 123rd career title and his record 8th win in the Philippine Open last month, Paeng trained coaches from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Japan.
USBC Gold coach Costas Mitsingas (pictured with a student) of Nicosia, Cyprus, has organized the first Ebonite Powerhouse Clinic at Bowl Arena Spandau, a 20-laner in Berlin, Germany from Feb. 14-21, 2011. 20 students including four youth bowlers from 14-17 years of age rgot eight hours of instruction over two days including three hours individual coaching by Mitsingas, who was assisted by multiple German champions Bodo Konieczny, Marco Baade and Sven Riegel.
Since 1997 more than 10,000 individuals, 500 professionals and 50 national teams have chosen the Kegel Training Center at the Kegel headquarters in Lake Wales, Florida to advance their game as well as to prepare for major events. In the past year, the Training Center coaching staff has helped bowlers in Asia, Europe and the Americas win medals and trophies in important competitions.
Before finding unprecedented success at major international events this summer, several teams spent quality time training at the International Training and Research Center. Teams from the Dominican Republic and Singapore found success in major events after training at the ITRC, located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington. The ITRC is a joint venture of the United States Bowling Congress and the Bowling Proprietors Association of America. 
Joe Slowinski (r.), Master Teaching Professional at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., and Head Coach of the Webber International University bowling program conducted a clinic at Bowling Oltremare in Naples, Italy, from September 6-9. Slowinski was invited by former Italian international Maria Cristina Sgrosso (l.), who operates MCS Pro Shop inside Bowling Oltremare and is the director of 'Key Step Bowling School'.
First, the good news: While I did not bowl a single 200 game my entire 17 weeks in the sport league I bowled before working with USBC Silver coach and five-time PBA titlist Bob Learn Jr., it took me just two games this time around.
In my first night of sport-league bowling since working with Bob, I shot a 213 in game two. After 17 straight weeks of failing to shoot 200 on sport shots, that 213 felt a bit like I had just struck oil while digging in my own front lawn. Now for the bad news: I still have a lot of work to do.
Coaches from 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) bowling programs visited the International Training and Research Center over the weekend to learn from Team USA coaches how to improve player performance. The inaugural National Tenpin Coaches Association NCAA Coaches Forum brought together 33 head coaches and assistant coaches from across the country. Training included equipment analysis and management, lane maintenance pattern analysis and competition management.
The Kegel Training Center and Dolfijn Bowling in Tilburg, Netherlands, have announced the Grand Opening of Kegel Training Center Europe NL. This new facility is located inside Dolfijn Bowlingcentrum, in Tilburg, Netherlands. The new training center will feature the latest in bowling coaching tools such as Dartfish video software with HD cameras and 4 lanes of Computer Aided Tracking System or (C.A.T.S.).
Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured right), a USBC coach and International Ambassador for Bowling, recently concluded a Tri Level USBC Coaching conference in Singapore. Nepomuceno held the coaching conference at the Singapore Chevrons Bowling Center from July 30 to Aug. 1. It was the first time, due to schedule constraints, that Nepomuceno did the seminars back-to-back, doing both Level 1 and Bronze Level and Silver Level Seminars on the same three days. 
August 1st was the last day of the tenth annual Pro Image Bowling Camp, or as I call it "Bowling Boot Camp" here at Rockaway Lanes in New Jersey. This year there were 48 students, spanning ages 12 to 72, who came from Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and even Texas. There were five females and 43 males, three lefthanders and 45 right-handers. Of the 48, 28 or more than half were there for their first time. Eleven were there for their second, six for their third, one for a fourth, one for a fifth, and me for my tenth.
If you read my previous story on breaking free of the house condition mindset, you know me now as the hack who tried his luck on Sport Bowling patterns after 20 years in the delusional wilderness of house-shot leagues.
But it was not enough for me to confirm the pro shop banter I'd heard about how ignorant the typical house bowler tends to be of the chasm between "recreational" and "competitive" bowling. I wanted to know why. For answers, I turned to USBC Silver coach and five-time PBA titlist Bob Learn Jr.
USBC Coaching will launch a new program early next year to re-certify coaches and also will begin a requisite continuing education program to keep bowling coaches up to date on the latest technology and coaching techniques. The program will require USBC Gold, Silver and Bronze coaches who were certified prior to Jan. 1, 2006 to take an online certification test by Aug. 1, 2011 to maintain their status. Level I coaches do not have to be re-certified.
4-time Bowling World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno (second from right) of the Philippines has finished a Level One and Bronze coaching seminar in Hong Kong from July 7-9. The Philippine bowling legend, who teamed up with the United States Bowling Congress to promote the sport around the world, held his seminar at Meifoo Bowling World. Paeng, who has won more than 100 international titles in his illustrious career, worked together with coaches from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
USBC bowling ambassador, Paeng Nepomuceno (center) of the Philippines, conducted a 4-day Level One and Bronze certification seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seminar was held in the government-owned Jakarta Bowling center in cooperation with the Indonesian Olympic Committee and was organized by Isra Tahir who is the chairman of the Indonesian Bowling Federation, Jakarta chapter. Fauzi Bowo, the Governor of Jakarta, took his time to visit the seminar and to talk to the coaches.
A bowler can come to harbor many delusions over the course of 20 years in house shot leagues, but few compare to the delusion that I myself once entertained as a member of the same league as the great Bo Burton at Stuart Lanes in Stuart, Fla. in the 2004-2005 season. There, as I watched Bo rack up one 700 series after another and, on occasion, an 800 series, I almost believed that the discrepancy between the 214 average I myself recorded there and the 235 average that Burton maintained was merely a matter of 20 pins or so.
Longtime bowling coach, writer and industry advocate John Jowdy has been selected as the 2010 inductee into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame in recognition of his superior coaching contributions to the sport. The Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame committee, reviewed nearly a dozen nominations and supporting documents before selecting Jowdy on the first ballot. The Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame has a
presence in the new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
located at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. 