upshot - october 2012

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ISSUE 27 OCTOBER 2012

THE OFFICIAL BOWLS NZ eMAGAZINE

MEET OUR 2012 WORLd BOWLS TEAM

ANd THE MESSAGES FOR THEM FROM OUR COMMUNITy

BOWLS NEW ZEALANd NATIONAL AWARd WINNERS

THE TIGHT BATTLE FOR TRANS TASMAN GLORy

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The Values of Bowls

New Zealand 4-5

Bowls New Zealand

National Bowls Awards

2011-2012 6-7

Youth Bowls:

Alive and Well in

New Zealand 9

NZ Blackjacks:

Tight Battle for Trans

Tasman Glory 11

Meet our

Blackjacks 12-13

The Coaching Staff 13

One Bowls,

One Message 14-15

Spotlight on our

Suppliers: ISC 17

Club Scene:

Mat-Talk 18

Grant’s Corner

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Summer! 18

Community Post

Envelopes 18

Nationals Registrations

Now Open 18

Wanted: Have A Go

Numbers and Stories 19

Are You Ready for

the Season 19

Focus on Umpiring 21

Have A Go: Sharing

the Love of Bowls 23

Staff Profile:

Nicole Fearon 25

What’s Happening in

the Office? 27

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Those attending the Bowls New Zealand Annual General Meeting in September saw the introduction of a set of behavioural values for bowls in New Zealand. The values have been developed over the last 12 months through a bottom up and staged approach with input from a range of interviews with over 30 coaches, administrators, senior and junior participants. The initial feedback was then developed by an appointed reference group and they have since been approved by the Board of Bowls New Zealand. They set the platform for how we engage with each other as we move through the many issues of change confronting our sport in the years ahead. They direct not what we do (that’s for the strategy and future whole of sport plans) but they highlight how we do it. I will be making presentations on the new values to Regional Forums over the next month and following that our Community Development Officers will be doing similar presentations to Partner Clubs and Centres. This is an important development for bowls and I encourage all readers to become familiar with our values which feature in this edition and on our website.

The Board have also signed off a new Code of Conduct for our sport which has application for all Bowls NZ events.

World Bowls have also approved a new Code for all International Events.

The purpose of both documents is to make it very clear that players competing at a National and International level are made aware of the standard of conduct expected of them and what the consequences are if the standard is breached. The codes spell out very clearly a players obligation under sportsmanship and explicitly spell out what is expected under playing to the best of their ability at all times, respect towards opponents and Event Officials ,integrity, discrimination and playing within the

Laws and the event conditions of play. The codes are complimentary to the values I have previously referred to. Full details of the Codes of Conduct can be viewed on our website.

It has been a good couple of months for the volunteers of our sport, with numerous volunteers being recognised through the Sport NZ regional awards as well as our own Bowls New Zealand National Awards. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners of the Bowls New Zealand National Awards and thank you for your contribution to our great sport, you can read about all of our winners in this issue.

With no rest to international competition, September saw the Trans Tasman contested at Lockleys Bowling Club, Adelaide. There was some close competition between the two nations throughout the three days and both teams will now be looking forward to the World Bowls Championships in November, which will also be held in Adelaide. Our bowls community are getting behind the Black Jacks in this pinnacle event.

The past few weeks National Coach Dave Edwards along with Howard Sandler and numerous regional coaches have been on the hunt for up and coming Black Jacks as they toured the country with the Under 18 Regional Camps. Those selected will go on to represent New Zealand in the Under 18 Trans Tasman which will be held next year.

Here in the Bowls NZ office we have welcomed two new staff to the team, Jill Blomfield and Chris Wilson. Jill will be running Finance and Events while Chris is our new National Participation and Development Manager. Sam McKean has also had a change of role moving to Administration Manager. A very warm welcome to our new staff.

Enjoy your e-magazine!

Welcome to the October issue of Upshot, the official e-magazine of Bowls New Zealand.


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Pictured from left to right:

Newcomers enjoy the game of bowls; Shannon honouring the spirit of the game; Val’s Commonwealth Games success.

Enjoy

The Values of Bowls NZ

GrowWe enjoy the unique social bonds and friendships formed by creating positive, supporting and welcoming environments for people of all abilities, ages and backgrounds.

We enjoy by ensuring that game structures and schedules meet the needs of our participants.

We enjoy by playing on quality greens and in pleasant surroundings.

As bowls continues to change we will protect the enjoyment of all those involved in the game.

We grow by planning for the future. By systematically looking for and taking advantage of opportunities we raise awareness, interest and participation in our game.

We grow by leading and empowering our people to make decisions and by investing in our future leaders.

We grow by being flexible, innovative and relevant and in doing so retain and attract a new generation of participants to the game.

We value growth. If we stand still we will go backwards


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NZ Development players share their experience with a school group; bowls grows through our new membership.

Share Honour SucceedWe share our game with new players by being accessible and welcoming.

We share our facilities with our community by reaching out and being innovative, so that we can attract participants and partners.

We share our knowledge and the lessons we have learned so that others can benefit.

We share our stories of success and achievement. Effective communications strengthens the bowling community and raises the profile and appeal of bowls.

We share the challenge of running our clubs and we support our volunteers

We honour the traditions and etiquette of our great game. We do this in a consistent and considered way and by introducing these concepts to new players early in their involvement with bowls.

We honour the spirit of our game by committing absolutely and unreservedly to the principles of respect, teamwork, honesty, integrity and fair play. We commit to these principles at all levels of the game.

We honour our people through recognising achievement and contribution whether it be on the green or off.

We honour the participation of individuals from all walks of life and backgrounds and we respect their differences.

We succeed by investing in our participants, in coaching and training.

We succeed through good planning, administration and governance.

Success is part of the heritage of bowls in New Zealand.

Success attracts people to our game. It attracts sponsors.

Success is exciting. It breaks old stereotypes and creates a new and vibrant image.

We will succeed by continuing to grow, enjoy, share and honour.


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National Bowls Awards

2011-2012Centre of the YearBowls southland

In the 2011-2012 season Bowls Southland has successfully hosted the Junior and Under 18

Trans Tasman, National Club Championships and National Mixed Pairs events. Bowls Southland

has put in place good structures and strategies which has ensured the continued success of the

centre.

TOWER Club of the YearBurnside Bowling Club Finalist: Waitoa Bowling Club

With compelling professionalism, sound business practices, relevant policy documents and a good governance structure in place it’s no wonder that Burnside Bowling Club have been awarded the TOWER Club of the Year award for the third time in five years. Community Development Officer Vince Roper says “I’ve found in most cases Burnside does not adopt best practice – more usually Burnside is creating it … surely the ultimate accolade.”

Player of the YearJo Edwards Finalists: Mandy Boyd, Sandra Keith, Val Smith

The 2011-2012 Player of the Year has been awarded to Jo Edwards who has had an impressive year, proving her skills repeatedly on the international stage. Arguably New Zealand’s most prestigious bowler her sportsmanship and commitment to continuous improvement are exemplary. Jo has been recognised by World Bowls and was awarded an OSCAR from the Confederation Mondaile des Sport de Boules. At the Halberg Awards she was a finalist for Sportswomen of the Year.

Young Player of the YearMandy Boyd Finalist: Andrew Kelly

Mandy has performed consistently well in the past season. After making the final in all four disciplines, a feat which has never been achieved before at the Hyundai National Open Championships Mandy was awarded the ‘Women’s Consistency Award’. She was then selected as a Black Jack for the 6 Nations event in which she as a part of the gold medal winning fours team.

Greenkeeper of the YearMike stanaway Finalist: Ray Hazelwood

After more than 22 years of dedicated service Mike has been an asset at the Carlton Cornwall Bowling Club. He rebuilt three greens in 2010 and worked to maintain them to the high standard required for the 2011-2012 Hyundai National Open Championships. Not stopping there Mike is a team player and is always willing to help other clubs.


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The winners of the 2011-2012 Bowls New Zealand National Bowls Awards have been named! Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners.

Coach of the YearBen King Finalists: Ricky Dunne, Tony Marinkovic, Cushla McGillivray

Ben has been the representative coach of the Wellington team and has recently coached Lisa White to her inclusion in the Black Jacks.

Administrator of the YearTrevor Duffy Finalist: Phil Cross

Trevor has shown an outstanding commitment to his Milford club. He puts emphasis on the club being strong both on and off the green, which has paid off for the club. He continually shows professional leadership of a team.

Official of the YearBruce Tayler Finalist: Michael Johnson

Both Bruce and Michael are contributing exceptionally to the sport. Bruce however, has demonstrated his additional work to the Regional Development Team – and is responsible for both Auckland and North Harbour centres.

Volunteer of the YearRobin shanksFinalist: Jim Cox

Robin has undertaken significant voluntary activities at both club and centre level. He has shown leadership for the advancement of the sport and supports the Bowls New Zealand initiatives.

Media AwardAlistair McMurranFinalist: Logan Savory

Throughout the past year Alistair McMurran has provided consistent coverage of bowls in New Zealand with positive, passionate articles which have been in support of Bowls New Zealand’s growth and development.

National Bowls Awards2011-2012


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The four Under 18 Regional Camps,

which have been held around the

country are all wrapped up after the

final one being held in Dunedin on 11

till 12 October.

Youth from around the country have

taken to the green to show off their skills

in the hope of being selected for the

Under 18 Trans Tasman team which will

take on Australia in March of next year.

National Coach Dave Edwards shares

what he is hoping to achieve from these

camps, “our three objectives are to work

on the skill levels of the players, trial for the

Trans Tasman while earmarking players for

the future, and to involve local coaches.”

With the high numbers and skill levels

of the attendees who turned out at each

of these camps the hard job now lies with

the selectors.

“It’s going to be a very difficult

decision for selectors” says Coach Howard

Sandler.

Although not yet 18 these highly

driven youth know exactly what they want

and are putting in the hard yards to get

there.

Auckland based Selina Goddard, from

Carlton-Cornwall Bowls, has spent her

yOUTH BOWLSALIVE ANd WELL IN NEW ZEALANd

life around bowls and was, as she puts it

“basically raised at a bowls club.” With a

passion which is hard to match Selina has

it all planned out.

“My goal is to get into a New Zealand

team and put on that black shirt. This

camp is a great pathway to that” she says.

Until then Selina will be working

towards the Hyundai National Open

Championships where she will be playing

with one of her biggest supporters, her

Mum. “She’s my mentor” says Selina,

who has coaxed her Mum into playing

pairs with her “I’m really looking forward

to playing with her.”

Tauranga South Bowling Clubs, Talor

Duncan is another of the many inspiring

youth who have their sights set on the

black shirt.

Drawing inspiration from Peter Belliss,

Talor is determined to continue improving

until he gets that perfect shot.

“Bowls means everything to me” he

says. “I live to play that perfect shot. It’s

why I get up in the morning . . . because I

love the sport.”

And what does he think of the camp?

“It’s a good idea and its good having

the first year and development players

together – it keeps you on your toes.”

With passionate, dedicated and driven

youth stepping up to the green it appears

youth bowls in New Zealand will be

growing from strength to strength!

Pictured right: Selina Goddard; below:

Mt Eden’s youth filled greens.


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TIGHT BATTLE

FOR TRANS TASMAN GLORy

New Zealand and Australia came

together on the greens of Adelaide

from 18-20 September in a tight battle

for Australasian supremacy.

The three tests were tight with both

the men’s and women’s series were tied

at one each after the first two days play.

It all came down to the final afternoon

session as things were still hanging in the

balance with the Aussies holding a slight

edge after the morning session on day

three. They then sealed the deal during

the afternoon session.

The Black Jacks had a dominating

start to the tournament with the men’s

side winning all four of their disciplines

on the first day. “Their performance was

outstanding and I think it is fair to say

that it is not often one country beats

another 4-0” beams National Coach Dave

Edwards.

The women’s side, not to be outshone,

had close games and took the win in the

pairs and fours with the golden duo of Jo

Edwards and Val Smith once again taking

to the green together, winning two of

their three games.

“I’ve enjoyed working with Jo again”

comments skip Val Smith “we’ve really

gelled.”

Test two saw the Aussies come out

firing as they tried to narrow the Blacks

Jacks lead. Following early morning

showers the Black Jacks struggled to

adjust to the green speeds giving the

Jackaroo’s enough of an edge to take five

of the eight games. This left the teams

evenly poised leading into the final days

play.

Carrying the momentum from the

second test the Australian side managed

to hold out the Kiwi’s on the final day.

Wins in the men’s pairs and the women’s

fours weren’t enough to hold off the

Australians from claiming the trophies.

“Naturally we were disappointed to

come home empty handed as far as the

trophies were concerned” said Edwards.

“There is great pride in the Black Jacks

team and we always seek to win and

bring home the bacon but we found the

Aussies just a little more on song then

what we were. However it was far from

one sided and we are still happy with our

performance with the big picture being

World Bowls in November.”

With spirits still high the Black Jacks

will finish their World Bowls preparation

by taking on the South Australian

Representative side before taking on the

world at World Bowls in November.

Pictured below, Val Smith and

Matt Gallop.


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In November this year our Black Jacks will be

heading to Adelaide for World Bowls 2012.

We met some of the team in Augusts’ Upshot

and below we get to meet the rest of the team

and get to know the people behind the bowls.

Jan Khan Lisa White Shannon McIlroyCurrent City: Christchurch.

Current Club: Beckenham.

How it all began? Played netball before I

was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I lost my

left breast at the age of 39 and was told to

take up a slower paced sport.

Who is your greatest influence in sport?

My mum (Millie Khan) who got me into the

game of bowls.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would

you be doing? Enjoying some family time

with grandchildren, daughter, partner and

the rest of the whanau.

Do you have any secret talents? Enjoying

life, lots of laughs, the odd joke or two.

Accept life as it comes and take the good out

of it.

What is one thing people should know

about you? Loyal, friendly.

What is your favourite/ideal destination

that you like to escape to? Fiji.

Current City: Wellington.

Current Club: Victoria/Naenae.

How it all began? I started in 1999, my

parents took me along to indoor bowls and

I really enjoyed it. In about 2000 I took up

outdoor and in the last few years have taken

it really serious. I’m a double international

player both indoor and outdoor.


Blake Signal.


you be doing? I would be overseas on my

OE.

Do you have any secret talents? I’m not

too bad at pool.


about you? I’m a very quiet person.


that you like to escape to? Spain.

Current City: Nelson.

Current Club: Stoke Bowling Club.

How it all began? Started at the age of 5

years old through my dad.


My family, always 100% behind me.


you be doing? Cooking and a very average

golfer.

Do you have any secret talents? Cooking.


about you? I’m a Maori and loud and

proud.


that you like to escape to? Fiji – awesome

place to relax and enjoy the sun.

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THE COACHINGSTAFF

DAVE EDWARDS, National Coach. JOSIE UREN, Assistant Coach.

RAELENE PETERS, Assistant Coach. TERRY SCOTT, Assistant Coach.

Val SmithCurrent City: Nelson.

Current Club: United Bowling Club.

How it all began? Competed in a sports all

rounder involving 17 sports, which included

Bowls. I loved it so played the next summer

in a business league for 2 years, became

addicted and so joined up.


Originally my parents, especially my father,

then all the many passionate players and

coaches I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and

knowing.


you be doing? Having holidays.

Do you have any secret talents? I can

cross my little toe over my second toe without

using my hands.


about you? I’m not particularly politically

correct, yet I’m not offensive either.


that you like to escape to? The

Mediterranean.


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Bowls Wellington

Jan Khan

Ali ForsythVal Smith

Tayla Bruce

Tony Grantham

Shannon McIlroy

ONE BOWLSONE MESSAGE

With the World Bowls Championships

merely a month away we went out into

our community to find the messages that

everyone wants to pass onto the Black

Jacks before they take on the world.

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Bowls NZ Office

Mandy Boyd

Touch NZ

Jo Edwards

Lisa White

Richard Girvan

If you would like to send a message of support to the Black Jacks please email: [email protected]


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ON OUR SUPPPLIERSSPOTLIGHT

How has ISC Lenco been involved with

bowls in the past?

Many clubs will be familiar with

Lenco Apparel as suppliers of bowls club

uniforms for the last 20 years. We still

manufacture most of our clothing here in

Auckland, so we are able to cater for small

quantities and our quality is excellent.

Tell us about compression garments.

A compression garment is a firm

fitting garment that is worn to assist with

improving blood flow, to support and

reduce movement of the muscles during

exercise and assist with recovery. We have

available tops, pants and the very popular

compression socks.

How can wearing compression wear

help bowls players?

Compression garments assist with

improving blood flow and support

your muscles during playing and most

importantly assist with recovery of your

muscles. If players are finding that they

get sore muscles after playing, try wearing

our compression wear during and after

playing, you will be surprised at the results.

We have long and short sleeve tops, shorts

and pants in both means and women’s fit.

Our compression socks are ideal for

improving blood flow and reduce the

risk of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) so if

you are prone to calf cramps, tired and

achy legs, mild ankle or leg swelling, our

compression socks are sure to help. They

are also great to wear during long flights.

What makes ISC compression garments

different to other compression

products?

The ISC compression fabric is made

from recycled plastic bottles so is very eco

friendly. Also, it is 20% more durable and

retains its fit more than all competitors

tested.

How long do they last?

If worn up to three times a week they

should last at least 12-18 months

How are you helping the Black Jacks

achieve their World Bowls goals?

ISC Compression garments are

technical high performance garments

ensuring that the player recovers as

quickly as possible.

By wearing ISC Compression wear

during training or playing the Black Jacks

are able to recover quickly so that they

can train harder and play harder ensuring

a better performance and decreasing the

risk of injury.

How do we get more information?

Go to our website www.isclenco.co.nz,

you can order online and we are giving all

bowls club members a 20% discount off

normal retail price.


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CLUB SCENEMAT-TALK

Have you seen our new e-newsletter mat-talk?

Launched on 6 September mat-talk is a fortnightly newsletter which keeps you up to date with all bowls news from tournaments to youth to

volunteer information and latest news. If you haven’t received mat-talk in your inbox then go to www.bowlsnzclubs.co.nz to sign up now.

Congratulations to Kaye Wong from Petone Central Bowling Club for winning the naming of the e-newsletter competition!

GRANT’S CORNER TO CORNER IS BACK FOR SUMMER!Grant’s will be back this season with their Corner to Corner tournament and this time

will be joined by Corbans wine.

If your club hasn’t been selected as a Grant’s club for this season you can still join in! Check

out the Grant’s club list at; www.bowlsnz.co.nz/grants-corner-to-corner/ and head along for

a great night on the green.

COMMUNITy POST ENVELOPESApplications have closed for Community Post envelopes and Bowls New Zealand has placed an application on behalf of all clubs.

We will be notified by October 31 as to whether our application was successful and will then send the requested number of envelopes out to all

clubs who have registered with us. Additional information will be available after October 31.

NATIONALS REGISTRATIONS NOW OPENRegister now for this prestigious event in the bowling calendar, which this year will 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/


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WANTEd: HAVE A GO NUMBERS ANd STORIESWell done to all the clubs around the country who have held Have a Go days!

We are looking forward to hearing how it all went and are also seeking for the number of participants who attended. It is important that we

gather these numbers from each club as the statistics go to Sport NZ and impact the funding and relevance of the sport. If you would like to have a

good brag about the great stories from your clubs day then please send them to [email protected]

ARE yOU REAdy FOR THE SEASON?The season is fast approaching and so it may be time to put the event calendar on the fridge.

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FOCUS ON UMPIRINGThank you to Michael Ayers of the BNZUC for this article.

When the jack is moved into the ditch it often causes confusion among players. This may be because there are as many laws for the jack as there are for the bowl. We take a closer look at some of them;

Law 29.2Once in the ditch the position of the jack should be marked

by a white marker placed vertically against the face of the bank or on top of the bank. In a sand ditch the jacks position should be marked by drawing a line, or in a synthetic or vegetation ditch should be marked with chalk.

Law 29.3, 29.3.1, 29.3.2The position of a jack in the ditch will be validly altered if

the jack is moved by: • A toucher in play • A non toucher partly on the rink and partly overhanging the

ditch, as long as part of the non toucher is still on the rink when it comes to rest after it has moved the jack.

Law 29.5If once it’s position has been marked there is further

movement of a jack in the ditch, it’s new position should be marked (as in 29.2) by moving the indicators or removing or re-drawing the lines as appropriate.

Law 33.3.3 If a jack in the ditch is displaced by the disturbance of

a dead bowl at rest in the ditch, it should be put back to its former position. Both skips or opponents in singles have to agree where the jack should be placed to, or declare the end

dead.

Law 33.5.3

If the jack is displaced by a non toucher entering the ditch,

an opponent or marker should put the jack back to its former

position.

DEAD JACK Law 30

There are several ways a jack is made dead. A jack, moved

by a bowl in play is dead if;

• Law 30.1.1 it passes above the face of the bank.

• Law 30.1.2 passes completely outside the side boundary of

the rink of play

• Law 30.1.3 comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the

bank

• Law 30.1.4 if it comes to rest less than 20metres from the

mat line.

Law 30.3

The skips or players in singles should decide if a jack is dead

or not as soon as they realise it is necessary. The decision can

still be made even if a number of bowls have been played after

the jack came to rest. If they cannot reach agreement they

should ask the umpire to make a decision.

Law 30.4

If the jack is dead then the end is dead and Law 31 will

apply. However for domestic play Member National Authorities

can decide not to have the end declared dead. Instead they can

decide to have the jack re-spotted in line with Law 15.5.


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Carlton Cornwall Bowls Club

The Winner of the HAVE-A-GO

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OF BOWLSVolunteers were out in force on

Sunday 14 October running Have a Go

days across the country.

26 people streamed through the gates

of Wakefield Bowling Club to give bowls a

go bringing with them the whole family,

and the dog!

“We were thrilled so many people

turned up, it was fantastic” beamed Have

a Go coordinator Margaret. “We have run

Have a Go before and usually have a good

response.”

With the help of the Waimea Weekly

newspaper, Wakefield advertised their

Have a Go day along with their community

bowls and Christmas Bowls programmes

in a two page spread. They followed this

up with a leaflet drop, radio advertising at

a local station and a load of word of mouth

advertising thanks to their members.

On the day all of their hard work paid

off with a club bustling full of people

ranging from nine years old to 73.

“Everyone seemed to enjoy

themselves” said Margaret. “We had

music playing as well, there was a lot

going on with a fun atmosphere.”

Have a Go day is all about bringing

people into your bowling club, especially

those who wouldn’t usually come along.

Exposing the community to the game

which we all love and showing them that

bowls truly is for all ages.

“The message got across that you

don’t have to be old to play bowls ... there

were people who thought they would

never play bowls and really enjoyed it.”

And they must have enjoyed

themselves, with four people signing up

as full members on the day and numerous

others coming back for community bowls.

“We pointed out to them the ability

to play weekends and nights and how

flexible bowls can be as well as how many

different formats there are. I think that’s

important, you’ve got to make it flexible

for all.”

So what’s Margaret’s secret to

success? “I think the thing is to have

enthusiastic club members and to

advertise, thats been our winning thing.”

Pictured below:

Wakefield Bowling Club

THE LOVESHARING

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You may have noticed that there has

been a change in writing style over

the past few editions of Upshot.

Some of you may also have dealt with

her when it comes to MIB, Have a Go,

Christmas Bowls or you may have seen her

facebook posts. Well today we are going

to finally introduce you to our Marketing

and Communications Assistant Nicole

Fearon. Nicole has been with Bowls NZ

since November last year, after successfully

graduating from Massey University with a

Bachelor of Business Studies in Marketing

and Sports Business Management.

STAFF PROFILE

NICOLE FEARONGrowing up in Palmerston North

Nicole, at the age of 4, had high

aspirations of becoming a rubbish truck

driver and then ending her career as a

four square owner somewhere close to

a beach. In between all of this Nicole has

found her way into the marketing office

at Bowls NZ and has been helping to

facilitate and manage all the marketing

and communications for our national

programmes among all the other work

that she is involved in.

Outside of the office Nicole is very

active in surf lifesaving in which she has

represented Mairangi Bay Surf Life Saving

Club. Throughout her 11 years in surf

Nicole has been involved in various roles.

Having a full time job and juggling surf

life saving is no easy task but Nicole has

managed to make it look like a piece of

cake. When asked what she likes about

Quick Facts:

Dream Destination: Middle East

Favourite Movie: Blood

Diamond

Favourite Book:

The White Masai by Corinne

Hofmann

Favourite Food: Eye Fillet

surf Nicole responded with “There are so

many different aspects which people can

be involved in. It’s great to be able to give

something back to the community and

help people, the club also becomes like a

second family”

In Bowls Nicole is looking forward to

the start of the international bowls events

in 2013 leading up to World Bowls 2016.

“It will be a good opportunity to showcase

the top level of the sport to New Zealand

and it is also exciting to be able to bring

this event to Christchurch and give the

community something to look forward

to” says Nicole.

It is approaching a year since Nicole

joined Bowls NZ and when asked what it’s

like working at Bowls Nicole, while typing

away on her computer, replies “to be

honest it’s been very busy and it has been

a huge learning curve.”


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As always, Hyundai New Zealand, the driving force behind Bowls NZ will donate up to $500 to Bowls (Terms & Conditions below) when you buy a new Hyundai vehicle.

Simply take this ad or your Bowls Club Card when you first go to your local dealer to qualify for this offer and check out the all-new i30 for yourself.

Terms & Conditions: Hyundai will give $250 to Bowls NZ when you purchase a new Hyundai vehicle; plus the Hyundai dealer will present your local club with another $250. If you purchase a used Hyundai vehicle from a Hyundai dealer, the dealer will give $250 to your Club.

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WHAT’S HAPPENINGIN 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.

This month we welcome two new staff to the Bowls NZ team.

With Sam McKean moving into the role of Administration Manager, Jill Blomfield has

come on board and will be taking on the events and finance. Bringing with her a wealth of

experience in PR and events we are looking forward to having Jill on the team.

Chris Wilson has also joined us as the new National Participation and Development

Manager coming from a strong background in sports co-ordination, such as at Hockey

Manawatu. Welcome to both of you.

September marked the Annual General Meeting. Among presenting the annual report and financials for the

past year the bowls in New Zealand values were also launched. These values; Enjoy, Grow, Share, Honour,

Succeed were created with the input of many people within the sport and so we will endeavour to live and

breathe these values which are so important to our community.

The next 12 months will also see the development of a whole of sport plan which will help to bring change to bowls

in order to stay relevant and grow participation numbers.

Lynette Adams has retired from the board after 6 years of service. The board for the 2012/2013 season is: John

Carter (Chairman), Trevor McComish (President), Ann Muir (Vice President), Cushla McGillivray, Matt Barber, Matt

Benson, John Calvin.

The Sixteenth Annual Report has gone out to all clubs celebrating the 2011/2012 bowls season and includes

the financials for this period, national and international events as well as membership statistics and our

National Bowls Awards winners.

You can access a hardcopy from your club or a soft copy from the Bowls NZ website on the following link;

www.bowlsnz.co.nz/bowls-nz/key-documents/

The database is coming along with 154 clubs and 14,000 people

registered.

If your club isn’t yet registered then please send your club database to [email protected]

Our National Awards are all done and dusted and the Bowls New Zealand team would

like to congratulate and thank all those who have contributed to the 2011/2012 season

and in particular those who were finalists and winners in the Bowls New Zealand National

Awards.

It is the efforts of these people which helps our sport to continue functioning and improving.

NEW STAFF JOIN THE BOWLS NZ TEAM

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SIxTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT

dATABASE UPdATE

BOWLS NEW ZEALANd NATIONAL AWARdS

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National Bowls Awards2011-2012

Lynette Adams


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Terms & Conditions: *i20 1.4 GL M6. **Hyundai will give $250 to Bowls NZ when you purchase a new Hyundai vehicle; plus the Hyundai dealer will present your local club with another $250. If you purchase a used Hyundai vehicle from a Hyundai dealer, the dealer will give $250 to your local club.

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upshot - october 2012

Documents

values of bowls new

sport of bowls

board of bowls new zealand

love of bowls

youth bowls

new values

tower bowls development

world bowls team