your source for WORLDWIDE The Investment Specialists facebook.com/ in the BowlsSouthAfrica news bowling information ® ISSUE 63 - JULY ‘17 NB: It is important for each member to consult with club mates and decide on the mandate your club and eventually your district's representave takes to the Bowls SA annual meeng in August. Club members should decide who and what they want; take a moment to read the moons that concern you and bowls and instruct your club to inform your delegate accordingly. ROB FORBES TO TAKE SA BOWLS FORWARD Alan Simmonds Bowls): Execuve members: Heather Boucher Media Officer Bowls South Africa (elected; Border Bowls), Candidates: Owen Calverley (Eden Bowls), Trevor Davis The president of Bowls South Africa, Kallie (incumbent, Eden Bowls), Ian Stayt (Sables Haupt (Eden) steps down at the end of a Bowling Assoc), Andrew Strong (incumbent, successful term in which much development Ekurhuleni Bowls); Eddie van der Heiden Rob Forbes has been witnessed, the game streamlined and (North West Bowls). a heartening accent on youth and coaching introduced. Some of the moons to be discussed and decided to present to congress at the Nominated unopposed, vice-president Robert workshop are: Forbes (EP) will de facto assume the reigns, with his vice-president for the three-year term MOTIONS named as Charles Levy (Port Natal). Heather 7.1 By Bowls SA Execuve Boucher (Border), being the only women To increase affiliaon fees due to Bowls nominee is duly elected without poll, under the SA for each member from 1 January terms of the constuon. 2018 to R215 pa VAT inclusive. This represents a 7.5% increase. That leaves three execuve spots and five Movaon candidates; council will be asked to vote at the Included in this increase is a proposed annual meeng (AGM) at Edenvale Bowls Club, increase in the contribuon to the Ekurhuleni over the weekend August 26/27. Internaonal fund from R40 to R45. This On the day before the AGM a separate increase has become necessary due to workshop runs from 10am-5pm; the AGM the the depreciaon of the rand against next day is from 10.30 am. internaonal currencies. The following nominaons were received to 7.2 By Bowls SA Execuve serve on the execuve commiee: That Zone mee n g s w i t h representaves from District Execuves President: Robert Forbes (Eastern Province be arranged for six months aer the Bowls); Vice-president: Charles Levy (Port Natal Charles Levy Bowls SA AGM. These meengs to take ii) Having the weekend before the format could start on a Thursday and end the form of a workshop and are conducted tournament available for travel and on a Sunday. Benefits would include: at a me and at venues suitable to all acclimase is more beneficial to players Ÿ Reduced costs, pares. than the weekend at the end of the Ÿ Leave taken by players. tournament. Starng on the Monday 7.8 By Limpopo Bowls Movaon could also, depending on the number of FORMAT OF INTER DISTRICTS It was agreed at the 2016 workshop that entries, limit the number of days leave TOURNAMENT the execuve of Bowls SA would meet with the players and managers would need It is proposed that the league basis District Execuves at least three mes a to take from work. format of the Inter Districts tournament year. These meengs are meant to iii) As the U30 group provides the future of be changed to a normal compeon improve communicaons. Bowls SA has top-level players for the country, the format, whereby each district is required experienced difficules with arranging more top-level compeons they play to enter two sides of fours, but each side suitable mes and venues and the purpose on various surfaces in a variety of of fours shall compete in its own right. of this moon is to formalise the process c o n d i ons will enrich their and to manage the cost in an economical development to reach their potenal. Movaon manner. In addion, if this tournament is moved In his message at the 2017 Inter Districts, 7.3 By Bowls SA Execuve around the country, districts who could the President of Bowls South Africa, To introduce an entry fee of R25 for both not afford to send mulple teams away Kallie Haupt stated that “the most Open and Senior Singles at the Naonal and who host the tournament could important purpose...is to play Championships. provide the opportunity to more of championship bowls to determine the their U30 players, thus increasing top...Inter District side.” MOTIVATION accessibility. Due to the league format of the Ÿ To contribute towards the costs of the tournament, the stated purpose of the 7.5 By Johannesburg Bowls Associaon Naonal Champions aending the President was not achieved. The top side ANNUAL JUNIOR INTER DISTRICT World Champion of Champions was not idenfied, but rather the top JBA propose that the current U20 age group Ÿ To cover administraon costs for league combinaon of sides. for the annual Junior Inter District held in withdrawals subsequent to the draw In addion to not achieving the ulmate Bloemfontein be changed to U18. There being published. goal, this format discriminates against could be three secons in this age group – smaller districts. It also creates 7.4 By Eastern Province Bowls boys, girls and mixed, should entries deem anomalies that could be eliminated. By To move the U30 Inter Districts this necessary, or the current mixed format doing so, more benefits will be achieved. Championship out of the annual Youth could be retained. Bowls (U15 & U20) event in Bloemfontein 1. Discriminaon 1 To later in the year but no later than Movaon Whilst a normal bowls side consists the last week in September, In support of the above it is felt that the old of four, three or two players 2 Start on a Monday and, U19 and current U20 facilitates access to depending on the required format 3 Moved around the country as per the alcohol with lile or no control according to for a specific compeon, the league other naonal tournaments. age. This puts clubs at risk in that should format of this tournament requires they be caught serving alcohol to under age that each district must enter two Movaon individuals, their licence could be taken sides of fours. This creates a The main movaon for the above is to away. By making the age group U18, no discriminatory situaon because promote maximum accessibility and players will be allowed to purchase alcohol. smaller districts oen find it difficult parcipaon in the U30 Championships. to idenfy sufficient compeve 7.6 By Ekurhuleni Bowls i) Many U30 players around the country players to fill one side of fours in each That the Annual Inter Districts be reduced are already playing in the Open A or B category of the Inter-districts to games of 15 ends with 3 sets of 5 ends. Inter District Championships. The tournament. proximity of the two, forces many Movaon The current format, however, players to choose to play in one or the With the increasing costs of travel & requires that they must enter two other and the U30 Championship accommodaon and the need for younger sides of four, i.e. eight players per suffers as a result. Young people at the bowlers to take me off from their work category. start of their careers cannot take two place, if the games are reduced to 15 ends The historic reason why an Inter weeks leave so close together and/or with 3 games per day, the 9 seconal games Districts “side” should consist of two afford to parcipate in both; this would be accommodated over 3 days, sides of fours is unknown. Such a inhibits parcipaon. Thursday - Saturday, with the final played dispensaon could be implemented This tournament should be held no over 21 ends on the Sunday morning, with successfully in a situaon where all later than the end of September as the travelling on a Wednesday, instead of compeng districts are similar in age-group includes players pursuing a previous Saturday or Sunday would save terms of numbers and geographic terary educaon – these players districts at least 3 days’ accommodaon distribuon. would be heavily involved in wring and any daily subsistence allowances. The South African bowls scenario is, tests and handing in projects in however, a far cry from equal in 7.7 By Johannesburg Bowls Associaon October and wring exams in these two respects, as illustrated by ANNUAL INTER DISTRICT November. While this falls into the the following stascs: JBA propose that the current format of the period of green-renovaon for many Dist # Clubs Aff. Mem ± Mem/club Open, ‘B’, and Senior Inter District be districts, not all districts renovate at JBA 41 2 337 57 changed from games of 21 ends to games of the same me and the tournament PNB 35 2 325 66 15 ends. This would bring the format in line may be able to alternate between late WP 37 2 929 79 with that used at World Bowls. Scoring of September and late November/early SED 7 287 41 three sets per game could be retained. December, depending on where it will LIM 14 422 30 be held. Movaon MPU 19 465 24 In addion, with the expansion of the In support of the above a format of 15 ends The smaller districts are generally U15 & U20 Championships, it is per game would enable 3 games to be held spread over vast areas, for example unlikely that Bloemfontein will have per day, reducing the duraon of the Limpopo where many of the 14 clubs space for the U30 tournament at the tournament.