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Myth Busting 4

Why High Performance in Bowls? 5

Jan Khan Crowned Women’s Singles Champion of Champions 6

New Zealand Youth Set the Stage for a Bright Future 7

Squad6 8

Jim Scott – Living Bowls Legend 9

Coaching is the Key: The Hammer or the Nail 13

ClubScene 15

Player Profile: Chris Le Lievre 17

Focus on Umpiring: Movement of the Jack 18

A Moment in Bowls History: The First Ever Nationals 19

The Skoglunds: A Legendary NZ Bowls Family 21

The Power of Nationals 23

Financial Planning Cuts Subs 25-27

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Key Fact: Since the 1990 Common-

wealth Games the Black Jacks have won

14 medals. 10 of these medals were won

by the Women’s Team – 2 Golds, 3 Silvers,

and 5 Bronzes. The Men’s Team has won

4 Bronze medals, the last of which was in

2002. Most of these medals came in the

times when bronze medals were awarded

to both third and fourth placed individuals,

whereas under the current format 3rd and

4th have to play off for the bronze medal

making attaining a bronze significantly

more difficult now than it has ever been

before.

Key Fact: This month’s myth is

paraphrased from a quote in the Dominion

Post. However the narrow view of who

and what bowls is from many within our

sport highlights an undervaluation of

some of the true power houses of our

sport in recent times. In the article three

modern day male stars were highlighted

as examples for up and coming bowlers to

emulate, yet our most successful modern

day female bowlers were ignored, such

as gold medalists like Sharon Sims and Jo

Edwards, and silver medalist Val Smith.

Key Fact: Many male bowlers have

been successful in the past but in recent

times the facts show that the New Zealand

Commonwealth Games success has been

carried, not by the men’s team, but by

strong and capable women. The successes

of the Women’s team should not be

undervalued or ignored, especially when

you consider the high caliber and strength

of the men’s teams sent to the games over

that period who have failed to return with

medals. The old school prejudices of the

past need to be buried and the success of

all individuals rightly recognised.

Key Fact: The quality of competition

the Women’s team faces on the world

stage is just as tough as the opposition

the men face. In Delhi the Women’s team

faced opposition like Anwen Butten, Siti

Salina Ahmad, Kelsey Cottrell, and Ellen

Falkner – all examples of consistent and

recognised world class performers on the

international stage.

Key Fact: To be successful in the

international arena these days requires

more than just talent. Players have to be

able to adapt technique and tactics to suit

the conditions and the opposition, and

in the last decade the results show that

in New Zealand, the women as a group

have adapted much better to a High

Performance Culture than some of the

more high profile men.

BUSTINGMyTHBowls NZ, in the interest of transparency, is introducing a “Myth Busting” segment, specifically dedicated to busting some common “myths” with facts. Let’s look at…

MyTH #4:New Zealand’s Bowls success in the past has been built around exceptional men’s results.

By Michael O’Keefe, Bowls NZ Marketing and Communications Manager.

To make a comment on this article please email [email protected]

Marie Watson,

Commonwealth Games

Gold Medalist

Jo Edwards, Commonwealth Games

Gold Medalist

Sharon Sims, Commonwealth

Games Gold Medalist

Val Smith,

Commonwealth Games

Silver Medalist



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By Lyn Johnston, High Performance Programme Leader

All countries have talent and many have more resources than us – but we should never allow it to be said that anyone works harder than we do.

The High Performance Programme that has been established at Bowls New Zealand is about achieving continuous and sustained success in international events. To win at International events these days we need to be the best in the world in areas that are based more on hard work than relying on talent and financial resources. The key ingredients to a genuine High Performance Programme are: l Unreasonable ambition – engaging

people with an inspiring purpose and a belief that it is able to be achieved (people who want to be and believe they can be the best in the world). Our unreasonable vision is “to dominate the world in bowls”.

l Performance insight – we need to know the areas of the game we have to be skilled at and what is needed to ensure achievement, so we can focus on the areas that matter the most for high levels of performance. We must be able to measure our performances both in training and competition so that we KNOW and don’t just assume how good (or bad) we are and where individual’s strengths and weaknesses lie.

l High Standards – we need to challenge any complacency and drive a culture of continuous improvement that is open to new ideas, and new and better ways of working. We have to expect excellence, hard work, and honesty in our entire team; we have to strive to always be the best at what we do.

IN BOWLS?PERFORMANCEWHy HIGH

l Responsibility and involvement – we need to involve people and be clear about their role within the team, so that there is no confusion and loss of energy. But also we need to hold people responsible for the results they achieve. Each individual has to be accountable for their work ethic, practice, planning, and results.

l Feedback – all involved in a High Performance programme need to be open to feedback. Participants need to be skilled and willing to provide feedback and this should work to motivate people to be better. A high level of self awareness must be encouraged so that people can look at themselves and recognize when they have moved off track, and be willing to ask for assistance.

l Team work – the team needs to be hard to get into, it has to be about individuals achieving in all aspects from on green performance and teamwork, to off green work ethics, so that there is a real sense of pride in belonging to a united, growing team that is focused on being the best. The team has to operate as a cohesive unit that positively impacts each other.New Zealand has a very proud history

of top performances in bowls but this success is getting harder and harder to achieve as other countries implement programmes that follow the principles and practices of high performance, and as formats and structures of the game make medal attainment harder than ever before. Talent is no longer enough, consistent performance takes hard, hard work, a high level of self belief, stubborn determination and a little bit of luck.

We have control over all of these things – even the luck bit –as the saying goes you make your own luck.



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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONSWOMEN’S SINGLES

JAN KHAN CROWNED

Jan Khan came from behind to triumph

as New Zealand claimed one of two

titles on offer at the World Champion

of Champions lawn bowls tournament

at Norfolk Island.

Matamata veteran Khan trailed

Australian Joyce Lindores before fighting

back to win the women’s singles final in a

tiebreaking third set. Khan beat five-time

world champion Lindores 4-7 12-5 4-3 in a

thrilling finish to snaffle one of the biggest

prizes of her career. It is a testament to

her strength and experience on the world

stage that she could come back from a

nightmare start to triumph against one of

the top bowls competitors in the world.

In the group stages Khan had some

mixed performances, with losses to the

Philippines, Scotland and Canada. Her

wins in the other 5 group stage matches

however guaranteed her a semi final

spot, and a win over Norfolk Island’s

Carmen Anderson 12-4 5-10 3-0 put the

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist

through to the finals.

There wasn’t the same good news

for New Zealander Andrew Todd in the

men’s singles final, which also went to a

tiebreaking finish against world number

seven, Australian Aron Sherriff.

Todd dominated the first set but

couldn’t win the big ends when it counted

from there, going down 2-11 8-7 3-2.

Andrew Todd dominated his group

rounds with resounding wins over the

Philippines, Wales, England and Hong

Kong, and only suffered one loss. In

the semi finals he beat Welshman

Tom Hancock resoundingly 11-6 11-4,

but couldn’t manage to maintain the

momentum for the finals.

Jan Khan has shown once again that

New Zealand’s female bowlers lead the

way on the world stage.

The triumphant winners, Australia’s Aron Sheriff and Jan Khan.

Andrew Todd. Jan Khan.



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FOR A BRIGHT FUTURESET THE STAGE

NEW ZEALAND yOUTH

By Nicole FearonThe 5th Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Bowls

Championships saw some impressive results for two of New Zealand’s top youth players, Mandy Boyd and Matt Gallop. The pair were playing their first international competition at the open level, and produced results which they and the rest of New Zealand can be very proud of.

Mandy started strong - winning two of her

first three games, and losing only to top Malaysian

player Nor Zafirah. Mandy then faced some tough

competition taking on Australia’s Claire Duke, whom

she had to beat to qualify. It was a tight game with

Mandy losing the tie break 4 - 1, Claire went on to win

the women’s singles. “There was strong competition

there...particularly for Mandy with the strength and

depth of the Malaysian team”, competition coach

Sharon Sims comments.

While Mandy battled tough competition Matt

also had to battle a wet indoor green “I was not

expecting the green to get wet when you’re playing

indoors” he joked. Even so Matt played some superb

bowls against his world class competition, defeating

world number nine, Australian Anthony Kiepe in

the semis, and placing second in the men’s singles,

behind Malaysia’s Hizlee Rais. And the game he

enjoyed the most? “Beating Australia in the semi

finals, just because it was Australia”.

Mandy and Matt placed third equal in the mixed

pairs, after a 15-12 loss to Duke and Kiepe in the semi

finals. Sharon Sims comments that how well the two

combined in the pairs was a real highlight for her.

The two bowlers have nothing but praise for each

other with both describing the other as being “good

to play with”. Matt went on to say, “I think Mandy

has a big future for NZ; she has a lot of talent”.

The performance of these two players

demonstrates the depth of talent within NZ’s youth

players and as Sharon points out the benefit of

exposing young players to these environments is that

“they get a taste for international competition, and

are able to take advantage of the strong competition

there”. From the performances demonstrated in

Merdeka it is clear that these two players have a long

career ahead of them.

Matt Gallop and Mandy Boyd with their medals.

Mandy Boyd with her competitive face on.

Matt Gallop with Malaysia’s Hizlee Rais.



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Almost 50 students from Hebron

Christian College in Auckland walked

down to Mt Albert Bowling Club on a

sunny afternoon for the first of four

1 hour sessions of Squad6 lawn bowls

action.

Michael Feek (Squad6 coordinator)

and four ‘kid friendly’ coaches set out

about 20 mats and jacks in anticipation of

the students arrival which was met with

excitement, curiosity and enthusiasm. On

arrival, the students were given a brief

introduction to the sport and then had

the chance to participate in a number

of introductory coaching drills – playing

the kitty to one another, to get a feel for

weight, and then learning to draw with a

bowl.

To finish the session, 2 Spider games

were played much to the enjoyment of all

of the students. Karen Finn is the school

teacher who saw bowls as a great way for

students to ‘engage both their mind and

body for learning’. During the session,

each student was able to pick up the basics

of the game and all had a blast getting to

know a new sport. As the students started

their walk back to school, one was heard

saying “that was awesome, I hit the little

white ball and next week I’m going to do

it again!”

Well done to Mt Albert Bowling Club

and thank you to the volunteer coaches

who came along to help. If your club wants

to be part of Squad6 – contact your Bowls

NZ Community Development Officer or

Rob Pidgeon [email protected]

CDOCONTACTSREGION 1

Steve [email protected] 021 966 016

Bowls Far North Bowls Northland Bowls North Harbour Auckland Bowls

REGION 2

Steve [email protected] 021 966 017

Counties/Manukau Bowls Waikato Thames Valley Bowls Bay of Plenty Bowls Gisborne/East Coast Bowls Hawkes Bay

REGION 3&4

Paul [email protected] 021 966 177

Bowls Taranaki Bowls Wanganui Bowls Manawatu Bowls Wairarapa Bowls Wellington Bowls Kapiti Coast

REGION 5

Vince [email protected] 021 966 263

Bowls Nelson Bowls Marlborough Bowls Canterbury Bowls Buller Bowls West Coast

REGION 6

Jim [email protected] 021 966 010

Bowls South Canterbury Bowls Dunedin Bowls North Otago South Otago Bowling Centre Central Otago Bowls Bowls Southland.


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By Crispin Anderlini

It’s been forty-four years since Jim Scott first picked up a bowl and started

playing. It’s a long time to be involved in any sport, but not so surprising for a sport

that is considered a “game for life.” What is surprising is the level of involvement

that the current Community Development Officer for Region 6 (in the Deep South)

has displayed since his first roll up at the Cromwell Bowling Club in 1966.

In those days, “we weren’t really allowed to play bowls while at school,” explains

Scott, “so as soon as I left [high] school I took up bowls. All my uncles, my dad and my

mum played bowls, so it’s safe to say I watched a few games before I started playing”.

He’s seen many interesting changes throughout his time, particularly the shift away from

the frowns young people once attracted on the green, towards a sport that caters for all

ages. It’s a move that Scott welcomes, and believes is fundamental for the future of bowls

in New Zealand.

“Most countries are now focused on younger players,” the Commonwealth Games silver

medalist points out, “and it’s great that young people are getting the opportunity to prove

themselves on the world stage. However, we can’t lose sight of the fact that it’s available to

all people, of all ages. We also need to provide as many opportunities for people in their 20s,

30s, 40s and older”. But it’s not just the age of the athletes that has changed, the atmosphere

at clubs has also undergone a revolution. Coloured clothing flaps in the breeze, and the

pinks, greens and blues of festive-looking bowls crowd the greens at every competition.

LIVING BOWLS LEGENDJIM SCOTT

The bowling green

has become a fun

and lively place,

and it’s bowlers

like Jim who have led our great sport into the new millennium

with their dedication to the sport.

No stranger to competition, Jim Scott has also represented his

country on the greens of a Commonwealth Games in Brisbane

(1982) and a World Bowls tournament in Aberdeen, Scotland

(1984). In the Fours in Brisbane his team rolled to silver medal

glory, which he followed up with a Fours silver medal and Triples

Bronze in Aberdeen - showing himself to be one of New Zealand’s

most successful bowlers on the world stage.

Scott has plenty of advice for players. “A lot of the improvement

you can make is self-directed, so you need to put a lot of time

into practice. You also need to observe yourself, and bowls is a

sport that allows you to do that.” Scott believes that the High

Performance programme’s focus on player mindset is essential to

preparing Black Jacks for the game because “it teaches you that

you don’t have to deal with the pressure on your own. [Your team]

can help you through the tough times”.

So, after more than four decades at the sport of bowls what

does the South Island bowler still enjoy about the game? It’s the

satisfaction and enjoyment gained from watching clubs do new

things, and advancing because of it. “I just want to say don’t be

afraid to be proud of your sport. It’s a great sport and I wouldn’t

want to work doing anything else.”



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It’s easy.1. Your club has to fill out the sign up form to be eligible for the LEGENDZ

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3. Once your club members start purchasing white wear from your POSTIE store, or any selected white wear POSTIE (Nationwide), your Club will start accruing the rebate. This will be done through our computer system that is connected to all our tills nationwide, so you can buy white wear at any selected white wear POSTIE stores and nominate your club for the rebate. You will be asked by our friendly staff which club you are with.

4. The rebate will then accrue over the year and will be paid out on an annual basis.

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There is no financial commitment from your club. The only commitment is to tell your club members to buy their white wear from the selected POSTIE stores and that your club benefits with each white wear purchase.Putting white wear and your logo into your local store will depend on an approval process, which will take into account location, club size and the Local POSTIE in your region. We will give the alternative option to clubs of putting polo’s direct into the club.

Download a sign up form from:

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Complete it, read the Rewards Terms and Conditions, and send it off.

Send to FREEFAX 0800 802 820alternatively post them to:POSTIE – LEGENDZ REWARDS PROGRAMMELevel 1, 359 Lincoln Road, PO Box 4525, ChristchurchAttention – Mike Dunlop

How does your club register for the LEGENDZ Rewards Programme?

Sign up your Club to the Legendz Rewards Programme and every purchase of white wear generates a rebate of 5% to your local Club.

Bowls white wear will be in these selected stores from December 15th, with plans to grow this in to other POSTIE stores on demand. So get your bowls club to sign up and take advantage of this great rewards programme.

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BOWLS CLUBREWARD PROGRAMME

SIGN UP SHEET

For any queries please phone 09 820 4409or email [email protected]

TEAMWEAR

Sign up your Club to your local POSTIE and Legendz Rewards Programme and every sale purchase generates a rebate of 5% to your local Club.

Please register our BOWLS CLUB for the LEGENDZ Rewards Programme. We would like to nominate the below POSTIE store as our preferred supplier.

Store Location:

*Please note putting white wear and your logo into your local store will depend on an approval process.

Please advise if your club would like further details on applying your logo to our range of polo’s YES NO*PLEASE note there will be an additional charge for logo’d products.

LEGENDZ Rewards Programme terms and conditions are available to view at www.legendzteamwear.co.nz

When filled out, please send to FREEFAX 0800 802 820

alternatively post them to:POSTIE – LEGENDZ REWARDS PROGRAMMELevel 1, 359 Lincoln Road, PO Box 4525, ChristchurchAttention – Mike Dunlop

Bowls Club:

Main Contact Person:

Address:

Suburb:

Town/City:

Phone Number:

Email:

Signature of Committee Member:



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By Josie UrenRaising Awareness • Building Responsibility • Building Self Belief

COACHING IS THE KEy

THE HAMMER OR THE NAIL

“Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re just the nail”.

Ever wonder why one day we turn out a peak performance, can’t do a thing wrong, yet another day we leave the green wondering why we ever bothered to turn up?

Why is there such a gap in our performance level? How many times do we know we can do better?

Most of us want to improve our game, get rid of the “chump” days and up the ante on the “champ” days.

Let’s look at a business formula that may help us in this respect.

PERFORMANCE= CAPABILITY – DISTRACTIONS

OK, so you have a big game coming up, need a good performance. Do you just hope for the best, or would you be willing to try something? ....

There are 2 components in this equation that if we change, will (guaranteed!) impact our performance.1) Capability: Practice practice practice,

(no, it’s NOT a swear word). Groove

in good solid delivery technique, get a personal coach, work on fitness, train, and use video/Silicon Coach Tools available. There are many things we can do to increase our capability.

2) Distractions: Yes they always seem to gang up on us, and can start the minute we get up on the morning of a big day. The key here is to be aware of them, and deal with them in our minds by staying focused on the job at hand. Self talk is a great ally.Sounds so simple doesn’t it – BUT

– how many of us allow ourselves to be distracted before, and during a match? Distracted by the weather, green surface, markers, opposition, unfinished business, scenery, dehydration, spectators, and so on. We need to be aware of our own distracting factors.

PERFORMANCE= CAPABILITY – DISTRACTIONS

Raise capability, diminish or eliminate distractions, and performance will improve - in some cases radically.



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THE SHORT ENDBOWLS QUIZ

Test your bowls knowledge? How much do you really know about bowls? Answers are at the bottom of the page.1. Who was the first President of

Bowls New Zealand?2. The SPARC Leadership in

Sport Award was received by Kerry Clark in which year?

3. At the 8-Nations Event held in April in India, which combination came home with a gold medal?

4. The combination of Rhoda Ryan, Adrienne Lambert, Zelda Clements and Millie Khan won the national fours titles back-to-back in which years?

5. How many affiliated Bowling Clubs are there in New Zealand?

SHORT END ANSWERS: 1. Joan Jagger, ONZM. 2. 2008. 3. Men’s pairs: Richard Collett and Danny Delany. 4. 1989, 1990. 5. 613.

BOB VINSEN, FOUNDER OF THE TSB BANK BOWLS NEW ZEALAND MUSEUM PASSES AWAyBob Vinsen (79), the man behind the TSB Bank Bowls New Zealand Museum in New Plymouth, died peacefully in Levin on November 6th.

Vinsen was an outstanding community citizen, serving as Mayor of Shannon and on the Horowhenua county council. His passion for bowls was inspiring. He became a life member of the Shannon club, the Manawatu centre president, successfully ran the Manawatu Masters singles and represented the province in the old 32-man Arnott Shield contest.

Vinsen took up the challenge of preserving the history of bowls in the country, and in 1981 he opened the first bowls museum in Shannon. When Vinsen and his wife Mavis returned to New Plymouth in 1992, the thousands of exhibits came with them.

In connection with the then New Zealand Bowling Association, Vinsen’s dream of opening a museum was finally recognised on March 26, 1994, with the generous assistance of the TSB Community Trust it still resides today in its Dean Park location. In 2000 Bowls New Zealand bestowed life membership on him. Vinsen is survived by Mavis, his wife of 59 years, and their six children.

HAVE A GO DAySPonsonby Bowls will be running Have a Go Days over Auckland

Anniversary Weekend, Sunday January 30th and Monday January 31st, 2pm-4pm. Come along to join in the fun!

WANGANUI BOWLING CLUB CELEBRATES 125TH JUBILEE

Formed in 1886, Wanganui will be celebrating their 125th Jubilee in 2011. To mark the occasion the club will be hosting a Women’s Pairs tournament, a Mixed Fours tournament, and a Jubilee Dinner. For more information about these events please see www.sportsground.co.nz/wanganuibowlingclub

OCTOBER UPSHOT CORRECTIONIn the article ‘Eyes of the Media’ by Bevan Sanson, ‘Ali Smith’ should have read ‘Ali

Forsyth’. In reference to the article in October’s edition of Upshot, ‘Our Team’s Performance’, the Women’s Triples did not lose to Namibia - this was an error on my part and should have read Scotland. Michael O’Keefe, Bowls NZ Marketing and Communications Manager

CASHMERE BOWLING CLUB ARM TOURNAMENT

Cashmere Bowling Club hosted an inaugural bowling arm tournament on November 1st, playing host to bowlers from all over Canterbury. A singles event, the tournament gave an opportunity for bowling arm users to compete against others who face similar difficulties. The event was an opportunity to encourage others to take up a bowling arm, rather than quit the game and be a loss to their club and sport.

WINNERS OF TOWER MATSBowls New Zealand and Tower ran a competition where every club that contacted

Tower for a Club Cover quote went into the draw to win a full set of Tower bowling mats. Congratulations to Birkenhead Bowling Club, Tawa Bowling Club and Browns Bay Bowling Club who are the lucky winners.



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Performance characteristics will vary due to different surfaces and playing conditions

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Val SmithWorld Number 1Winner singles & pairsWorld Champs 2008

Bowls Bias Trajectory

Venue Manager. He fills his free time with playing the guitar, poorly as he puts it, spending time at his bach, playing sport and catching up with friends. And as for all those who think bowls is just for retired people? As Chris puts it “they must be delusional!”

The single learning which has most improved Chris’ game is; “that no matter what anyone says, you cannot go out all night and still play well the next day”, and the advice he would pass onto a player wanting to improve their game? “Train, train, train. With a good, experienced

PROFILEPLAyER

CHRIS LE LIEVRE

A curious peak across the road at the local bowls competition sparked an interest which has lead Chris Le Lievre on the journey to Black Jack success.

The first game of bowls Chris saw was the National Championship Fours final in 1996 at Howick, just down from his house. “To this day it is still the most amazing exhibition of bowls I have ever seen” and at that point Chris decided that one day he would play.

Chris’ greatest achievement on the green has been winning the National Fours title in 2008 but says “nothing beats pulling on the silver fern to play Australia”. Off the green Chris’ great achievement is surviving meningitis in 2003, after which he worked his way to full fitness, but was forced to give up his other love, rugby. Chris hopes to one day have the chance to play Australia’s Sean Baker, as he “gives 110% on the green and never backs down an inch”. Chris describes his playing style as strategic, his strategy around the matt as being confident in the shot, and with a strong pre-matt routine. He confesses his pre game ritual is wearing his fluffy white robe around the house on game mornings, something fellow teammate Danny Delany is not a fan of.

When not on the green or wearing his white robe Chris works at his Onehunga Bowling Club as the Bowls/

Quick FactsFavourite movie:

Trainspotting.Time in bowls: 10 years.Favourite food: Steamed

Leigh Snapper in a lemongrass broth with wasabi linguini, oriental mushroom and basil; from Auckland’s White restaurant at the Hilton. You need to try it.

Dream Job: Professional golfer.

Dream Destination: Ibiza, Spain.

Playing Australia in the Trans Tasman Triples.

Out surfing, one of the many sports Chris enjoys.

coach”. Chris follows his own advice under the guidance of coach Marlene Castle and during the bowls season spends around 10hours a week playing, and 5hours training. With a strong dedication and love of the sport we will be seeing a lot more of Chris in the future.

Chris with Danny Delany.



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By the Bowls NZ Umpires CommitteeAlmost without exception at some

stage during a game of bowls the jack is subject to movement. Some of this movement is caused by a bowl on its original course or a displaced bowl moving the jack into the ditch or to a position on the rink away from the centre line. As long as the jack comes to rest within the rink boundaries play will continue as normal.

However if the jack comes to rest outside the rink boundaries, embedded in a grass bank, partly or fully pushed under the vertical matting at the back of the ditch, or comes to rest less than 20 metres from the front of the mat line it is deemed to be a dead jack and the end should be replayed. In the case of sets play if the jack passes completely outside the rink boundaries it should be re-spotted on any one of the three positions marked on the green, relevant to where the jack exited the rink. Law 15.5.1 thru 7

New Zealand has also been trialling the re-spotting of an out of bounds jack in domestic play, for example club days and gala days, or events that do not lead on to Centre, Regional or National play offs. This option will be formally introduced in the new laws. Domestic Regulation 4.11

Skips or singles players should decide whether a jack is dead or not as soon as possible. This decision can still be made even though a number of bowls may have been played since the jack came to rest. Law 30.3

A jack at rest can be accidentally moved by a player and in this case the

opposing skip or opponent in singles should put the jack back to its former position. Law 33.1.3

A jack can also be moved by a neutral person, who may be the marker, or neutral object, which could be a bowl from another rink, and should be replaced to its former position. If the players cannot agree the end should be declared dead. Law 33.3.3

A common cause of jack movement is by players when measuring. If this happens the jack is replaced to its former position by the opponent. Law 33.4.1

If a jack is moved by a marker while in the process of measuring, the marker replaces the jack to the satisfaction of the players. However if the players do not agree the marker will replace the jack to its former position and if an umpire moves a jack it is the umpire that returns it to its former position. Law 33.4.1,2 & 3

Remember there is no provision in this law to declare an end dead in these

situations. If you are a player and you are measuring be careful not to move the jack, as it is your opponent who will return it to its former position.

The weather can also play its part in the movement of the jack and if the position of the jack is altered by wind and the players cannot agree on the jack’s former position the end should be declared dead.

A jack in the ditch may be moved by a marked or noted toucher entering the ditch and should remain in its new position. However if a jack in the ditch is moved by a non toucher entering the ditch it should be replaced to its former position.

A jack at rest on the green may be moved by a non toucher rebounding from the bank and should be replaced by the opponent or marker. Law 33.5.1

Similarly a jack at rest in the ditch can be moved by a non toucher and once again replaced by opponent or marker. Law 33.5.2

UMPIRINGFOCUS ON

MOVEMENT OF THE JACK



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By Crispin Anderlini

Although the first legitimate game

of bowls was played on the newly-

formed Auckland Bowling Club greens

in 1861, it wasn’t until 1914 that

New Zealand hosted its first National

Tournament – this time at the other

end of the country in Dunedin. In that

half a century, rules had been made,

clubs opened, associations created

and a single national lawn bowls

body formed from the geographically

opposed New Zealand Bowling

Association (South Island) and the

North Island Association.

The Dominion of New Zealand Bowling

Association (DNZBA) was formed just one

year before the 1914 event, in the wake

of much discussion and some controversy,

and the tournament was a formalisation

of the Association being constituted.

Boasting 17 centres, embracing 198

clubs and including 10,912 members,

the DNZBA’s first tournament featured

bowlers from “all parts of the dominion”

and “proved a distinct success”. By all

reports, the standard of play was of a high

grade and it was a large contingent of the

country’s finest lawn bowlers that worked

to find their line on what are still some of

our finest greens. Of equal importance

though, was the social element which

“was an outstanding feature of the

gathering” - and still is today.

Our first-ever national tournament

was a Rinks (Fours), Pairs and Singles

affair, with an added South Island focus.

Getting things rolling on Monday, January

12, 1914, it was the Rinks championship

teams that took to the greens to navigate

their way through at least four games each

over two days. On day three, with the field

pared down to the best-of-the-best, the

“sudden death principle” came into play.

The top three that survived to became

NZ’s first national champions, were the

Wellington team with the gold, and two

local teams with silver (Roslyn) and bronze

(St Kilda).

Continuing to exercise the home game

advantage over the rest of the country,

the Dunedin Centre dominated the Pairs

championships over the next three days,

with a first (Dunedin), second (Green

Island) and third (Caledonian) placing that

proved their talent. Finally giving another

centre a chance, the Singles held from

January 19-20 were won by J Kilgour

(Carlton, Auckland Centre). Of course,

the exceptional skill of the locals couldn’t

be discounted and Kaituna’s P Seelye

(Dunedin Centre) took second place, while

W Fisher (Carterton) from the Wairarapa

centre held on at third.

Looking back on such a successful

first championship, the DNZBA executive

of 1915 then made the prediction that

“these Association Tournaments are going

to prove a big factor in welding together

the large body of bowlers by which New

Zealand can now boast.” And how right

they were. Spanning the cusp of the

New Year from Tuesday, December 28,

2010, until Sunday, January 9, 2011, the

modern-day equivalent of that vintage

national competition will return once

more to the smooth, verdant greens of

Dunedin. And once again the country’s

finest Singles, Pairs and Fours teams will

compete to decide who is a member New

Zealand’s bowling elite.

BOWLS HISTORyA MOMENT IN

THE FIRST EVER NATIONALS

DUNEDIN 1914

Roslyn Club, one of the 14 Tournament

Host clubs.

The Tournament Programme.



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BOWLS FAMILy

By Crispin AnderliniIt is not an easy thing to quantify

the influence the Skoglund family has had on bowls in NZ; especially when the bowling history of these legendary maestros of the green stretches back across the Southern Alps to Greymouth of the late 1800s. It was here that the Skoglund family legend began with the laying of the first bowling green on the West Coast by a charismatic Swede called Jacob Theodore Skoglund – also the mayor of Greymouth at the time.

It was, however, his son John Philip and grandsons Philip Oscar Selwyn (later a Member of Parliament) and T.T. “Pete” Skoglund that truly forged the family bowling legend. “Pete” Skoglund was considered the best bowler in New Zealand in his time (late 1940s and 50s), and certainly proved himself on national and international greens alike. Five national titles, a bronze medal in the Fours at the 1950 Empire Games and an NZBA Gold Star all speak volumes about his skill.

Philip Oscar’s son Philip Charles Skoglund (Phil Skoglund) then went on to break all previous records, and remains one of the greatest bowlers New Zealand has ever produced. Still a member of the club he began rolling up at – Northern Bowling

Club, Palmerston North – Skoglund sits atop a veritable mountain of gold, silver and bronze medals. Winning in numerous Commonwealth Games (he competed in five Games, and won a bronze in Pairs, 1974; in Fours, 1990; and silver in Fours, 1978), World Championships (winning a Silver in the Fours in 1984, and both a Triples Gold and a Fours Silver in 1988), and National Championships (eight-time winner and youngest Singles winner, at 20, in 1958), the veteran has become synonymous with bowls in New Zealand the world over.

“Our name’s been around a long time,” Skoglund says casually, “and I guess I’ve had a lot of highlights. I’m one of the fortunate ones that got a heap out of the game, but I’ve tried to put back into the game as much as I could. I’ve been involved in most sides of the game, and I still have the same love for it.”

It may be hard to imagine, but after more than 60 years on bowling greens Skoglund really does appear to have the same affinity for bowls, although he does look back wistfully to a time when he ran the Lion Masters event in Palmerston North. “It was the cream of the crop that gathered in Palmerston North,” he says with pride, “competitors had to have won a district or centre title to enter, and

the whole event was televised by TVNZ. I think that contribution to bowls was very important.”

These days, Skoglund can still be found on the Northern Bowling Club greens, and even skipped a cross-generational Skoglund Fours team this year at the National Championships in Lower Hutt – including Phil Skoglund, Phil Skoglund Jnr, Raymond Skoglund and grandson Ryan Khan. In a reversal of his 1954 appearance on Wellington greens in a team with his father, uncle and grandfather, the 73-year-old was proud to lead a family team of New Zealand representatives. And with rising young bowls star Ryan Khan for a grandson, the Skoglund family legend is guaranteed to continue rolling down through the generations, gathering momentum through each new bowler that steps onto the green.

Pictured from left to right: Family patriarch Jacob Theodore, the first man to lay a bowling green on the West Coast; T.T. Skoglund, uncle of Phil and a master bowler of the 1940s and 1950s; Phil Skoglund lines one up; Three generations of bowlers – J.P.O. Skoglund, T.T. (Pete) Skoglund, P.C. Skoglund.



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CUTS SUBS

CASE STUDy

FINANCIAL PLANNINGBy Paul Cavanagh

Two years ago, the Central Bowling Club Levin was technically insolvent, with liabilities exceeding assets by $3,000. Now they’ve got so much money in the bank, they’ve reduced annual subscriptions by $20 a head.

How was this remarkable transformation achieved? How was this club able to actually reduce subscriptions when at other clubs around the country members bemoan another rise in membership fees?

There are no great secrets behind bringing a bowling club’s financials into good shape, according to Craig Smith, Central Levin Treasurer and architect behind the club’s financial turn round.

There are costs, which must be kept to a minimum, and there is income, which must be maximised.

And then there is that most important tool a club can use...a BUDGET. But it has to be kept up to date and used as a tool rather than as a statement of actual income.

The other major ingredient in putting things right in Levin was the goodwill of members of the club.

Both Craig and President Noel Davies acknowledge the hard work put in by many happy volunteers who willing gave of their talents when made to feel part of an exciting and worthwhile endeavour.

‘The goodwill of members is essential if results are to be achieved, and diplomacy and tact are needed to maintain this. In times of change, people can be alienated if things are put to them in the wrong way,’ says Craig.

The art of management still comes down to ‘achieving goals with the help of others and having them enjoy it’.

Perusal of the financial statements lodged by bowling clubs each year with

the Ministry of Economic Development (Office of Incorporated Societies)

reveals a vast range of presentations and disclosures. In most cases, however,

it is possible to pinpoint areas that need better management and financial

control.

That was certainly the case with Central Levin, a club that for several years had

shown either annual deficits or minimal profits. In the third trading month of the

2008/09 financial year, it was technically insolvent, with current liabilities exceeding

current assets by some $3,000. Yet with freehold property it was asset rich.

Despite a properly constructed budget being the most important and

elementary part of financial management, and a constitutional requirement,

there had not been a budget presented at the club for many years.

So that was the very first step. And the results were immediate. By the

end of 2008/09, there was a surplus of $5,000 and by the end of a full year,

2009/10, the net surplus was $47,000 --- enough to reduce subscriptions by

$20 for the 2010/11 bowling season.

In order to establish a meaningful budget the various PROFIT and COST

centres had to be identified and analysed.

Central Levin Bowling Club receiving their Club Check Silver Award.

Central Levin’s Mates in Bowls Players.



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FINANCIAL PLANNINGPROFIT CENTRESIt became clear that over a number years

practices had crept in which undermined

the profitability of most of the profit

centres.

The barThe accepted norm for a profit margin on

bar operations is 40 percent. In this case, the

profit was 29 percent in 2007/08, dropping to

22 percent in 2008/09. A major problem was

that wages were taking a substantial portion

of the profit. Three club members had to be

persuaded to obtain bar manager’s licenses,

which took time and patience, so it was not

till the 2009/10 year that the desired result

(43 percent profit margin) was achieved. A

proliferation of irregular-sized ‘handles’ and

non-standard size glasses was a major source

of loss, as was the practice of members

serving themselves and others when the bar

person was otherwise occupied. Although it

is accepted in clubs that the President or his

nominated deputy may ‘shout’ after a working

bee or on some other special occasion, it must

not become the norm for every volunteer

effort to be rewarded with free drinks.

‘Shouts’ must be accounted for and the bar

given its normal credit for the drinks, which

are in turned debited to the appropriate

account, eg, greens maintenance, building

maintenance etc.

The key to bar profit is therefore.-

1. Trained voluntary staff

2. Selective stock purchasing at best prices

3. Weekly summaries of sales and purchases

4. Monthly reporting to the executive and

regular reviews against budget.

The kitchen

In 2007/08, the declared profit from the

kitchen was $200, with what seemed unusually

high purchasing costs. The club was fortunate

to have a certificated person prepared to take

responsibility for the running of the kitchen

and all that was required was judicious

purchasing and correct pricing to arrive at a

profit of $3,000 for the 2008/09 year, a figure

that was maintained in 2009/10.

Bowling activitiesIt was agreed by the executive that these

should not be a major source of profit, provided

that no event ran at a loss. Bowling activities

were considered to be the major vehicle for

sponsorship and for providing customers for

the kitchen and bar.

SponsorshipThis was an area which had been well

maintained thanks to the concerted efforts

of two volunteers. The secret of sponsorship

success is having the right people available

and to do this task year after year. It is also

essential to have a deputy in training to back

up. An increase of $2,500 was achieved in the

2009/10 year.

Winter activitiesIndoor winter activities are important to

provide sufficient cash flow to cover the club’s

year-round expenses. New activities have to be

found as others lose their appeal (eg, housie).

Thanks to the efforts of individual members,

the club this year has revenue-producing

activities on six days out of seven, including

housie, a morning tea group, a craft group,

indoor bowls, Friday night meals, and cards, as

well as various one-off social events.

FundraisingClub members can be ‘mobilised’ for

special fundraising projects, such as ‘horse

racing’ nights ($4,000 raised over two nights)

and a monster garage sale ($4,200 raised).

GrantsThis is not strictly a profit centre, as all

funds are dedicated to specific spending and

no profit can accrue. Grants cannot be relied

on and should not form part of any working

budget. In 2009/10 Central Levin received

$9,000 in grants.

In summary, steps taken to maximise

income from profit centres resulted in an

increase in the 2009/10 year of approximately

$35,000.

Out on the greens after receiving their

Silver Award.

A club competition.

In summary, steps taken to

maximise income from profit centres

resulted in an increase in the 2009/10 year of approximately

$35,000.



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CUTS SUBSCOST CENTRESGreens maintenance

The club employed a greenkeeper and a contracted greens consultant

which in total cost $12,000. It was obvious that the club could not afford this

expense and needed to move to a voluntary greenkeeper. It was found that

several club members had backgrounds which made them suitable for the

position and one was appointed with the others as backups. The consultant

was changed to an ‘as needed’ basis, rather than a fixed-price contract. This

resulted in saving $11,000 in the 2009/10 year.

AdministrationThe Secretary and Treasurer were receiving honorarium totalling $3,000.

These were abolished and the roles became entirely voluntary. Any actual

expenses were reimbursed and charged to the appropriate account. In the

2008/09 year, insurances were renegotiated with a saving of more than

$1,000, which was maintained for the 2009/10 year. The local body granted

rate relief of $600 in 2009/10, all of which contributed to administration

costs reducing from $14,000 in 2007/08 to $8,000 in 2009/10.

Operating costsAlthough carefully scrutinised, there was no avenue for savings in this

area without causing adverse effects elsewhere. It was essential, however,

to subject them to scrutiny in line with the budget so as to avoid any excess

spending.

MaintenanceDue to the parlous state of the club over previous years, there was a

backlog of maintenance to deal with. In 2007/08, only $1,100 was spent. In

2008/09, it was $2,100 and with improvement in the club’s position, $7,000

was able to be spent in 2009/10, $5,500 of which was from grants.

Pictured right: Maintaining the greens.

Pictured below: Building for the future.

In total, the savings made in cost centres totalled some $14,000. This

was offset by planned new spending to improve the club and gave a net saving of about $5,000 for 2009/10.



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