Introduction:
Indoor Bowls is played throughout New Zealand under the control of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc. Lifelong sport – players aged between 5 and 80+. Played indoors on a mat using a set of bowls similar to lawn bowls. The objective is to get your bowl nearest to the jack. Equipment is supplied by clubs. All players are asked to wear flat soled shoes.
Season:
February to October but played all year round.
School Programmes:
Two tournaments are run each year in conjunction with Sport Northland and Whangarei Indoor Bowls Association.
Secondary day – Friday 15 May, 2009
Juniors – Years 7 & 8 – Friday 21 August, 2009
Contact Trudy Watson, 09 - 402 7139, katoa@xtra.co.nz
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Open tournaments throughout the year
Northland Junior Singles late June each year – winner has free entry into National Final in August. All participants must be a member of a club and be under 18 years of age as at 1stMarch each year.
National Events:
Annual Tournament June each year – entry through your club.
National Junior Singles August 29th – Wellington (Northland winner goes)
National Secondary Schools Championships August 30th and 31st - Wellington (Entry through schools)
Coach:
Northland Coach, Dave Ross 09 - 437 3323
Coaching is available at all club venues.
Coaching available to school Sport Co-ordinators
Association Contacts:
Far North IBA: Bob McKinley 09 - 409 8787
Bay of Islands IBA: Diane Ross 09 - 404 0560
Whangarei IBA: Betty Corney 09 - 437 1232
Otamatea IBA: June Strang 09 - 431 7429
Northern Wairoa IBA: Tony Oud 09 - 439 2390
Rodney IBA: Brian Gibbs 09 - 425 4578
Executive Officers 2009
- Executive Officers 2009 (ADOBE PDF)
