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ISSUE 26 AUGUST 2012

issn 2230-2085

THE OFFICIAL BOWLS NZ eMAGAZINE

HONOUR AND SUCCESS IN NEW ZEALAND BOWLS

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WE SAY GOODBYE TO LEGEND OF THE GAME IvAN KOSTANICH

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World Bowls Camp 5

Our World Bowls Team 6-7

Taranaki Great David Baldwin Passes Away 8

Ivan Kostanich – Legend of the Game 9

Golden Nugget 10

The Sharing Story 11

Search for Bowling Talent 12

Blind Bowlers Fundraise for Worlds 13

Nescafé Café Menu Have A Go Day 15

Club Scene Bowls NZ Partner Club Success 16

Flavell Bill 16

Centre of the Year 16

Fred Thomson Turns 100 17

Sign Up for Intercentre and the Hyundai National Open Championships Now! 17

Ngunguru Bowling Club Achieve Silver Award 17

Database 18

Staff Profile: Ritesh Chhita 19

ClubCheck: Waitoa Achieve Club Check & Beyond 20

Focus on Umpiring 21

Focus on Greenkeeping: Innovation Comes to the Fore at Parklands 23

What’s Happening at the Office? 24

Sponsorship Today 25

Spotlight on our Sponsors 27

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CEOFROM THE

Kerry Clark

Chief Executive Officer

Welcome to the August issue of

Upshot, the official e-magazine for

Bowls in New Zealand.

I hope you have all been enjoying the

winter season and are starting to look

forward to the 2012/2013 season which

is fast approaching.

Although the weather has not been

fit for bowling everything is still in full

swing. In this issue we take a look at the

newly developed Under 18 camps which

will be held across the country, the staff

meeting which was held in June, and the

developments which are being made in

Christchurch with rebuilding their greens.

The Black Jacks team are continuing

their preparations for the World Bowls

Championships in November of this year

with a weekend camp which was held at

the end of July. You can see what they

got up to on page 5 and also get to know

some of our players better by viewing their

profiles.

In August Jo Edwards, Val Smith,

Shannon McIlroy and Tayla Bruce will

be attending the Tweed Heads Golden

Nugget. We wish them all the best of

luck at this tournament, and for everyone

back home you will be able to follow

their progress on the Bowls New Zealand

website. You can also get to know Tayla a

little better in her interview included in this

issue of Upshot.

It is with great sadness that we have

recently fare welled two great legends

of our game, Ivan Kostanich and Dave

Baldwin. Both true gentleman of the

sport and talented bowlers, their passing

is a great loss to our community and our

thoughts and deepest sympathies are with

both of their families.

In September we will farewell from

the Bowls New Zealand team Operations

Manager Steve Clifton. We wish Steve

every success in his future as he moves on

to new opportunities and new challenges

and thank him for his contribution to our

sport and organisation over the past years.

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Simply take this ad or your Bowls Club Card when you first go to your local dealer to qualify for this offer

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WORLD BOWLS CAMPThe Black Jacks World Bowls

preparation is officially under way

with the first training Camp held in

Auckland on 21st-22nd July. This was

the first time the squad was gathered

in one place after being announced as

the World Bowls Team in early June.

The weekend involved work on values

and culture, goal setting, a visit from

Drug Free Sport, fitness testing and even

brushing up on their modelling skills with

a Hyundai photo shoot!

“The weekend camp was a huge

success for us and proved to be a great

launching pad for our World Bowls

campaign” says National Coach Dave

Edwards, “we completed lots of planning

and also covered heaps of the important

logistical details.”

John Quinn, the Sport Psychologist

was also in attendance to help the team

out. “He did some great work with us

all, specifically targeting preparation

and some in game mental skills for the

players and support staff to work on

throughout the buildup period. We all

found this particularly interesting and

helpful.” Sport Scientist Matt Ingram was

also in attendance and provided the Black

Jacks with some expert nutritional tips and

also helped conduct a fitness test for each

of the squad members.

“The culture within the group

continues to build nicely and we all left the

camp well motivated to get stuck into the

hard work we all need to put in over the

coming months” says Dave.

With the successful training camp

done and dusted the next big event for

this Black Jack team will be the Trans

Tasman series in Adelaide on 19th-21st

September.

Don’t forget to like the Bowls New

Zealand Facebook page to stay up to date

with all of the Black Jacks news as they

prepare to take on the world!

Find us at http://www.facebook.com/BowlsnZ

Back row (left to right): Terry Scott (coach), Mandy Boyd, Mat Gallop, Jo Edwards, Richard

Girvan, Ali Forsyth; front row (left to right): Raelene Peters (coach), Shannon McIlroy, Jan Khan,

Val Smith, Lisa White, Tony Grantham, Josie Uren (coach), Dave Edwards (coach).


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Ali ForsythCurrent City: Sydney.

Current Club: Taren Point BC (Aus)/

Havelock BC (NZ).

How it all began?

Through my family. Mum and

Dad both played. Dad and I both

progressed to outdoor when I was

16 years old.

Who is your greatest influence in sport? My dad.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Wrapping Golf Clubs around any

available tree during my poor Golf

game!

Do you have any secret talents? Karaoke Tragic and continually

changing facial features.

What is one thing people should know about you? I hate making decisions.

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Toronto, Canada or Nelson, NZ.

Jo EdwardsCurrent City: Nelson.

Current Club: United Bowling Club.

How it all began? (Your Bowls Story) Played in a sports all rounder involving 17 sports in one month, which included Bowls, really enjoyed it and then played in a Business league.

Who is your greatest influence in sport? Family, Husband and all sportspeople that are excellent in what they do. Val Smith who constantly challenges me.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Probably finding another sport to get involved in.

What is one thing people should know about you? Proud Liverpool supporter!! Born in Liverpool.

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Home. Gold Coast.

Mandy BoydCurrent City: Wellington.

Current Club: Johnsonville.

How it all began? My entire family plays Bowls. I watched my sister Angela play when I was young and wanted to follow her.

Who is your greatest influence in sport? Within Bowls Jo Edwards would be the person I look up to the most. She is an amazing all round Sportswoman.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Painting Pictures.

Do you have any secret talents? I am an art student at Massey doing fine arts. Interested in mostly painting and drawing.

What is one thing people should know about you? I’m very untidy.

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Home to my family in Napier.

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Matt GallopCurrent City: Sydney.

Current Club: Cabramatta/Blenheim.

How it all began? Followed Father around the greens until I was old enough to play then never looked back. Who is your greatest influence in sport? Father.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Still be playing a bad game of rugby.

Do you have any secret talents? Boat racing.

What is one thing people should know about you? Not the strongest of drinkers, more of a bowler!

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Greek Islands.

Richard GirvanCurrent City: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia.

Current Club: Nelson Bay (NSW), Onehunga (Auckland).

How it all began? Used to watch both Mum and Dad play at Okahu Bay. At 14 they talked me into Having a Go.

Who is your greatest influence in sport? Greg Norman, Ivan Lendl.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Playing bad golf more often.

Do you have any secret talents? I go alright in the kitchen, lookout Masterchef!

What is one thing people should know about you? I’m easy going.

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Denarau, Fiji.

Tony GranthamCurrent City: Auckland.

Current Club: Birkenhead.

How it all began? Watching Father over the fence at Pt Chev RSA Bowling Club all day so decided to have a go.

Who is your greatest influence in sport? Rowan Brassey.

If you weren’t playing Bowls what would you be doing?Playing Hockey or Indoor Cricket.

What is one thing people should know about you? I am a nice guy.

What is your favourite/ideal destination that you like to escape to?Canada.

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PAST PLAYER PROFILES

TARANAKI GREAT

DAvE BALDWIN PASSES AWAY

One of New Zealand’s greatest Bowl-

ers Dave Baldwin passed away in New

Plymouth on Saturday 7th July, aged

90.

Baldwin was a pillar in the Taranaki

Bowling community and has had a lively

bowling career both nationally and

internationally.

An avid sportsman he enjoyed cricket,

soccer, indoor bowls, tennis and table

tennis, but it seems bowls was where his

heart was. Achieving highest honours

on the national and international stage

Baldwin took well to bowls after joining at

the age of 38.

Still holding the record for the number

of championships won at his Paritutu club,

which he joined in 1960, Baldwin went on

to become a life member of both his club

and the Taranaki centre.

His international success began with

his capping in 1974 as the 51st person to

represent New Zealand in bowls; this was

also accompanied with the honour of the

Taranaki sportsperson of the year award.

From here Baldwin continued to take

the bowling world by storm, collecting

a gold medal in the fours at the 1974

Commonwealth Games in Christchurch

alongside team mates Kerry Clark, Jack

Somerville and Gordon Jolly.

Team mate and competitor Clark

recalls “As far as Dave was concerned

he was a great competitor but a real

gentleman. Playing either against him or

with him was an enjoyable experience; he

always gave 100% effort and was always

humble in victory and gracious in defeat.

He was someone who epitomised great

values, great sportsmanship and etiquette

when playing the game”

In 1978 Baldwin continued his

international representation as part of the

World Bowls team and then apart of the

1978 Commonwealth Games team where

he again returned with a medal in the

fours, this time silver.

There is no doubting the prestige

of such a player, and the incredible

contribution which he has made to not

only his club, which he still lived across the

road from, but to the sport of bowls.


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PAST PLAYER PROFILES

IvAN KOSTANICH LEGEND OF THE GAME

Written by Kerry Clark

From year one Ivan showed his

competitive streak in bowls, winning

the Helensville Intermediate Club

singles in his first two years. After

10 years break, from 1955 onwards

bowls became a major focus in his life

and his record of success from that

time onwards is remarkable.

At an International level

Ivan represented NZ at the 1978

Commonwealth Games in Canada where

he led for Bob McDonald in the Pairs.

In 1998 and 1999 Ivan played for New

Zealand again against Australia in the over

60’s Trans-Tasman series.

However, Ivan the man was also a

champion.

In a recent article Terry Maddaford

wrote that Ivan was “A Champion Bloke

on and off the green”. These are true

words indeed.

My first association with Ivan was in

the 1970’s. His manner never changed

either on or off the green. He was a

gentleman, a fine sportsman. Humble in

victory and gracious in defeat and with a

great sense of humour. The best example I

recall was at the 1978 games in Edmonton

when he roomed with pairs mate Bob

McDonald and me. Ivan volunteered to

take the top bunk. When Bob retired to his

bed, within minutes he would be asleep

on his back, and snoring to a degree that

not only kept Ivan awake but also the

cyclists who were in the next room. On a

number of occasions I found Ivan asleep

on a couch in the NZ Chef de Missions

entertainment area and Bob covered

in pillows but still snoring! The snoring

however never affected their relationship

on the green.

Ivan also did many things behind the

scenes for his Club and his friends that

were typical of his demeanour. He never

looked for adulation – he let his manner

and his bowls do the talking.

Ivan was at his happiest with a

flounder in one hand and a bowl in the

other. Most of the bar cool stores at Clubs

in Auckland would have at one time or

another had a supply of Ivan’s flounder

held for purchase.

Ivan is an icon within the bowls

community. He will forever feature in the

games history as someone who made an

extraordinary contribution.

His list of achievements is ongoing, including:l Winning 23 Helensville Club Open

Championship Singles from 1955 to 2012.

l Winning 10 Helensville Club Championship Pairs Titles.

l 12 Carlton Championship Titles. l 23 Auckland Centre Titles – the

Auckland record. l In 1983 won the Epsom 5000

singles tournament, defeating on his way to victory Bob McDonald, Nick Unkovich and World Champion David Bryant from England.

l Won Auckland Bowler of the year on three occasions.

l 1993 won an Auckland Award for 50 years involvement in the sport.

Nationally Ivan won:l 1977 National Singles l 1984 National Pairs with Pat

Robertson l 1993 National Singles at age 73

As we take a look back on Ivan’s life our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family after his passing in July.

Pictured left: Ivan being presented his

cap by CEO Kerry Clark in 2009.


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GOLDEN NUGGET

We sat down to talk to first timer to the event Tayla Bruce who will be attending the Junior Golden Nugget. Tayla submitted an application, like many others, to be a part of the event and even though she is not representing New Zealand she is looking forward to the opportunity and experiences which the event will offer.

How long have you been playing for?This is my 5th season this year. Vince Roper has always been coach and he has encouraged my style and prompted my competitive streak.

How did you become involved, and why bowls?Dad has always been a member of the Burnside Bowling club. World Bowls 2008 attracted me because young people were playing. The world games always seem so big and your local club transforms with flags, media and becomes the centre of attention, which drove me to join.

I used play netball, but once I got into Bowls I liked it better, because it’s a summer sport, you travel, and you represent your club, your province, your country. You meet so many people from so many backgrounds, from so many places and ages, the excitement is always there.

The age thing is nothing, there are so many young people playing especially in Australia. It’s just a stereotype, there is a new generation coming through that do learn so much from the traditional bowler.What do you gain from bowls?I think it’s the competitive nature, I feel pride for my family, I have great family. Bowls gives me confidence, I like to achieve and give 100%. I like to give bowls a lot of myself and win.

Who is your inspiration? Jo Edwards, Val Smith and Mandy Boyd, you can actually approach these people and have fun and talk to them because they are approachable, and I get great advice! Mandy has done so well this year.

In August of this year our Black Jacks; Jo Edwards, Shannon McIlroy and Val Smith along with New Zealand under 18 player Tayla Bruce, will be off to Tweed Heads Bowling Club for the Golden Nugget Invitational Prestige Singles.

What support have you received from your parents in establishing your bowling carer? Lots and lots and lots I am so grateful!

What are you looking forward to most about participating in the Junior Golden Nugget?It’s a pretty amazing opportunity to get in; it’s my first time in Australia and playing on an indoor lawn. I can’t wait to meet the U18 team from Trans-Tasman I met this year and generally catch up with people you hardly see unless you’re competing.

What is your game plan going into the competition?Go in and play the best I can, tactic wise ‘one bowl at a time’ playing the bowls not the people. Get away from the distraction of the players and focus on the bowl.

What are your strengths on the green? Artificial greens are available down here in Canterbury but its new territory for me and the Golden Nugget is played in an indoor arena. I have not played in an indoor rink, and I’m looking forward to the new pressure this will bring, Vince my coach has really been assisting me with plenty of practice.

Are you staying to watch the seniors?I had to get permission from my school to take extra days to watch the seniors but it’s so worth it and very beneficial to my development as a player.

What else do you have coming up this season? Qualified for National Secondary Schools Tournament in Dec 12, and I cannot wait for that!

What sort of changes to the game format do you feel are needed to encourage more people to play? It would be great to have more people in but we have the products already with MIB’s and Have a Go day. I think it’s going pretty well and Burnsides has Sport Wednesday where kids come in to play which is really popular.


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THE BOWLS STORY

THE SHARING STORYIf you thought bowls was only for the few, think again.

Bowls has so much to share with communities across New

Zealand.

Bowling clubs represent an enormous community asset, with

over 590 spread across the country we are the biggest sport club

network in New Zealand! Increasingly, our clubs are becoming

a place for communities to come together, even if they are not

actually playing bowls.

Our clubs unique facilities and atmosphere is something to be

celebrated and shared with all of the community, both bowlers

and non-bowlers. It gives communities an opportunity to form

special bonds and link together. We need to open our doors and

encourage others to share in this unique experience which our

bowling clubs offer!

We develop this experience by communicating our stories

of success and achievement. Our community encourages and

supports one another, and the ability to share these stories not

only inspires, but also acknowledges and rewards those who are

achieving great things within our sport! Through communicating

these stories within and beyond our community we are able to

further raise the profile and appeal of bowls.

We are also sharing our lessons learned. By spreading our

learning’s throughout the bowling community everyone can

benefit and share in the experiences of others. Through the

creation of the database we will be able to communicate to all of

our members allowing us to share our communities and sponsors

messages more effectively. It is this sharing which keeps bowls

moving forward, remaining relevant into the future and developing

unique connections.

These connections are between not only people but also

organisations and community stakeholders who are a part of

the bowls family. Just like on the green, bowls brings together a

diverse range of organisations all working towards a similar goal

and invested in the future of our sport.

Sharing will bring not only our clubs and sport closer, allowing

us to move forwards and make continual improvement, but will

also bring the community closer to bowls, a move which will only

grow the relevance and . . . of our great sport.

Pictured left: Have A Go Day allows us to share bowls

with our community; below: Development Trans Tasman

members share their experiences with primary school

children.

Pictured left: Olympian Glenn Snyders

sharing in the blind bowls experience.


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By Mary Baines

National coach Dave Edwards

will be talent searching by way of

four two-day camps throughout the

country in October. Twenty of the

most promising players from these

camps will be taken to a national two-

day camp in Auckland, before the final

10 are selected for the Trans- Tasman

Test series against Australia on March

20th – 22nd 2013.

‘We want anyone who thinks they

have the potential to play for New

Zealand, any one at all, to line up for

these camps. Apart from the trial aspects

of these camps it also provides a fantastic

opportunity for the youngsters to have

two full days coaching and training’ says

Edwards.

The camps will see participants have

their techniques analysed; they will learn

how to train in a more professional

manner; they will have a number of hours

on the green learning good quality skills

and drills that will assist in enhancing

their development; they will learn about

measuring and monitoring their progress;

and, most importantly, they will be

teamed up with local coaches so that they

will be able to continue their personal

development as players.

One youngster looking forward

to enrolling in the Wellington camp is

17-year-old Lachlan Gordon, who plays

out of the Johnsonville Bowling Club.

Secondary school bowls has been

Gordon’s main focus so far and he’s been

a regular participant in Tawa College

activities, particular weekly after-school

sessions at the Tawa Bowling Club.

He played lead in the Wellington

Development Four last season, won the

Junior Singles at Johnsonville and has

qualified for the National Secondary

School Singles final in December by

winning the local regional event.

So how does he view the prospect of

taking part in the National Coach’s search

for players who can be developed onto the

international stage?

‘I’ve had some good results, and I’ve

beaten some good players. But I want to

really test myself against other players of

my age. I want to see how I compare with

the best,’ he says.

Gordon knows that to succeed he

has to put in the hard work. In the weeks

ahead he’ll be looking to work with a

coach at a more advanced level than the

helpful hints his grandfather has passed

on to him.

‘I need to have a more structured

approach to my training, rather than just

doing a bit of practice before events.

That’s what I’ll be doing in the lead-up to

the camp in Wellington,’ he says.

To sign up for these camps see the

Bowls NZ Website and look for the U18

Regional Camp button.

Dates:Auckland October 1st – 2ndWellington October 3rd – 4th Christchurch October 8th – 9th Dunedin October 11th -12th

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A huge audience turned out on Friday

6 July for the Blind Bowls Fundraiser

at Browns Bay Bowling Club to raise

money and awareness for the New

Zealand Blind Lawn Bowling Team.

Radio personnel, Olympic athletes,

Black Jacks, the sighted and the blind

bowlers all took to the green.

The blind bowlers showed how it was

done as they out bowled many of their

full sighted opponents and the overall

atmosphere was grand. A cake stall, live

radio coverage and even police radar so

you could measure how fast your drive

is help lifted the atmosphere to a huge

celebration!

Among those there to support the

event was Anne Muir, Vice President of

the Bowls New Zealand Board. Anne took

to the green herself with a blindfold on

to give it a go. “I just think it’s amazing

to have the blind and the sighted playing

together and sharing the experience of

playing blind” she said, “I believe a lot of

us sighted people play blindly when we

bowl”. Something which may be good to

keep in mind next time you have a roll up.

Olympic swimmer Glenn Snyders

turned out to the club, which his

grandfather belongs to, in support of the

blind bowlers. “It’s good to help fellow

kiwis and Olympians” he said. And how did

he find his first time bowling? “It’s good

but it’s definitely hard. It is good to feel

what they feel”. Black Jacks Development

Squad members Scott Cottrell and Chris

LeLieve were also there to take on their

fellow national players and although they

WORLDSFUNDRAISE FORBLIND BOWLERS

may be at home on the green the addition

of blindfolds was something new.

Someone who has become

accustomed to ‘playing in the dark’ is

World Championship medallist David

Monk. David has been playing lawn bowls

for 26 years, 22 of which he has played

blind, and is a living breathing example

of the Blind Jacks mantra ‘don’t let the

things you can’t do stop you from doing

the things you can’. David lost his sight

to glaucoma a few years after starting

playing bowls, and he now plays alongside

his wife Kath who is his director.

“The concept is around the

communication between director and

player, you’ve got to have trust” he says.

And even though he may not be able to

see the incredible draws that he is making,

David says “when you hear ‘good bowl’

from people watching it’s gratifying

and really uplifting”. For all of our blind

bowlers let’s hope that they always have

the spectators there supporting their

incredible talent.

And in the words of David Monk, “a

big thanks to the people at Browns Bay

Bowling Club for what they are doing for

blind bowlers, we are very thankful for

their support and that of all bowlers”.

Pictured right: David Monk with his

director and wife Kath.


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Visit www.nestle.co.nz/haveago to view the full terms and conditions. A valid entry requires the permission of all people who appear in the entry photograph. There is one judged prize of a $500 club donation for the best photo entry. All remaining entries will have an additional chance to win the prize draw of a $500 club donation. Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 14 November 2012. The winning Bowls Clubs will be notified by email or telephone. The names of the winning Bowls Clubs, (including the winning photo) will feature in future NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU advertisements in UPSHOT magazine. Promoter is Nestlé New Zealand Limited, 12-16 Nicholls Lane, Parnell, Auckland.

Be in to WIN one of two $500 donations for your club by taking part in this year’s HAVE-A-GO Day.Simply send in a photo of your Bowls Club fundraising with and/or enjoying NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU frothy coffee. All entries will be judged in the best photo entry category to be in to win $500. All remaining entries will be placed in the prize draw for an additional chance to win $500.

SIMPLY EMAIL A PHOTO along with your contact details to [email protected] no later than 5pm on Wednesday 14 November 2012.

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Participating clubs will also be able to enter the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU Photo Competition, where there are 2 x $500

club donations to be won. Clubs will need to send in a photo of their club fundraising with and/or enjoying NESCAFÉ

CAFÉ MENU at their HAVE A GO Day. All entries will be judged in the best photo entry category to be in win $500. All

remaining entries will be placed in the prize draw for an additional chance to win $500. Simply email a photo and your

contact details to [email protected] by no later than 5pm on 14th November 2012 to be in to WIN!

Over 100 clubs will be receiving:

Sample SachetsClubs will be receiving a generous amount

of delicious sample sachets of Nescafé Café

Menu frothy coffee. These can be offered

to HAVE A GO participants for a gold coin

donation or simply shared around. Left-

over sachets can be utilised to fundraise at

upcoming club tournaments and events.

Discount CouponsClubs will receive discount coupons

for purchases of Nescafé Café Menu.

These can be handed out to HAVE A GO

participants and club players/volunteers.

Spot PrizesEach club will receive 2 spot prizes to

give-away to two lucky HAVE A GO

participants.

Promotional Posters & 2 Nescafé Café Menu CapsClubs will receive promotional posters to

put up in the coffee serving area as well

as two caps for volunteers to wear (those

serving the coffee).

The NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU team

are pleased to support another

year’s HAVE A GO Day after a

successful 2011 campaign.

NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU has a

wide range of deliciously frothy

café quality coffees you can enjoy

at home such as Cappuccino,

Caramel Latte, Mocha and Hazelnut.

Whether you’ve got friends around

for a quick catch-up, you’re relaxing

with your favourite book or taking

a break from perfecting your bowls

shot make the most of it with

NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU. Just add hot

water to the single serve sachets for

a quick, convenient café style coffee.

VISIT WWW.NESTLE.CO.NZ/HAVEAGO TO VIEW THE FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU PHOTO COMPETITION.

HAvE A GO DAY

On behalf of Bowls NZ and our participating clubs, we would like to

extend a massive THANK YOU to the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU team for their

generosity and support of our national HAVE A GO Day!

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CLUB SCENE

PARTNER CLUB SUCCESS

To date there are a total of 72 registered Bowls New Zealand Partner

Clubs! These stretch from the top of the country to the bottom, and

include clubs both big and small.

The Partner Club scheme aims to build ‘strong and sustainable’ clubs by

providing close assistance through Community Development Officers and

aiding clubs in implementing national programmes such as Mates In Bowls and

Have a Go days. For more information visit the Bowls New Zealand website

(www.bowlsnz.co.nz) or talk to your Community Development Officer.

®

FLAvELL BILL Submissions for the Flavell Bill have now closed. Bowls New Zealand along with many other sporting codes have placed a submission

regarding the issues which this Bill will create for funding of sport in New Zealand.

It will effectively remove the ability to apply for national funding. Thank you to all clubs who put the time and effort into sending in your own

submissions. We will now have to wait and see what the decision is.

CENTRE OF THE YEAR At the opening of the Trans-Tasman Test

Series in March Bowls Southland were

presented with their ‘Centre of the Year’

award as part of the 2010/2011 Bowls

NZ National Bowls Awards. During the

season Bowls Southland experienced

success both on and off the green.

They had teams present at the National

Intercentre and Interclub finals, and received

placings at the National Secondary School

Championships and the National Club

Championships. They also introduced various

initiatives for coaches, athletes and officials.

Congratulations Bowls Southland!


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FRED THOMSON TURNS 100

On Sunday 15 July Fred Thomson of Mt Eden Bowling Club celebrated his 100th

birthday. Fred got his 15 minutes of fame on TV1’s Close Up which can be

viewed on our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BowlsNZ) where he

revealed the secret to making it to 100.

Gaining his first club singles title at the age of 92, and still a regular down at the

club which he was president of in 1972/73, Fred is an inspiration to all. And for those of

you who were wondering what the secret is, according to Fred it’s; “to wake up every

morning”.

Happy 100th Fred from the Bowls Community!

SIGN UP FOR INTERCENTRE AND THE HYUNDAI NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW!Entries are now open for the 2013 Intercentre and entries have already been received from seven centres!

For more information and to register your centre please visit the Bowls NZ website

(http://www.bowlsnz.co.nz/events/national-events/bowls-nz-national-intercentre-championships/)

Entries for the Hyundai National Open Championships have also opened! Register now for this prestigious event in the bowling

calendar, which will this year 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/

NGUNGURU BOWLING CLUB ACHIEvE SILvER AWARDCongratulations to Ngunguru Bowling

Club who recently achieved their

Silver Club Check Award! Much of the

club’s membership turned out for the

presentation of the award by Community

Development Officer Martin Mackenzie.

It is great to see clubs celebrating their

hard work and success as it takes the buy

in and efforts of the entire club to make

these positive changes!


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DATABASEOver the last couple of months (maybe

even longer) you may have heard

about a Bowls NZ database. So what

is all the hoopla about?

Many of you may have questions

about the database, and even question if

there is a reason for having this database.

This article will try and answer the main

questions around the database and how

it can help clubs, centres, RSCs and Bowls

NZ.

Firstly let us answer the question of

why we are asking for this information.

To be able to fully utilise all the

functions of this database we require

membership information from clubs. We

also need to ensure that the information

that we have is up to date and current.

Another important piece of

information we will need is email

addresses.

Once we have the information we

can then roll out features to clubs here

are some of the benefits that clubs will

receive;

l Quick and easy communication to

members (clubs can send pre made

email templates/notices to all selected

members)

l Up to date member information –

all information will be stored in one

place online (this cuts out the need

for multiple versions of membership

information, which makes member-

ship returns to centre’s easier and less

time consuming)

l Access to promotions (Bowls NZ will

be able to send information about

our sponsors latest promotions to

everyone registered on the database)

l Fortnightly e-newsletter which will

give you up to date information on

what is happening in the bowling

community.

l Members can login and update their

own details and add extra information

if they wish (all members will have the

ability to login and update, change

and edit their own personal details)

Getting your club added to the

database is easy. Providing your club

membership list in Microsoft Excel is the

best format, however other formats such

as Microsoft Word and PDF can also be

sent in. If this cannot be done a printed out

version will work. It would be ideal if clubs

provided email addresses of members so

that they can receive the e-newsletter and

sponsors deals, and can log in themselves.

Promotions and emails sent from Bowls

NZ will be moderated so that members are

not being sent countless emails.

Please send your clubs membership list

to [email protected] or PO Box 62502,

Greenlane, Auckland 1546. If you have

any further questions please contact your

local Community Development Officer.


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You may wonder who the man

working behind the scenes on the

Bowls New Zealand database is. And

so, we thought we would introduce

you to him and put a face to all of the

work.

Ritesh is Bowls New Zealand’s resident

wiz man who as far are we can tell has

the ability to fix almost all of our technical

confusions (and you would be surprised at

how often they come up!). But his talents

spread much further than that.

Studying International Business and

Management at Auckland University

Ritesh joined the Bowls New Zealand team

at the end of last year. His main focus at

Bowls is developing the database, and the

websites and e-newsletter which go along

with this. Ritesh credits his graduation as

one of his greatest accomplishments, the

other of which lies in his other passion,

cricket. Starting cricket at the young age

of five Ritesh has always been involved

in the sport, and won the North Island

under 19 Indoor Cricket Championships

in 2009. “Ever since I was a kid I was

playing cricket anywhere I could with my

friends - in my cobblestoned driveway,

backyards, corridors and as the years

went on the game grew on me as there

was always more to learn, the game is so

simple yet complex at the same time. Also

it is a traditional sport that has adapted to

cater to modern times – at heart I am still

a purist and love the tradition but also love

that it offers something for everyone”

Although living in Auckland all his

life he has managed to get a fair bit of

travelling under his belt, visiting Australia,

America, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and

his favourite place; India. “I loved India,

it’s totally different from the western

world. You get to see things in India you

would never get to see anywhere else”

says Ritesh. And his favourite thing he has

STAFF PROFILE

RITESH CHHITAdone while travelling? “The theme parks in

America, especially Disneyworld in Florida!

My favourite ride was the 3D Spiderman

Motion Master, it was awesome!”

So what is he looking forward to most

in his next year with Bowls? “Getting the

Quick Facts:

Born in: Auckland

Where I want to visit: Europe

Favourite movie:

Pursuit of Happyness

Favourite book: Kite Runner

Secret talent: Juggling

new websites set up for our Regional

Service Centres and getting the office

more technical literate”

So in the words of Ritesh, “that’s my

life in a nutshell”.


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Waitoa is a small rural town in the Thames Valley Centre who has a long history of bowls. During the early 2000s numbers were dwindling. In 2009 the club was amalgamated. There was a resurgence of interest, a new constitution was written, and a new progressive thinking committee was elected.

The club attempted to work out their issues and problems, as a starting point reviewed their constitution and a set of initiatives were established. They decided that communications needed to be established as the first criteria. A questionnaire was sent to all members to get some idea of where they felt the club should go. Falling membership and funding were common concerns.

A Planning Committee was set up including the Chairman and Secretary. The committee’s first concerns were not the problems. The concern was to remedy the problems. It was agreed that there was no remedy unless the club had systems in place that focused on the problem. The Planning Committee drafted a Strategic and Action Plan, the initial plan was a rather comprehensive document.

At this stage the executive decided

to engage some assistance and after

meeting with our Bowls NZ CDO (Steve

Beel) a more focused and less wordy

document was drafted. “Naturally there

were some who were not sure of all

this written stuff” said Len Hay, Club

Secretary and one of the key drivers of

the club, however as the plans developed

acceptance was forthcoming. With

enthusiasm and commitment and with

the help of a slideshow presentation,

Steve Beel helped convince members

that change was needed.

Implementation of the plan became

the focus for the whole club.

These five areas were agreed and

focused on. The outcome to date has

been highlighted in short under each of

these points.

1) increase player participation• Club playing membership has

increased three fold

2) increase membership• Twilight bowls was developed

to engage the local community

& Evening triples for serious non

bowlers

• The outcome of these initiatives

was an increase of 15%

membership

3) Develop a more sustainable financial future.• Savingsaccountinthethousands

of dollars which is a complete

turnaround from 2010

• Effective planning and specific

focus when applying for grants

4) Best playing surface in the area.• Gerrard Slattery was awarded

the Bowls New Zealand Green

Keeper of the year in 2011

5) Establish good means of communications • Newsletters, club whiteboards

and a table display are used to

keep members well informed

Steve Beel CDO credits the club’s

executive for having making the

necessary changes. The club realized

that unless they did something’s

differently then they would surely die.

The amount of change and growth

in the club has been very impressive.

Considering not so long ago the club

was at risk they are now on the way

up. They are working towards and

achieving their plans

The club has just achieved the Bowls

New Zealand ClubCheck Bronze award

which is impressive for a small rural club.

Steve [email protected] 021 966 017

Counties/Manukau Bowls Waikato Thames Valley Bowls Bay of Plenty Bowls Gisborne/East Coast Bowls Hawkes Bay

REGION 2

WAITOA ACHIEvE CLUB CHECK &

BEYOND

ClubCheck


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The Bowls NZ Umpires Committee members are currently fully employed with the Level 1 and Level 2 Umpires examinations. It is pleasing to note that the vast majority of the candidates for Level 2 are passing the exam exceedingly well.

Remember, you only need to keep a

log of your umpiring hours and complete 40 hours over four years, have a session with your Level 1 practical tutor and we recommend watching the World Bowls DVD on Umpiring - and of course read your law book!! You will also need to be able to complete a two life chart.

The examination consists of 6 practical exercises and 15 oral questions

and only Level 2 Umpires or above will be able to umpire Regional or National Finals (including the National Open Championships in December/January).

If you require any further information before advancing your Level of Umpiring please contact your local Umpires Association / Sub Committee.

Quiz Questions:

Q1. During a fours game there is a downpour during the course of an end – only the leads and twos have played their bowls. There is a mass exodus of players. They reappear 20 minutes later. The skip of Team A, who is holding three shots, asks “Do we just carry on playing?” What would your reply be?

Q2. You are marking a singles game. Player A delivers a short jack. No-one is sure whether it has travelled the minimum distance from the mat or not. Both players say “it’s fine, we will play to it”. What do you do?

Q3. A player plays out of turn. The player’s bowl does not touch anything during its course. The bowls comes to rest 2 metres from the jack. What should happen?

Q4. Player A drives at the jack in an attempt to “kill” the end. The bowl strikes the jack which then comes to rest in contact with the opponent’s foot. What should happen?

Q5. The lead in team “A” delivers the jack and plays the first bowl. The lead in team “B” then realises that team “B” and not Team “A” should have delivered the jack. What should happen?

Q6. A delivered bowl is not a toucher but still has the chalk mark from the previous end. Who removes the chalk mark? Q7. What happens if a bowl is displaced by a wheelchair? Q8. Can a boundary peg be moved if found to be in the wrong position during an end? Q9. During sets play the first set is drawn. Who plays first at the start of the second set? Q10. The jack has been delivered and a player complains to you as the umpire that the mat is not up. What would you do?

FOCUS ONUMPIRING

To see how you did in this Quiz please visit the umpires section of the Bowls NZ website where we will post the answers

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GREENKEEPINGFOCUS ON

By Bill Joblin President Parklands Bowling Club

There is a saying about necessity being the mother of invention. After volunteers at quake damaged Parklands Club in Christchurch became burnt out after totally rebuilding their first green in the traditional manner, the need came to find a better way to rebuild the second green.

This idea of a better way all started when Barnie, Bob and Bill got together to work out an easier way to put in place the ditch, plinth board, top face board and

the bank surrounds.When the three discussed the idea

the cost was going to be more money than the club had. It was then a local business manager, who is not a member, who came up with the idea of making a mould, say 2.7meters long and shaped as a T inverted. The reason for the length was for cartage, weight, and so that a 1.5 tonne forklift could be used. The use of the truck and the forklift were all donated by the local firm who also made the mould on the understanding that they would then own the mould. After several attempts a mould was finalised, creating a green is 37.2meters inside and

40meters outside. The area was dug out and where

the concrete forms were going in all the surrounds were leveled, and a good foundation metal was vibrated and compacted until the levels were correct. The original green was left in place and not touched, and then quarry dust was laid, compacted and leveled ready for the concrete mould. The local firm donated and supplied all of the concrete, the mould and the lifting pins. Cartage and forklifts were also donated by Scotts Motors Christchurch Ltd.

Installation of the concrete forms where the base of the T could be back filled, the upright being the bank, the other side being the ditch with drain holes already installed in the mould, and the plinth upright to carry the adjustable plinth board was installed by the contractor.

It was found the idea worked very well, and the lifting eyes were left in place to enable the removal of sections if more earthquake damage should occur. No timber was used and all the irrigation was finalised before the moulds were fitted.

With the long job of drilling over 400 holes for the plinth and top board almost complete, and once the plinth and top boards are fitted the green will be planed and seeded. The hope is that by December/January 2013 all will be finished.

This work is a great credit to the Parklands members who have shown outstanding resilience and great club spirit in the face of ongoing adversity.

INNOvATION COMES TO THE FORE AT

PARKLANDS

Pictured left: Members completing the back-fill of the new surrounds with earth.


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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.

In the second week of June, Bowls NZ held the annual staff meeting. The meeting hosted at Auckland Bowls over 3 days, gave the staff

a chance to get together and discuss the findings from the previous year, progress made, updates shared and plan the improvements for

next year to come. A lot of progress was made and we are now working towards the improvements that were highlighted in this meeting

as a result.

FAREWELL STEvE Bowls NZ Operations Manager Steve Clifton will be leaving us at the start of September. Steve

has been at Bowls NZ for the past 6 years. In these six years Steve has made a significant contribution

in this role and also to the sport of bowls. We would like to thank Steve and also we wish him all the

best for his future endeavours.

TEMPLATESOne of the many things that came out of the staff meeting was the need to create templates in

order to assist our clubs. The creation of these templates are now in progress and will be improved

over the coming months. The purpose of these templates will be to make it easier for clubs to do a

variety of things from getting sponsorship to running programs. We are hoping to have them out to

you as soon as we can! Stay tune to this segment for more details on the progress.

DATABASEThe database continues to be a large focus in the office and has grown considerably since the last issue of Upshot! We now have

40 clubs uploaded and around 5400 members currently on the database. This number is continually growing so please continue to send

through the databases for your clubs to [email protected] and we will continue to load the clubs in as fast as we can. The faster we can

get clubs on to the database, the quicker we can roll out the features of this database to benefit us all.

STAFF MEETING


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Many sport and recreation clubs

operate with limited finances and

need to raise additional funds through

fundraising, sponsorship or grants.

While there is often money other

groups also compete for that money.

Sponsorship is most commonly

associated with a business/company/

organisation handing over money in return

for brand exposure. It is even considered to

be a solution to financial problems that we

may have. However this is fast becoming

an old sentiment and with economic

conditions tightening and communication

increasing its speed, sponsors want more

of a return on investment.

Sponsorship is now shifting and is

more about creating a long term strategic

communications and partnership plan.

Searching and creating this partnership

will benefit not only the sponsor but those

that are receiving the sponsorship. One

major reason for this shift is the advent of

social media, companies and organisations

can connect in a matter of moments with

their customer, which means that the

‘logo on the old poster’ is becoming an

out dated notion. Sponsorship is a deeply

emotional and rich tool which gives it an

advantage over other marketing channels.

It helps the consumer to experience the

brand in action, elevates brand awareness

and creates a distinctive advantage in the

market place.

Securing new sponsorship and

revenue streams is a key challenge for

any organization in today’s present

financial climate. So how do you approach

sponsorship in a fast moving environment?

This is constantly changing but the general

consensus from research companies and

professions across the globe suggest the

key is:

l ‘Do you home work’ Understand,

the company, organization or

individual you are approaching and

ensure it fits with your customers. A

bowls club would not approach ‘Just

Jeans’ as a sponsor because it is the

wrong fit. However, it would look at

the local commodities such as Mad

Butcher, local florists and companies

within the area that your customers

will use.

l ‘Plan’ Plan, Plan, and Plan some

more’ gone are the days of the Adhoc

approach. Know what you need, who

to approach to meet this need, how

you are going to instigate the first

contact, your proposal, your strategy,

the level of benefit a sponsor can

receive for their investment. Don’t

forget you are also assisting them

with an important point of difference

in their marketing strategy.

l ‘Stand out’ Know who to contact as

your first port of call. This is vital; if

you get it right at the beginning you

avoid falling to the bottom of the

return call list. Sponsorship managers

now have different titles such as

Commercial Manager, Investment

Facilities Coordinator to name a few.

l ‘Personalise’ Ensure you know your

customers, their demographics, likes,

dis-likes and trends. Then make the

first call stand out as the creativity

of leveraging ideas should flow

automatically because you know your

people and you know the sponsor

wants them.

l ‘Set the key goals’ This is your

opportunity to flip problems over

due to this sponsorship so know both

parties goals and keep measuring,

assessing and improving through

good communication.

So keep on top of the local news

investigate who is doing well and not

financially, look at what you have as

sponsorship opportunities, be strategic,

know your customer base and get ready

for those knock backs.

TODAYSPONSORSHIP


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We sat down with Mat Shaw from Millennium to talk bowls, sponsorship and get to know our sponsor a little better.

Firstly thank you for taking the time to

talk with us Mat!

How long has Millennium been

involved with bowls for?

Millennium Hotels have officially

been involved with Bowls NZ since 2004,

nearing a decade.

How long have you been with

Millennium?

I have been with Millennium Hotels

for 12 years, starting my career at one of

our Auckland hotels and currently work at

our Corporate Office.

What do you like most about

being involved with bowls as an

organisation?

Firstly I enjoy the team at Bows NZ,

fantastic bunch of people. I have also had

the pleasure of participating in numerous

bowls events over the years and really

enjoy mixing with the local Bowling

Community.

How do you envision the Millennium

and Bowls New Zealand partnership

developing?

We have managed to ‘grow together’

over the past 8 years. As most people

know, its been a rough couple of years

for our wonderful country. But as

times change I feel that both Bowls NZ

and Millennium, Copthorne Hotels NZ

have been proactive in developing new

strategies with the aim of staying ahead

of the game.

How is the sponsorship improving

Millennium?

Our goal and primary focus is grass

roots community based level sports with

an added side of opportunities to be

aligned with successful high performance

athletes. Bowls NZ encompass all of that

and we feel this is of great importance to

us and adds value to our organisation.

To be involved with such a professional

organisation can only be good for a

company, hence why we have maintained

this relationship for almost a decade.

Are you personally involved with any

sports?

I have lived a life of rugby and cricket,

but have hung my boots up as my old

bones can’t seem to handle it anymore.

My passion for sport has turned to golf,

although my passion outweighs my skill

level on most occassions. I support the

Blues and the Warriors through thick and

thin and try to get to as many All Blacks

games as possible.

I hear you have recently taken up

bowls. How did you become involved

and how are you finding it?

I have just had my first child, so time

is a bit limited for me these days. But

hope to get back into my Bowls perhaps

in the summer months. I have always

been involved in corporate bowls events

and also casual bowls after work. MIB

rekindled my interest in Bowls when this

was established a few years ago.

If you had the opportunity to visit one

country in luxury, where would you

go?

I am lucky to have been many places

around the world over the last 15 years

(BUT none in luxury), I generally travel

donkey class. But I think the Greek Islands

or the Seychelles is a place where I would

like to visit in style…. (Lotto maybe?)

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SPONSORS


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There’s not only masses of legroom for your team and room in the boot for your bowling bags - there’s also enough styling to get your fellow bowlers talking about something other than your score!

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.

THE ALL NEW i30 – WITH ENOUGH BELLS AND WHISTLES TO SATISFY THE MOST DEMANDING BOWLER

New i30 from $34,490


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