Bulletin Board Say ‘YES’ to Youth
LEADERS OF the nation’s largest bowling manufacturers are partnering with USBC, the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America and The Bowling Foundation to start the new Youth Education Services (YES) Fund. The groups are pouring in more than
$250,000 to develop programs to strengthen all aspects of youth bowling. Founding part- ners Brunswick, Columbia 300, Ebonite, 900 Global, Hammer, QubicaAMF, Roto Grip, Storm and Track provided key support to launch the YES Fund. “This project demonstrates the high level
of commitment proprietors and manu- facturers have toward growing bowling as
a sport,” USBC Executive Director Stu Upson said. The YES Fund made its
first direct step in support of the YES mission to promote youth bowl- ing with the announcement of a program designed to create and preserve high school bowling programs. The YES Fund on the High School Grant
Program will provide $2,500 to four high school programs annually. The high school teams must show financial need because of budget cuts or other changes, or may request funding to start a new program. “High school bowling has shown
rapid growth in the last decade, but many
school funded sports programs are facing cuts right now,” BPAA Director of Youth Chad Murphy, who oversees YES fund programs, said. “Thankfully, the
YES Fund and partners have stepped up to make a grant program possible and now the bowling industry can help keep this key age group on the lanes.” To kick off the High School Grant
Program, the YES Fund will award $2,500 to Middlesex High School in Middlesex, N.J., to help that 19-year-old bowling program continue in 2010-11. The Middlesex High School team learned in June that because of economic constraints the program was going to be cut.
‘Mike
and Molly’ Bowl Over
Audiences! The hot new CBS comedy “Mike and Molly” follows the dat- ing adventures of Mike Biggs, a police officer who wants to shed some pounds, and Molly Flynn, a fourth- grade teacher want- ing to embrace her curves, who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group and become an unlikely pair. The best part of the show? Mike and Molly’s dates are frequently at their local bowling center in Chicago!
10 USBOWLER WINTER 2010-11
Let’s Go
to the Tape
THE NFL uses it all the time. The NBA and NHL have it for certain situations. Even Major League Baseball has gotten in on the act. Now, pro bowling is mak-
ing use of instant replay for the first time in history. While instant replay is
rarely need in bowling, there are times when it could come in handy, especially when it comes to foul line infractions or pinfall (where a pinsetter may touch a falling pin. “Use of instant replay is an
issue with all major sports in this age of technology,” said PBA Vice President and Tour Director Kirk von Krueger. “Our concern is simply to be accurate with judgment calls. Until now, we have not had a formal policy on whether instant replay can or should be used. Now we have a rule that governs the issue.”
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37