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| HAPPY TOP PLAYERS IN DELMENHORST - GERMANY |
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Prize ceremony in Germany - Delmenhorst
Farida Pascoal-Blum, Lasse Strandberg, Dan Ahlqvist, Liliane Vintens, Björn Bergvall and Marianne Pelz. Happy smiles all over the line. Picure: Ad van der Jagt
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2008-05-10
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| CHAMPION OF SOUTH SWEDEN & STOP 5 |
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Sweden Christer Danielsson won the 5th stop of the European Senior Bowling Tour in Tomelilla, Sweden. In the semifinal he scored out Dan Ahlqvist 257-237. In the great major finalplay Christer defeted Kent Eriksson in a perfect peformance game of 268-226.
After 6 stops of 17, Christer Danielsson is in the lead of the standing list for the great gold final in Stockholm, January 3. Reijo Saarinen, Finland, Tour Champion of 2006, is 2nd, just behind Christer. There is many tourstops left, so everything can change this list.
Next tourstop is Italy and Bologna, May 20 - 25.
More information regarding Tomelilla and future stops go to: http://www.suxxesshallen.se
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2008-05-10
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| KNUD CHAMPION OF DENMARK - STOP 6 |
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Denmark Top Senior Bowling Player, Knud Harvig defeted German winner from stop 4, Dan Ahlqvist, Sweden, scoring great performance 254 - 217, in the final game.
It was in perfect organizer Gert Nielsens World Cup Hallen, Copenhagen, the 6th stop of EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe made this event to a great show. From Denmark, the tour then continues to Italy.
Next stop will be in Bologna, May 20 - May 25.
For more information go to:
www.ebpatour.com or www.danbowltour.dk
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EBPA News |
2008-05-04
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 300 – DUET |
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Roger Pieters, Belgium and Miroslav Chylo, made a perfect game each, when participated the 4th stop of EBPA Senior Bowling Tour, Delmenhorst, Germany.
For more info go to www.jutebowl.de
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EBPA News |
2008-05-02
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| Storm Products has signed an agreement |
Storm Products has signed an agreement with Bowling Rewards to use its marketing program for pro shops that carry its merchandise. The deal encourages independent pro shop operators to run the Bowling Rewards program in exchange for product incentives from Storm and Roto Grip.
Storm President Dave Symes sees this new alliance as a way of supporting "the brick and mortar pro shops in America and the 'imperativeness' of their prosperity." Added Bowling Rewards President Adam Miller: "Proper implementation of [our program] will move consumers to buy more products and drive pro shop loyalties."
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
www.bowlersjournal.com
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2008-05-02
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| FIRST-TIME BOWLER MOVES INTO LEAD AT USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
- Prior to walking into the Albuquerque Convention Center this week, Brian Washington of Hopewell, Va., had never been to the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships and had no idea what to expect.
After nervously making his first trip down the tournament's traditional Center Aisle and struggling in team and doubles, the 28-year-old right-hander finally was able to calm down, and a big move on the approach helped him find his way to the top spot in Classified Singles on Thursday.
Washington shot 488 in team and was at the end of a 435 set in doubles when he decided to move eight boards left on the approach and completely change his line to the pocket. He then moved an additional two boards at the start of singles and posted games of 208, 191 and 277 for a 676 series. He struck on 10 of his last 11 shots to move past Tim Wagner of Hardin, Mont., who previously held the lead with 669.
"Yesterday was all nerves," said Washington, a record storage coordinator for the HCA healthcare network of Virginia. "My dad said once you get a frame or two out of the way, the nerves would go away, but since it was my first tournament, it took a few games. Today, I told myself to get out there and just bowl."
Although he competed in youth bowling leagues many years ago, Washington recently returned to the lanes after 16 years away because he wanted the chance to bowl with his father, Charles. That is the same reason he chose to make his USBC Open Championships debut this year.
"My dad has been bowling in this for more than 20 years, but I don't know how many more he'll be able to come to because of his health, and I really wanted to bowl in it with him at least once," said Washington, who finished his debut with a 1,599 all-events total. "I really had a great time, and the environment was a lot more comfortable because most of the people I bowled with here are from our league at home."
Matt Cannizzaro
Matt.Cannizzaro@bowl.com
www.bowlersjournal.com
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2008-05-02
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| EBPA SENIOR BOWLING TOUR IN EUROPE STOP 4 |
Dan Ahlqvist, Sweden and Liliane Vintens, Belgium,
Champions of Jute Bowl Senior Open,
4th Stop of
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Tour News
Dan Ahlqvist, Sweden, won the 4th stop of EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Delmenhorst, Germany. Dan defeted fellow contryman and hardhitting, Lasse Strandberg with only eleven points. Also the 3rd place was a Swede. Björn Bergvall was in the lead most of the final play distance. Two empty frames in the last game ended Björns golddreams this time.
The Ladies squad did Liliane Vintens, Belgium, the best striking performance and defeted 2nd Farida Pascoal-Blom, Netherlands, with only twelve points. Germanys Marianne Pelz was 3rd.
For more info go to; www.jutebowl.de
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2008-05-02
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European Bowling Tour 2008 |
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| European WRM 2008 participants |
At a very late moment, Stuart Williams got a possibility to re-consider his participation in the World Ranking masters 2008 and his previous no to participation was changed to a yes for a few days ago.
Stuart Williams is the defending champion in the men’s division after his glorious victory in the World Ranking Masters 2007 at Kegels place in Lake Wales.
This means that Europe will be represented by both 8 men and 8 women when the World Ranking Masters 2008 opens tomorrow in Jakarta, Indonesia
Women participants from Europe
Kirsten Penny - England
Ghislaine van der Tol - The Netherlands
Nicole Sanders - The Netherlands
Priscilla Maaswinkel - The Netherlands
Zara Glover - England
Krista Pöllänen - Finland
Piritta Kantola - Finland
Diana Zavjalova - Latvia
Men participants from Europe
Stuart Williams - England
Nikolay Ovchinnikov - Latvia
Leonidas Maragkos - Greece
Marcus Berndt - Sweden
Jesper Agerbo - Denmark
Jimmy Dan Mortensen - Denmark
Sami Konsteri - Finland
Jari Ratia - Finland
Kim Thorsgaard Jensen
EBT Director
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2008-05-01
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| 4th Stop of European Senior Bowling Tour, in Jute Bowl |
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Katrin and Arthur Dähn organized the 4th Stop of European Senior Bowling Tour, in Jute Bowl, Delmenhorst Germany, in a professional manor.
EBPA would like to congratulate Katrin and Arthur for their excellent service during the qualifications and final days.
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EBPA News |
2008-04-30
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| Danish Master 50+, Senior Bowling Tour Stop 6 |
EBPA President Åke Bjerselius, wish proprietor and organizer od Danish Masters50+, good luck with his Eurostop 6
This week proprietor Gert Nielsen open up the 6th stop of the EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe. After five stops in Sweden and Germany, now Copenhagen, Denmark focus top bowling May 1-4.
A lot of the players in Europe will participate at World Cup Hallen in Rödovre Centrum. Mr. Nielsen think it will be 80-100 senior bowling players coming to Copenhagen. It will be great show, Gert Nielsen promise.
He also welcome all players who still not have made registration Do not hesitate to call +46-36411247.
Danish Master 50+
World Cup Hallen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Qualification: May 1- 3
Final: May 4
Contact info:
Gert Nielsen
Rödovre centrum 99
2610 Rödovre Denmark
Phone: 0045+ 36 41 12 47
Fax: 0045+ 36 72 10 47
E-mail: dbmt@worldcuphallen.dk
Results & squads: www.ebpatour.com
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EBPA News |
2008-04-30
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| The next EBT ranking event is the popular Brunswick Aalborg International |
Sweden’s Martin Larsen has been knocked off his lofty perch at the top of the European Bowling tour rankings by fellow countryman Peter Ljung, the champion of the Brunswick Euro Challenge in France last month and the runner-up in the Istanbul Open last weekend. In third place now is Tore Torgersen, still a native of Norway but a long-time resident in Sweden. Kirsten Penny of England holds a slim eight-point buffer over Germany’s Tina Hulsch in the ladies’ division and thereafter follow two Dutch in the attractive persons of Ghislaine van der Tol and Wendy Kok.
The next EBT ranking event is the popular Brunswick Aalborg International at the friendly Lovvang Bowl in Aalborg, May 19-25. Current rankings after six events – Men: 1. Peter Ljung, Sweden 267 points; 2. Martin Larsen, Sweden 234; 3. Tore Torgersen, Norway 227; 4. Dominic Barrett, England 212; 5. Osku Palermaa, Finland 202; 6. Stuart Williams, England 153; 7. Dennis Eklund, Sweden 140; 8. Thomas Gross, Austria 139. Women: 1. Kirsten Penny, England 246; 2. Tina Hulsch, Germany 238; 3. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands 225; 4. Wendy Kok, Netherlands 190; 5. Krista Pollanen, Finland 174; 6. Anne Lorraine Gales, Denmark 166; 7. Nina Flack, Sweden 152; 8. Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark 130.
Keith Hale/etbf.dk
www.etbf.dk
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2008-04-24
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| South Senior-Open Sweden |
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EBPA Tour President Ingemar Eriksson and Proprietor and organizer Hans Göderum, welcome all international senior bowling players to Tomelilla, South Sweden. Tomelilla is the 5tth stop of the 3rd annual EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe.
There is a total of 17 tournaments this year and that makes a long road for the players before the Grand Final i Stockholm, January 3.
Final play for this tournament in Tomelilla will be May 3.
For more information call:
Hans Göderum +46-417 12835
Email: info@suxxesshallen.se
www.suxxesshallen.se
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2008-04-21
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| JUTE BOWL SENIOR OPEN |
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Jürgen Preuss, Berlin, wish his friend Arthur Dähn good luck with his tour stop 3 of the EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe. The tournament start April 21 and final play Sunday April 27, at Jute Bowling Center in Delmenhorst , Germany. Not far away from Bremen, north part of Germany.
Jürgen will play himself together with 90 of the best senior Europe bowlers. More players are most welcome to Arthur.
Make your contact as information below.
www.jutebowl.de
www.ebpatour.com
Results & squads »
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Jute Bowl Senior Open
Jute Bowl
Delmenhorst Bremen, Germany
http://www.jutebowl.de
Qualification:
April 21 - April 26
Final: Sunday
April 27
Contact info:
Arthur Dähn
Bachstelzenweg 3
27777 Ganderkesee
Germany
Phone: +49 4221/ 12 36 96
Fax: +49 4221/ 12 36 97
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2008-04-11
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| Storm - the #1 Brand on the PBA Tour |
Brigham City, UT- the numbers are in and Storm Products is the #1 brand on the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour. With his faithful Shift in hand, Storm Staff member Norm Duke capped off a stellar PBA season winning the 2008 US Open. This season, Duke won the Grand Slam, two Majors, and a $100,000 top prize all with his trusty Storm equipment at his side. The Gravity Shift, Rapid Fire and other high performance balls from Storm are proving to be the choice of champions.
"In a year when professional bowlers chose the Storm brand 50% more often than the next closest competitor, we are excited about the message it sends," said Steve Kloempken, Marketing Director for Storm Products.
This season alone staff members placed in the top 5 of each of the major tour tournaments, with victories by Norm Duke in both the World Championship and US Open. Other huge Storm accolades this year include the naming of Jason Belmonte as the 2007 World Bowler of the Year while Derek Eoff and Shannon O'Keefe brought home the national amateur champion titles. Storm staffer Liz Johnson is also the reigning Women's US Open champion too!
More worldwide champions and professional bowlers are choosing Storm and so should you.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BOWL UP A STORM!
www.stormbowling.com
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2008-04-10
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As a resident of the great state of Florida, it is my pleasure to welcome you back to my home state. Just as in 2005, International Bowl Expo 2008 will be full of excitement around every turn. This upcoming June we will gather to celebrate bowling's growing popularity supported by our 2008 theme, “Bowling, The Rock Of Entertainment.” My family and I invite you to join us for what promises to be an exceptional week!
As the bowling industry's premier event, International Bowl Expo continues to exceed expectations each year as it brings together thousands of bowling industry professionals all in one place. Again, I encourage you to bring some of your key staff members to Bowl Expo for the training opportunities, idea sharing and exposure to all that is happening in the game and sport of bowling. In fact, use Bowl Expo as an incentive or morale booster for your key staff.
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Bowl Expo is the ONLY PLACE you can find the latest trends, bowling-related products and services, marketing ideas, profit center opportunities, and tools to help you spread the excitement of bowling throughout your communities. Where else can you find all these educational sessions, networking events as well as the outstanding trade show highlighting the latest products and services from more than 300 companies in over 800 exhibit booths?
We are able to produce an event such as International Bowl Expo because of sponsors including the bowling industry's official sponsors, such as Pepsi-Cola, the Official Soft Drink of Bowling. The support of these and a long list of other sponsoring companies like Anheuser-Busch, Brunswick, North Pointe Insurance Group, QubicaAMF, Switch Entertainment, Inc., U. S. Bowling and U. S. Steltronic make this annual event so successful.
Take a few minutes to review all the great events planned for International Bowl Expo 2008 found in this booklet. Once you do, you'll see why this is an event and experience you must attend! Here's just a glimpse of what awaits you...
- BPAA Annual Membership Business Meeting
- Presentation of the 2008 Bowling Industry Service and Proprietor of the Year Awards
- Armed Forces Bowling Conferenc
- IBPSIA's conference and annual meeting
- Bowling Writers' Association of America Annual Conference
- Exciting Education Keynote Speaker Jones Loflin's “Juggling Elephants”
- Feature General Session Speakers - Members of The Teutul family from the hit reality show “Orange County Choppers”
- More than 45 educational seminars and workshops
- Trade Show Activitie
- Trade Show Treasure Hunt
- Strolling lunches throughout the trade show floor
- Thursday's Kids Day with many fun activities!
- Numerous other contests, cash giveaways, celebrity autographs, and more!
- Social Events
- Welcome Reception
- 4th Annual International Bowling Karaoke SuperStar Finalist Contest
- Bowling’s Hall of Fame ‘Salute’
- “B. O. B.” returns to Universal Studios' City Walk
- Featured entertainment: The Commodores!
You cannot afford to miss the 2008 event. Send your registration in today! Come and be a part of this great event celebrating the fact that Bowling is . . . “The Rock Of Entertainment.”
Sincerely,
Joe Schumacker
BPAA President
Schumacker & Co., Davie, FL
www.bowlexpo.com
info@bpaa.com
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2008-04-06
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| Welcome to BCMMAG.COM |
Bowling Center Management is the industry’s leading business publication and official trade magazine of the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America. Started in 1995, Bowling Center Management, or “BCM” as it’s known in the industry, provides bowling center operators with revenue-generating articles, valuable advice columns from a collection of seasoned bowling business specialists and insider industry information each month.
The magazine is regarded throughout bowling as the quintessential “owner’s manual” for bowling center proprietorship.
BCM was created in 1995 under the leadership of Keith Hamilton and Mike Panozzo, owners of Luby Publishing, Inc. The company, which also publishes Bowlers Journal International and Billiards Digest, the two foremost bowling and billiards publications in the world, sought to provide bowling center proprietors with the industry’s only magazine devoted exclusively to bowling center operators. To this day, BCM still holds that distinction.
In 2005, BCM and its creators were honored with the BPAA Special Projects Award, recognizing the publication’s contributions to the industry. BCM has also collected dozens of awards in the annual American Bowling Congress/American Bowler Writing Competitions, receiving the most honors of any bowling business publication, including a record three awards in 2005.
www.bcmmag.com
www.bowlersjournal.com
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2008-04-06
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| Barack Obama went bowling |
Barack Obama went bowling recently at Pleasant Valley Recreation Center in Altoona, Pa. -- supposedly to court the blue-collar vote in that state’s primary for his run at the U.S. Presidency. It may have backfired when his score was revealed: a puny 37, although, as Obama aides noted nudge, nudge it was only for seven frames.
The bowling outing may not have worked as well as Obama had hoped, but it became a major story line for bowling, especially when his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, challenged him to a bowl-off. “Winner take all,” she clarified. “I’ll even spot him two frames. And when this game is over, the American people will know, when that phone rings at 3 a.m., they’ll have a President who’s ready to bowl on Day One.” She mentioned all this on April Fool’s Day; nonetheless, the media drumbeat about Obama’s bowling misadventures went on from there, which although not exactly positive for Obama, had to be a good thing for the bowling business from a media perspective.
Another huge positive for bowling, but one often overlooked in this story: Obama is said to possess athletic skills in other sports, such as basketball, so his bowling ineptitude proves once again that bowling deserves much more respect as a sport that some would have you believe.
Pleasant Valley proprietor Robert A. DiVentura Jr. noted that Obama spent two hours at his center, while he only got a 45-minute heads up on the appearance.
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
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2008-04-04
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| Bowling ball motion study |
One of the main findings of the two-year bowling ball motion study is that the major factor in how a ball reacts on a lane is the chemistry of its cover material. The study by representa-tives of the USBC and bowling ball manufacturers revealed that the covers of modern bowling balls can be constructed with ex-tremely aggressive, porous chemical materials, giving the balls the potential to easily gain traction and hook hard and sharp into the pins, despite heavy amounts of oil on the lane surface.
A USBC press release noted that, left unregulated, modern bowling balls could have a disproportionate impact on scoring relative to player skill in the sport. Accordingly, a new manufac-turing specification dealing with the porosity and chemistry of bowling ball surfaces has been introduced for implementation in April 2009.
The new specification will, for the first time, set precise limits on the gaps between microscopic indentations on the outer ball surface, or cover stock, because these gaps have the most impact on how aggressively a ball can hook on a lane.
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
www.bowlersjournal.com
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2008-04-04
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EBPA President Åke Bjerselius and Netherlands senior tour expert Ad van der Jagt had a VIP meeting in Norrkoping during the Les Lion Cup.
Mr. van der Jagt also was invited as a special member of the Eagle Club, organizer of Les Lion. He received The Eagle Club official shirt and the clubs exclusive needle pin original from 1942. He is also organizing Stop 11 in Schiedam, Netherlands.
For more information, do not hesitate to contact him:
Schiedam Senior Open Stop 11
Chandra Bowling Schiedam
Schiedam, The Netherlands
Qualification: July 31 - August 2
Final: August 3
Contact info at: www.senioropen.nl
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2008-03-28
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| Success for B.E.R. (Bowling Event Rimini) |
The first edition of B.E.R. (Bowling Event Rimini) ended on March 16 at Rimini Fiera. The international trade show dedicated to bowling was organized by Rimini Fiera SpA and Facto Edizioni, with the support of the FISB (Italian Bowling Federation) and the EBPA (European Bowling Proprietors Association).
B.E.R. was held simultaneously with the 20th edition of ENADA Spring, one of Europe's leading expos in the coin-op sector, and the two trade shows were attended, over four days, by a total of 25,168 visitors (8.5% more than ENADA Spring 2007), of whom 2,569 were from abroad (a 5% increase).
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Although not covering a huge amount of exhibit space, B.E.R. offered an almost complete, highly qualified showcase of the bowling trade, and its exhibitors included the world's major companies in this sector: QubicaAMF, Brunswick (taking part through its Italian distributor, Si-Line), Via Bowling (participating through its distributor for Spain, Portugal and France, Carlos M.M. Teófilo), Steltronic and Switch Entertainment.
Along with them, there were other lesser known companies, which are nevertheless important at European level, such as Germany's Karl Funk, Spain's Interbowling (distributor of South America's Kopp), Poland's Gemax, Ciccotti Group architecture studio and Abiprom from Milan.
Gabriella Zoni, Rimini Fiera project manager for B.E.R. and ENADA Spring, stated, "Considering that in the past a European trade show has never managed to take
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off, B.E.R. was a challenge for us, but it's a challenge we think we have won, thanks also to the format of combining the two expos, which created important cooperation, reflecting the trend for interaction between bowling and amusement which continues to spread throughout the world."
Danilo Tosetto of Facto Edizioni added, "Since it was the first edition, B.E.R. also had the limits of a debut event. I'm referring in particular to the fact that, although sharing the idea of the project, some of the companies taking part chose to be wary and therefore opted for small booths. However, since at the end of the show they were satisfied with the event, I think there are excellent growth possibilities for B.E.R., and this is the objective we shall start working on immediately, with the 2009 edition of the expo in mind."
For 2009, the organizers also undertake to involve a larger number of companies in the consumer product and bowling accessory sectors, and to expand the seminar section. Two were featured at this first edition: one on the issue of biomechanics applied to bowling (organized by the FISB) and the other on the large Russian market (organized by the EBPA). These topics were extremely interesting and the speakers covered them in an authoritative manner.
Tosetto stresses: "We are convinced that many aspects contribute to the quality of a trade show. The names European Bowling Proprietors' Association and products showcased, of course, but also the ideas or considerations it creates and promotes by means of conferences and side events. This is because networking and information lead to greater professionalism among trade members. The direction we took this year seems to us to be the right one, so we shall continue to follow this road."
www.bowlingeventrimini.it
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2008-03-26
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| Christer Danielsson Amiki Champion in Stockholm Eurotour Stop 3 |
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Christer Danielsson won the 3rd stop of EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Stockholm. He defeted Sweden fellow Bosse Rosell in a two game final match 215-186 and finally 257-219.
Danielsson is top ranked after 3 stops and will not miss the Europe grand final in Sweden. But first he has to take advantage of many more of this years 17 tournaments.
Next stop will be in Germany and Jute Bowl Senior Open, Delemenhorst, Bremen.
All results from Amiki at www.ebpatour.com
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2008-03-25
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| THIS IS SWEDEN LES LION CUP |
Ingemar Eriksson Champion of Les Lion Cup in Sweden, tourstop 2 of the EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe.
Ingemar defeted Herman Wimmer 228-207 in the final game.
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2008-03-24
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| TOP TRIO AT LES LION CUP – STOP NORRKÖPING |
Tom Gullman, USA, Arthur Dähn, Germany and Ad van der Jagt, The Netherlands, participated Stop Norrköping and Les Lion Cup in Sweden, during the Easter. Non of them made the final cut. –We are here to support the Senior Tour, and we love to bowl. Mr. Dähn organize two tourstops in Germany. Stop 4 in Delmenhorst and Stop 9 in Neuss. Mr. van der Jagt is the great organizer of Stop 11, Schiedam Senior Open.
www.senioropen.nl
www.jutebowl.de
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2008-03-24
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| SENIOR TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN ? |
Eduard Manrique, from Spain, visited EBPA Ingemar Eriksson in Sweden, during the Stop 2 Les Lion Cup. The plans for the Senior Tour 2009 is already hot on the timetable. Mr. Manrique made an request to EBPA if it is possible to make a tourstop for Spain. EBPA is very interested in having new countries attached to this fantastic tour for people age 50+, so hopefully we can travel to Spain next year and enjoy a new tournament.
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2008-03-24
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| Name change of Stop 14 in Vienna |
As a consequence of a sponsorship agreement, the name of Stop 14 in the European Bowling Tour 2008 has changed from the 6th Vienna Open to Columbia 300 Vienna Open.
The tournament will unchanged be conducted in the well known Plus Halle in Vienna, Austria in the period of 30 September - 5 October 2008.
Kim Thorsgaard Jensen
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| STOP NORRKOPING SWEDEN |
31st Sweden Les Lion Cup is the 2nd stop of the European Senior Bowling Tour 2008. 130 players have made registration to participate this stop in Norrkoping.
The squads include some of the best senior bowling players in the world. It will be a great easter event for the organizers at this stop. It is the 3rd round of' this fast growing movement for bowling players age of 50+.
EBPA have made an successfull opening for the tour. This year 17 organizers in Europe is participating with top tournaments. Next year it will be 20-25 tournaments in this fantastic innovation of new experience for people from the great world of bowling for sport & pleasure.
More information go to
Les Lion Cup
www.ebpatour.com
2008-03-19 - 2008-03-23
Norrköping
Sweden
Info »
Results & squads »
ebpa@ebpabowl.com
+46-11-123870
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| Bowling in Russia as a lifestyle choice |
Phil Mison, EBPA Media
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Bowling in Russia as a lifestyle choice is seen very differently to traditional American centres for example. To Russians bowling is a form of entertainment to devote the whole evening to, or all night, like going to a nightclub. Muscovite facilities therefore need to be of a very high standard to attract the public. They are beautifully decorated and supplemented by different functional zones - cafes, sport bars, restaurants, slot machines, billiards, children's rooms and even cinemas. And this five star approach also comes at a price.
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Bowling is just part of the revenue stream, as all modern proprietors appreciate. In addition to a game zone there is a restaurant and a children's room, a Pro-shop and billiards, but the main emphasis is placed on bowling. Even hourly rates as high as 40 Euros per hour are not unheard of.
What are the returns? The proceeds from one lane amount to 45 thousand dollars a year. But as with any leisure empire, location is the key.
Centres raise further income by holding such additional events as business seminars and conferences. Some owners direct their attention to sports tournaments and "leagues", others - to corporate events (seminars, conferences, parties). As elsewhere in Europe in Russia it’s become fashionable/popular to have corporate parties in bowling-centers. In general corporate events in bowling-centers take place over the extended New Year holidays and lane reservation for that begins in August.
Russian bowling centers can be divided into two groups: bowling sites as stand alone buildings and centres incorporated within hotels or shopping malls.
Prime locations for stand-alone sites are at a premium in the big cities – just like Europe. Land shortage forced bowling center owners to seek new solutions. The ideal place became entertainment areas in large shopping malls. Developers aspire to involve in their projects large chain operators from the bowling industry as an ‘anchor’ tenant who will generate walk-in custom. Bowling has become the magnet for drawing in the public, and very successfully so.
Bowling is becoming more popular every year. What took 30 years in Europe to achieve we have done in ten. There is also a proliferation of major tournaments, TV coverage, trade shows and professional bowler clinics. As a sport in its own right Russian bowling has made great strides.
In 2001 the European Ten Pin Bowling Federation entrusted the Federation of Sports Bowling of Russia (FSBR) to hold the European Singles Cup, then the European Mens Championship (EMC 2005). And last November St Petersburg staged a magnificent 43-rd World Cup for QubicaAMF, seen by a huge TV audience on Eurosport, with live pictures produced via satellite by Phil Mison, the EBPA Media Director.
In 2006-2007 there were 25 official tournaments in the Federation of Sports Bowling of Russia a (FSBR) calendar. Besides this, Moscow bowling fans have shown high interest in the leagues in which nearly 2000 players have signed up.
Arkadiy Surenyan from his Moscow office also tells of another new significant investment sector for Russian bowling. The gambling industry in Russia has come under closer scrutiny and seen legislation tightened. Many gaming companies as a consequence seek new niche markets to invest their profits in a less ‘risky’ environment. One of these is the bowling business. Another positive trend for the Russian bowling industry.
Andrea Bisi heads up Brunswick’s operation for the territory from his base in Italy. He agrees trading inside Russia brings its own set of challenges. “Do not contemplate starting up any venture inside Russia without a local agent. There are problems to be overcome with import/export licences, insurance, customs clearance, permits, local councils, and much bureaucratic delay. You are looking at maybe 10,000,000 Euros of risk capital to build a 30-lane center in Moscow right now. You wouldn’t want to handle that without very strong local connections.”
Phil Mison, EBPA Media
BER Trade Show, Rimini, Italy
March 15th 2008
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2008-03-16
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| The "Lane Rover" |
A battery-powered, motorized carriage on wheels, called the "Lane Rover," won an Indiana engineer a $5,000 prize offered by USBC in a contest to design a friction-measuring device on a bowling lane. The "Lane Rover," designed by Gaetan Vich of Goshen, Ind., measures the coefficient of friction between two objects so as to insure that the lane surface - wood or synthetic complies with USBC standards for certified competition.
"Mr. Vich's design was the most practical idea submitted," said Paul Ridenour, USBC Research Engineer. "We will look to incorporate elements of his design into a new method of testing coefficient of friction bowling lanes or other related research and testing."
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
www.bowlersjournal.com
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2008-03-14
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| BOWLING ROBOT TO BE FEATURED IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL CANADA STORY |
Segment on USBC's 'Harry' to air in late March
GREENDALE, Wis. - One worker at the United States Bowling Congress is about to become an international television star. He's not a famous bowler, coach or executive. In fact, he's not even human.
"Harry," the robotic bowling ball thrower used by the USBC to test bowling balls, is the subject of a Discovery Channel story scheduled to air later this month. The story is being produced by Discovery Channel Canada as a science and technology special and is scheduled to air on Discovery Channel affiliates in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia during "Inventor Week" March 24-29.
A film crew spent most of one day recently at the USBC Specifications and Certifications testing facility in suburban Milwaukee shooting footage for what will end up as a five-minute segment about how Harry is constructed and how he works with other USBC-patented technology such as the Computer Aided Tracking System.
"The story is going to look at specifically how Harry is used to test different bowling balls and how they perform differently," said the show's producer, Mark Stevenson.
The Discovery Channel story will show Harry throwing three different bowling balls (one urethane and two reactive resin) down Lane 1 at the USBC testing facility in Greendale, Wis., and the data being analyzed by the Computer Aided Tracking System (C.A.T.S.), a computer and sensor system that precisely tracks bowling ball location and speed as it travels down a lane. Viewers will see Harry's shots tracked by 23 electronic sensors positioned alongside the lane and the data transferred to a computer readout so the shots can be viewed on a lane grid. USBC Vice President - National Governing Body Neil Stremmel will then analyze the results of Harry's throws to reveal interesting information about how bowling balls with different cover stocks react on a lane.
One reason Stevenson became interested in pursuing this story, he said, is because it is very visual and he thinks viewers will be interested to learn more about how Harry works. Named in honor of former testing facility employee Harry Lawrence, the approximately seven-foot tall robot was developed by USBC and has been in use since 1999. Harry is a unique computer-controlled hybrid machine that combines hydraulics, air pressure and electronics to power a mechanical arm that delivers bowling balls to help test balls, lanes, pins and oil patterns. Harry is similar to the United States Golf Association's robotic golfer, "Iron Byron," whose mechanical arm swings golf clubs for research purposes in that sport. Harry, who can consistently duplicate shot after shot at ball speeds anywhere from 14-22 miles per hour and rev rates anywhere from 0-600 rpm, has two "hands" - a device with two clamps that grabs bowling balls. A piston and cylinder assembly makes the machine's hand open and close to pick up and release a ball. Springs and gravity provide forward momentum to propel a ball down the lane.
"It's visual and there is all kinds of interesting science going on," said Stevenson, who watched a video about Harry on bowl.com as part of his research. "Having seen that video, I could tell instantly that it would be interesting. A bowling robot is interesting in itself."
Stevenson said he didn't realize scientific research and testing is such a big part of USBC and the sport of bowling.
"That's why I think it's going to be interesting to average viewer," he said. "They'll be surprised and want to know more. That's a perfect impetus for the story."
Harry is one of the main players in USBC's bowling ball motion study. The goal of that study, started in 2005, is to gather data about the complex dynamics and inner motion characteristics of today's high-tech bowling balls. USBC is testing to determine how the different properties and characteristics of bowling balls act together, then use this and other information obtained in working with bowling ball manufacturers and other industry leaders to set performance-based specifications for bowling balls used in USBC-certified competition.
Results of the groundbreaking ball motion study will be released to the public in the near future.
United States Bowling Congress
The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to more than 2.6 million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience.
The USBC Equipment Specifications and Certification testing facility is the world's premier bowling research center. Within the eight-lane center in a climate-controlled building, team members regulate and standardize bowling equipment by concentrating on pin and product testing, research work, bowling center certifications and lane dressing inspections. The team of engineers, technicians and support staff provides lane-conditioning support for a variety of tournaments and Sport Bowling events. Since the mid-1980s, Equipment Specifications and Certification also has approved products for international competition such as the World Tenpin Bowling Association and the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs.
Bowl with US
patrick.brettingen@bowl.com
www.bowl.com
www.discovery.com
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2008-03-14
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| World Bowling Writers & Thailand |
MEMBERSHIP NOTES: The next World Bowling Writers meeting will be held at some time during the 2008 WTBA Men’s World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in August. The inductions to the WBW Hall of Fame of Tore Torgersen of Norway and England’s Zara Glover will be held next week during the Brunswick Euro Challenge in St. Maximin, France. Photographs of the pair in our next edition.
Nominations are now open for the WBW’s 2008 Mort Luby Jr. Distinguished Service Award and the Gosta Zellen Golden Quill Award. You can see a list of previous awardees on www.worldbowlingwriters.com
Keith Hale
KEITHHALE679@aol.com
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2008-03-08
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| The Brunswick Euro Challenge |
FRANCE:
The Brunswick Euro Challenge opens on March 7 at the 28-lane Plaza Bowling, St. Maximin, France, a town some 25 km north of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Well over 400 competitors, many from distant lands, have registered for the event which will culminate on Sunday, March 16.
Live coverage will commence on www.bowlersjournal.com from next Thursday and full details of all facets of the event are available on: www.brunswickeurochallenge.com.
Keith Hale
KEITHHALE679@aol.com
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2008-03-08
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| BowlingZone.com is celebrating |
Founder Lance Rasmussen reports that his BowlingZone.com is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It was a decade ago that BowlingZone.com began providing the sport and the industry with a free index of bowling-related websites ranging from bowling centers, pro shops and equipment manufacturers to local and state association websites.
Happy anniversary!
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
www.bowlingzone.com
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2008-03-08
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| Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame |
The Task Force for the new Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame met yesterday at BPAA headquarters in Arlington, Texas, and opened the door to accepting nominations for any bowling coaches who might be considered "viable" candidates for election. Nominations, including contact information, should be sent to HoF@SteSkillsCenter.com, after which an application will be sent to the nominee -- or his or her representative(s) -- for completion by April 15.
Applications are also available on SteSkillsCenter.com, Bpaa.com, Ibpsia.com and Bowl.com, or by contacting The Skills Center directly at 800-871-7869. The first official inductee will be recognized at International Bowl Expo 2008 in Orlando on June 25th during Bowl Expo's General Session.
www.SteSkillsCenter.com
HoF@SteSkillsCenter.com
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2008-03-08
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After months of delays, work has started on a new building at the Exmouth seafront in the United Kingdom.
As a result, Exmouth is expected to be transformed with a sparkling new look via a modern, glass-fronted, three-story edifice that will house a bowling center, shops and a café/restaurant at ground level.
Developer Mark Quinn, of Harlequinns Leisure, said: "This will be a landmark building and I am looking forward to creating what will be a fantastic leisure facility."
The eco-friendly design, featuring wind turbines, was passed last July after years on the drawing board.
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2008-03-02
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| USBC TECHNOLOGY CONTEST CHAMPION CROWNED |
Engineer submits winning design for machine that measures friction of bowling lanes
GREENDALE, Wis. - An Indiana engineer is the winner of a United States Bowling Congress technology contest to design a device that will measure the amount of friction on a bowling lane. Testing the "coefficient of friction" of lane surfaces - the ratio of force between two objects - is important so that USBC can ensure that friction between bowling balls and the lane surface is within standards for USBC-certified competition.
Gaetan Vich of Goshen, Ind., an engineer at an automotive supply company in Elkhart, Ind., submitted the winning design as team "Science Friction" and took home the $5,000 first prize. The device Vich designed is called the "Lane Rover," a battery-powered, motorized carriage on four driving wheels. The force of friction is measured and calculated as the 13.5 inch-by-9.5 inch machine pulls a small sled over a wood or synthetic lane surface.
Vich said he became interested in entering the contest after reading an article on bowl.com and researching the specifications of bowling lanes.
"I am very excited, proud and happy," Vich said. "The idea of a contest was interesting. I wanted to see if I could come up with something good. I'm impressed with the extent of research in the sport of bowling."
"Mr. Vich's design was the most practical idea submitted," USBC Research Engineer Paul Ridenour said. "We will look to incorporate elements of his design into a new method of testing coefficient of friction of bowling lanes or other related research and testing."
USBC's objective through the contest was to tap into top engineering minds to explore the possibility of finding an even more streamlined and efficient way to test friction of bowling lane surfaces.
"This is an important test that USBC currently performs on wood and synthetic lanes," USBC Technical Director Neil Stremmel said. "The coefficient of friction is critical to ball motion on the lane. That is why we decided to issue a contest challenge to engineers and bowling technicians across the country. Sometimes you are just too close to a subject to be able to envision different ways to meet a design objective."
Eugene Lucas, a consulting mechanical design engineer with Hayward Engineering & Research Associates in Hayward, Calif., was runner-up in the competition and earned $2,000.
United States Bowling Congress The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to more than 2.6 million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience.
The USBC Equipment Specifications and Certification testing facility is the world's premier bowling research center. Within the eight-lane center in a climate-controlled building, team members regulate and standardize bowling equipment by concentrating on pin and product testing, research work, bowling center certifications and lane dressing inspections. The team of engineers, technicians and support staff provides lane-conditioning support for a variety of tournaments and Sport Bowling events. Since the mid-1980s, Equipment Specifications and Certification also has approved products for international competition such as the World Tenpin Bowling Association and the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs.
Bowl with US
Patrick Brettingen
Patrick.Brettingen@bowl.com
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| Teams from Europe to the 1st Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup 2008 |
A new tournament, with the name “I Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup 2008”, will be held on 28 and 29 July 2008 in Barcelona - Catalonia, just after the conclusion of Stop 11 in the EBT 2008, the 30 Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona.
The tournament, which is hosted by the Catalan Bowling Federation, is an invitational tournament, established to promote bowling in Catalonia and the city of Barcelona.
In the tournament there will be 3 women teams and 3 men teams, each representing one of the 3 WTBA Zones. Each team will consist of 4 players.
There will be 7 disciplines in the tournament, namely singles women, singles men, doubles women, doubles men, all event women, all event men and mixed team of five - bakers style.
The 4 women and the 4 men, who will represent ETBF in the 1st Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup 2008 in Barcelona, will be the 4 highest positioned players in the women’s respectively the men’s ranking of the European Bowling Tour after the first 8 stops in 2008. Stop 08 of the EBT 2008 is the Brunswick Belgian Open. If any excuses, we will continue down the list until 4 players of each gender has accepted to participate in Barcelona.
The organizer is offering a prize pool of 15.000 USD for each gender in the all event discipline. There will be a prize for each player and no player will be awarded a prize less than 800 USD. In the other disciplines various gifts and trophies will be awarded.
In addition to the above mentioned total prize pool of 30.000 USD, the organizer will pay for the hotel rooms of the players from Sunday 27 July until Wednesday 30 July (3 nights) and all meals for the players (either in the bowling centre or at the hotel) on 28 and 29 July.
Finally ETBF has managed to attract a sponsor for the event, which ensures that each of the 8 play-ers will get 400 € in travel support for their participation.
The Presidium of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation is indeed supporting this promotional tournament and we hope most (if not all) of the players in the top of the EBT 2008 ranking for stop 1-8 will accept the offer to participate in the 1st Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup 2008 in Barcelona.
For more information of the tournament, enter the Tournament Calendar at www.etbf.dk.
Kim Thorsgaard Jensen
EBT Director
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2008-02-28
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| BUXTEHUDE & KALLE NUMBER ONE EBPA TOUR 2008 |
Manager Kalle Gaiser congratulates Farida Pascoal-Blom and
Christer Danielsson Champions of Stop 1 Germany.
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Christer Danielsson, Sweden, become the champion of Buxtehude Stop 1, in Germny, of the EBPA Senior Bowling Tour 2008. Finland Reijo Sarinen and Sweden Dan Ahlqvist made the 2nd and 3rd in the final result list.
A total numer of players from 10 countries, partcipated the first stop of EBPA Senior Bowling Tour in Europe. This year there is 17 stops Europe all over.
Next is Stop 2 and 3 in Sweden, March 21-24. More information go to www.ebpatour.com .
Final stop is Cyprus in November and the great final is in Stockholm, Sweden, January 3.
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Results here: http://www.ebpatour.eu/viewSquadResults.aspx?SquadID=64
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2008-02-25
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| BIRTHDAYS ARE SPECIAL |
I like birthdays. Especially mine. But, I like anyone’s birthday. I think birthdays are a special time and should be acknowledged and celebrated.
In the bowling business, birthday parties have become a HUGE part of our revenue stream, but perhaps more importantly, birthday parties have become one of our most effective bowler-recruitment and development tactics. Often, a birthday party is the first time a child ever goes bowling. Often a birthday party is the first time in many years that the parent bowls again. We regularly hear comments from parents like, “I used to go bowling all the time, I loved it.” Or, “I used to bowl in a league, I’m not sure why we quit.”
Bowling birthday parties must be SPECIAL events. A child turns nine only once in a lifetime. That 9th birthday must be the most memorable day of his/her life. At least until their 10th birthday.
For the parent, a birthday party can be extremely stressful. We all want the best for our kids. Our job, as party hosts, is to make certain that EVERYTHING goes smoothly for the parent. The less they have to worry about, the more they can enjoy the party and participate in their child’s joy.
Our job, as party hosts, is to make that birthday child feel like they are the most important person on the planet at that moment. Some bowling centers do a great job with bowling parties. Some are not-so-great. Many are terrible. I think we do a great job in our center, but I think we could be even better. We currently do about 250 parties-a-year. I think we should be doing 500. In our Texas center we were doing about 1,000 a year.
There are a lot of different thoughts about the “best” ways to run a bowling birthday party – by the hour vs. by the game; pricing per child or by a minimum of 8 or 10 kids at a set “group” price; including food or not; including a take-home souvenir or not; having a dedicated party host or not; and so on.
The important thing is to find a combination of party elements that works for your center, makes the party memorable and that you can execute flawlessly. Another thing to remember: You do not (and should not) limit yourself to children’s birthday parties. Teen parties and adult parties are huge opportunities for us. Birthday business is a large part of our income and will only get bigger in the future.
But, like anything worthwhile, doing it right requires a great deal of effort initially. There are a lot of resources available to help you design and execute the best birthday party program possible, starting right here with BowlingMarketing.com. VIP members can consult with us at any time. We’ll be happy to help with everything from advice to designing promotional materials. Non-VIP centers can purchase or Birthday Club promotion and, in a few months, our Birthday Party Manual.
Another excellent resource is Beth Standlee at http://www.trainertainment.net. Beth’s company is dedicated specifically to helping you develop your party business. Beth has first-hand experience in the bowling business and knows what works and what doesn’t. More importantly, she provides on-site training and tools for training your employees in how to better execute parties from start to finish. You can call Beth at 817-886-4840. Tell her I sent you.
bowlingmarketing@aol.com
www.bowlingmarketing.com
www.trainertainment.net
Paul Kreins
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2008-02-22
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| Sweden’s Martin Larsen tops the European Bowling Tour |
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DENMARK
Sweden’s Martin Larsen tops the European Bowling Tour (EBT) rankings after the first three events of the 2008 season, heading fellow countryman Mikael Kanold. On the ladies’ side, there’s a new kid on the block as Wendy Kok leads the top octet, featuring in this section for the very first time. Wendy is the daughter of Dutch national team member and talented pro shop operator Eric Kok.
2007 top ranked players Osku Palermaa of Finland and Kirsten Penny of England are off the pace at the moment. Palermaa is currently eighth but Penny has not finished high enough to make the top 50.
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Standings after three events
Men:
1. Martin Larsen, Sweden 146 points; 2. Mikael Kanold, Sweden 116; 3. Dominic Barrett, England 108;
4. Paul Moor, England 105; 5. Tore Torgersen, Norway 101; 6. Jouni Helminen, Finland 100; 7. Tim Mack, United States 80; 8. Osku Palermaa, Finland 68.
Women:
1. Wendy Kok, Netherlands 130; 2. Krista Pollanen, Finland 100; 3. Danielle ven der Meer, Netherlands 93;
4. Patricia Schwarz, Germany 88; 5. Ghislaine van der Tol, Netherlands 85; 6. Rikke Holm Rasmussen, Denmark/Jenni Makela, Finland 80; 8. Piritta Kantola, Finland/Zara Glover, England 70.
Keith Hale
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| B.E.R. 2008 closer and more appetising |
EBPA (the European Bowling Proprietors Association), and FISB, the Italian Sport Bowling Federation, have given their important backing to B.E.R.2008 and will offer seminars during the event. |
« Download and read more about the events in this PDF-document »
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2008-02-12
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| MIKE NYITRAY COACH OF THE YEAR |
John Fukasawa, Michael Nyitray, Kayla Chick and Kyle Calcote have been named recipients of USBC's Youth Recognition awards, which will be presented May 9 at the 2008 USBC Convention in Kansas City, Mo.
Fukasawa, Applegate, Calif., was named USBC Youth Program Volunteer of the Year. Nyitray, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was selected as the David Dahms Coach of the Year. And Chick, Muscatine, Iowa, and Calcote, Friendswood, Texas, were chosen as Female and Male USBC Youth Ambassadors of the Year.
For more information about each of the award winners, visit Bowl.com, which has elaborated on the reasons each won their respective award.
jimd@bowlersjournal.com
www.bowl.com
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2008-02-11
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