ISSUE 26 AUGUST 2012
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Kerry Clark Chief Executive Officer Welcome to the August issue of Upshot, the official e-magazine for Bowls in New Zealand. I hope you have all been enjoying the winter season and are starting to look forward to the 2012/2013 season which is fast approaching. Although the weather has not been fit for bowling everything is still in full swing. In this issue we take a look at the newly developed Under 18 camps which will be held across the country, the staff meeting which was held in June, and the developments which are being made in Christchurch with rebuilding their greens. The Black Jacks team are continuing their preparations for the World Bowls Championships in November of this year with a weekend camp which was held at the end of July. You can see what they got up to on page 5 and also get to know some of our players better by viewing their profiles. In August Jo Edwards, Val Smith, Shannon McIlroy and Tayla Bruce will
be attending the Tweed Heads Golden Nugget. We wish them all the best of luck at this tournament, and for everyone back home you will be able to follow their progress on the Bowls New Zealand website. You can also get to know Tayla a little better in her interview included in this issue of Upshot. It is with great sadness that we have recently fare welled two great legends of our game, Ivan Kostanich and Dave Baldwin. Both true gentleman of the sport and talented bowlers, their passing is a great loss to our community and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with both of their families. In September we will farewell from the Bowls New Zealand team Operations Manager Steve Clifton. We wish Steve every success in his future as he moves on to new opportunities and new challenges and thank him for his contribution to our sport and organisation over the past years. Enjoy your e-magazine!
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Taranaki Great David Baldwin Passes Away
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Ivan Kostanich – Legend of the Game
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Golden Nugget
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The Sharing Story
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Search for Bowling Talent
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Blind Bowlers Fundraise for Worlds
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Nescafé Café Menu Have A Go Day
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Club Scene Bowls NZ Partner Club Success
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Flavell Bill
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Centre of the Year
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Fred Thomson Turns 100
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Sign Up for Intercentre and the Hyundai National Open Championships Now!
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Ngunguru Bowling Club Achieve Silver Award
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Database
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Staff Profile: Ritesh Chhita
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ClubCheck: Waitoa Achieve Club Check & Beyond
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Focus on Umpiring
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Focus on Greenkeeping: Innovation Comes to the Fore at Parklands
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What’s Happening at the Office?
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Sponsorship Today
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Spotlight on our Sponsors
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WORLD BOWLS CAMP The Black Jacks World Bowls preparation is officially under way with the first training Camp held in Auckland on 21st-22nd July. This was the first time the squad was gathered in one place after being announced as the World Bowls Team in early June. The weekend involved work on values and culture, goal setting, a visit from Drug Free Sport, fitness testing and even brushing up on their modelling skills with a Hyundai photo shoot! “The weekend camp was a huge success for us and proved to be a great launching pad for our World Bowls campaign” says National Coach Dave Edwards, “we completed lots of planning
and also covered heaps of the important logistical details.” John Quinn, the Sport Psychologist was also in attendance to help the team out. “He did some great work with us all, specifically targeting preparation and some in game mental skills for the players and support staff to work on throughout the buildup period. We all found this particularly interesting and helpful.” Sport Scientist Matt Ingram was also in attendance and provided the Black Jacks with some expert nutritional tips and also helped conduct a fitness test for each of the squad members. “The culture within the group continues to build nicely and we all left the
camp well motivated to get stuck into the hard work we all need to put in over the coming months” says Dave. With the successful training camp done and dusted the next big event for this Black Jack team will be the Trans Tasman series in Adelaide on 19th-21st September. Don’t forget to like the Bowls New Zealand Facebook page to stay up to date with all of the Black Jacks news as they prepare to take on the world!
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Back row (left to right): Terry Scott (coach), Mandy Boyd, Mat Gallop, Jo Edwards, Richard Girvan, Ali Forsyth; front row (left to right): Raelene Peters (coach), Shannon McIlroy, Jan Khan, Val Smith, Lisa White, Tony Grantham, Josie Uren (coach), Dave Edwards (coach).
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OUR WORLD
Ali Forsyth
Jo Edwards
Mandy Boyd
Current City: Sydney.
Current City: Nelson.
Current City: Wellington.
Current Club: Taren Point BC (Aus)/ Havelock BC (NZ).
Current Club: United Bowling Club.
Current Club: Johnsonville.
How it all began? Through my family. Mum and Dad both played. Dad and I both progressed to outdoor when I was 16 years old.
How it all began? (Your Bowls Story) Played in a sports all rounder involving 17 sports in one month, which included Bowls, really enjoyed it and then played in a Business league.
How it all began? My entire family plays Bowls. I watched my sister Angela play when I was young and wanted to follow her.
Who is your greatest influence in sport? My dad. If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Wrapping Golf Clubs around any available tree during my poor Golf game! Do you have any secret talents? Karaoke Tragic and continually changing facial features.
If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Probably finding another sport to get involved in.
What is one thing people should know about you? I hate making decisions.
What is one thing people should know about you? Proud Liverpool supporter!! Born in Liverpool.
What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Toronto, Canada or Nelson, NZ.
What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Home. Gold Coast.
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Who is your greatest influence in sport? Family, Husband and all sportspeople that are excellent in what they do. Val Smith who constantly challenges me.
Who is your greatest influence in sport? Within Bowls Jo Edwards would be the person I look up to the most. She is an amazing all round Sportswoman. If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Painting Pictures. Do you have any secret talents? I am an art student at Massey doing fine arts. Interested in mostly painting and drawing. What is one thing people should know about you? I’m very untidy. What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Home to my family in Napier.
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BOWLS TEAM
Matt Gallop
Richard Girvan
Current City: Sydney.
Current City: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia.
Current Club: Cabramatta/Blenheim.
Current Club: Nelson Bay (NSW), Onehunga (Auckland).
How it all began? Followed Father around the greens until I was old enough to play then never looked back.
How it all began? Used to watch both Mum and Dad play at Okahu Bay. At 14 they talked me into Having a Go.
Who is your greatest influence in sport? Father.
Who is your greatest influence in sport? Greg Norman, Ivan Lendl.
If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Still be playing a bad game of rugby.
If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Playing bad golf more often.
Do you have any secret talents? Boat racing.
Do you have any secret talents? I go alright in the kitchen, lookout Masterchef!
What is one thing people should know about you? Not the strongest of drinkers, more of a bowler!
What is one thing people should know about you? I’m easy going.
What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Greek Islands.
What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Denarau, Fiji.
Tony Grantham Current City: Auckland. Current Club: Birkenhead. How it all began? Watching Father over the fence at Pt Chev RSA Bowling Club all day so decided to have a go. Who is your greatest influence in sport? Rowan Brassey. If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing? Playing Hockey or Indoor Cricket. What is one thing people should know about you? I am a nice guy. What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to? Canada.
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PAST PLAYER PROFILES
Taranaki great
Dave Baldwin passes away
One of New Zealand’s greatest Bowlers Dave Baldwin passed away in New Plymouth on Saturday 7th July, aged 90. Baldwin was a pillar in the Taranaki Bowling community and has had a lively bowling career both nationally and internationally. An avid sportsman he enjoyed cricket, soccer, indoor bowls, tennis and table tennis, but it seems bowls was where his heart was. Achieving highest honours on the national and international stage Baldwin took well to bowls after joining at the age of 38. Still holding the record for the number of championships won at his Paritutu club, which he joined in 1960, Baldwin went on to become a life member of both his club and the Taranaki centre. His international success began with his capping in 1974 as the 51st person to represent New Zealand in bowls; this was also accompanied with the honour of the Taranaki sportsperson of the year award. From here Baldwin continued to take the bowling world by storm, collecting a gold medal in the fours at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch alongside team mates Kerry Clark, Jack Somerville and Gordon Jolly. Team mate and competitor Clark recalls “As far as Dave was concerned he was a great competitor but a real gentleman. Playing either against him or with him was an enjoyable experience; he always gave 100% effort and was always humble in victory and gracious in defeat. He was someone who epitomised great values, great sportsmanship and etiquette
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when playing the game” In 1978 Baldwin continued his international representation as part of the World Bowls team and then apart of the 1978 Commonwealth Games team where he again returned with a medal in the fours, this time silver. There is no doubting the prestige of such a player, and the incredible contribution which he has made to not only his club, which he still lived across the road from, but to the sport of bowls.
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Ivan Kostanich LEGEND OF THE GAME
As we take a look back on Ivan’s life our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family after his passing in July.
Written by Kerry Clark From year one Ivan showed his competitive streak in bowls, winning the Helensville Intermediate Club singles in his first two years. After 10 years break, from 1955 onwards bowls became a major focus in his life and his record of success from that time onwards is remarkable. At an International level Ivan represented NZ at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada where he led for Bob McDonald in the Pairs. In 1998 and 1999 Ivan played for New Zealand again against Australia in the over 60’s Trans-Tasman series. However, Ivan the man was also a champion. In a recent article Terry Maddaford wrote that Ivan was “A Champion Bloke on and off the green”. These are true words indeed. My first association with Ivan was in the 1970’s. His manner never changed either on or off the green. He was a gentleman, a fine sportsman. Humble in victory and gracious in defeat and with a great sense of humour. The best example I recall was at the 1978 games in Edmonton when he roomed with pairs mate Bob McDonald and me. Ivan volunteered to take the top bunk. When Bob retired to his bed, within minutes he would be asleep on his back, and snoring to a degree that not only kept Ivan awake but also the cyclists who were in the next room. On a number of occasions I found Ivan asleep on a couch in the NZ Chef de Missions entertainment area and Bob covered Pictured left: Ivan being presented his cap by CEO Kerry Clark in 2009.
in pillows but still snoring! The snoring however never affected their relationship on the green. Ivan also did many things behind the scenes for his Club and his friends that were typical of his demeanour. He never looked for adulation – he let his manner and his bowls do the talking. Ivan was at his happiest with a flounder in one hand and a bowl in the other. Most of the bar cool stores at Clubs in Auckland would have at one time or another had a supply of Ivan’s flounder held for purchase. Ivan is an icon within the bowls community. He will forever feature in the games history as someone who made an extraordinary contribution.
His list of achievements is ongoing, including: l Winning 23 Helensville Club Open Championship Singles from 1955 to 2012. l Winning 10 Helensville Club Championship Pairs Titles. l 12 Carlton Championship Titles. l 23 Auckland Centre Titles – the Auckland record. l In 1983 won the Epsom 5000 singles tournament, defeating on his way to victory Bob McDonald, Nick Unkovich and World Champion David Bryant from England. l Won Auckland Bowler of the year on three occasions. l 1993 won an Auckland Award for 50 years involvement in the sport. Nationally Ivan won: l 1977 National Singles l 1984 National Pairs with Pat Robertson l 1993 National Singles at age 73
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GOLDEN nugget In August of this year our Black Jacks; Jo Edwards, Shannon McIlroy and Val Smith along with New Zealand under 18 player Tayla Bruce, will be off to Tweed Heads Bowling Club for the Golden Nugget Invitational Prestige Singles. We sat down to talk to first timer to the event Tayla Bruce who will be attending the Junior Golden Nugget. Tayla submitted an application, like many others, to be a part of the event and even though she is not representing New Zealand she is looking forward to the opportunity and experiences which the event will offer. How long have you been playing for? This is my 5th season this year. Vince Roper has always been coach and he has encouraged my style and prompted my competitive streak. How did you become involved, and why bowls? Dad has always been a member of the Burnside Bowling club. World Bowls 2008 attracted me because young people were playing. The world games always seem so big and your local club transforms with flags, media and becomes the centre of attention, which drove me to join. I used play netball, but once I got into Bowls I liked it better, because it’s a summer sport, you travel, and you represent your club, your province, your country. You meet so many people from so many backgrounds, from so many places and ages, the excitement is always there. The age thing is nothing, there are so many young people playing especially in Australia. It’s just a stereotype, there is a new generation coming through that do learn so much from the traditional bowler. What do you gain from bowls? I think it’s the competitive nature, I feel pride for my family, I have great family. Bowls gives me confidence, I like to achieve and give 100%. I like to give bowls a lot of myself and win. Who is your inspiration? Jo Edwards, Val Smith and Mandy Boyd, you can actually approach these people and have fun and talk to them because they are approachable, and I get great advice! Mandy has done so well this year.
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What support have you received from your parents in establishing your bowling carer? Lots and lots and lots I am so grateful! What are you looking forward to most about participating in the Junior Golden Nugget? It’s a pretty amazing opportunity to get in; it’s my first time in Australia and playing on an indoor lawn. I can’t wait to meet the U18 team from Trans-Tasman I met this year and generally catch up with people you hardly see unless you’re competing. What is your game plan going into the competition? Go in and play the best I can, tactic wise ‘one bowl at a time’ playing the bowls not the people. Get away from the distraction of the players and focus on the bowl. What are your strengths on the green? Artificial greens are available down here in Canterbury but its new territory for me and the Golden Nugget is played in an indoor arena. I have not played in an indoor rink, and I’m looking forward to the new pressure this will bring, Vince my coach has really been assisting me with plenty of practice. Are you staying to watch the seniors? I had to get permission from my school to take extra days to watch the seniors but it’s so worth it and very beneficial to my development as a player. What else do you have coming up this season? Qualified for National Secondary Schools Tournament in Dec 12, and I cannot wait for that! What sort of changes to the game format do you feel are needed to encourage more people to play? It would be great to have more people in but we have the products already with MIB’s and Have a Go day. I think it’s going pretty well and Burnsides has Sport Wednesday where kids come in to play which is really popular.
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THE BOWLS STORY
THE SHARING STORY If you thought bowls was only for the few, think again. Bowls has so much to share with communities across New Zealand. Bowling clubs represent an enormous community asset, with over 590 spread across the country we are the biggest sport club network in New Zealand! Increasingly, our clubs are becoming a place for communities to come together, even if they are not actually playing bowls. Our clubs unique facilities and atmosphere is something to be celebrated and shared with all of the community, both bowlers and non-bowlers. It gives communities an opportunity to form special bonds and link together. We need to open our doors and encourage others to share in this unique experience which our bowling clubs offer!
We develop this experience by communicating our stories of success and achievement. Our community encourages and supports one another, and the ability to share these stories not only inspires, but also acknowledges and rewards those who are achieving great things within our sport! Through communicating these stories within and beyond our community we are able to further raise the profile and appeal of bowls. We are also sharing our lessons learned. By spreading our learning’s throughout the bowling community everyone can benefit and share in the experiences of others. Through the creation of the database we will be able to communicate to all of our members allowing us to share our communities and sponsors messages more effectively. It is this sharing which keeps bowls moving forward, remaining relevant into the future and developing unique connections. These connections are between not only people but also organisations and community stakeholders who are a part of the bowls family. Just like on the green, bowls brings together a diverse range of organisations all working towards a similar goal and invested in the future of our sport. Sharing will bring not only our clubs and sport closer, allowing us to move forwards and make continual improvement, but will also bring the community closer to bowls, a move which will only grow the relevance and . . . of our great sport. Pictured left: Have A Go Day allows us to share bowls with our community; below: Development Trans Tasman members share their experiences with primary school children.
Pictured left: Olympian Glenn Snyders sharing in the blind bowls experience.
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SEARCH FOR BOWLING TALENT Dates: Auckland October 1st – 2nd Wellington October 3rd – 4th Christchurch October 8th – 9th Dunedin October 11th -12th
By Mary Baines National coach Dave Edwards will be talent searching by way of four two-day camps throughout the country in October. Twenty of the most promising players from these camps will be taken to a national twoday camp in Auckland, before the final 10 are selected for the Trans- Tasman Test series against Australia on March 20th – 22nd 2013. ‘We want anyone who thinks they have the potential to play for New Zealand, any one at all, to line up for these camps. Apart from the trial aspects of these camps it also provides a fantastic opportunity for the youngsters to have two full days coaching and training’ says Edwards. The camps will see participants have their techniques analysed; they will learn how to train in a more professional manner; they will have a number of hours on the green learning good quality skills and drills that will assist in enhancing their development; they will learn about measuring and monitoring their progress; and, most importantly, they will be teamed up with local coaches so that they will be able to continue their personal development as players. One youngster looking forward to enrolling in the Wellington camp is 17-year-old Lachlan Gordon, who plays out of the Johnsonville Bowling Club. Secondary school bowls has been Gordon’s main focus so far and he’s been a regular participant in Tawa College activities, particular weekly after-school sessions at the Tawa Bowling Club.
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He played lead in the Wellington Development Four last season, won the Junior Singles at Johnsonville and has qualified for the National Secondary School Singles final in December by winning the local regional event. So how does he view the prospect of taking part in the National Coach’s search for players who can be developed onto the international stage? ‘I’ve had some good results, and I’ve beaten some good players. But I want to really test myself against other players of my age. I want to see how I compare with the best,’ he says.
Gordon knows that to succeed he has to put in the hard work. In the weeks ahead he’ll be looking to work with a coach at a more advanced level than the helpful hints his grandfather has passed on to him. ‘I need to have a more structured approach to my training, rather than just doing a bit of practice before events. That’s what I’ll be doing in the lead-up to the camp in Wellington,’ he says. To sign up for these camps see the Bowls NZ Website and look for the U18 Regional Camp button.
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BLIND BOWLERS FUNDRAISE FOR WORLDS A huge audience turned out on Friday 6 July for the Blind Bowls Fundraiser at Browns Bay Bowling Club to raise money and awareness for the New Zealand Blind Lawn Bowling Team. Radio personnel, Olympic athletes, Black Jacks, the sighted and the blind bowlers all took to the green. The blind bowlers showed how it was done as they out bowled many of their full sighted opponents and the overall atmosphere was grand. A cake stall, live radio coverage and even police radar so you could measure how fast your drive is help lifted the atmosphere to a huge celebration! Among those there to support the event was Anne Muir, Vice President of the Bowls New Zealand Board. Anne took to the green herself with a blindfold on to give it a go. “I just think it’s amazing to have the blind and the sighted playing together and sharing the experience of playing blind” she said, “I believe a lot of us sighted people play blindly when we bowl”. Something which may be good to keep in mind next time you have a roll up. Olympic swimmer Glenn Snyders turned out to the club, which his grandfather belongs to, in support of the blind bowlers. “It’s good to help fellow kiwis and Olympians” he said. And how did he find his first time bowling? “It’s good but it’s definitely hard. It is good to feel what they feel”. Black Jacks Development Squad members Scott Cottrell and Chris LeLieve were also there to take on their fellow national players and although they
may be at home on the green the addition of blindfolds was something new. Someone who has become accustomed to ‘playing in the dark’ is World Championship medallist David Monk. David has been playing lawn bowls for 26 years, 22 of which he has played blind, and is a living breathing example of the Blind Jacks mantra ‘don’t let the things you can’t do stop you from doing the things you can’. David lost his sight to glaucoma a few years after starting playing bowls, and he now plays alongside his wife Kath who is his director. “The concept is around the communication between director and player, you’ve got to have trust” he says. And even though he may not be able to see the incredible draws that he is making, David says “when you hear ‘good bowl’ from people watching it’s gratifying and really uplifting”. For all of our blind
bowlers let’s hope that they always have the spectators there supporting their incredible talent. And in the words of David Monk, “a big thanks to the people at Browns Bay Bowling Club for what they are doing for blind bowlers, we are very thankful for their support and that of all bowlers”.
Pictured right: David Monk with his director and wife Kath.
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Be in to WIN one of two $500 donations for your club by taking part in this year’s HAVE-A-GO Day. Simply send in a photo of your Bowls Club fundraising with and/or enjoying NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU frothy coffee. All entries will be judged in the best photo entry category to be in to win $500. All remaining entries will be placed in the prize draw for an additional chance to win $500. SIMPLY EMAIL A PHOTO along with your contact details to marketing@bowlsnz.co.nz no later than 5pm on Wednesday 14 November 2012.
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Visit www.nestle.co.nz/haveago to view the full terms and conditions. A valid entry requires the permission of all people who appear in the entry photograph. There is one judged prize of a $500 club donation for the best photo entry. All remaining entries will have an additional chance to win the prize draw of a $500 club donation. Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 14 November 2012. The winning Bowls Clubs will be notified by email or telephone. The names of the winning Bowls Clubs, (including the winning photo) will feature in future NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU advertisements in UPSHOT magazine. Promoter is Nestlé New Zealand Limited, 12-16 Nicholls Lane, Parnell, Auckland.
• CAFÉ MENU on the green • Bowls members getting together with CAFÉ MENU • Bowls members making the most of the CAFÉ MENU hats / promotional material • Awarding the CAFÉ MENU spot prizes • The best fundraising efforts with CAFÉ MENU • Original interpretation of CAFÉ MENU sponsorship
HAVE A GO DAY sunday 14 october 2012 Over 100 clubs will be receiving:
Sample Sachets Clubs will be receiving a generous amount of delicious sample sachets of Nescafé Café Menu frothy coffee. These can be offered to HAVE A GO participants for a gold coin donation or simply shared around. Leftover sachets can be utilised to fundraise at upcoming club tournaments and events.
Discount Coupons Clubs will receive discount coupons for purchases of Nescafé Café Menu. These can be handed out to HAVE A GO participants and club players/volunteers.
The NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU team are pleased to support another year’s HAVE A GO Day after a successful 2011 campaign. NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU has a wide range of deliciously frothy café quality coffees you can enjoy at home such as Cappuccino, Caramel Latte, Mocha and Hazelnut. Whether you’ve got friends around for a quick catch-up, you’re relaxing with your favourite book or taking a break from perfecting your bowls shot make the most of it with NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU. Just add hot water to the single serve sachets for a quick, convenient café style coffee.
Spot Prizes Each club will receive 2 spot prizes to give-away to two lucky HAVE A GO participants.
Promotional Posters & 2 Nescafé Café Menu Caps Clubs will receive promotional posters to put up in the coffee serving area as well as two caps for volunteers to wear (those serving the coffee).
On behalf of Bowls NZ and our participating clubs, we would like to extend a massive THANK YOU to the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU team for their generosity and support of our national HAVE A GO Day!
Participating clubs will also be able to enter the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU Photo Competition, where there are 2 x $500 club donations to be won. Clubs will need to send in a photo of their club fundraising with and/or enjoying NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU at their HAVE A GO Day. All entries will be judged in the best photo entry category to be in win $500. All remaining entries will be placed in the prize draw for an additional chance to win $500. Simply email a photo and your contact details to marketing@bowlsnz.co.nz by no later than 5pm on 14th November 2012 to be in to WIN! Visit www.nestle.co.nz/haveago to view the full terms and conditions for the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU Photo Competition.
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club scene ®
Partner Club Success To date there are a total of 72 registered Bowls New Zealand Partner Clubs! These stretch from the top of the country to the bottom, and include clubs both big and small. The Partner Club scheme aims to build ‘strong and sustainable’ clubs by providing close assistance through Community Development Officers and aiding clubs in implementing national programmes such as Mates In Bowls and Have a Go days. For more information visit the Bowls New Zealand website (www.bowlsnz.co.nz) or talk to your Community Development Officer.
Flavell Bill Submissions for the Flavell Bill have now closed. Bowls New Zealand along with many other sporting codes have placed a submission regarding the issues which this Bill will create for funding of sport in New Zealand. It will effectively remove the ability to apply for national funding. Thank you to all clubs who put the time and effort into sending in your own submissions. We will now have to wait and see what the decision is.
Centre of the Year At the opening of the Trans-Tasman Test Series in March Bowls Southland were presented with their ‘Centre of the Year’ award as part of the 2010/2011 Bowls NZ National Bowls Awards. During the season Bowls Southland experienced success both on and off the green. They had teams present at the National Intercentre and Interclub finals, and received placings at the National Secondary School Championships and the National Club Championships. They also introduced various initiatives for coaches, athletes and officials. Congratulations Bowls Southland!
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Fred Thomson turns 100 On Sunday 15 July Fred Thomson of Mt Eden Bowling Club celebrated his 100th birthday. Fred got his 15 minutes of fame on TV1’s Close Up which can be viewed on our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BowlsNZ) where he revealed the secret to making it to 100. Gaining his first club singles title at the age of 92, and still a regular down at the club which he was president of in 1972/73, Fred is an inspiration to all. And for those of you who were wondering what the secret is, according to Fred it’s; “to wake up every morning”. Happy 100th Fred from the Bowls Community!
Sign up for Intercentre and the Hyundai National Open Championships Now! Entries are now open for the 2013 Intercentre and entries have already been received from seven centres! For more information and to register your centre please visit the Bowls NZ website (http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/events/national-events/bowls-nz-national-intercentre-championships/) Entries for the Hyundai National Open Championships have also opened! Register now for this prestigious event in the bowling calendar, which will this year be held at Paritutu Bowling Club in New Plymouth. Take up your opportunity to play our countries top bowlers, meet up with fellow bowlers from around the country and enjoy this unique event. Register at http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/events/national-events/hyundai-national-open-championships/
Ngunguru Bowling Club achieve Silver Award Congratulations to Ngunguru Bowling Club who recently achieved their Silver Club Check Award! Much of the club’s membership turned out for the presentation of the award by Community Development Officer Martin Mackenzie. It is great to see clubs celebrating their hard work and success as it takes the buy in and efforts of the entire club to make these positive changes!
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database Over the last couple of months (maybe even longer) you may have heard about a Bowls NZ database. So what is all the hoopla about? Many of you may have questions about the database, and even question if there is a reason for having this database. This article will try and answer the main questions around the database and how it can help clubs, centres, RSCs and Bowls NZ. Firstly let us answer the question of why we are asking for this information. To be able to fully utilise all the functions of this database we require membership information from clubs. We also need to ensure that the information that we have is up to date and current. Another important piece of information we will need is email addresses. Once we have the information we can then roll out features to clubs here are some of the benefits that clubs will receive; l Quick and easy communication to members (clubs can send pre made email templates/notices to all selected members) l Up to date member information – all information will be stored in one place online (this cuts out the need for multiple versions of membership information, which makes membership returns to centre’s easier and less time consuming) l Access to promotions (Bowls NZ will be able to send information about our sponsors latest promotions to everyone registered on the database) l Fortnightly e-newsletter which will give you up to date information on what is happening in the bowling community. l Members can login and update their own details and add extra information if they wish (all members will have the ability to login and update, change and edit their own personal details) Getting your club added to the database is easy. Providing your club membership list in Microsoft Excel is the
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best format, however other formats such as Microsoft Word and PDF can also be sent in. If this cannot be done a printed out version will work. It would be ideal if clubs provided email addresses of members so that they can receive the e-newsletter and sponsors deals, and can log in themselves. Promotions and emails sent from Bowls NZ will be moderated so that members are not being sent countless emails. Please send your clubs membership list to ritesh@bowlsnz.co.nz or PO Box 62502, Greenlane, Auckland 1546. If you have any further questions please contact your local Community Development Officer.
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STAFF PROFILE RITESH CHHITA You may wonder who the man working behind the scenes on the Bowls New Zealand database is. And so, we thought we would introduce you to him and put a face to all of the work. Ritesh is Bowls New Zealand’s resident wiz man who as far are we can tell has the ability to fix almost all of our technical confusions (and you would be surprised at how often they come up!). But his talents spread much further than that. Studying International Business and Management at Auckland University Ritesh joined the Bowls New Zealand team at the end of last year. His main focus at Bowls is developing the database, and the websites and e-newsletter which go along with this. Ritesh credits his graduation as one of his greatest accomplishments, the other of which lies in his other passion, cricket. Starting cricket at the young age of five Ritesh has always been involved in the sport, and won the North Island under 19 Indoor Cricket Championships in 2009. “Ever since I was a kid I was playing cricket anywhere I could with my friends - in my cobblestoned driveway, backyards, corridors and as the years went on the game grew on me as there was always more to learn, the game is so simple yet complex at the same time. Also it is a traditional sport that has adapted to cater to modern times – at heart I am still a purist and love the tradition but also love that it offers something for everyone” Although living in Auckland all his life he has managed to get a fair bit of travelling under his belt, visiting Australia, America, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and his favourite place; India. “I loved India, it’s totally different from the western world. You get to see things in India you would never get to see anywhere else” says Ritesh. And his favourite thing he has
done while travelling? “The theme parks in America, especially Disneyworld in Florida! My favourite ride was the 3D Spiderman Motion Master, it was awesome!” So what is he looking forward to most in his next year with Bowls? “Getting the
new websites set up for our Regional Service Centres and getting the office more technical literate” So in the words of Ritesh, “that’s my life in a nutshell”.
Quick Facts: Born in: Auckland Where I want to visit: Europe Favourite movie: Pursuit of Happyness Favourite book: Kite Runner Secret talent: Juggling
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ClubCheck
waitoa achieve club check & beyond Waitoa is a small rural town in the Thames Valley Centre who has a long history of bowls. During the early 2000s numbers were dwindling. In 2009 the club was amalgamated. There was a resurgence of interest, a new constitution was written, and a new progressive thinking committee was elected. The club attempted to work out their issues and problems, as a starting point reviewed their constitution and a set of initiatives were established. They decided that communications needed to be established as the first criteria. A questionnaire was sent to all members to get some idea of where they felt the club should go. Falling membership and funding were common concerns. A Planning Committee was set up including the Chairman and Secretary. The committee’s first concerns were not the problems. The concern was to remedy the problems. It was agreed that there was no remedy unless the club had systems in place that focused on the problem. The Planning Committee drafted a Strategic and Action Plan, the initial plan was a rather comprehensive document. At this stage the executive decided
REGION 2 Steve Beel steve@bowlsnz.co.nz Mobile 021 966 017 Counties/Manukau Bowls Waikato Thames Valley Bowls Bay of Plenty Bowls Gisborne/East Coast Bowls Hawkes Bay
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to engage some assistance and after meeting with our Bowls NZ CDO (Steve Beel) a more focused and less wordy document was drafted. “Naturally there were some who were not sure of all this written stuff” said Len Hay, Club Secretary and one of the key drivers of the club, however as the plans developed acceptance was forthcoming. With enthusiasm and commitment and with the help of a slideshow presentation, Steve Beel helped convince members that change was needed. Implementation of the plan became the focus for the whole club. These five areas were agreed and focused on. The outcome to date has been highlighted in short under each of these points. 1) Increase player participation • Club playing membership has increased three fold 2) Increase membership • Twilight bowls was developed to engage the local community & Evening triples for serious non bowlers • The outcome of these initiatives was an increase of 15% membership
3) Develop a more sustainable financial future. • Savings account in the thousands of dollars which is a complete turnaround from 2010 • Effective planning and specific focus when applying for grants 4) Best playing surface in the area. • Gerrard Slattery was awarded the Bowls New Zealand Green Keeper of the year in 2011 5) Establish good means of communications • Newsletters, club whiteboards and a table display are used to keep members well informed Steve Beel CDO credits the club’s executive for having making the necessary changes. The club realized that unless they did something’s differently then they would surely die. The amount of change and growth in the club has been very impressive. Considering not so long ago the club was at risk they are now on the way up. They are working towards and achieving their plans The club has just achieved the Bowls New Zealand ClubCheck Bronze award which is impressive for a small rural club.
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FOCUS ON UMPIRING
The Bowls NZ Umpires Committee members are currently fully employed with the Level 1 and Level 2 Umpires examinations. It is pleasing to note that the vast majority of the candidates for Level 2 are passing the exam exceedingly well. Remember, you only need to keep a
log of your umpiring hours and complete 40 hours over four years, have a session with your Level 1 practical tutor and we recommend watching the World Bowls DVD on Umpiring - and of course read your law book!! You will also need to be able to complete a two life chart. The examination consists of 6 practical exercises and 15 oral questions
and only Level 2 Umpires or above will be able to umpire Regional or National Finals (including the National Open Championships in December/January). If you require any further information before advancing your Level of Umpiring please contact your local Umpires Association / Sub Committee.
Quiz Questions: Q1.
During a fours game there is a downpour during the course of an end – only the leads and twos have played their bowls. There is a mass exodus of players. They reappear 20 minutes later. The skip of Team A, who is holding three shots, asks “Do we just carry on playing?” What would your reply be?
Q2.
You are marking a singles game. Player A delivers a short jack. No-one is sure whether it has travelled the minimum distance from the mat or not. Both players say “it’s fine, we will play to it”. What do you do?
Q3.
A player plays out of turn. The player’s bowl does not touch anything during its course. The bowls comes to rest 2 metres from the jack. What should happen?
Q4.
Player A drives at the jack in an attempt to “kill” the end. The bowl strikes the jack which then comes to rest in contact with the opponent’s foot. What should happen?
Q5.
The lead in team “A” delivers the jack and plays the first bowl. The lead in team “B” then realises that team “B” and not Team “A” should have delivered the jack. What should happen?
Q6.
A delivered bowl is not a toucher but still has the chalk mark from the previous end. Who removes the chalk mark?
Q7.
What happens if a bowl is displaced by a wheelchair?
Q8.
Can a boundary peg be moved if found to be in the wrong position during an end?
Q9.
During sets play the first set is drawn. Who plays first at the start of the second set?
Q10.
The jack has been delivered and a player complains to you as the umpire that the mat is not up. What would you do?
To see how you did in this Quiz please visit the umpires section of the Bowls NZ website where we will post the answers
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FOCUS ON GREENKEEPING
INNOVATION COMES TO THE FORE AT PARKLANDS By Bill Joblin President Parklands Bowling Club There is a saying about necessity being the mother of invention. After volunteers at quake damaged Parklands Club in Christchurch became burnt out after totally rebuilding their first green in the traditional manner, the need came to find a better way to rebuild the second green. This idea of a better way all started when Barnie, Bob and Bill got together to work out an easier way to put in place the ditch, plinth board, top face board and
the bank surrounds. When the three discussed the idea the cost was going to be more money than the club had. It was then a local business manager, who is not a member, who came up with the idea of making a mould, say 2.7meters long and shaped as a T inverted. The reason for the length was for cartage, weight, and so that a 1.5 tonne forklift could be used. The use of the truck and the forklift were all donated by the local firm who also made the mould on the understanding that they would then own the mould. After several attempts a mould was finalised, creating a green is 37.2meters inside and
40meters outside. The area was dug out and where the concrete forms were going in all the surrounds were leveled, and a good foundation metal was vibrated and compacted until the levels were correct. The original green was left in place and not touched, and then quarry dust was laid, compacted and leveled ready for the concrete mould. The local firm donated and supplied all of the concrete, the mould and the lifting pins. Cartage and forklifts were also donated by Scotts Motors Christchurch Ltd. Installation of the concrete forms where the base of the T could be back filled, the upright being the bank, the other side being the ditch with drain holes already installed in the mould, and the plinth upright to carry the adjustable plinth board was installed by the contractor. It was found the idea worked very well, and the lifting eyes were left in place to enable the removal of sections if more earthquake damage should occur. No timber was used and all the irrigation was finalised before the moulds were fitted. With the long job of drilling over 400 holes for the plinth and top board almost complete, and once the plinth and top boards are fitted the green will be planed and seeded. The hope is that by December/January 2013 all will be finished. This work is a great credit to the Parklands members who have shown outstanding resilience and great club spirit in the face of ongoing adversity.
Pictured left: Members completing the back-fill of the new surrounds with earth.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE OFFICE? New to every issue of Upshot will be the ‘What’s happening in the office?’ This page will keep you up to date on what your national staff are currently working on and everything new which is going on in Bowls NZ around the country.
Staff Meeting
In the second week of June, Bowls NZ held the annual staff meeting. The meeting hosted at Auckland Bowls over 3 days, gave the staff a chance to get together and discuss the findings from the previous year, progress made, updates shared and plan the improvements for next year to come. A lot of progress was made and we are now working towards the improvements that were highlighted in this meeting as a result.
Farewell Steve Bowls NZ Operations Manager Steve Clifton will be leaving us at the start of September. Steve has been at Bowls NZ for the past 6 years. In these six years Steve has made a significant contribution in this role and also to the sport of bowls. We would like to thank Steve and also we wish him all the best for his future endeavours.
Templates One of the many things that came out of the staff meeting was the need to create templates in order to assist our clubs. The creation of these templates are now in progress and will be improved over the coming months. The purpose of these templates will be to make it easier for clubs to do a variety of things from getting sponsorship to running programs. We are hoping to have them out to you as soon as we can! Stay tune to this segment for more details on the progress.
Database The database continues to be a large focus in the office and has grown considerably since the last issue of Upshot! We now have 40 clubs uploaded and around 5400 members currently on the database. This number is continually growing so please continue to send through the databases for your clubs to ritesh@bowlsnz.co.nz and we will continue to load the clubs in as fast as we can. The faster we can get clubs on to the database, the quicker we can roll out the features of this database to benefit us all.
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SPONSORSHIP TODAY Many sport and recreation clubs operate with limited finances and need to raise additional funds through fundraising, sponsorship or grants. While there is often money other groups also compete for that money. Sponsorship is most commonly associated with a business/company/ organisation handing over money in return for brand exposure. It is even considered to be a solution to financial problems that we may have. However this is fast becoming an old sentiment and with economic conditions tightening and communication increasing its speed, sponsors want more of a return on investment. Sponsorship is now shifting and is more about creating a long term strategic communications and partnership plan. Searching and creating this partnership will benefit not only the sponsor but those that are receiving the sponsorship. One major reason for this shift is the advent of social media, companies and organisations can connect in a matter of moments with their customer, which means that the ‘logo on the old poster’ is becoming an out dated notion. Sponsorship is a deeply emotional and rich tool which gives it an advantage over other marketing channels. It helps the consumer to experience the
brand in action, elevates brand awareness and creates a distinctive advantage in the market place. Securing new sponsorship and revenue streams is a key challenge for any organization in today’s present financial climate. So how do you approach sponsorship in a fast moving environment? This is constantly changing but the general consensus from research companies and professions across the globe suggest the key is: l ‘Do you home work’ Understand, the company, organization or individual you are approaching and ensure it fits with your customers. A bowls club would not approach ‘Just Jeans’ as a sponsor because it is the wrong fit. However, it would look at the local commodities such as Mad Butcher, local florists and companies within the area that your customers will use. l ‘Plan’ Plan, Plan, and Plan some more’ gone are the days of the Adhoc approach. Know what you need, who to approach to meet this need, how you are going to instigate the first contact, your proposal, your strategy, the level of benefit a sponsor can receive for their investment. Don’t
forget you are also assisting them with an important point of difference in their marketing strategy. l ‘Stand out’ Know who to contact as your first port of call. This is vital; if you get it right at the beginning you avoid falling to the bottom of the return call list. Sponsorship managers now have different titles such as Commercial Manager, Investment Facilities Coordinator to name a few. l ‘Personalise’ Ensure you know your customers, their demographics, likes, dis-likes and trends. Then make the first call stand out as the creativity of leveraging ideas should flow automatically because you know your people and you know the sponsor wants them. l ‘Set the key goals’ This is your opportunity to flip problems over due to this sponsorship so know both parties goals and keep measuring, assessing and improving through good communication. So keep on top of the local news investigate who is doing well and not financially, look at what you have as sponsorship opportunities, be strategic, know your customer base and get ready for those knock backs.
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SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SPONSORS
We sat down with Mat Shaw from Millennium to talk bowls, sponsorship and get to know our sponsor a little better. Firstly thank you for taking the time to talk with us Mat! How long has Millennium been involved with bowls for? Millennium Hotels have officially been involved with Bowls NZ since 2004, nearing a decade. How long have you been with Millennium? I have been with Millennium Hotels for 12 years, starting my career at one of our Auckland hotels and currently work at our Corporate Office.
What do you like most about being involved with bowls as an organisation? Firstly I enjoy the team at Bows NZ, fantastic bunch of people. I have also had the pleasure of participating in numerous bowls events over the years and really enjoy mixing with the local Bowling Community. How do you envision the Millennium and Bowls New Zealand partnership developing? We have managed to ‘grow together’ over the past 8 years. As most people know, its been a rough couple of years for our wonderful country. But as times change I feel that both Bowls NZ and Millennium, Copthorne Hotels NZ have been proactive in developing new strategies with the aim of staying ahead of the game. How is the sponsorship improving Millennium? Our goal and primary focus is grass roots community based level sports with an added side of opportunities to be aligned with successful high performance athletes. Bowls NZ encompass all of that and we feel this is of great importance to us and adds value to our organisation. To be involved with such a professional organisation can only be good for a company, hence why we have maintained this relationship for almost a decade.
Are you personally involved with any sports? I have lived a life of rugby and cricket, but have hung my boots up as my old bones can’t seem to handle it anymore. My passion for sport has turned to golf, although my passion outweighs my skill level on most occassions. I support the Blues and the Warriors through thick and thin and try to get to as many All Blacks games as possible. I hear you have recently taken up bowls. How did you become involved and how are you finding it? I have just had my first child, so time is a bit limited for me these days. But hope to get back into my Bowls perhaps in the summer months. I have always been involved in corporate bowls events and also casual bowls after work. MIB rekindled my interest in Bowls when this was established a few years ago. If you had the opportunity to visit one country in luxury, where would you go? I am lucky to have been many places around the world over the last 15 years (BUT none in luxury), I generally travel donkey class. But I think the Greek Islands or the Seychelles is a place where I would like to visit in style…. (Lotto maybe?)
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