PHILOSOPHY

-TEACH BY EXAMPLE

“INSTRUCTING OR COACHING IS A SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY”
“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS VALUE-FREE COACHING”

-PROPER BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR SPORT. WITHOUT THEM, "ITS JUST A GAME."

-AWARENESS IS A MAJOR KEY TO IMPROVING YOUR SKILL LEVEL. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 

TAKING YOUR BEST QUALITIES AND CAPITALIZING ON YOUR STRENGTHS WILL CREATE CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY, WHICH IN TURN WILL HELP TO CONTROL, AND STRENGTHEN YOUR WEAKNESSES.  

USING BASICS SKILLS, AWARNESS AND AN OPEN MIND WILL HELP TO CREATE A FIRM FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR LASTING IMPROVEMENT. 

ROUTINE: PRODUCES CONTINUITY AND CONSISTANCY.  

STRETCHING AND WEIGHT TRAINING IS MAINLY USED FOR INJURY MANAGEMENT. (SEE EXERCISES BELOW)

ABDOMINALS, WRIST/FINGERS/FORARMS, LEGS (KNEES), SHOULDERS/NECK, ELBOWS.

A HEALTHY PLAYER REDUCES THE RISK OF INJURY. IT ALSO CREATES VERSATILITY AND CONTROL.

A HEALTHIER PLAYER CAN ALSO WITHSTAND A GREATER STRESS LEVEL AND IS MORE CONDITIONED FOR LONGER MORE EFFECTIVE PLAY.  

“THERE IS NO SIZE OR AGE LIMITATIONS IN BOWLING”.

LANE ASESSMENT: BEFORE YOU THROW A BALL, FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE SURROUNDINGS

EXAMPLES: APPROACH SYNTHETIC OR WOOD (TACKY-SLIPPERY), LANE SURFACE, BALL RETURN, PINS, DOTS ON THE APPROACH AND ON THE LANE, LIGHTING VISABILITY.  

1. HAVING THE RIGHT MENTAL POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
2. PRACTICING TECHNIQUES CREATES MUSCLE MEMORY.
3. FOCUSING ON THE TASK - A GOOD FINISH POSITION AND WATCHING YOUR TARGET.
4. TRUST YOURSELF.
5. LET IT HAPPEN. 

WHEN THROWING YOUR FIRST BALL IN PRACTICE, REFRAIN FROM USING A FULL APPROACH.

EX: RELAX, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND FROM YOUR NORMAL POSITION ON THE LANE. WALK TO THE FOUL LINE AND TAKING A SLOW MOTION APPROACH WITH YOUR NORMAL KNEE BEND AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

THIS CREATES PROPER TECHNIQUE AND CORRECT MUSCLE MEMORY THAT WILL START YOU OFF PROPERLY.

IF YOU JUST THROW THE BALL USING YOUR FULL STRENGTH AND APPROACH WITHOUT WARMING-UP GRADUALLY, YOU WILL CREATE POOR MUSCLE MEMORY AND POSSIBLY INJURE YOURSELF.  

STANCE:
POSTURE – ATHLETIC POSE (BEAR POSITION) 
BALANCE – DIRECTION OF SWING, COUNTER ARM POSITION, SHOULDERS AND HIPS FEET POSITION – TOGETHER OR APART, STRAIGHT OR SHIFTED AND DIRECTION HEAD AND SHOULDER POSITION 
BALL POSITION –
HIGH- MORE OF A FULL SWING GENERATING MORE VELOCITY AND ROTATION
MEDIUM - MORE VERSITILE
LOW – QUICKER TEMPO = SHORTER ARM SWING AND QUICKER RELEASE

APPROACH: DISTANCE FROM THE FOUL LINE. 
STEPS – 3, 4, 5, 6,
TEMPO/ RYTHEM – QUICK OR SLOW 
PUSH-OFF FOOT– LEANING BACK SLIGHTLY ON YOUR HEALS, WILL KEEP YOUR PACE CONTROLLED AND STEADY.
HEAL/ TOE FIRST STEP OR A SHUFFLE STEP 
BALL PUSH AWAY – DEPENDS ON PLAYERS STRENGHT, HEIGHT AND SIZE BUT ALWAYS OUT AND FORWARD TOWARD YOUR TARGET! 
KNEE BEND – SLIGHT BEND WILL RELAX MUSCLES IN THE LEGS AND BACK GIVING THE PLAYER STRONGER RELEASE POINT AND OVERALL BALANCE AT THE LINE. 
CONCENTRATION ON TARGET – A STEADY HEAD POSITION AND THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRST STEP WILL CREATE BALANCE AND ACCURACY.