SA BVI Tenpin Bowling Club
Overview
Tenpin Bowling is very popular among the blind. It is played in more than twenty countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. It is a game of recreation which can be enjoyed by the blind and the sighted on an equal basis. Also, it involves stimulating but not strenuous physical activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Further, the mere process of bowling engenders self confidence which usually manifests itself.
Blind bowlers can bowl in any bowling Centre, the same as sighted bowlers, except most totally blind bowlers need sighted guidance or use a guide rail to help them in their deliveries.
Sighted Guidance
When sighted guidance is being used, blind bowlers are aligned on the approach by sighted assistants before their deliveries. The bowlers would normally be aligned on a spot which they wish to execute their deliveries. Such a reference point may be a certain board on the approach.
Guide Rail
The guide rails used are made of either wood or light-weight tubular medal and can be assembled, disassembled and stored away very easily. They are held in place on the bowling approach by the weight of bowling balls and can be used in any bowling centre without damaging the lanes or interfering in any way with the operation of the centre’s automatic bowling equipment.
The rails are placed along side the bowling approach and they extend back from the foul line. A bowler who needs the assistance of a guide rail usually slides one hand along its smooth surface while delivering the ball with the other hand. The starting position of the bowler in relation to the guide rail should be carefully noted.
The bowler can determine whether the ball is being released in the centre of the lane or near one edge. The rail is positioned to run straight along the first board outside the width of the lane. Of course, bowlers are free to use the bowling technique that they prefer.
A sighted assistant usually is needed to tell a blind bowler which pins have been knocked down or how the remaining pins were missed. These assistants identify the pins either knocked down or left standing by calling the numbered locations of the pins and this information tells a blind bowler where to roll the next ball or how to modify the delivery of the ball the next time to bowl.
Club Report
21 July 2009
It is with deepest regret that on 15 July 2009 Larry Kent passed away.
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Susan Earles and Des Warner participated in the Championships held over in Sunchine, Victoria but did not win any medals, but they have been selected for the Training Squad for the Australian Team which in six months will go to a Training Camp in Victoria to prepare for Western Australia next year where they hope to be selected for the Worlds in 2011
With only a few competitors in the Club, BVI specific events are not viable financially or logistically. The South Australian Disabled Tenpin Bowling Tournament Committee runs multi-disabled events in which our members can participate.
The dates of events have been listed on the web site Calendar of Events, and for further information please contact Carol Hatton, Secretary SADTBTC on 8381 3622, e-mail acdhatton@bigpond.com
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As from this date the new National Body for Blind/Vision Impaired Tenpin
Bowling has been established as Blind and Vision Impaired Tenpin Bowling
(Aust) which came into effect as from September and has now commenced
operations under the constitution attached.
This body was accepted as an affiliated member of ABSF by the directors to
look after Blind/Vision Impaired Tenpin Bowling at the Annual General
meeting of ABSF recently.
Our sport is no longer a direct sub committee and therefore all past
delegates positions become null and void. As a result the Tenpin
Committee has the right to vote with it's appointed delegates at any meeting not
including the executive meetings of the Australian Blind Sports Federation.
The current appointed committee is as follows:
1. Chairperson: Hazel Hockley ( Victoria)
2. Secretary: Tony Morris ( NSW)
3. Treasurer: Susan Earles.
4. State Delegates Matthew Artis (ACT)
5. Desmond Warner (South Aust)
6. Gail Underwood (Western Aust)
7. Kelli Chilton (Queensland)
Other states will be included as they are set up.
All members are advised that on and from this date all matters pertaining
to Tenpin Bowling are to be addressed to the secretary at P.O. Box 308
Macarthur Square Shopping Centre LPO NSW 2560. Not to ABSF Office or any executive members of ABSF.
All States will be required to select delegates annually as from 2008.
Memberships fees will be decided by the National Body and notified in due
course.
All classifications cards will be kept by the national body in a secure
place and States will be given a photocopy of all current cards. Any new
classifications will have to be forwarded to the Secretary within 21 days
of issue. All states will need to hold a special general meeting to decide
if their state body will be affiliated to the national body.
Please be aware that if states do not affiliate they may jeopardize the
bowlers ability to participate in National and International events in the
future.
Could all delegates please make their bowlers aware of the current
structure for Blind and Vision Impaired Tenpin Bowling.
Tony Morris
Secretary.
ABSF STATE ASSOCIATIONS’ CONTACTS(As at 1/1/07)
ASSOCIATION | CONTACT | PHONE/ EMAIL |
| ACTSPORT | Disability Sports Co- Ordinator100 Maitland St.,HACKETT ACT 2602 | WORK: 02 6257 9977Email: |
| Blind Sporting Association of New South Wales | Dr Patricia Downie OAM SSStJ Secretary46 Rippon AvenueDUNDAS NSW 2117 | HOME: 02 9638 7075FAX: 02 9638 7075Email: |
| Disabled Sports Associations (NT) | Ms Jan PalazziExecutive OfficerPO Box 40194 CASUARINA NT 0811 | WORK: 08 8985 5022FAX: 08 8985 5033Email: dsant@arafura.net.au |
| Qld Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association | Service Manager60 Edmondstone RdBOWEN HILLS QLD 4006 | WORK: 07 3253 3333FAX: 07 3253 3322 |
| Association of South Australia Blind Sporting Clubs | Mr Ray McKayAdministrator37 Warramunga StGREENACRES SA 5086 | HOME: 08 8265 0891FAX: 08 8265 0116Email: rmckay@senet.com.au |
| Blind Sports Victoria | Mrs Joan MunroAdministrator454 Glenferrie Rd.,KOOYONG VIC 3144 | WORK: 03 9822 8876FAX: 03 9511 4099Email: bldsport@dezzanet.net.au |
| Association for the Blind WA (Inc) | Ms Marina ReManager, Independent Living Services 16 Sunbury RoadVICTORIA PARK WA 6100Postal Address-PO Box 101 VICTORIA PARK WA 6979 | WORK: 08 9311 8221FAX: 08 9361 8696Email: marinar@abwa.asn.au Website: www.abwa.asn.au |