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INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY, MAY 15


2 P.M. (ET) ON ESPN2


“There’s no doubt that improvements in coaching and training have changed the game in recent years.” — Fresno State Coach Chris Preble


GEERING UP Fresno State All- American Greg Geering (above) credits college bowling with elevating his game.


OLD SCHOOL: Click on the video above for a look back at the 1987 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, which pitted West Texas State, led by Carolyn Dorin, and San Jose State, anchored by Kim Terrell.


changed the game in recent years,” said Preble, who was an assistant to the late, great Glenn Carlson before taking over the Fresno State program. “Before, the college game was all execution. The emphasis was on the physical game. Today, we spend more time on ball core, surface changes, oil patterns, etc.” “Education has been the key,” add-


ed Brummell. “There is better coach- ing at the high school level today, and that’s had a big impact. Our program used to be girls throwing balls, but not really bowlers. The girls come to school now with better awareness of


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all aspects of the sport.” Brummell also pointed to the new


International Training and Research Center at the International Bowl- ing Campus in Arlington, Texas, as a driving force in further developing the game. “I’ve taken the team down to the


ITRC,” Brummell said, “and it’s as important to us coaches as it is to the players. As a coach it teaches me what kinds of things I need to look for in my athletes’ games. Things like the CATS system and ball speed analysis. These are things I don’t have at my disposal on a regular basis.”


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