Saturday, May 23, 2009

12 bowling sessions on Saturdays starting from 6 June


Mr Lim Tze Han will be in-charge on 6 June, 13 June and 27 June.

Ms Heng Puay Fang will be in-charge on 18 July.

Capt Lim will be in-charge on 1 August, 15 August, 29 August and 5 September. [to collect invoice on the last bowling training session]

Ms Chang will be in-charge on 11 July, 25 July, 8 August and 12 September.

Time: 10 to 12 p.m.

Venue: Chinese Swimming Club (on the left side), Amber Road

Attire: Home clothes (no spaghetti top and any other revealing clothes)

Participants: Hanis, Nisa, Karthi, Averyn, Rachel, Tifflin, Yvette, Irinie, Cordell, Xuemei and 8 choir girls. You can refer this CCA blog to your parents if they need more details. Mr Leslie Long is the bowling instructor recommended by Mr Philip Tan from VicPro. Allen was Mr Long's replacement on 18 July (Leslie had a mild stroke).

Basic knowledge of the game including history, etiquette, rules, equipment, and safety, scoring to fundamental skills like different types of grip, stance, approach, release and delivery will be taught in the first half of the programme. The emphasis of the later half of the programme will be on developing of consistency and the art of spare conversion. Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to demonstrate different techniques and strategies with competency.

Topics will be covered:
􀁺 History of Bowling
􀁺 The Modern Game
􀁺 Equipment and the Playing Field
􀁺 Safety Awareness
􀁺 Scorekeeping
􀁺 Grip
􀁺 Stance
􀁺 Approach (Swing, Steps and Timing)
􀁺 Delivery (Putting it all together)
􀁺 Release and Follow Through
􀁺 Targeting and Strategies
􀁺 Playing Angles
􀁺 Spare Conversion

Remark: You should learn bowling while you are still young. This activity can be included in your NYAA logbook. The bowling instructor will select the better bowlers to represent KC in the inter-unit bowling competition in November 2009.