I was asked if the position came available in the next year to possibly be a coach for a new high school bowling team. We are currentally trying to get the district to make this a PIAA, recognized sport. (7 of 12 disrticts in Pa do recognize bowling as a sport.)


What is involved with this? what am I getting myself into.... LOL.
I absolutely LOVE the sport...I do what I can for whoever needs it. I am very competitive.

like I said what am I getting into here....
any advice from coaches out there??

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FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin??? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

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we dont even have a coach for our countys all star team

To add onto what Daveozio said:
They are indeed student athletes. They will have times where other events will take precedence.

I myself was in that situation where I was on the bowling team, in orchestra, and marching band. With football season being at the same time as bowling season, I had to balance bowling practice/matches and rehearsals..At times this was not easy because of matches and practice being right after school got out and marching practice was around 5pm.

Some kids are going to have to make special arrangements and not travel with the team to matches because of situations like that..And every now and then you'll have to deal with the loss of a player due to other activities.

Also, if you can, be an extension of the teachers at the school you are representing. Make sure your students are getting their work and studies done.. especially if they need to maintain a minimum GPA to participate.
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You are not getting into much coaching wise, everyone has their own coach.
You will be a chaperone, one who has responsibility when something goes
wrong.

no really i ran into with trying to get them to do to many things at once and it took me a while to relize they don't understand alot of the bowling lingo so after i started back at the start they started to really catch on and while i would much rather have kids that actually know the fundamentals it kinda helped me get back into using them myself so my advise hope for a team that has some experience and ban cell phones and boy or girlfriends from practice so that they may pay attention

I have lived thru teaching my ex wife to bowl (when she was actually my wife)
I can't remember how many times I was told to shove it up my A!!. !!! LOL.

I have no coaching creds as of yet, I am also unclear as to the talent level of the kids I will be coaching if I decide to do this.

There will be specific rules that will need to be followed. If this is going to work for me, I need the alley to be flexable and not ask the kids to practice on the HOUSE shot. Access to the pro shop for drilling would be great and will be part of my requirements of the house if I step up. (the guy thats there now I would not let drill a hole in a board to pour water thru.)
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FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin??? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!

The parents and the kids are not the problem in high school bowling.  Most of the time it is the center.  I have coached high school bowling for years and that is where it happens most.  I never have parent issues.  The programs I ran in Texas had nearly 120 students involved from 3 or more high schools.  We produced district and state champions and my girls were usually as tough or tougher than the boys.  Girls will listen and most of the time better.  The program is what you make it.  The best resource for making a program easier is to get a book by Ron Hatfield.  He ran a program I think in Ohio called Westerville South.  Helps with eliminating a lot of mistakes.  

Little advice....   Be able to back up everything you say and tell them with fact.  I tell my high school students that I will be able to demonstrate, show in writing or pictures everything.  If you try to BS them they will know immediately.

Smash49

PS....  Many bowling centers, I will leave nameless have issues with high school bowling due to cost.  In fact they dislike their youth leagues. Seems it damages their average dollar per line average.  Makes center managers look bad because the number is lowered.  Thus they are resistent to high school bowling.  I know one center manager that counts frames down to the exact frame for his high school program. 30 frames a week per person no more period.

I will tell you the center I own backs youth and high school bowling big time.  We just started an advanced youth bowling league called BIG CATS with nothing else like it in this part of the country!
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Smash49

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Edited on 1/12/2009 10:04 PM