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Plenty for juniors to celebrate at the 2012 finals
Dec-Jan2012-13
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Kemp clean sweep
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Pennant young guns
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Rikki-Lee Kemp stole the show in theBurnett Junior awards in 2012.
Juniors showed their stuff on the biggestbowls day of the year- the state pennants.
Name: April WilsonAge:16Nickname: ApePlace of Birth: Gold CoastSchool: Coomera State CollegeSiblings: Selina, Gemma and Rohan Pets: Two birds - Des and TroyDream job: Beauty therapistFavourite playing position: LeadYears playing bowls: Four yearsFirst club: HelensvaleCurrent club: HelensvaleBowls used: Greenmaster Premiers size 3Biggest influence: My dadMost memorable bowls moment: Winning my first juniorstate title in 2009Most embarrassing bowls moment: I face planted over myown bowl on my way to the head in a state singles matchSporting hero: Scott PrinceFavourite singer: Lil WayneCelebrity crush: Lil WayneFavourite food: Hot chipsGreatest fear: SpidersDream holiday destination: Greek Islands Favourite thing to do outside of bowls: Go to the beachThree things you could take if stranded on a desert
island: My phone, Lil Wayne and an unlimited supply ofslurpees
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12Bill CornehlsPick up some tips from the Queenslandstate coach Bill Cornehls
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2015Trans-Tasman development series
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Pictured below: Auckland Coach Howard Sander andQueensland coach Bill Cornehls at the 2011 competition.Below right: the 2011 Queensland squad in Auckland.
Coaching Day
North Dalby Bowls Club
Queensland coach Bill Cornehls is hosting a juniorcoaching course at North Dalby Bowls Club for anyjuniors interested. For more info, check out pg 12.
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McKenzie Park Bowls Club
McKenzie Park is looking for juniors to enter its five-a-side Australia Day competition. For more info, contact theclub on (07) 5596 0844.
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Pennant teams haven’t always been the domainof young bowlers, but this year, plenty of juniorsappeared in the state finals at Tweed heads.
For the second year in a row, a junior state playerplayed in the final, with Helensvale’s April Wilsonpart of the winning side.
Wilson, a gold medallist at this year’s juniornationals, played lead in Joy Green’s foursome, onher way to making history with the Hawks’ first everladies state pennant title.
The title capped off a recent strong record atTweed for Wilson, who prevailed in the BobForeman Memorial Pairs at the same venue onlya week earlier (see report pg 8).
It was a big day for the Wilson family, with April’sbrother Rohan celebrating his 18th birthday on thesidelines while April vied for the title.
April was the second junior in as many years tomake it through to the final, after Tweed Heads’Lauren Wilson competed in the decider in 2011.
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April’s Queensland teammate, Madi Styles, wasanother young gun in the state pennants, playingfor Marlin Coast at Tweed Heads.
Styles, who turned 18 on November 30,
farewelled her junior days in style as lead for Lee
Mikic on the state finals weekend.
While Marlin City missed out on the final, Styles’
foursome went through sectionals undefeated.
It wasn’t just the girls who had some youngsters
in their ranks, with West Toowoomba’s Hayden
Vogler the youngest in the men’s section.
Vogler, 14, got a firsthand look at the pressure
cooker that is the state pennant competition as the
West Toowoomba lads finished on equal points
with their section leader, missing out on points
difference only.
Vogler’s side finished up with two wins and one
loss, as the youngster led for Michael Ross.
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Last month’s On The Edge competition at EvertonPark lived up to its name, with the championshipdecided by points margin.
The Boyz, made up of Jesse Turnbull and BruceRenton, finished up on top after a tight day ofbowls, ahead of Nathan Wilson and JamesManthey’s Duck N Goose.
With the top two deadlocked on 43 points all, TheBoyz’s +34 margin gave them the upper hand overDuck N Goose, who finished on +31.
Team Barbie came in third, with 40 points - sevenpoints clear of the next-best team.
The Exterminators and The Other Guys dead-heated in fourth, on 33 points, with B & T 11 pointsbehind, on 24.
The final two spots were filled by Cracker Jacksand Krispy Kreme, who finished on 16 and 15points, respectively.
In the Under-14s competition, the Low Rolls’Tegan Wilson and Mitchell Weirs ran out clearwinners on the day.
Wilson and Weirs showed their class through the
competition, finishing on 16 points, ahead of the
other team in their division, Balin Lacey and Kane
Wilson’s The Wolves (eight points).
Event organiser, Julie Wilson, said the teams did
well to battle through the day in warm conditions.
“It was an extremely hot day but credit to the kids,
they all had a great time,” she said.
The emphasis of On The Edge was to make sure
every bowler enjoyed themselves, all heading
home with a prize of some description.
“The main aim of this competition is that you don't
have to win to be a winner,” Wilson said.
“Even though there were winners of this
competition, no junior went home empty handed.
All juniors received a sample bag containing : Edge
hat, toucher spray, Edge bowls cloth, Edge
Stickers, Twisties Bowls shop bowls cloth,
Henselite drink bottle, and sunscreen.”
Boyz rule on the edgeJesse Turnbull and Bruce Renton finished on topof Everton Park’s On The Edge pairs competition.
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Junior gun Sean Inghamhas capped off a sensational2012, winning the inauguralDavid Fordham JuniorSports Award.
Ingham was named thewinner by the selection panelafter being nominated bystate coach Bill Cornehls.
The Broadbeach bowlersaid he was really pleased towin the award, whichincludes a $2000 bursary tohelp him develop his bowls.
“I’m absolutely stoked,”Ingham said.
“I wasn’t that confident thatI’d win, so I’m pretty happy.”
He will be spending theprize purse wisely, to aid inhis travel to more bowlscompetitions in a bid tofurther his bowls success.
Cornehls said Sean’sactions on and off the green
stood out to the judges.
“His record this year hasbeen great and he’s a veryworthy recipient of theaward,” Cornehls said.
“Obviously the awardselection panel have seenwhat I see in Sean. He is aleader among the juniors andhe is one of those dedicatedplayers who wants to moveforward (with his bowls).”
The award was establishedin 2011 in honour of the sportbroadcaster, who passedaway with prostate cancer.
This latest achievementcaps off a dream year forIngham, who has collectedjust about every prize at thejunior level, includingnational championships.
“It’s the way I wanted to
end under-18s,” Ingham
said.
There were plenty ofbragging rights up for grabsat Bob Foreman MemorialPairs last month, with twopairs of siblings battling it outfor the top spot.
April Wilson and JacobNelson ended up on top with6 +24, edging out theirbrothers Rohan Wilson andKane Nelson in theprestigious competition.
Rohan and Kane had a 4+16 record leaving them insecond place and potentiallyin for a good ribbing fromtheir siblings.
A couple of familiar faces inDale McWhinney andBraidan Leese finished thirdin the quality field, with onlymargin keeping them out ofsecond place.
The Bob Foreman
Memorial Pairs competition
was created in memory of
the Tweed Heads journalist.
Foreman was an institutionin his local area, known fordriving his van sporting asign saying “Man on theMat”.
Tweed Heads junior co-ordinator Judy Pearce saidthe tournament was a greatway to honour Foreman.
“Bob...had always saidthat the promotion of theseyoung kids to the gamewould only strengthen oursport,” Pearce said.
His memory is kept alivetoday by these young up andcoming junior bowlers thathe was so fond of,” Pearcesaid.
Foreman’s wife anddaughter were present at thetournament, as they havebeen every year.
Sibling rivalries at the
fore in memorial pairs
Ingham nabs bursary
L-R: Sally Fordham (David’sdaughter), Sean Ingham andErica Fordham (David’s wife).
April and Jacob with theForeman Memorial trophy..
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Rikki-Lee Kemp stole thespotlight at this year’sBurnett junior presentation,cleaning up in almost everycategory, including juniorbowler of the year.
Kemp, 16, took thetrophies in every disciplineshe competed in as well asthe top prize, becoming thefirst to achieve such a feat.
The talented youngstersaid she had hoped to dowell this year, and was gladher hard work had paid off.
“It was a goal of mine tosee how manychampionships I could takeout really and I achievedthat, so I’m pretty proud,”she said.
“I was very happy withhow it all worked out.
“Everything (went right)really. I just tried my bestand played the best that Icould and it all went well.”
The impressive districthaul caps off a brilliant yearfor the Burnett teen, whoplayed in the Queenslandunder-18 side for the firsttime this year.
Kemp said the extraexperience she gained fromher Queensland stint hasimproved her bowlingperformance this year.
“It gave me heaps moreconfidence and I learnt new
things and all the extracoaching worked out well.”
With another year left injunior bowls, Kemp hopesshe can replicate herstunner year in 2013,starting with selection in thestate under-18 squad.
Kemp won the 14-18mixed pairs with PaulKajewski and the 14-18mixed consistency singlesand mixed junior singles.
Kajewski took out themost improved bowler ofthe year, after adding arunner-up singles finish tohis mixed pairs crown.
Stephanie Buckholz wasthe standout in the under-14disciplines, taking out boththe consistency singles andmixed pairs, with GiorgiaMellham-Mackay.
The young gun alsofinished runner-up in themixed singles, behind JackDavies.
Brinley Cottle was secondto Buckholz in theconsistency singles.
Jennifer Boutell wassecond to Kemp in theconsistency singles.
Tiahan Rehbein was the2012 Keith WareEncouragement awardwinner in the annualawards, which were heldlast month.
Geebung Bowls Club has been doing its bit to attractsome junior members, by inviting local children to theclub to give bowls a go.Last month, Geebung’s junior co-ordinator, ZillahShannon, teamed up with a band of school teachers tobring 130 children from Albany Creek YMCA to the club.The children were treated to a coaching session andwere welcomed to the club by Geebung chairman, AlfWest.Junior bowler James Manthey and member BrianCampbell also assisted on the day.
Doing it for the kids
Above: Rikki-Lee with her Burnett swag: BelowRikki-Lee (second from left) with the state team.
This month, I am going to discussplayer mindset and the concept ofdealing with pressre.
Understanding the meaning ofmindset is crucial to understandingwhat happens when you’re playing amatch and how to control it.
Mindset is a set of beliefs or a wayof thinking that determinessomebody's behaviour and outlook.
Pressure is a feeling associatedwith stressful demands onsomebody's time, attention, andenergy.
With these meanings in mind,consider the question:
“When do you feel under
pressure during competition?”
Write down some situations in
Under pressure?
Don’t sweat it.
Bill Cornehls
Current Queenslandstate coach
which you feel under pressure in amatch.
Looking at your answers, considerthis question:
Do you really need to feel under
pressure in these situations?
Your answer should be no.
Mind preparation will equip you withthe skills you need to relax and thinkclearly when circumstances areunfavourable.
Players put themselves underunnecessary pressure in competitionwith negative thoughts.
Concentrating and focusing onpositive outcomes will help toeliminate any negative thoughts,emotions and uncontrollablesituations you find yourself in.
Never focus on the result, ratherfocus on the bowl you are about toplay.
This is called staying in the present.
Focusing on past results or resultsin future will cloud your mind withoutcomes that are irrelevant to thesituation.
Strong players do not worry aboutuncontrollable situations.
They have a positive view of theirown and their teammates’ ability toperform under any circumstances.
When you are clear in your mind,you are relaxed and you areconfident.
Believing there is no pressure willassist you to stay relaxed, beenthusiastic, enjoy yourself andremain confident .
This will give you every opportunityto perform to your ability and notundermine yourself with frustration.
If you let the pressure build, this willaffect your game play and stop youfrom playing at your peak.
When performing your regulartraining, put yourself in pressuresituations as if you were playing amatch.
This will help replicate the pressureyou’re under in a game and assistyou in learning techniques to dealwith that.
One technique to deal withpressure situations is self-encouragement.
Say: “I CAN DO THIS”.
Other form of pressure is stress.
Prior to and during matches it is notunusual for players to feel nervous orstressed.
Prior to a match commencing thereare some techniques you can use toassist with preparation.
Going for a walk serves to clearyour head and gives you time to thinkin a relaxed environment it removesdistractions so you can focus on therole you are about to play in thematch.
Having some nerves prior to a
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match is totally fine, but if you beingable to play well comes down to eachindividual knowing their own optimalamount of nervous energy.
Prior to competition and training,stretches and lunges serve to assistto warm up muscles that will be usedduring a match and assist inadjusting your mindset gettingprepared to engage in competition.
Controlling your breathing is aspeedy and simple technique ofreducing pressure or stress.
This technique helps you to focusand clears your mind of unwantedpressure.
Long, slow, deep breaths allow thebody to gain maximum air intake andcan take place prior to or duringmatches allowing you to relax withoutshowing any outward signs ofpressure.
Visualising how you presentyourself when you play well orperform to your ability is another wayto reduce pressure.
Seeing yourself in a relaxed state ofmind will help relieve your mind inuncontrollable situations.
Be mindful when you feel frustratedor feel pressure and with some priorpractice you can deal with and be incontrol of your actions in a match.
Emotionally, your mind needs alevel of enthusiasm and motivation toachieve peak performance during astressful match.
Finding the right balance is the keyfor each individual.
Individuals need to know their ownlevel when playing at their peakperformance so they can mirrorthese levels in future competitions.
Players in competition may findthey are going through the motions orpressure is building and the negativethoughts are creeping into your play.
These instances are where teamsupport is very important to unleasha positive attitude.
Cheering shots, chasing bowlswithin the boundary of the rules, highfives and verbal support all help tobuild confidence, change momentumand assist with increased energylevels.
Like anything in lawn bowls toimprove we train and practice thesemethods will give the confidence tocontrol situations in a match or priorto a match that take you out of yourcomfort zone.
Negative thinkingLoss of confidence Feeling out of controlDehydrationMuscle tensenessLoss of concentration Poor result from shotFatiguePoor weight controlIncorrect shot selectionBad body language Blaming bad luckFrustration
Go for a walkDo some stretches and lungesTake a long, slow, deep breathUse positive visualisationBe mindfulFind the right amount of nervousenergySupport your teammates
Beat the heat
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