Welcome to the new Gold Approach e-newsletter
This is the first Gold Approach e-newsletter! As part of your Junior Gold membership benefits, you receive the Gold Approach newsletter in your e-mail inbox during the first week of each month. Send an e-mail to alyssa.klopatek@bowl.com and tell us if you like – or don’t like – what you see in the Gold Approach.
In this Gold Approach:
USBC Convention in Kansas City features Junior Gold qualifier
Make plans now to move and shake with top USBC decision-makers and volunteers at the annual USBC Convention, held in Kansas City, Mo., May 6-10. The 2008 USBC Convention features workshops, exhibits, voting sessions and social events for USBC adult and youth members.
Junior Gold members also can register for a Junior Gold qualifier tournament to be held on May 10 in conjunction with the convention. Bowlers who qualify to advance to the national 2008 Junior Gold Championships in Detroit will face off with more than 1,500 of the best youth bowlers in the nation.
Last year nearly 50 bowlers from as far away as Montana competed in the inaugural convention tournament in Nashville, Tenn., and eight advanced to the national Junior Gold Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. More are expected for this year’s convention qualifier – finalize your travel plans early and register now!
Go digital – get certified as a USBC Level I coach online
Become a USBC certified coach without leaving your room! Kids ages 13 and up can now take the Level I coaching class online.
USBC Coaching created text and video for the course, which takes about three to five hours to complete. The course lets students go at their own pace, stopping and starting at any point. At the end of each section, students must pass a quiz before moving on.
Since on-lane instruction is impossible for an online course, student should practice the class drills on their own to develop a “coach’s eye.”
Create an account on bowl.com and register for the $60 online Level I course. After you pass the course, you can print out your completion certificate right away and are eligible to join the Coaches Association.
Seek out Sport Bowling opportunities
As a Junior Gold member, you automatically receive a free Sport Bowling membership upgrade. Sport Bowling leagues and tournaments are conducted on tougher lane conditions that force bowlers to rely on accuracy, spare shooting and consistency.
All qualifying events for the 2009 Junior Gold Championships will be required to comply with Sport Bowling conditions. You’ve got the Sport Bowling membership already – take advantage of it!
Preparation is the key to Sport Bowling success. Seek out Sport Bowling leagues and tournaments throughout the season to learn the differences in the way your game looks and feels on various lane conditions.
Athletes who succeed in Sport Bowling know they’ve got the skills to compete at very high levels. Know how to adjust quickly to changing lane conditions so you’re not surprised by your ball reaction when Sport Bowling. It could mean the difference between success and second place.
Tune to ESPN in October for pro bowling action
October is a great time to be a bowling lover with a television – two exciting USBC events air this month on ESPN: the U.S. Women’s Open and the USBC Masters.
Tune in on Oct. 7 for the last semifinal match of the U.S. Women’s Open and on Oct. 14 for the live finals to see which elite women bowler made it to the top of the tourney.
Watch ESPN on Oct. 28 for the USBC Masters, pro bowling’s pinnacle event. Four bowling lanes will be specially constructed for the live match at Milwaukee’s Miller Park.
Qualifier Events
CA - Yuba City
10/27/2007 - 10/28/2007
Yuba Sutter Youth Fall Invitational
Rita Buttacavoli, r.buttacavoli@comcast.net
CA – Visalia
10/13/2007 - 10/14/2007
California Youth State Scratch Tournament
Diddy Watts, diddyshops@yahoo.com, www.calUSBC.com
CT – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
FL – Clearwater
8/29/2007 - 12/19/2007
Countryside Junior Gold
Kent Fecke, kfecke1@yahoo.com
FL – Various
Through 5/15/2008
Florida Youth Scratch Bowlers Scholarship Tour
Mary Loschetter, maree49@aol.com
FL – Tampa
Through 5/15/2008
Pin Chasers Veterans’ Junior Gold Qualifier
Paul Mersch
paul101754@hotmail.com
FL – Jacksonville
5/3/2008
Jacksonville Junior Bowling Tour
Kathleen Petersen, kathypetersen@bellsouth.net
GA – Cleveland
Through 4/13/2008
Georgia Youth Bowlers Tour
Chris Wunch, cwunch@scovill.com, www.georgiaybt.com
IA – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tournament
Eric Littig, littig1@mchsi.com
IL – Various cities
Through 2/10/2008
Illinois State Youth Scholarship Tour
Patti Mauerman, eeyore1@dishmail.com, www.isyl.org
IL – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Greater Iowa Scholarship Bowling Tournament
Eric Littig, littig1@mchsi.com
IL - Rolling Meadows
Through 5/15/2008
Illinois Scholarship Bowling Club
Brenda Caruso, isbcinfo@aol.com
KS/MO – Various
Through 5/4/2008
Kansas City Open
Lee Miller, lee.miler11@sbcglobal.net
MA – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
MI – Redford
10/27/2007
MDUSBC 2007 Junior Masters Tournament
Mark Martin, mark.martin@mdusbc.com
MI – Various
Through 5/10/2008
Alro Steel - Michigan Junior Masters
Jerome Tarabek, jtar2830@yahoo.com, www.mjma.net
MN - St. Cloud
Through 11/4/2007
Central Minnesota Junior Traveling Tournament
David Bischoff, granitbowl@aol.com
NH – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
NJ – Hopelawn
12/2/2007 - 12/9/2007
Junior Gold Qualifier at 44th N.J. State Youth
Jeffrey Frye, fryebowling@fryebowling.com
NV - Las Vegas
12/25/2007 - 12/27/2007
Wipe Out
Bobby McVey & Bobbi McVey Hovan, rmcvey@coastcasinos.net
NV - Las Vegas
Through 4/20/2008
Southern Nevada Junior Gold Travel Tournament
Charles McCloskey, cmaczero@cox.net
NY – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
VA – Various cities
Through 5/3/2008
David Dahms Greater Virginia Junior Gold
Rick Ketchie, rketchiejr@aol.com
VA – Hampton
Through 5/4/2008
Sparetimes Junior Gold Tournament
Anne Ray, anneray@cox.net
VT – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
RI – Various cities
Through 5/11/2008
Northeast Junior Scratch Tour
Kathi McCaw, kathimccaw@gmail.com
WI – Various cities
Through 5/18/2008
Junior Bowlers Scholarship Tour
Chris Tuskowski, ctuskowski@sbcglobal.net, www.jbst.org
WV – Huntington
12/2/2007
USBC Junior Gold
Marshall Tolbert, b.tolbert@comcast.net |
