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1 Bowls Bay of Plenty Newsletter Bay Bowler President s Message January/February 2014 Greetings to you all. I hope you have managed to cope with the weather, heat and all the "bowls" over the last 6 weeks. For some of us life has been fairly hectic - so much for a quiet retirement! Inside this issue: President s Message 1 & 2 Once again the Board extends its thanks to the Bowling Clubs and all those people involved in preparing and controlling the Centre events. The success of these events is driven by our volunteers who manage the programmes, maintain the greens to a high standard, umpire and undertake catering duties. All give their time and energy to assist Bowlers, Clubs, and the Centre, and their input is greatly appreciated. Having said all that, it is perhaps timely to encourage Bowlers to put their hands up and offer to assist the Centre Board in Controlling the Centre Events. I am sure we have a pool of very talented people who, through various reasons, can no longer complete at the higher level or take part in the events, but could assist by 'controlling'. If you feel you have the experience and time - please contact the Centre Secretary - Stu Robertson. I understand that some are already assisting where they are able and we value their contribution. Speaking from experience I know that in the EBOP I can call on 2 very capable people who always assist in our area - but we need more in every region. Profile - Matt Mortensen Results - BOP Centre Events Bowls NZ 2014 Trans Tasman Teams 2 4 & 5 6 Coaching Tips 7 Have you updated your Club Constitution yet? 8 Junior Rep Squad 9 Results - Geddes Trophy 10 Our Sponsors 11 Player Profile - Talor Duncan BOP Teams announced Congratulations to our Junior Squad who were successful in their defence of the Geddes Trophy held in Paeroa over last weekend. I extend to the

2 Page 2 Bay Bowler Coaches, Robyn Davis and Matt Mortensen, everyone's appreciation and sincere thanks for their efforts and time involved in coaching and mentoring our newer Bowlers. I must also mention how gratifying it was to see the 'Junior Bowlers' from all teams trying very hard, obviously enjoying their bowls, and showing encouragement and respect for great bowls and efforts - no matter which team or bowler they came from. Very competitive - but very enjoyable and friendly, just as it should be! As a side issue - who paid the "streaker" to run across the ladies' green to put our opposition off? A very sneaky move, but I hope it wasn't paid for out of Board funds! The Representative Team travelling to Wellington to compete in the Bowls NZ InterCentre Event for 2014 has been named and you will see this further on in the Newsletter, along with the Team competing in the Zone 2 Development Squad Event. Congratulations to all those bowlers who have been selected to represent us. I will be travelling with the Team to Wellington and I have to say that for me personally it is a privilege to travel with such a committed and talented Team of bowlers and Administrators. I will however draw the line at "streaking" as part of a team plan! Bowls BOP is fortunate to have some very talented young Bowlers in the BOP - namely Talor Duncan who has made the U18 Trans Tasman Team, competing in the Triples and the Fours. Stefan McCartain and Nathan Arlidge from Gate Pa Bowling Club will be competing in the Under 20 Kitty Hawk National Tournament. Congratulations and Good Luck to you all. Good Bowling over the next few weeks Cheers Annette CLOTHING ON GREENS We wish to remind all players that the conditions of play for all Bay of Plenty Events states that Players in a side or team will be identically attired. Logos that conflict with the event sponsor will not be permitted A number of clubs have become very lax in their uniforms with players wearing different coloured shirts and trousers in the same side or team. FOOTWEAR ON GREENS The Bay of Plenty Greenkeeping Association have requested Bay of Plenty Bowls to make all players aware of the types of footwear that are acceptable on the greens. Footwear must be flat soled and the average sport shoe with an instep are not suitable and will not be tolerated on the greens by the Greenkeepers. The Association asks that players ensure that the footwear used on the greens does comply with the current Laws.

3 January / February 2014 Page 3 Profile - Matt Mortenson Position: Kiwi Sport Bay of Plenty - Lawn Bowls Coordinator Background: Brisbane City rep bowls 2007 Bay of Plenty Junior bowls Bay of Plenty Men s bowls Fitness instructor and personal trainer Key aims: I want to grow the game of bowls in the Bay of Plenty by encouraging younger people to have a go. I will provide a structured, fun and safe environment for kids to learn in where they can try their hand at a sport which requires a high level of skill. It doesn t matter what your body type or age is bowls can be enjoyed by anyone. What has been achieved so far: Last year I put just over 100 students through a bowls programme consisting of have a go to a 6 week programme. Mobile: mortacus@yahoo.co.nz Facebook : Bay-of-Plenty-Kiwisport-Bowls

4 Page 4 BAY BOWLER Results Bowls Bay of Plenty Centre Men s Fours - Results (FRANCIS CUP) There were 12 teams qualified. ROUND ONE: G. Skellern d. G. Hamilton, M. Bradley d. B. Martelletti, B. Ardern d. B. Brown, P. Harris d. S. Beel QUARTER-FINAL: S. Robertson d. P. Anderson, H. Jorgensen d. L. Orsler, G. Skellern d. M. Bradley, P. Harris d. B. Ardern SEMI-FINAL: H. Jorgensen d. S. Robertson, G. Skellern d. P. Harris FINAL: H. Jorgenson d. G. Skellern 3rd = 3rd = Runner up Winners Skip Director S. Robertson P. Harris G. Skellern H. Jorgensen K. Asplin G. Heward L. Tasker D. Worrall Second B. Black W. Smith B. Thurston P. McQueen Lead G. Gould R. Fleming R. Wilson J. Riley CLUB ROTORUA TAURANGA STH TAURANGA OMANU Bowls Bay of Plenty Centre Men s Singles - Results There were 15 qualifiers. ROUND ONE: R. Parton d H. Jorgensen 21-19, L. Tasker d N. Wilson 21-15, G. Skellern d C. Claridge, 21-17, S. Beel d G. Hamilton 21-2, P. Anderson d S. Mitchell 21-20, R. Frelan d P. Dickison 21-7 R. Sim d G. Caie 21-9 QUARTER-FINAL: R. Parton d C. Webber 21-19, L. Tasker d G. Skellern 21-17, S. Beel d P. Anderson 21-20, R. Frelan d R. Sim 21-9 SEMI-FINAL: L. Tasker d. R. Parton 21-6, R. Frelan d S. Beel FINAL: R. Frelan d L. Tasker 3rd = 3rd = Runner up Winner Player R. Parton S. Beel L. Tasker R. Frelan CLUB OMANU MT MAUNGANUI TAURANGA TAURANGA STH

5 January / February 2014 Page 5 Results Bowls Bay of Plenty Centre Women s Fours - Results There were 10 qualifiers. ROUND ONE: M. Campbell d M. Griffin 18-5 QUARTER-FINAL: M. Caie d S. Watson 16-9, PK Tamehana d E. Geddes 15-11, R. Willis d C. Avery 15-14, M. Brown d M. Campbell 16/12 SEMI-FINAL: M. Caie d PK Tamehana 16-11, R. Willis d M. Brown 17-9 FINAL: R. Willis d M. Caie rd = 3rd = Runner up Winners Skip PK Tamehana M. Brown M. Caie R. Willis Director M. Paul C. Topp S. Pepper P. Jorgensen Second M. Eden M. Pottage P. Couchman G. Oldfield Lead J. Merrick L. Ewing P. Andrews L. Hamilton CLUB NGONGOTAHA Mt MAUNGANUI OMANU OMANU Bowls Bay of Plenty Centre Women s Singles - Results There were 7 qualifiers ROUND ONE: P. Jorgensen d M. Paul 21-10, J. Alexander d M. Clarke 21-16, M. McLeod d W. Green SEMI-FINALS: P. Jorgensen d K. Alefaio, M. McLeod d J. Alexander FINAL: P. Jorgensen d M. McLeod 3rd = 3rd = Runner up Winner Player K. Alefaio J. Alexander M. McLeod P. Jorgensen CLUB TAURANGA STH OMANU TAURANGA STH OMANU

6 Page 6 Bay Bowler Bowls New Zealand 2014 Trans Tasman Teams Black Jacks - Women Singles: Jo Edwards Pairs: Val Smith, Jo Edwards (S) Triples: Amy McIlroy, Lisa White, Mandy Boyd (S) Fours: Amy McIlroy, Lisa White, Val Smith, Mandy Boyd (S) Black Jacks - Men Singles: Shannon McIlroy Pairs: Dan Delany, Richard Girvan (S) Triples: Tony Grantham, Shannon McIlroy, Ali Forsyth (S) Fours: Tony Grantham, Dan Delany, Richard Girvan, Ali Forsyth (S) Development Women Singles: Kirsten Griffin Pairs: Selina Goddard, Sheryl Pearce (S) Triples: Tayla Bruce, Kirsten Griffin, Angela Boyd (S) Fours: Selina Goddard, Tayla Bruce, Angela Boyd, Sheryl Pearce (S) Development Men Singles: Blake Signal Pairs: Greg Ruaporo, Blake Signal (S) Triples: James Pugh, Raymond Martin, Mark Watt (S) Fours: Greg Ruaporo, James Pugh, Raymond Martin, Mark Watt (S) U18 Women Singles: Katelyn Inch Pairs: Cait Bassett, Katelyn Inch (S) Triples: McKenzie Blucher, Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Sophie Fisher (S) Fours: McKenzie Blucher, Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Cait Bassett, Sophie Fisher (S) U18 Men Singles: Pairs: Triples: Fours: Keanu Darby Richard Hocking, Keanu Darby (S) Jesse Russell, Talor Duncan, Cameron Bailey (S) Jesse Russell, Talor Duncan, Richard Hocking, Cameron Bailey (S) Congratulations Talor for making the Under 18 Men s Teams (Triples and Fours) to take on the Aussies

7 January / February 2014 Page 7 Coaching Tips

Page 8 Bay Bowler Your Local CDO Steve Beel BOWLS NZ INC Community Development Officer Region Service Centre - 1 and part of 2 Centres : Counties Manukau, Thames Valley, Waikato.

8 Page 8 Bay Bowler Your Local CDO Steve Beel BOWLS NZ INC Community Development Officer Region Service Centre - 1 and part of 2 Centres : Counties Manukau, Thames Valley, Waikato. Bay of Plenty, Gisborne & Hawkes Bay Phone: FOOD FOR 07 THOUGHT: Mobile: steve@bowlsnz.co.nz ATTENTION ALL CLUBS.. HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR CONSTITUTION YET????? Clubs and Centres will have until 31st December 2014 to change their constitutions to align with the new system. Bowls NZ will shortly be issuing revised template Club and Centre Constitutions which include new clauses on the new judicial system. These can be adopted at your next AGM. You were advised in 2013 and it is now 2014 and Centre and Club AGM s are not that far off and you will need to work on things now to have all the documentation and processes in place The templates are on the Bowls NZ website and can easily be downloaded and worked on If you need a hand give me a buzz Steve Beel

January / February 2014 Page 9 Junior Rep Squad Bowls Training Can be Fun... This season the Junior Rep. Squads have been meeting monthly to develop their skills and enthusiasm for the sport.

9 January / February 2014 Page 9 Junior Rep Squad Bowls Training Can be Fun... This season the Junior Rep. Squads have been meeting monthly to develop their skills and enthusiasm for the sport. Our last Training was an Evening affair at Bowls Tauranga South. It started at 5.00pm and the weather was being kind to us for a while. We set the green up with various heads laid out and asked the players how they would solve the problem shown to them. At each of the six rinks we had asked some of the Bays skilled skips male and female to take one head each and explain the situation to the teams of bowlers, what options did they have and how would they solve the problem and why did they make that choice. Each player was asked their opinion and guidance was given by the skilled skips what to look for and how to get the best result. Then we went inside and had Steve Beel discuss with the players what was expected of them and how to they go about achieving the best results for their bowls and the various methods of playing shots. This was followed by a short game of bowls while the meat was being cooked on the BBQ and the salads made and it was a short game because it started to rain. Special thanks go to all the bowlers who helped to make the evening interesting and thank you Steve for also assisting us but extra special thanks go to the team of expert cooks who presented us all with a top notch meal. Everyone enjoyed socializing and getting to know each other at the end of the day and this is an important part of team building. We are having our next training also in the evening although we are not having a BBQ our selector and her assistants have an interesting evening planned for the people that attend. It will prepare them for the next Rep game. Robyn Davis and her Team WINNERS OF THE GEDDES TROPHY 2013/14

Page 10 Bay Bowler Results - Geddes Trophy Zone Two Junior Inter-Centre The Zone Two Junior Inter-Centre was held over two days. The first on 7th December 2013 at Omokoroa Bowling Club.

The combined results of the two days are as follows: MEN S WOMEN S Bay of Plenty 27 points +79 differential Waikato 22 +25 Counties/Manukau 13-57 Thames Valley 10-47 Bay of Plenty 26 points +44

10 Page 10 Bay Bowler Results - Geddes Trophy Zone Two Junior Inter-Centre The Zone Two Junior Inter-Centre was held over two days. The first on 7th December 2013 at Omokoroa Bowling Club. The Second at Paeroa Bowling Club on the 15th February The combined results of the two days are as follows: MEN S WOMEN S Bay of Plenty 27 points +79 differential Waikato Counties/Manukau Thames Valley Bay of Plenty 26 points +44 differential Waikato Counties/Manukau Thames Valley OVERALL COMBINED RESULTS Bay of Plenty 53 points +123 differential FIRST Waikato SECOND Counties/Manukau THIRD Thames Valley FOURTH Winners of the GEDDES TROPHY - BAY OF PLENTY Selector Coaches Robyn Davis and Matt Mortensen receiving the Geddes Trophy from Bob and Jenny Geddes, Paeroa Bowling Club 15 Feb 2014 Talor Duncan in action, Geddes Trophy Pairs - Paeroa

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11 January / February 2014 Page 11 Our Sponsors BOWLS BAY OF PLENTY WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GERNEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS AND ASSOCIATED PARTNERS MAJOR SPONSOR ASSOCIATED SPONSORS Brendon W. Neutze LLB, Barrister and Solicitor

12 Page 12 Bay Bowler Player Profile - Talor Duncan Born: 13/06/1995 School: Club: Sports: Interests: Tauranga Boys' College Bowls Tauranga South Gym for fitness for bowls. People may not know that I have a Black Belt in Tae KwonDo Rugby (Steamers, Chiefs), League (Warriors), Darts (Phil the Power Taylor) basically any sport on T.V that isn't netball. Occupation: I have recently started a job as a junior accountant for the worldwide firm of KPMG. I will be attending the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic alongside work, with the focus of completing my Bachelor of Business Analysis and then going on to gain my New Zealand Chartered Accountants accreditation. Bowls: I have recently had the pleasure of being named in the New Zealand U18 Squad which will be travelling to Melbourne in March to compete in the 2014 Trans Tasman series. This event will be held at the Traralgon Bowling Club which is situated 2hr East of Melbourne central. This for be my international debut for New Zealand and this has been my goal for the past 2 years. I have had some experience playing the vocal Aussies, having played against Queensland in 2012 & The experience will become invaluable when playing in March. I need to thank Bowls Tauranga South for their continued support, Derek Dean and Pat Bull for all the coaching and my sponsors Bowls Planet and Bay Sports Med. Without the support of these people and firms this result would not be possible. Listed below are a number of his achievements since first starting bowls: 1st Zone 2 Secondary Schools Qualifying Pairs New Zealand Secondary Schools Runner Up Pairs st in the Western Bay of Plenty Secondary Pairs Qualifying 3rd in Bay of Plenty Secondary Pairs Qualifying First reserve Zone 2 Secondary School Championships 2011 Tauranga Boys College Lawn Bowls Captain & 2012 Qualified in the Western Bay of Plenty Kitty Hawk Champs to go to Zone 2 Champs in Hamilton Played in the Rotorua Under 5 Years Champs placing 18/30 while only being a first year bowler. Participating in the Kitty Hawk Training Program over the term 1 & 3 school holidays. Skipping a team in the Gate Pa Bowling Club Easter Tournament. Rotorua East Pairs competition April Third placing Gate Pa Bowling Club 1st year singles champion BOP Secondary School Regional Champion pairs +74 point differential 1st BOP Secondary Schools Qualifying Pairs 2012 Selected in Bowls New Zealand Talent Development Squad Region 1 Selected for New Zealand U18 trial squad Bowls Bay of Plenty Young Player of the Year 3rd Club Championship Junior Singles 3rd Club Championship Open Pairs Bowls New Zealand Registered Umpire 100% pass rate in measurement Bowls BOP Youth Coach Kittyhawk Qualifier (Under 20) 1st Rotorua Junior Pairs 3rd TSB Bank Open (48 teams from around NZ)

13 January / February 2014 Page 15 BOP Team Announcements ZONE 2 Development InterCentre MEN S TEAM Hamilton, 22 February 2014 Discipline Name Position Singles Paul Anderson ZONE 2 Development InterCentre WOMEN S TEAM Hamilton, 22 February 2014 Discipline Name Position Singles Janet Alexander Pairs Phil Morgan Skip Doug Russell Lead Pairs Raewyn Willis Skip Pat Andrews Lead Fours Reg Sim Skip Tony Parkinson Three Nathan Arlidge Two Greg Gould Lead Fours Dawn Clark Skip Robyn Matthews- Hunt Margaret Barlow Karen Clarke Three Two Lead Manager Merv Gibbons Manager Selector/Coach Dean Black Selector/Coach Melva Clarke BOWLS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL INTER-CENTRE MEN S TEAM Wellington, March 2014 BOWLS NEW ZEALAND NAUIONAL INTERCENTRE WOMEN S TEAM Wellington, March 2014 Discipline Name Position Singles Graeme Skellern Discipline Name Position Singles Marilyn McLeod Pairs Steve Beel Skip Robbie Aitken Lead Pairs Wendy Green Skip Lynette McIntosh Lead Fours Steve Hughes Skip Kevin Asplin Three Stu Robertson Two Neil Wilson Lead Fours Mina Paul Skip Mere Eden Three Missy Fitzgerald Two Jasmine Merrick Lead Selector/Coach Dean Black Selector/Coach Melva Clarke

a 10 week course usually starting in March and an Examination usually held in May

14 Page 14 Bay Bowler WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME AN UMPIRE Becoming an Umpire will teach you how to measure correctly and give you a knowledge of the Laws of the Game It is a 10 week course usually starting in March and an Examination usually held in May If you are interested in the course contact your Club They will have more information

Bay Bowler. Bowls Bay of Plenty Newsletter. President s Message. September 2013

Bay Bowler. Bowls Bay of Plenty Newsletter. President s Message. September 2013 Bowls Bay of Plenty Newsletter Bay Bowler President s Message Welcome to our first edition of the Bay Bowler for the 2013-2014 season. This will be my final column as on 30 September I will be resigning