After more than four decades in bowling and 124 titles in five continents, Philippine bowling legend
Paeng Nepomuceno has been sharing the secrets of his success with his fellow bowling athletes and coaches. The
Mastering the Mental Game seminar, which was held on Wednesday, May 1, at Paeng's Midtown Bowl in Metro Manila, Philippines, attracted USBC Bronze and Silver level coaches as well as a mix of veteran and youth bowlers. Due to the overwhelming response, Paeng has scheduled another seminar for Saturday, May 25, at the same venue.
The International Training and Research Center has always been on the cutting edge of technology and with the introduction of Google Glass that trend has continued. Rod Ross (pictured), director of the ITRC and Team USA head coach, recently received Google Glass, which is a tiny computer mounted onto an eyeglass frame. The wearable device can be used for hands-free video recording, which will help with coaching and training. Team USA member Mike Fagan had the opportunity to test it out.
Bowling coaches around the world are invited to the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) in Arlington, Texas, to take part in the inaugural World Bowling Coach Conference. In conjunction with World Bowling (the World Tenpin Bowling Association), the world governing body for the sport, the ITRC staff will host the educational conference that will be beneficial for all bowling coaches, with an emphasis on team coaching and ball motion. Learn from some of the best from around the world!
The award presented to coaches who complete Gold certification through the United States Bowling Congress Coaching Certification and Development has been renamed in honor of USBC Hall of Fame coach Fred Borden (pictured). USBC Gold is the highest level of certification a bowling coach can achieve and coaches will receive the Fred Borden USBC Gold Coach Award upon earning Gold status. Borden served as Team USA coach for a total of 12 years, taking the reins from 1989-1996 and again from 2000-2003.
Four-time Bowling World Cup champion and USBC Gold Level coach Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured with his students) recently concluded an exclusive Level One and Bronze Level coaching seminar in Macau, China. The Macau seminar, which was held at the government-owned state-of-the-art Cotai Bowling center at the Macau Sports Complex, was co-organized by the Macau Bowling Association. It was Paeng's third coaching seminar in the year 2013.
USBC International Bowling Ambassador and Gold Level coach Paeng Nepomuceno (pictured) held USBC International Level One and Bronze Level Seminars in Manila while Super Typhoon "Haiyan", the strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land smashed into the Philippines. The seminars ran from November 8-10 and the participants came from Bahrain, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The seminar started on Friday, just hours after Haiyan made landfall.
The best bowling coaches in the world are invited to the International Training and Research Center (ITRC) in Arlington, Texas, next March to take part in the inaugural World Bowling Coach Conference. In conjunction with World Bowling (the World Tenpin Bowling Association), the world governing body for the sport, the ITRC staff will host the educational conference on March 28-30, 2014. One key topic for discussion will be the establishment of a Global Coaching System.
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer and pioneer bowling coach John Jowdy (pictured) of El Cajon, Calif., died today of natural causes. He was 93. Jowdy was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1988 primarily for his coaching contributions but was also a prolific bowling writer and bowling industry advocate. He was president of the Bowling Writers Association of America in 1996 and was later voted a Life Member of the organization. Most recently he was inducted into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2010.
Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines (pictured), one of most regarded international competitors and coaches in the world of bowling, recently earned Gold level coaching validation through USBC Coaching Certification and Development. USBC Gold is the highest certification for coaches, much like receiving a doctorate in a field of study. Paeng is one of 25 active coaches to currently hold the designation.
Jeri Edwards (pictured) was inducted into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame during International Bowl Expo in a ceremony Monday, June 24, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
Edwards is the sixth inductee and the first woman to join the elite new Hall of Fame, which began in 2008. In addition to selecting one outstanding active coach each year, the
Coaches Hall of Fame adds early pioneers who laid the foundation for
modern coaches. Joining the list of Trailblazers this year
are Billy Sixty and Sid Greenberg.
USBC coach, instructor and international ambassador Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno has conducted a USBC Silver Level Seminar in Manila, Philippines, January 14 to 16. The seminar was held at Paeng's Midtown Bowl with five Filipino coaches participating in the elite class. Nepomuceno is a living legend in his country after winning 124 career titles all over the world. It was the first USBC seminar held by USBC's busiest international coach in the year 2013.
Stephen Padilla (pictured) of Mansfield, Texas, has logged more than a decade of experience as a certified bowling coach and recently reached the pinnacle of his field by earning Gold-level coaching status from the USBC Coaching Certification and Development department. Padilla, 36, is a USBC Coaching Specialist at the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, and his primary responsibilities are organizing and conducting Silver certification classes.
The International Art of Bowling (IAB), which was established in August 2010 by USBC Gold coach Ron Hoppe and USBC Silver coaches, Jason Belmonte and Diandra Asbaty, has announced today the launch of The Circle membership, a special membership tier that offers added benefits and features. The trio boasts more than 80 years of bowling and coaching experience that includes success at the youth, collegiate, international and professional levels. 
The Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) today signed a co-operative agreement with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). Thanks to the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress who facilitated the link, the signing signifies the establishment of a long term partnership between the HKSI and the USBC in the exchange of high performance training, sports medicine and sports science research, testing and scientific data.
Wichita State University (WSU) Head Bowling Coach Gordon Vadakin (pictured) has been chosen as the 2012 inductee into the Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame. Vadakin joins previous inductees Dick Ritger, Tom Kouros, John Jowdy, and Fred Borden in bowling's newest Hall of Fame. Only one coach is honored yearly among bowling's active coaches; but coaches from bowling's rich history who are deceased or retired are also recognized in the Trailblazers category. This year's Trailblazer inductees are Joe Wilman and LaVerne Carter.
For youth bowling coaches, volunteers or parents of children involved in the sport, USA Bowling will provide coaching seminars designed to teach basic bowling coaching skills. The USA Bowling Coaching program already has scheduled 52 seminars throughout the country this fall, and additional seminars will be added. The seminars are a continuation of the program started last year that drew more than 1,100 participants. The seminars are free, are three hours in length and include on-lane and classroom instruction.
The deletion of resurfacing requirement rule in 1964 created a huge asymmetric lane wear issue, which culminated with the PBA creating a lane maintenance division, and implementing their own lane surface policies for PBA Tour events. But today, with the large number of synthetic lanes, we have not only asymmetric wear issues, we found bowling lanes can also have severe asymmetric levelness issues. For Kegel and the LaneMapper project, our next challenge was to find a way to easily show the affects gravity had on a bowling ball on any one lane at any specific distance.
Like in many sports, the European Tenpin Bowling Federation provides educational programs and activities to its members. iCoach 2011 - ETBF International Bowling Conference is the star event of the year and the first conference about bowling coaches in Europe. The iCoach 2011 will take place at Kuortane High Performance Training Center, Finland on November 12-13 and will provide the latest information about coaching, sports science, psychology, coaching methodology and coaching tools. 