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Bowls NZ AGM Outcomes

Perspectives from an MIB Player

ClubPlan Secures Funding for Arawa

October 11 – National “Have a Go” Day

Kiwis Competing Overseas

Gold at Asia Pacific

Championships

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Black Jack Ali Forsyth in Golden Form 05

Kiwis’ Competing Overseas 07

Outcomes of the 14th Bowls NZ AGM 08

Welcome to our New Board members 09

$250 for Birkenhead Bowling Club 11

Coaching is the Key 13

Having a Club Plan secures funding for Arawa 14

CDO Contacts 14

MIB – from an Player’s Perspective 17

Green Keepers – What top bowlers want from a green 19

Bowls NZ and NZ Sports Turf National Service Contract 20-21

Hyundai National Open Championships 22-23

Need2Know 24

Have A Go at Lawn Bowls 25

Christmas Bowls 25

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&THANKSFAREWELL

TO OUR OUTGOING

BOARD MEMBERSThe 14th Annual General Meeting saw 3 highly valued Bowls NZ Board members

retire from duty after many years of dedicated service to the organisation.

Martin Christensen, Bob Martin and Trish McKelvey were acknowledged at the

AGM for their numerous volunteered hours as esteemed members of our Board

and their presence will be missed.

Martin Christensen has served as Vice President and

then President for the last four years. Elected in 2005

from Gisborne – East Coast, Martin has been a friendly

and familiar face around the bowling clubs at many and

various bowls events around the country. Most recently,

Martin was part of the support team for the Black Jacks at

the recent Asia Pacific Championships. Thank you Martin

for your loyal and dedicated time in office.

Bob Martin joined the Bowls NZ Board and served

for six successive years, retiring at the 2009 AGM. With

a background in teaching, Bob bought sound principles

and practice to the range of skills around the Board table.

Bob has been an enthusiastic supporter of bowls and his

contribution to Bowls NZ is much appreciated.

Trish McKelvey has been a member of the Board

since 2000 and in that time has made a tremendous

contribution to the sport. Whilst not a bowler, her

knowledge gained from past sporting involvement at an

international level as both a player and administrator,

combined with her education and business skills has

made her an invaluable member of the Board and her

contribution will be missed.

Read more about the 2009 AGM on page 8 and meet our new Board members

for 2009-2010 on page 9.

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The Black Jacks New Zealand Bowls

team arrived in Auckland after their

recent Asia Pacific Championships

campaign. Among the team, was

mens back-to-back Singles title

winner, Ali Forsyth who successfully

defended his 2007 Asia Pacific

Championships gold after defeating

world number two, Australian Leif

Selby in the final 21-7.

The Malaysian weather conditions

and greens played a major part in the

event and for Forsyth “maintaining

concentration” was a key focus. Play

would be interrupted by frequent

thunderstorms and often resumed

within 10 minutes. Forsyth was

“extremely pleased” with the result,

not only since it was a back to back

win, but also because it was his

first international outing in over

12 months. According to Forsyth,

“it was my chance to prove myself.

Before the event started, some were

suggesting an Australia vs. Malaysia

final”.

Forsyth joins a select group of

acclaimed bowlers to have won the

trophy, not just twice, but back-to-

back and of this achievement, Black

Jacks Coach Dave Edwards said “it

was outstanding. There wasn’t

anyone who could have beaten him

in the form that he was in”. This was

proven when Forsyth carried his good

form through and later skipped the

men’s triples to a silver medal.

The men’s pairs and the men’s

triples team took out the silver medal

at the Championships after losing to

their Trans Tasman rivals Australia.

The men’s pairs went down to the

2008 Trusts NZ Open Pairs Champions

Marc Jacobsen and Robbie Thomson

21-8 in what was a one sided final in

favour of the Aussies.

It was a similar story in the men’s

triples. The New Zealanders beat the

host nation team in a hard fought

battle 14-12 and went on to lose to

the world number two ranked player

Leif Selby in the triples 24-4 in what

was also a one sided result final.

However, all five male Kiwis’

took out a silver medal after putting

in strong performances in the semi

final against tough opponents on

unpredictable surfaces. Jamie Hill and

dual world champion Gary Lawson

happily gave Hong Kong China the

bronze medal after beating them

22-16.

Within the Women’s ranks,

the Black Jacks fielded a ‘relatively

inexperienced international team’

without the likes of veteran bowlers

Sharon Sims and Jo Edwards

onboard. “It was pleasing to see

the improvement by our fresh new

faces and although disappointed

not to have taken medals, we

were absolutely delighted with the

progress shown by the women’s team

over the two weeks of the event”,

said Black Jacks Coach Edwards.

This event also saw the return

of world ranked number one

singles player, Black Jack Val Smith,

after a long spell out of top level

international bowls. Coach Edwards

explained that although displaying

solid form, it was evident that Smith

lacked recent “real hard match play”.

The Black Jacks will return to

Malaysia in October in preparation

leading into the Commonwealth

Games to be held in New Delhi, India

in 2010.

Black Jacks Final Standings

Semi Finals:

Pairs: Jamie Hill, Gary Lawson

BT Hong Kong China - 22-16.

Triples: Ali Forsyth, Shannon

Mcllroy, Shayne Sincock BT

Malaysia - 14-12.

Final:

Pairs: Australia BT New

Zealand - 21-8.

Australia BT New Zealand -

24-4.

Women:

Pairs:

QF: NZ lost to Australia -

19-13.

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By Sam Morton

Last month Richard Collett, Sue

Wightman, Darren Redway and

Feona Sayles set off to represent New

Zealand in two prestigious events.

World Singles Champion of Champions – Ayr, Scotland

Hyundai National Open Single

Champions Collett and Wightman took

to the super slow greens of Scotland to

compete in the World Singles Champion

of Champions against 23 other nations.

They each played 11 games in section

play of which Collett won three and

Wightman won seven which catapulted

her into a quarter-final berth.

Wightman took on Jersey’s Lindsey

Greechan and her hopes for world

number one were slashed abruptly

losing on the last bowl in the tie-break.

Wightman lost the first set narrowly

7-5 before posting a 10-2 win in the

second. With the score at 1-1, Greechan

robbed the game away by playing a

bomb of a draw to nestle tightly behind

the jack and end the Kiwi’s campaign

for gold.

Collett admits he was disappointed

with his results, but says he has had a

great time and met some great people.

“The tournament was a big learning

curve for me and I feel I can take a

hell of a lot away from the experience.

The style of play required is just so

different. In New Zealand you can back

yourself to draw within one or two

feet of the jack, whereas over there

you have to be charging and look to sit

bowls off,” he said.

Wightman finished in the last

eight overall, and the support from

back home was not slow in coming. A

message board was set up by Adam

Booth to allow Wightman to post

messages and also to give friends

and family a chance to send their

thoughts. “Everyone’s best wishes

and encouragement was absolutely

wonderful. The tournament has been

a once in a lifetime experience and

will be something I won’t ever forget,”

Wightman said.

Asia Merdeka Indoor Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

On the 2 – 5 August, NZCT Singles

Champions Redway and Sayles

competed in the Asia Merdeka Indoor

Championships hosted in Malaysia.

They both put in strong performances

in the singles event and teamed up to

contest the mixed pairs event.

Redway just missed the cut for a

quarter-final feature as he suffered an

upset from one of the strong Malaysian

contingent after starting off on a sound

footing against both Korea and Brunei.

He defeated Korea in a comprehensive

fashion winning straight sets 11-3,

10-2 and then played Brunei winning

the tie-break after losing the second

set on the last bowl. In the last game

Redway matched Malaysia but lost by

a few shots going into the last few

ends. Due to the rest of the Malaysian

contingent’s solid results Redway’s

campaign for gold was cut short.

However, Sayles topped her section

with some decisive victorys to find

herself contesting a spot in the semi-

final against Australian Anne Johns.

Sayles put in a gutsy performance and

came out trumps winning 6-4, 7-7.

Unfortunately she could not continue

the fine form and lost to local hope

Emma Firyina in a one way match.

Sayles took home the bronze which was

a great effort from the Kiwi.

Redway and Sayles then teamed up

in the mixed-pairs event with similar

success winning two out of their three

games and were unlucky not to qualify.

They first played Hong Kong in a game

that played host to an outstanding

comeback from the Kiwis being 8-0

down after four ends and winning 18-

10 after the 16 completed ends.

The second round was a closely-

fought game against Singapore with

Redway and Sayles pinching the win

on their last bowl to win 9-8. The final

round was against the talented Fiji duo

in a game where the winner advanced

to the last eight. The game was tightly

matched right the way through but the

consistency of the world ranked Fijian

lead saw them lose by one shot as the

buzzer sounded.

The World Champion of Champion

singles title went to 19-year-old

bowling phenomenon Kelsey Cottrell

from Australia who was in outstanding

form right throughout the tournament.

Her counterpart Brett Wilkie also took

out the mens title after what was a

shaky start to section play.

MIB in Malaysia!Not only is Feona Sayles an

accomplished bowler and keen outdoor

enthusiast, but she is also the Mates

In Bowls leader at Palmerston North

Bowling Club. Whilst in Malaysia,

Sayles really took on the MIB challenge,

“can you handle the Jandal” and

climbed Mt Kinabalu.

Sayles is pictured near the summit

and at 4095.2m above sea level, Sayles

says that “it was faster going down

than going up!”

KIWIS’ COMPETING OVERSEAS

Pictured from left,

Wightman and Collett,

Redway, Sayles.

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8 B OW L S N E W Z E A L A N D I N CO R P O R AT E D

One Bowls: One Vision has been accepted, what does this mean?The project is the continuation of the strategic direction that was

agreed back in 2003. This strategic direction has been widely

accepted and supported but the delivery process needs to change.

Bowls NZ’s mission is “to deliver an exceptional sporting experience that is enjoyable, entertaining and accessible to all New Zealanders, with a vision of “becoming the best bowling country”.

The new regional centre structure will enable Bowls NZ to

pursue this mission through co-ordinated and consistent delivery

throughout New Zealand of; coach, umpire, greenkeeper,

talent development, youth, and competition services. Mates In

Bowls and other participation initiatives will also be supported.

The regional centres may assist others if requested providing

financial management, administrative support and membership

management services. Bowls NZ is will now work with Auckland

Bowls, Bowls Wellington & Bowls Canterbury to establish a service.

The agreed strategic plan developed in 2003 focused the bowls community on one set of strategic outcomes applicable at every level of the sport. The five key outcomes are:

l Developing Talentl Promoting & Growing the Game at All Levelsl Strengthening the Structure & Providing a “State of the Art”

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The measures of success of the One Bowls One Vision project will be:

l Having clubs that are strong and successfull More people playing bowls more oftenl Creating pathways so people can participate and progress

from club to centre to international levels if they so desirel Leaving a legacy for the sport in order that future generations

continue to enjoy the game of bowls This project could not have progressed without the dedication, commitment and support of those who saw the benefits of “The Way Forward”. We express our sincere thanks to the overwhelming majority who supported change.

A resounding wave of support for One Bowls: One Vision and “The Way Forward”, was signalled at the 14th Annual General Meeting of Bowls New Zealand, held in Auckland on 6 September. The stamp of approval on all of the One Bowls: One Vision constitutional motions means that the realities of One Bowls: One Vision are now able to be finally implemented across the country.

14th Bowls NZ AGM

Outcomes of the

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We would like to warmly welcome and introduce our 3 new members of the Bowls NZ Board; Trevor McComish, Jacki Richardson and Jim Lindsay. John Carter was also reappointed as Chairman of the Board. The invaluable work of our Board is greatly appreciated and the diverse skills, knowledge and experience of our Board is very positive for our sport.

Trevor McComish - Vice President

Trevor McComish has an extensive military background with a long and successful career in the armed forces. During his career, Trevor has been responsible for many high demanding, accountable positions and in the latter part he was almost completely involved in strategic matters. Since retirement, Trevor has become interested and very involved with lawn bowls, starting with a membership at Terawhiti Bowling Club. Since 1995, Trevor has held a variety of administration positions in bowls, at club, centre and national level. Trevor has been his club delegate, club vice and president, as well as winning several club titles. In a Centre capacity, Trevor has been involved in organising Secondary School bowls, a member of the Bowls Wellington Executive, Vice President and Chairman. Trevor’s national responsibilities have included being a member and Chairman of the Region 4 RAC as well as being part of the One Bowls: One Vision Task Force.

Outside of bowls, Trevor is very involved with the Returned Services Association and is the Claims Panelist for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Trevor has the experience and skills necessary to fill the position of Vice President and to accomplish the responsibilities of that position competently. In doing so, Trevor will display his commitment to and passion for our sport and will endeavor to ensure that our sport continues for the benefit of all in the strongest possible position.

Jacki Richardson (Auckland)

Jacki is the current General Manager for the Northern Auckland Kindergarten Association and has held a number of senior management positions. She is confident, forthright and projects strong leadership. Jacki has experience in “not for profit” governance and is the current President of the ADHD Association.

Her academic qualifications include a M Phil (Hons) in Management Studies & Labour Relations, a Diploma in Business, and a B.A. in Sociology with Economics and Psychology. Jackie has also undertaken professional development in courses such as the Executive Programme for non-Profit Leaders (Stanford University) and Performance Measurement for Non-Profits (Harvard University). Jacki is a member of the Institute of Directors and Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management. Jackie cares about the need for youth to be given opportunities to participate in their chosen role.

She has a good understanding of risk and resource management plus a background in sponsorship and fund raising. Jackie is prepared to concentrate on core business and also believes in a collaborative approach.

Jim Lindsay (Wellington)

Jim is currently the Managing Director of Lindsay Consulting Limited which specialises in strategic management and governance – including programme management, strategic change and executive coaching. Jim displays a very positive image and will be an asset to the Board bringing fresh ideas and initiatives to the table.

Jim’s academic qualifications include a M.Phil in Literature, B.Sc. (Hons) in Geography and a Diploma in Teaching. Jim has a number of professional memberships including the NZ Management Institute, Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce, Network of Public Sector Communicators, Public Relations Institute of NZ and Professional Food Writers’ Guild.

He has extensive experience in governance with public and not-for-profit sectors. Jim’s particular field of knowledge is in strategic communications and governance accompanied by a broad range of general commercial skills. However what will be of importance to Bowls NZ, will be Jim’s ability to bring to the Board, a profile in public and government relations. Jim is based in Wellington.

Welcome to our New Board members

Pictured from left, Trevor McComish, Jacki Richardson and Jim Lindsay.

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Dress: Summer bowling attire (whites), Club or School colours, or selected matching team colours. All team members must wear the same matching attire.

Conditions of play: Restricted to Junior Bowlers 1-5 yearsFormat to be a blind draw with each team selecting from unnamed cards showing relevant green and rinks. Players must expect to play four qualifying games on day one.

Playing format: 2 bowl triples, 15 ends or 1 hr 30 min. Open conditions - a kill is a kill, 12 points for a win, 6 points for a draw, 1 point for each shot scored. Qualifiers will be decided on the total points scored. Qualifiers 1 to 16 go through to the Main event on day two. Qualifiers 17 to 32 go through to the Plate event on day two. With the exception of the invited school teams, all teams must be from the same club (i.e. no composite teams)

Day Two: Conditions as for Day One: Players to select from unnamed cards – Teams 1-16 to the Main event; Teams 16 - 32 to the Plate event. In the event of inclement weather, the Tournament Committee reserves the right to change the format of the tournament.

Main Event: 1st $1500-00 plus $500 of prizes and Milford 5000 Cup 2nd $900-00 3rd $450-00 4th $300-00 5th $210-00 6th $150-00 7th $150-00 8th $150-00

Plate Event: 1st $450-00 2nd $300-00 3rd $210-00 4th $150-00 5th $150-00 6th $150-00

Schools: Highest ranked school team: $150-00Note: School teams can only win one prize.

Entries for this competition will open on October 12 and will be restricted to the first 32 valid entries received by the club. Entry fee will be $150 per team and this must be accompanied with the entry form signed and authorised by the Club Secretary. Entries will be accepted in order of receipt. However, in the event of an excess of entries on opening date, the Tournament Organisers, reserve the right to scale back multiple entries from the same club.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided to all team members on each day, as well as nibbles and snacks on the final day during Prize Giving. Entry forms will be made available to all clubs in early September.

Any inquiries in the interim, should be directed to either Graham Dorreen (021 519 400) or Tim Preston (021 345 531)

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One of the key roles of a coach is to help players set

useful goals. In the previous two columns we talked

about the importance of focussing on performance

and process, but when we ask players about their

goals they will usually have outcome goals such as

wanting to win a particular event or be selected for

a particular team. Although outcome goals might

motivate a player to persevere, they are not very

effective in producing improvement.

A really useful way to help a player convert an

outcome goal to process and performance goals is to

ask the GROW questions.

Goal

What is your goal?What do they want to achieve and by when

Reality

What is the current reality?Take time to examine the current reality honestly.

Make sure to include the non bowls issues, like work

and family commitments and get an honest appraisal

of how much time the player is prepared to commit.

What aspects of their game need to improve? Keep

the discussion objective - what is the evidence for

how well/poorly they are playing now. Introduce the

idea of performance measures and goals. Is the goal

realistic or should that be revisited.

Options

What could you do?Once you have an honest assessment of the

current reality the player can begin to suggest

options. What training could they do, when and

how often? How could they measure progress? What

events could they play/not play? What support could

they get from you or others? Get them to list as many

options as they can.

Will

What will you do? Finally choose just 1or two of those options that

they are prepared to fully commit to.

Now you have a sound platform for improvement

with a simple plan and process goals to focus their

effort. The responsibility for meeting those process

goals lies with the player, as do the rewards.

Raising Awareness • Building Responsibility • Building Self Belief

Sharon Sims, National Coaching Coordinator • sharon@bowlsnz.co.nz

COACHING IS THE KEY

IndividualPracticeSingles ChallengeThis drill helps players improve

their singles shot options by

playing a phantom opponent

whose first bowl effectiveness is

exceptional

Basic Challenge:l Play as a singles game – 21

shots up

l At the beginning of each end

place the jack and the mat

where you wish

l Your phantom opponent will

only have two bowls. Place one

a bowls width directly in front

of the jack and the second a

cover 1 mat length behind the

jack

l Your aim on each end is to

change the situation with the

fours bowls you have to play

l Record results of each game

and note your progress in

improving your scoring options

Advanced Challenge:l Place one bowl as a front

toucher with the second one

mat length behind

Sequence of Play

l Players choice to place jack and

mat on each end

Equipment

l Mat

l 8 Bowls

l Jack

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HAvING A CLUB PLAN SECURES FUNDING

FOR ARAWA

CDOCONTACTSREGION 1

Steve Smithsteves@bowlsnz.co.nzMobile 021 966 016

Bowls Far North Bowls Northland Bowls North Harbour Auckland Bowls

REGION 2

Steve Beelsteve@bowlsnz.co.nzMobile 021 966 017

Counties/Manukau Bowls Bowls Waikato Thames Valley Bowls Bay of Plenty Bowls Gisborne/East Coast Bowls Hawkes Bay

REGION 3&4

Paul Cavanaghpaul@bowlsnz.co.nzMobile 021 966 177

Bowls Taranaki Bowls Wanganui Bowls Manawatu Bowls Wairarapa Bowls Wellington Bowls Kapiti Coast

REGION 5

vince Ropervince@bowlsnz.co.nzMobile 021 966 263

Bowls Nelson Bowls Marlborough Bowls Canterbury Bowls Buller Bowls West Coast

REGION 6

Jim Scottjim@bowlsnz.co.nzMobile 021 966 010

Bowls South Canterbury Bowls Dunedin Bowls North Otago South Otago Bowling Centre Central Otago Bowls Bowls Southland.

It today’s economic times it is getting

very difficult to secure sponsorship

funding. Arawa’s Des Baillie was

recently doing the rounds of current

club sponsors to attempt to renew

sponsorship for the upcoming season.

The initial reaction from one of the

long standing sponsors was to say no

to renewing for the coming season

citing many reasons. Des was able to

produce a copy of the clubs strategic

Plan which impressed the business

owner so much that he reversed his

decision not to renew. Des stated

that “because we had a future plan,

the businessman could see what

we are doing, where we are going

and he wanted to be a part of our

future. So having a plan got us some

sponsorship we would have lost.”

Arawa was typical of most

bowling clubs with falling and

ageing membership. A year ago

the club was teetering on the edge,

with membership issues and very

little weekend play for the limited

number of working members in the

club. Members of Arawa recognized

the need to address their problems

and so attended the Bowls NZ Club

Conferences of 2007 and 2008. The

club’s executive then resolved to seek

assistance from Bowls NZ Community

Development Officer (CDO) to

formulate Arawa’s way forward.

A year on with their Club Plan,

the success of Mates In Bowls (MIB)

in its “Events Bowls” programme has

been one of the major stimuli in a

resurrection drive which is stamping

Rotorua’s Arawa Bowling Club as one

of the most forward-thinking clubs in

the country. The Club converted their

unused ladies pavilion and its adjacent

green in to their “Events Bowls

Centre” where MIB and corporate

events would be staged. Suzanne

Meek reports, “We have been hosting

corporate groups and have been

promoting the venue amongst our

sponsors.

“MIB is up and running and has

been highly successful,” Meek said.

This follows a significant success in the

national drive by Bowls New Zealand

to promote Mates In Bowls through

the country – a move which has hugely

boosted “casual bowlers” in many

clubs now operating the concept.

The planning team warn other

clubs who might follow similar policies

to be patient, realising that not

everything will be accomplished in

the first season. “There are challenges

in any change,” Meek said. But her

advice to other clubs is to “involve

Bowls New Zealand, not try to

reinvent the wheel and be patient – it

will happen.”

Arawa has worked closely with

Region 2 CDO, Steve Beel, who

commends the work undertaken.

“The club has a great five year plan

and is currently working on their

initial priorities. Over time all the

issues will be looked at on a case by

case basis and changes will be made if

necessary. This will ensure all “things”

done in the club are modern, relevant

and meets the needs of not only

the current membership but those

of future members and the local

community,” Beel said. “’The Events

Centre’ is brilliant,” Beel says, “I have

spoken to the local Hyundai dealer,

Sean Clark, who has taken his team

and clients on a ‘Bowling Experience”

at Arawa and they have really enjoyed

the game, the club and the facilities

AND will be back next season.”

Arawa Bowling Club’s Alan McCaulay - Finance, Suzanne Meek – past president and Des Baillie Communications and Sponsorship.

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Mates In Bowls is a social summer

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‘new’ people to the sport of bowls.

So far we have seen many New

Zealanders nationwide participate

and enjoy MIB at their local club.

One MIB club is the Otatara

Bowling Club in Invercargill, who ran

their very first 4 week MIB season in

March 2009. Held on a Friday night,

the club attracted local people to play

MIB at their club. Playing ‘two bowls

triples’, casual bowlers really enjoyed

the atmosphere and it gave players a

friendly introduction to the sport.

Rachel Lankshear was part of the

“X-Rayted” lawn bowls team, a group

of collegues who work in a radiology

practice. Her team enjoyed MIB so

much that Rachel spoke to the AGM

of the Bowls Southland of her positive

experience at Otatara. Below is an

excerpt of Rachel’s kind words;

“A fax message came through

to work one afternoon advertising

Plan to be successful. Now, is the time to plan your Mates In Bowls season and take advantage of the benefits provided by being involved. Clubs intending to run an MIB programme after Christmas, need to register by the end of September 09.

CONTACT YOUR COMMUNITY DEvELOPMENT OFFICER (PAGE 14) TO REGISTER AND TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Mates In Bowls. At first the fax went

into the bin, but a few weeks later

the same fax arrived and after seeing

the large orange MIB signs around

the city, curiosity got the better of

me and I looked up the website.

After navigating my way through the

website (www.matesinbowls.co.nz),

I said to the girls, ‘I think that we

should do this’. The photos looked

great and showed that you didn’t

have to be ‘getting on in age’ to

enjoy it’.

Dressed in up in our team skeleton

t-shirts, we nervously took our first

few steps onto the club grounds and

were warmly welcomed by Barry. We

ventured out to the green and after

a bit of coaching by the wonderful

Robin, we were into it and what a

great time we had. I can honestly say

that I have never laughed as much

playing sport, ever!

With a great team, great

company, great sausages on the

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Rachel Lankshear

Barbie and great fellow competitors

(who were equally as keen to dress up

and get into the spirit of things, once

we showed them how!), we think that

MIB is a great concept.

So, basically my workmates and

I had an absolute ball of a time,

playing Mates In Bowls. What

fabulous people they are at the

Otatara Bowling Club – thank you so

much!”

SOCIAL SUMMER LEAGUE

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Commonly you see players walking in

front of you after you have delivered

your bowl and have wondered, ‘can

they really do that?’ The answer is

NO.

When discussing possession of

the rink, it is important to note that

the possession of the rink will belong

to the player or team whose bowl is

being played. After each bowl comes

to rest, the possession of the rink

transfers to the opposing player or

team taking into consideration the

marking of touchers.

So how does that affect you as a

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rink who are not delivering a bowl

should stand at least 1 metre behind

the mat. Once the player has delivered

the bowl and it has come to rest or

been declared dead, the possession of

the rink changes to the opposing team

or player. Under the Laws of the Sport,

players must maintain this 1 metre

clearance that means no one can

walk in front of them after they have

delivered their bowl.

This is also a mark of courtesy and

sportsmanship as well as abiding by

the Laws of the Sport in which every

player can deliver their bowl without

obstruction from people walking in

front of them, of standing next to

them, or annoying or distracting them

in any way while delivering their bowl.

The Umpire can take action in

breaches of this law in the form of

a warning or even declaring the

offenders last bowl dead. If that bowl

has disturbed the head, the opponent

should then choose whether to -

replace the head; leave the head as

altered; or declare the end dead. This

law, unfortunately, is breached on

many occasions throughout games

causing frustration to many.

Approaching this coming season,

remember the Possession of the Rink.

Keith Johnson, Bowls NZ Umpires Committee

FOCUS ON

UMPIRING

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By Maurice Symes (Greenkeeper)

I played at the top level of the sport for 30 years

from 1986 through to 2006. I have played in some 10

different countries and on approximately 20 different

surfaces including artificial and indoor carpets. With the

above mentioned experience I am in a position to offer

a bowlers perspective of what greens personnel need

to prepare for the needs of most bowlers.

Of the greens I have played on throughout the

World, I firmly believe that the greens in Canterbury

Region and greens in Queensland are by far on average

the best in the World. It has been stated by many

International players I have spoken with World wide

that New Zealand greens are the best, mainly due to the

consistency in which the greens are prepared. Greens in

the South Island are in general superior to those of the

North Island due to both climatic and soil conditions.

Starting my bowling career at the Hawera Park

Bowling Club in Taranaki where I spent my first twelve

years.

My next 15 years playing was at the Johnsonville

Bowling Club where for three years I was involved in

greenkeeping and green renovations. The last Eleven

years have been in Canterbury where greenkeeping has

now become part of my life as well as playing, coaching

and administering our great game.

I firmly believe that if greens are prepared with

a general consistency of green cover there would be

no contentious issues with top bowlers. The inability

of being able to finish the bowl to the centre line of

the rink and inconsistent cover that get top players

frustrated. It is for those reasons alone greens become

difficult to play for the person who thinks about line,

speed with each bowl that is played.

To all green keepers I can sympathise with some of

your frustrations as a green keeper. There are as many

green keepers in your club as there are members, so you

will always get the best advice!!

What I have tried to do is give you my personal

thoughts of what TOP BOWLERS WANT FROM A GREEN.

WHAT TOP BOWLERS WANT FROM A GREEN

GREENKEEPERS

In Summary:

1. Top bowlers only ever ask for consistency in the

preparation of greens, the same texture all over

without fast and slow patches caused by heavy

growth in a particular area or by the lack of growth

in other areas of the green.

2. Green speeds of 15 to 18 seconds are the standard

set throughout the country.

3. Runoff into ditches is eliminated each year at

renovation time.

4. Backboards have taper back so that there is no

rebounding of bowls or kitty back onto the green.

5. Ditch composition to be pebbles, sand or grass so

that bowls and kitty does not run away too far

from its entry point.

6. The plinth board is level or just below green to

stop kitty’s lifting out over the top of the ditch and

flying anywhere.

7. Rink set out movement is so that from day to day

you do not get tracking from having to run over

footmarks etc. Maybe changing playing direction

each day would be better than shifting rinks

from between 18” to 3ft and playing in the same

direction daily.

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CENTRE DAYS CENTRE DAYS CENTRE DAYS CENTRE DAYS

Bowls Northland 1 Bowls Bay of Plenty 2Kapiti Coast Bowling Centre

1 Sth Canterbury 2

Far North Bowls 2 Bowls Wairarapa 2 Bowls Nelson 2 Bowls North Otago 1

Auckland Bowls 3 Gisborne East Coast 2 Bowls Marlborough 1 Central Otago Bowls 1

Bowls North Harbour 2 Taranaki Bowls 2 Bowls Wellington 3South Otago Bowling Centre

1

Counties Manukau 2 Bowls Hawkes Bay 2 West Coast/Buller 1 Bowls Dunedin 4

Bowls Waikato 3Wanganui Bowling Centre

2Bowls Canterbury (includes Mid-Canterbury)

5Bowls Southland (One to be dedicated to Eastern Southland)

3

Thames Valley Bowls 2 Bowls Manawatu 2 TOTAl 54

NATIONALSERvICECONTRACTBowls New Zealand and the New

Zealand Sports Turf Institute have

signed a new contract for service

which commenced on 1st July 2009.

The previous terms of contract

which included a biennial visit to

Clubs is unsustainable for both Bowls

New Zealand and the NZ Sports Turf

Institute. A considerable increase in

fees to NZ Sports Turf Institute would

be required to maintain the previous

service which in the current financial

climate is not appropriate.

Discussions have been held

with the Bowls NZ Greenkeeping

Association on what the key priorities

are in service for the future and it is

clear that a combination of Field days

and Cluster meetings are the best way

of keeping people informed.

The new contract has the

following elements –

l NZ Sports Turf Agronomist

representation at field days,

cluster group meetings and North

and south Island Greenkeepers

Seminars

l Complimentary 4 issues of the

NZ Turf Management Journal for

all Bowling Clubs and Bowling

Centres. At least one article per

issue will focus on bowling green

turf management.

l A cash contribution to the

Sports Turf Industry Training

Organisation

l Technical Fact sheets of seasonal

significance mailed out with Bowls

New Zealand publications

The new contract does not

include the following –

l Complimentary advisory visits to

Clubs

l Phone advice or email

communication

l Soil test interpretations

l Funding for research although

this will be looked at again in

2010/2011

l NZ Sports Turf attendance at

Bowls New Zealand or National/

Regional Greenkeeping

Committee Meetings

A list of Field Days allocated per

Centre is attached.

NZ Sports Turf Institute have

made available on a user pays basis

a visit support package and a remote

support package. Details of these are

attached to this circular and Clubs

wishing to avail themselves of these

should follow the contact details on

the form.

The key to making the new

contract work is for there to be an

excellent communication network

between the Centres, Centre

Greenkeeping Associations and the

NZ Sports Turf Agronomists. Attached

is a list of the Agronomists and

their contact details – Centres and

Greenkeeping Associations already

have each others contact details.

The contract states the following

“planning for field days will be the

responsibility of the local Centre,

local Greenkeeping Association and

the NZSTI Agronomist for the Centre

concerned. An Agenda for each Field

day is to be prepared and distributed

in advance to all Clubs within a

Centre.

Finally it makes sense for

neighbouring Centres to invite

each others Clubs to Field days e.g.

Northland and Far North; North

Harbour, Auckland and Counties

Manukau; Waikato, Thames Valley

and Bay of Plenty; Wellington and

Kapiti; Dunedin, South Otago and

Central Otago.

Co-ordination of this in the future

will hopefully become a role for the

Regional Centres.

Appendix 1Training Field days and Seminars (2009-2010)

A key intention is to provide field day/cluster group participation by agronomists with Greenkeepers, Green

Superintendents and administrators as a means of improving skill and knowledge. NZSTI will also provide at least one staff

person to attend a total of four days at the North and South Island Bowls Greenkeepers’ Seminars held annually. Number of

NZSTI Bowls Field Days or Cluster days Scheduled:

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NZSTI / NZSTITO CONTACTS: Agronomic Technical Staff –

Megan Cushnahan B.Appl.sci(Hons), RIPTA. BASIS

DDI: 06 355 7021 Mobile: 027 220 9957Email: mcushnahan@nzsti.org.nz

Brendan Hannan B.Hort

DDI: 06 355 7024 Mobile: 027 442 8046A/H: 06 355 5310 Email: bhannan@nzsti.org.nz

Chris Gribben B.Appl.sc. (Landscape Mgmt.)

DDI: 06 355 7026 Mobile: 027 552 4488

HAMILTON154 Rimu StreetMaeroaHamilton 3283Ph: 07 846 7698 Fax: 07 846 7698

David Ormsby B.Hort.Sc.

Mobile: 027 442 8053 A/H: 03 455 2522Email: davido@nzsti.org.nz

AUCKlAND146 Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061. PO BOX 26714, Epsom, Auckland 1344Ph: 09 529 5064 Fax: 09 529 5046

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – AGRONOMY SERVICESAlex Glasgow B.Hort.Sc(Hons.)

Mobile: 027 496 2486 Email: alexg@nzsti.org.nz

AGRONOMIC TECHNICAL STAFFPeter Munro Trade Cert., Dip. Turf Culture

Mobile: 027 445 8571 Email: pmunro@nzsti.org.nz

Everett Darlington Trade Cert. (Hort. & Golf Turf)

Mobile: 027 232 4545 Email: edarling@nzsti.org.nz

DUNEDIN40 Logan Park Drive, PO BOX 6289, Dunedin 9059Ph/Fax: 03 477 7333

David Howard B.Agr.Sc.

Mobile: 027 446 2875 Email: dhoward@nzsti.org.nz

CHRISTCHURCHC/- Canterbury Cricket Association, 23a Iverson Terrace, Waltham. PO Box 10223, Christchurch.Ph: 03 363 5099 Fax: 03 365 3073

Paul Avison B.Sc. (Hons), GEGAS

Mobile: 027 446 2874 Email: pavison@nzsti.org.nz

SUPPORT PACKAGES FOR BOWLING CLUBS – 20091. Remote Support Package Cost: $275 +GST/year

This package is aimed at those bowling clubs that

regularly phone or email NZSTI to seek clarification or

additional advice to assist them in the management of

their bowling greens. This prepaid package will entitle

participating bowling clubs to:

i. Phone calls during July 2009 – June 2010.

Note: Any reports arising out of the phone/emails

are a chargeable service.

ii. Written interpretation of soil and water analysis.

2. Annual Advisory Support Package Cost: $600 +GST

This package allows your bowling club to continue

receiving the turf advisory service that they have

received from NZ Sports Turf Institute for many years.

The package provides your greenkeeper with the

confidence that they have someone who can provide

them the technical support to allow them to prepare

quality greens for your members. The package provides

all those services that you have traditionally received in

the past, namely:

• PhonecallsduringJuly2009–June2010.

• Writteninterpretationofsoilandwateranalysis.

• Annual visit incl travel (when programmed with other

visits) and report. Continuing with an annual visit

enables club management to discuss and review both:

• Currentchallengesorproblemsthatare

concerning your members or adversely

impacting on playing quality of your greens.

• Maintenancepractises/programmestoassistwith

optimising playing quality and cost effective

maintenance of your greens.

2. Other Support Services

NZSTI continues to offer a range of other services in

2009 – 2010 on a user pays basis:

• EnvironmentalComplianceAssessment

• NutrientManagementPlan

• Greenlevelsurvey

• WorldBowlsaudit

• Diseaseanalysis

• Other

NZSTI ADVISORY SERVICESIf you wish to accept this offer, simply fill in this form and fax/post/email back to your NZSTI Agronomist.

Bowling Club:

We would like to receive an “Annual Advisory Support Package” at a cost of $600.00 (excl GST) during 2009 – 2010.

We would like to receive the “Remote Support Package” at a cost of $275 (excl GST) during 2009 – 2010.

Contact Person: Phone/Email

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MEN WOMEN

PLAYING PROGRAMME

28 December 2009 Pairs Singles

QUALIFYING

29 December 2009 Pairs Pairs

30 December 2009 Singles Pairs

31 December 2009 Pairs Singles

POST SECTION

1 January 2010 Pairs Singles

2 January 2010 Singles Pairs

3 January 2010 Singles Pairs

4 January 2010 Pairs and Singles

Pairs and Singles FINALS

5 January 2010 Fours Fours QUALIFYING

6 January 2010 Fours Fours

7 January 2010 Fours Fours POST SECTION

8 January 2010 Fours Fours

9 January 2010 Fours Fours FINALS

Please remember to refer to the Bowls NZ website www.bowlsnz.co.nz for any updates, results and news stories before, during and after the event.

Good luck and enjoy!

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Henselite are keen supporters of Upshot. The winner of the August prize draw

will receive a great set of Bowls from Henselite*. Visit the Bowls NZ website

and look for the registration link on the homepage. You only need to register

once and you will be into win every month. The winner will feature in next month’s issue. *Special conditions may apply.

CLUB SCENECounties Manukau Rugby had their annual Sponsors Day

at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club on 5 August, playing

Lawn Bowls as their chosen activity.

All Steelers squad members, sponsors and staff

participated in what was to be an exciting, fun and social

afternoon for all involved. Not many participants had

played bowls before, but after some coaching advice by

the Counties Manukau Bowls Youth & Coach Co-ordinator,

Antony Petrie, everyone got the grasp of it and really got

into the game.

As expected, everyone got really competitive but it

gave an opportunity for players, staff and sponsors to

socialise with each other while enjoying taking part in an

afternoon of lawn bowling. Everyone got in there and

had a go with a lot of laughs, mixed with general banter

between the teams meant overall everyone had a very

enjoyable day.

Pictured above: Steelers players, Fritz Lee (left) and Captain

Tasesa Lavea (right) watch as a bowl comes towards them. Below:

Counties Manukau Steelers players, staff and sponsors gather on

the green for a group photo.

WIN!

Email your club news and celebrations to info@bowlsnz.co.nz

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At the 2008 National Club

Conference in Wellington,

a presentation was

made called CASH

COWS & GREENER

GREENS. Part of this

presentation focused

on the concepts of

national brands for

HAVE-A-GO days (free

open days for the locals)

and CHRISTMAS BOWLS

(holding Christmas Staff/

Team Parties at the local

bowling club which includes a

game of bowls).

We would like to launch these

brands this year and provide your club

with marketing and promotional support.

There is no charge to your club. The only criteria

is you use the logo(s). The aim is to get more people

playing bowls , raise our sports’ profile and generate

more cash flow for your club! If your club is interested

in participating, in this pilot phase, please download the

form from www.bowlsnz.co.nz and send it back to Bowls

NZ.

If we can get this going on a national basis across the

country we have the opportunity to raise the profile of

bowls with maximum impact. Depending on the number

of clubs that participate there is also the possibility to

undertake some national marketing and promotional

activity. We look forward to working with you!

A

AT

Purpose of HAVE-A-GOTo introduce your

local community to your

bowling club and to

the sport of bowls.

We all know things

have changed. Time is

precious and for that

reason we can’t expect

a quantum leap from a

person trialing bowls to

becoming a member!

Key Aim of the Day:

Give them a great time, get

their contact details and invite

them back to your club to play in

MIB or book a Christmas Party or to

invest in a membership or . . . . . what does

your club offer, what options do you have for people

to play bowls at your club and to generate extra cash flow?

To start off we will provide your club the following:

l One 1200 x 800 Sign

l A promotional email template

l An A5 flyer template

l A logo (which can be downloaded off the Bowls NZ

website: www.bowlsnz.co.nz)

l Handy Hints & Tips for A Successful Day

If you can’t do the 11 October this year, that’s ok.

You can still run a HAVE-A-GO day and we will provide you

with the above – just download the form from

www.bowlsnz.co.nz and let us know.

Purpose of CHRISTMAS BOWLS To generate cash-flow for your clubs and introduce new

people to the sport of bowls.

Key Aim: Give them a great time, get their contact

details and invite them back to your club to play in MIB or

book another function or . . . . . what does your club offer,

what options do you have for people to play bowls at your

club and to generate extra cash flow?

To start off we will provide your club the following:

l One 1200 x 800 Sign

l A promotional email template

l An A4 flyer template

l A logo (which can be downloaded off the Bowls NZ

website: www.bowlsnz.co.nz)

l Handy Hints & Tips for A Successful Function

l Website listing

To participate, download the club registration form from www.bowlsnz.co.nz (look for the Have A Go and Christmas Bowls logos) OR contact your Bowls NZ CDO (p.14).

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