Youth Bowling School - 5 Pin

Our 6th Annual Youth Bowling School is now history.  The 2007 edition was the most popular yet, the 56 available spots in the school were completely sold out five months prior to the date of the school!  For the second year in a row the school was held in Vernon at Lincoln Lanes.  A huge thank you goes out to Gord Wiffen and Sandi Soroka along with all their staff on the wonderful job of hosting the school.  Besides making all the breakfasts, lunches and dinners for the students and instructors.  Great job Lincoln Lanes!

For every 4 students we require an instructor.  This means 14 instructors are needed for a class of 56 students.  We also need 4 pros.  Three days away from their families to travel to Vernon to teach bowling, in the middle of summer!  Fortunately we have a great group of very dedicated coaches in our province who are more than willing to help out when asked.

Our Provincial YBC thanks the following very special people for volunteering their time and making this year's school possible:  Dave Bissoondatt, Dick Borgenstrom, Wendy Boudot, Kim Chadwick, Viki DuMont, Debbie Ealey, Larry Johnson, Shelley Kupryk, Gene Latray, Laddie MacKinnon, Terry McPhee, James Montgomery, Rob Patterson, Larry Richet, Gord Stewart, Shelly Stoushnow, Sandy Waage and Kim Williams.

Speaking of very special people, Mr. Tom Paterson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - anyone who has been part of Bowling School knows what a fantastic job Tom does of operating the school each year.  On behalf of all of us in BC - Thank you Tom!

Instructors 2007

Participants 2007

Age:
12 to 17 years of age as of December 31, 2007.  Graduating YBC seniors will be allowed to participate in the school if there is room.  We will still accept the application by these individuals, however, they will be placed on a waiting list.

Date:
Friday, July 18, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Location:
Scottsdale Lanes, 12033 - 84th Avenue, Surrey

Cost:
$250.00 per person - Cost includes hotel accommodation 
(4 students per hotel room), breakfast, lunch, dinner and books.  It is the responsibility of each individual to get to Surrey.  All accommodations will be booked and paid for by the Youth Bowling Canada - BC.  All students must stay at the hotel for the entire school.  Please make cheque or money order our to Bowl BC.

The school is limited to the first 56 youth bowlers and all money must be received by the Youth Bowling Canada - BC no later than April 1, 2008.

Payment is to be made by cheque or money order made payable to Bowl BC.

click here to download the application form

Get Involved - You will Like the Experience
Nobody does it better!  Taking part in a Technique Bowling Clinic provides results and gives you the knowledge to independently push yourself to improve more.

Each Clinic Includes
* Individual instruction
* Video tape analysis of approach and delivery
* Reading materials specifically developed to enhance your
   experience and expand your horizons
* Classroom sessions tailed to your specific needs
* Self assessment
* Strategies for instruction and competitive readiness

On Lane Experience
The on lane experience provides maximum repetition to build new and reinforce existing skills.  A maximum of four persons per lane is the standard, with instruction individualized through an initial two-hour session shared by no more than eight people.

During the initial on lane component bowlers receive instruction, videotape analysis, an introduction to the seven keys to an efficient and effective approach and deliver and self-assessment strategies for your approach and delivery.

The Classroom
Classroom sessions provide an ideal setting to reinforce or introduce new concepts. Each classroom session is an interactive experience that makes use of role-play, video, discussion, lecture and question and answer opportunities.

Classroom session can include:  Goal Setting, Practice, Psychology of Competition, Ethics & Sport, Lane Adjusting, R.I.C.E. (relaxation, imagery, concentration, execution) and Coaching.