USA Bowling Coaching has contracted some of the best coaching talent in the industry to teach these courses. Our national instructors are recognized not only in the United States but all over the world. Their experience ranges from years of experience coaching professionals to lessons they give daily in their home centers. Some of the talent assembled here also write on a regular basis in and around the industry, but all have one common thread – they are involved in growing our sport by teaching it. To learn more about our national instructors, please click on the links below.

Baker is a USBC Silver coach and has 16 years of coaching experience, teaching everyone from youth to professionals, and now has been coaching full time for two years. Currently the house pro at both Fountain Bowl (Fountain Valley, CA) and Cal Bowl (Lakewood, CA), he is the founder and director of Camp Bakes and Camp Director for Dream Camp. As a touring professional, he won four national titles and was the 1985 George Young High Average Award winner.

Boomershine is a USBC Silver coach who has been a part of the Bowlers Journal International Top 100 Coaches since 2007. He has been an executive for ball manufacturers Storm and Roto-Grip since 2002, and was a pro shop operator for 14 years until 2000. In his current position as Vice President of Sales/Marketing for Storm, he also serves on the Storm coaching staff, conducting clinics worldwide.

Gaines is a USBC Silver coach with nearly three decades of pro shop experience. On the lanes, he has won three USBC Open Championships titles and is a seven-time medalist for Team USA. He was the 1997 U.S. Amateur Champion and the 1998 BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year. As a PBA member, he has won three PBA Regional titles. Since 2002, he has been employed as a district sales manager with Ebonite International.

Lizzi is a USBC Silver coach with 20 years of experience as a professional bowler. During that time, he has won 26 regional titles and one national title, the Brunswick World Open. Now the owner of Star Lanes in Sandusky, Ohio, Lizzi has been coaching for more than 10 years.

Minshew is a USBC Gold coach, a two-time USOC Bowling Coach of the Year, and chairs the BPAA Coaching Committee. She has her own coaching company, Strikeability LLC, and has been teaching bowling full time since 1994.

Monce is the youngest USBC Gold coach in the world and currently serves as a district sales manager for Ebonite International. He's the holder of two patents in the bowling industry – for the use of foot pressure and grip pressure in bowling. Previously, he was a coaching specialist for USBC and director of sales/marketing for Track, Inc. As a bowler, he was a member of the 1996 collegiate national champions at Nebraska.

Spigner is a USBC Gold coach and has been a prominent coach at camps and schools throughout the country for more than three decades. He earned three PBA titles during 13 years on the national tour, and also finished second in two majors. At the Open Championships, he has 12 career top-10 finishes, including one title. His performance on the lanes earned him a spot in the USBC Hall of Fame in 2001.

Steelsmith is a USBC Silver coach and is the head teaching professional for JOMA Bowling Company. During his 20-year professional career, he won two of bowling's major championships, the 1988 USBC Masters and 1997 PBA World Championship. He also is a five-time medalist for Team USA and two-time champion at the USBC Open Championships.

Sturm is a USBC Silver coach and has been active in the bowling industry in many capacities for more than three decades. A former USBC and BPAA president, he is the lead instructor for the Graduate Institute of Professional Bowling Instruction since 1986 and developed the Coach It Up program for BPAA. He also currently serves as a member of the Brunswick teaching staff. After a 13-year absence, he has recently rejoined the PBA and has three PBA regional titles to his credit.

Warren is a USBC Gold coach and and has been at the Kegel Training and Tournament Center since 2006, where he serves as Vice President. In 2009, he was voted IBPSIA President for two-year term while also serving on the WTBA Technical Board. His coaching career dates back to 1993 and his days as a tour representative for AMF. As a bowler, he spent five years on the national tour, earning two titles.

Yokobosky is a USBC Gold coach and spent a decade as a coach for Team USA until 2009. He has been a PBA member since 1986 and is a former touring professional. Now the owner and operator of Pro Image Bowling (two pro shop locations), he also helps direct Borden/Yokobosky Bowling Camps with former Team USA head coach Fred Borden.

USA Bowling Coaching has contracted some of the best coaching talent from local areas around the country. Their coaching experience includes all skill levels and ages. In this group, you'll find collegiate coaches, pro shop operators, Team USA players, as well as current and former PBA members.

These regional instructors will lead many of the seminars throughout the nation. If you are interested in becoming a regional instructor, email usacoaching@ibcyouth.com.

Names of regional instructors:

Director of Coaching Certification and Development
carolyn.dorinballard@bowl.com

Coaching Specialist
stephen.padilla@bowl.com

Coaching Specialist
teresa.ross@bowl.com

USA Bowling Coaching Coordinator
usacoaching@ibcyouth.com

• Current youth coaches
• New volunteer coaches
• Parents wanting to spend more time with their kids
• BPAA center employees
• USBC state/local association leaders
• Pro shop staff

• Learn how to communicate with today's kids and parents
• Learn how to teach the fundamentals of the game to anyone
• Life skills
• Physical fitness
• Nutrition
• Physical game
• Gaining confidence to teach bowling
• No cost to the attendees

To request information about how you can schedule a seminar in your center, email usacoaching@ibcyouth.com.

Remaining seminars with availability include: