Association of Blind Indoor Bowlers Inc.
Overview
Rules and Overview
Indoor bowls is played on a felt mat, twenty two feet long by six feet wide. There is a square marked on each end of the mat in the centre. It is about two feet square. This is where the bowler delivers their bowl from.The game is played a little like lawn bowls and teams can be comprised of four players, three players, pairs or of course we also play singles. We play the game pretty much the same as the sighted would. The only difference is, we are allowed to have a sighted helper, or as we call them, guide, that shows us the green with a white paddle or for the totally blind, they stand beside them and tell them where the jack is and where from the box to deliver the bowl from.
With the guides help, we are also able to go out and play against the sighted in their clubs with matches played regularly throughout the year.For people interested the Blinds Sports SA meet at the Royal Society for the Blind at Gilles Plains.
For more information contact Susan Earles susanbowls@internode.on.net
Club Report
The Monday Indoor Bias bowlers held their AGM on Monday 20 April 2009 and the committee is as follows:- Des Warner- President, Susan Earles Secretary, Sally Dashwood - Treasurer and Susan Earles - Club delegate.
............................................................................................... Congratulatioins to the Bowlers who came back from Port Pirie armed with the Mark Hanlon Trophy which they competed for earlier in September 2008. From all accounts it was a very close match.