Thislearningpackethastwoparts:(1)Texttoreadand(2)Questionstoanswer

BOWLING

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ThisLearningPackethastwoparts:(1)texttoreadand(2)questionstoanswer.

Thetextdescribesaparticularsportorphysicalactivity,andrelatesitshistory,rules,playingtechniques,scoring,notesandnews.

TheResponseForms(questionsandpuzzles)checkyourunderstandingandappreciationofthesportorphysicalactivity.

INTRODUCTION

Personsofeveryageandlevelof skillcanenjoybowling.Persons withphysicaldisabilitiescanbowl toobyusingvariouskindsofadap-torsmadespecificallyforthem.

Bowlingistrulyademocraticsport—onethatalmosteveryonecanlearntoplayandenjoy.It’sagoodwaytosocialize,exerciseandcompeteallatthesametime!

HISTORYOFTHEGAME

Thehistoryofbowlingcanbetracedbackatleastseventhou-sandyears.TheancientEgyptiansenjoyedaversionofthegame,asindicatedbybowlingballsandpinsfoundburiedinanEgyptianchild’sgrave.

Bythe1840s,bowlinghadbecomepopularinAmerica.ThefirstindoorbowlinglaneswerebuiltinNewYork.AbrahamLincolnwasamongthemanyfamousAmericanswhoenjoyedbowling.

TheAmericanBowlingConference(ABC)wasfounded

formenin1895.Awomen’sorganization,theWIBA,wasfoundedin1916.Thetwo organizationsnowworktogethertodevelopandenforcetherulesofthegame.ThecombinedmembershipoftheABCandWIBCwasapproximatelytenmillionpeoplein1992.That’salmost4%oftheentirepopulationofAmerica,anditdoesn’tevencountallthoseeverydaybowlerswhodon’tbelongtoaconference,butwhobowloccasion-allyjustforthefunofit.

HOWBOWLINGISDONE

THEBOWLINGALLEY

Bowlingisdoneinabowling“alley,”or “lane,”asitissometimescalled,whichis62feet10incheslongandabout41incheswide.Theareawherethebowlerstandsiscalledthe “approach area,” andis15feetinlength.

Thefoullineseparatestheapproachareafromthealley.Nine-inch-wideguttersrun alongbothsidesofthealley.Attheotherendofthealley,tenbowlingpinsstand,ar- rangedinatriangularformationasshown ontheright.

Theobjectistoknockdownasmanypinsasyoucaneachtimeyousendtheballdownthealley.Themoreoftenyouknockallofthemdowneachtimeyoubowl,thehigheryourscorewillbe.Eachpinthatisknockeddowncountsasonepoint.

Eachgameisdividedintoten“frames,”duringwhicheachplayerhasachancetoknockdownthepins.Ifyouknockdownallthepinsduringeachframe,youwillscore30pointsperframeand300pointsforthegame.

Foranovicebowler,ascoreor120orsoisconsideredgood.Ascorebetween160and180isgoodforaregularbowler,whileprofessionalsaveragemorethan200pointsinasinglegame.

Ineachframe,thebowlergetstwochancesunlessthefirsttryisastrike(knockingallthepinsdownatonetime).Thescoresareallmarkedonascoresheetusingsymbolsasfollows:

XThisstands fora strike,which meansthat allthe pinshave beenknockeddowninoneturn.

/Thisstandsforaspare,whichmeansthatallpinshavebeenknockeddown intwoturns.Abowlerisawarded10pointsplusabonusofhescoreonthenextroll.Ifaspareismadeonthefinalframe,oneextrarollispermitted.

OThezeroisusedtoshowasplitball,whichoccurswhentheheadpinisdownandtheremainingpinshaveanotherpindownimmediatelyaheadof orbetweenthem.Rememberthatasplitleavespinsthatarenotcloseto-getherstandinganditisthereforehardertoknockthemdowninonetry.

FThismarkmeansafoul,whichhappenswhenaplayergoesbeyondthefoulline.Ahandorarm,however,mayextendoverthefoullinewithno penalty.Whenafouloccurs,noscoreisrecordedforthatshot.

PLAYINGTECHNIQUES

BASICBOWLINGMOVES

FOUR-STEPDELIVERY

Thebowlingpinsmaybeapproachedinmanydifferentways,butthemostbasiciscalledthe“four-stepdelivery.”Hereisasummaryofeachstep:

STEPONE:Ifthebowlerisright-handed,heorshe shouldmakethefollowingsevenmovements:

1.Bendforward

2.Movetherightfootforwardabout12inches.

3.Holdtheballforwardandtotheright.

4.Allowthelefthandtoleavetheball.

5.Keeptherightwristfirm.

6.Keepshouldersparalleltothetarget.

7.Focustheeyesonthetarget.

STEPTWO:Thisstepfocusesontheleftfootandrightarm.Keeptherightarmascloseaspossibletothebodyastheballisswungbackwards.

STEPTHREE:Theballnowreachesthepeakofthebackswing(aboutshoulderheight).Keepthemovementssmoothanddeliberateanddon’trush.

STEPFOUR:Thisstepinvolvestwelvemovements:

1.Pushforwardofftherightfoot.

2.Slideonthefrontoftheleftfoot.

3.Bendtheleftknee.

4.Bendatthewaistandleanforward.

5.Lettheballswingforwardunderitsownmomentum.

6.Keeptherightwristandarmstraight.

7.Keepthethumbpositionedat“11 o’clock”(“1o’clock”forleft-handedpersons).

8.Theleftkneecontinuestobendastheleftfootslidestoastop.

9.Theslideiscompletedafewinchesfromthefoulline.

10.Theleftfootispointedstraightahead.

11.Theballisreleasedacrossthefoulline.

12.Theleftarmandrightfootextendforbalance.

FOLLOW-THROUGH

Whentheballisreleased,thethumbcomesout

first,followedbytheotherfingers.

Atthispoint,thearmisinaforwardpositionandshouldcontinuetoriseuptoshoulderlevel.Somebowlinginstructorsdon’temphasizethefollow-through,claiminginsteadthatitoccursnaturallyiftheballisthrowncorrectly.Otherinstructorsfeelthatfollow-throughisanimportantifneglectedpartofbowling.Trybothtoseewhichoneworks betterforyou.

FOURBASICSHOTS

Thefourbasicshotsindicatethewayinwhichtheballrollsdownthealley.Thesefour shotsarethe:

straightballhookballcurveballbackupball

Thestraightshotisexactlywhatitsnameimpliesexceptthatitisrolleddownthealleyslightlyoffcenterinordertohitthefirstpinatanadvantageousangle.

Thehookshotconsistentlybeatsothershotsinproducingstrikes.Thehook,ifthrownproperly,willstartachainreactionamongthepins.Thehookingmotionoftheball’s

trajectoryresultsfromthewayinwhichthemiddleandringfingersarereleasedastheballisthrownontothealley.

Thecurveballisdifficulttocontrol.Itisactuallyanexaggeratedversionofthehook shot,butbecauseofthesidepath,thereismoreroomforerrorinthisshot.

Thebackupshotisseldomused.Itworksfromlefttoright,theexactoppositeoftheotherthreeshots.Mostprofessionalplayersadviseagainstusingthistypeofshot.

EQUIPMENTANDCLOTHING

Thetwoessentialpiecesofequipmentneededinbowlingareabowlingballandapairofbowlingshoes.Clothingcanbeanycomfortable,loose-fittingsportswearthatallowsroomforfreemovement.

Weight,spanandpitchmustallbeconsideredinselectingabowlingball.“Span”isthedistancebetweenthethumbholeandthefingerholes.“Pitch”istheangleatwhichthefingerholesaredrilled.Withregardstoweight,theruleofthumbistoselecttheheaviestballthatcanbehandledwithease.Choosingaballthatistooheavyandbecomingfatiguedfromusingitdefeatsthepurposeofthegame.

Agoodproshopcanhelpabeginningbowlerdecidewhereholesshouldbedrilledintheballtoinsureacomfortablefit.

Thechoiceofbowlingshoesdependsuponwhichhandthebowlerusestorolltheball.For example,ifthebowlerisright-handed,theleftshoeneedstoallowslidingwhiletherightshoeprovidesthenecessarytraction.Theoppositeistrueforleft-handedbowlers.

BOWLINGNOTESANDNEWS(Informationtakenfromavarietyof

sourcesincludingESPN,NCAA,Wikipediaandnewspapers)

BowlingisoneofthemostpopularpastimesinNorthAmerica.Friends,familiesandotherordinaryfolksmeetatlocallanestobowlafewframes.Kidsandgrownupsalikeenjoythegame.Becauserecreationalbowlingdoesn’trequirelonghoursofconditioningforstrengthorendurance,everybodygetsachancetobowl,bothyoungandold.

KellyKulick

KellyKulickisthefirstwomanevertowinaregularPBA tourtitle,winningthe2010PBATournamentofChampionsinLasVegas.AfterfinishingthequalifyingasthenumbertwoseedshedefeatedMikaKoivuniemitoadvancetothefinalagainst12-timetitlewinner,ChrisBarnes.Inthefinalshethrew10strikestobeatBarnes265-195.

In2011KellyKulicksecuredthetopseedintheWomen’sUSOpenaveraging241.35 forthe48games.Shealsowonthe44thSingaporeInternational OpenInSingaporein2011.

Additionally,shehadthechancein2011tobethefirstwomanin32yearstosuccessfullydefendaU.S.Women’sOpentitle,whensheaveragedover241andqualifiedasthe#1seedfortheevent.ButKulickrolledherlowestgameoftheentiretournamentinthetelevisedfinals,gettingupsetbyLeanneHulsenberg218-183.

ChrisBarnes

ChrisBarnes,aright-handedbowler,iscurrentlyoneoftheleadingprofessionalsonthetour.Hehaswonalmost$1.7mil-lion(U.S.)intotalprizemoneyduringhistwelve-yearcareerontour,andhasearnedatleast$100,000ineachofthelastelevenseasons(1999through2009-10).

HeisoneofonlysixplayersinPBAhistorytoearnacareer“triplecrown”(accomplishedbywinningtheU.S.Open,PBA WorldChampionshipandTournamentofChampions).Throughtheendofthe2010-11season,Barneshasrolled40perfect300gamesinPBAcompetition.

Keepcurrentwiththecircuitofcompetitionforthispopularsport.Itisexcitingtowatchprofessionalbowlersrolluptopscoresontelevision.Itisalsointerestingtokeeptrackofhowprofessionalaswellascollegebowlersaredoingatavarietyofwebsites:

STUDENTRESPONSEPACKET

BOWLING

NAME

DATE

WHATTODO

Thefollowingquestionswillhelpyoutohaveagreaterappreciationandunderstandingofbowling.Writeyouranswersinthespacesbelowthequestions.Ifthereisnotenoughroom,writeonthebacksofthesesheets.Beneat,spellcorrectly,andwriteincompletesentences.

1.Whattypesofphysicalbenefitscanbeobtainedfrombowling?

2.Whatbasicequipmentisneededforbowling?

3.Whatfactorsareimportantinselectingabowlingball?

4.Describethestagesinafour-stepdelivery.

5.Whatismeantby“follow-through”inbowling?

6.Whatarethefourbasicshotsinbowling?

7.Whatisasplitball?

8.Whatconstitutesafoulinbowling?

9.Howmanytimesdoeseachplayergettobowlinatypicalgame?

10.Howmanyframesaretherepergame?Howmanypossiblepointscanabowlermake?Whatwouldbeagoodscoreforabeginningbowler?

5678

910

131415

171819

2021

Across:

4.Kidsandalikeenjoybowling

8.Thenumberofbasicshotsinbowling

9.Thisbowlingshotdoesnotcurve

11.Oneoftheshotsinbowling

12.Whenaplayergoesoverthelinewhilebowling

13.Thetermusedtodescribeknockingdownallthepinsintwoturns

14.Wherebowlingisdone

16. Distanceontheballbetweenthethumbandfingerholes

20.Theycomeoutlastwhentheballisreleased

21.Anglewhichfingerholesaredrilled

22.Howheavyabowlingballiscanbereferredtoasits

Down:

1.Numberofpinsinbowling

2.Areawherebowlerstands

3.Recreationalbowlingdoesn’trequirelonghours ofthis

5.Gamesaremadeoftenofthese

6.Whentheballrollsoffofthealleyitendsup here

7.Pointsforknockingdownallpinsinoneframe

10.Onedoesthistothebowlingballtoknockdown thepins

15.Thisfootslidesforright-handedbowlers

16.Knockingdownallthepinsinonethrow

17.Ifthebowlerisright-handed,thisshoeprovidestraction

18.Asituationwheretheheadpinisdownandotherpinsarestillup

19.Thiscomesoutfirstwhentheballisreleased

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