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.
Bowling's global push to someday attain the Olympic spotlight has found an ally in French national bowling team head coach Eric Courault.In a whirlwind travel schedule that demonstrated Courault's tireless
commitment to strengthening the Tenpin Bowling Association of France,
Courault recently visited the International Training and Research Center
in Arlington, Texas. If it seems to those who have worked with Courault that the man never
rests, there is a reason for that.
The Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame task force announces nominations are being accepted for any bowling coaches who are considered viable candidates for induction in the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2010. Nominations forms are available at STESkillsCenter.com; BPAA.com, IBPSIA.com and Bowl.com (under Coaching). Nominees or representatives for that nominee may complete and return the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame application to the STE Skills Center in Arlington, Texas by the April 16th deadline.
First coaching certification course at IBC to be held this weekend
One of the sport's most regarded international competitors and coaches, Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured), got a first-hand look at the International Bowling Campus on Thursday. Nepomuceno, a six-time world champion from the Philippines, has worked with the United States Bowling Congress Coaching program over the past three years to certify more than 300 coaches around the world. As part of his continuing education, he paid a visit to the new facilities in Arlington, Texas.
European Tenpin Bowling Federation presidium member and chairman of the ETBF Education Committee, Onder Gurkan from Turkey, has announced that the ETBF will conduct its first International Coaching Clinic for Level One Coaches May 7-12, 2010. According to Gurkan the ETBF coaching programs are updated with the latest information of modern bowling sport and they are supported by ETBF partners Kuortane Bowling Training Center, USBC, Kegel Training Center and Ebonite.
Three-time Team USA member Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) of Grand Prairie, Texas, has been named assistant head coach of the Team USA program. Terrell-Kearney, who will be inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in May, will work alongside Team USA head coach Rod Ross (right). Both coaches will also oversee the Junior Team USA program.
Holds first Bronze level clinic in Rio de Janeiro since 2003
USBC Silver coach Márcio Vieira (far right) has completed the first Bronze Certification Seminar held by a Brazilian coach. It was a "long winter" for Brazilian coaches since the last clinic was held by former Team USA head coach Fred Borden back in 2003. Vieira, a long-time Brazilian national team member, who has won more than 30 medals in South American Games along with 5 national titles and a Masters Gold in 2002, had selected seven students for his first bronze clinic (pictured).
Italy has not fared well at international bowling competitions in recent years, but that is about to change under the leadership of Italy's new Tenpin Bowling Association President, Alessandro Sattanino . Sattanino, a university professor and an avid bowler himself, recently invited USBC Director of International Relations Bill Hoffman, USBC Gold coach Frank Buffa, and PBA Hall of Famer Del Ballard Jr. to exchange ideas on how to grow the sport of bowling in Italy.
Donald Armstead of Philadelphia has been
selected to receive the 2010 USBC David Dahms
Coach of the Year Award. Named in
honor of David Dahms, who was an instrumental leader in the creation of
what is now known as the USBC Junior Gold program, the award annually
recognizes a USBC-certified coach who has been actively involved in a
USBC Youth program and has demonstrated outstanding commitment to
coaching, sportsmanship and knowledge of USBC Youth rules for the last
seven or more years.
Upon completion, the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) will serve many important functions within bowling world. All of those functions are of great importance, but one of the facility's most impressive distinctions is its status as bowling's elite training ground. That distinction will be made quite clear thanks to the Olympic rings, which will be proudly displayed on the side of the ITRC, setting it apart as the only bowling facility in the country to feature the rings.
As the countdown to the grand opening of the International Bowling Campus continues, readers will hear directly from some of the men and women who will work inside the International Training and Research Center on a day-to-day basis. This week, Rod Ross (l.), Head Coach, ITRC, and Kim Terrell-Kearney (r.), Assistant Head Coach, ITRC, weigh in on how ITRC coaching programs will benefit USBC members, elite bowlers/teams and the sport of bowling as a whole.
The USBC Coaching department employs some of the most knowledgeable and well-respected coaches the sport of bowling has to offer. That is one of the many reasons why USBC is looked upon as the world leader in bowling coaching and technology. But despite already being in possession of a vast bank of bowling knowledge, the USBC Coaching department is always striving to learn more. That is where the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) comes in.
The American dominance on the sport's international stage is no longer taken for granted. The list of nations that are emerging as perennial forces at world
championship events includes Finland, Sweden, Canada, Malaysia,
Singapore and others. But there is a European nation which, according
to some of the most respected coaches in the sport today, may soon
count itself among the world's most formidable bowling talents: France.
As the countdown to the grand opening of the International Bowling Campus continues, readers will hear directly from some of the men and women who will work inside the International Training and Research Center on a day-to-day basis. This week, USBC Technical Director Steve Kloempken (pictured), the leader of the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications team, weighs in on how the ITRC will benefit his expert staff, USBC members and the sport of bowling as a whole.
With more and more bowlers taking to the lanes with two hands like Australian sensation Jason Belmonte, the coaches at USBC have recognized the need to train other coaches to be able to help these players and facilitate their growth and improvement. USBC Coaching recently hosted its first three-hour class with a curriculum designed entirely around the two-handed game. The class was held in conjunction with The Next Revolution event at AMF Euless Lanes near Dallas on Nov. 8.
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. 
Bowling's global push to someday attain the Olympic spotlight has found an ally in French national bowling team head coach Eric Courault.In a whirlwind travel schedule that demonstrated Courault's tireless
commitment to strengthening the Tenpin Bowling Association of France,
Courault recently visited the International Training and Research Center
in Arlington, Texas. If it seems to those who have worked with Courault that the man never
rests, there is a reason for that.
One of the sport's most regarded international competitors and coaches, Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured), got a first-hand look at the International Bowling Campus on Thursday. Nepomuceno, a six-time world champion from the Philippines, has worked with the United States Bowling Congress Coaching program over the past three years to certify more than 300 coaches around the world. As part of his continuing education, he paid a visit to the new facilities in Arlington, Texas.
European Tenpin Bowling Federation presidium member and chairman of the ETBF Education Committee, Onder Gurkan from Turkey, has announced that the ETBF will conduct its first International Coaching Clinic for Level One Coaches May 7-12, 2010. According to Gurkan the ETBF coaching programs are updated with the latest information of modern bowling sport and they are supported by ETBF partners Kuortane Bowling Training Center, USBC, Kegel Training Center and Ebonite.
Three-time Team USA member Kim Terrell-Kearney (pictured left) of Grand Prairie, Texas, has been named assistant head coach of the Team USA program. Terrell-Kearney, who will be inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in May, will work alongside Team USA head coach Rod Ross (right). Both coaches will also oversee the Junior Team USA program.
USBC Silver coach Márcio Vieira (far right) has completed the first Bronze Certification Seminar held by a Brazilian coach. It was a "long winter" for Brazilian coaches since the last clinic was held by former Team USA head coach Fred Borden back in 2003. Vieira, a long-time Brazilian national team member, who has won more than 30 medals in South American Games along with 5 national titles and a Masters Gold in 2002, had selected seven students for his first bronze clinic (pictured).
Donald Armstead of Philadelphia has been
selected to receive the 2010 USBC David Dahms
Coach of the Year Award. Named in
honor of David Dahms, who was an instrumental leader in the creation of
what is now known as the USBC Junior Gold program, the award annually
recognizes a USBC-certified coach who has been actively involved in a
USBC Youth program and has demonstrated outstanding commitment to
coaching, sportsmanship and knowledge of USBC Youth rules for the last
seven or more years.
Upon completion, the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) will serve many important functions within bowling world. All of those functions are of great importance, but one of the facility's most impressive distinctions is its status as bowling's elite training ground. That distinction will be made quite clear thanks to the Olympic rings, which will be proudly displayed on the side of the ITRC, setting it apart as the only bowling facility in the country to feature the rings. 
The USBC Coaching department employs some of the most knowledgeable and well-respected coaches the sport of bowling has to offer. That is one of the many reasons why USBC is looked upon as the world leader in bowling coaching and technology. But despite already being in possession of a vast bank of bowling knowledge, the USBC Coaching department is always striving to learn more. That is where the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) comes in.
The American dominance on the sport's international stage is no longer taken for granted. The list of nations that are emerging as perennial forces at world
championship events includes Finland, Sweden, Canada, Malaysia,
Singapore and others. But there is a European nation which, according
to some of the most respected coaches in the sport today, may soon
count itself among the world's most formidable bowling talents: France.
As the countdown to the grand opening of the International Bowling Campus continues, readers will hear directly from some of the men and women who will work inside the International Training and Research Center on a day-to-day basis. This week, USBC Technical Director Steve Kloempken (pictured), the leader of the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications team, weighs in on how the ITRC will benefit his expert staff, USBC members and the sport of bowling as a whole.