Clinic Pro Tips And Ball Reviews Top Bowling Coaches A sampling of the many men and women working to better the sport through instruction. The 2014 installment of Bowl- year’s list, as in 2013, emerged from bowlers in their 80s shoot their fi rst ers Journal International’s 100 Top a combination of both. It is impos- 300 games; Gold coaches who have Coaches list, one of this magazine’s sible for a list limited to 100 names to helped elite players attain the highest most anticipated annual initiatives, is include all accomplished coaches, but reaches of achievement in com- here just as the 2014-15 league season those included here feature applicants petitive bowling; and international is ramping up. Looking for an edge and nominees who span the most coaches who have blazed trails in this season? Chances are, there is diverse range of coaching experience their parts of the world. someone on this list who can help. possible. We eagerly welcome all coaches to Prior editions of our 100 Top Here, you will fi nd local youth please consider applying for our 2015 Coaches list have been entirely coaches who have helped 12-year- 100 Top Coaches List. The application nomination-based, while others have olds nudge their averages over 175; form will be available on our website, been entirely application-based. This local adult coaches who helped bowlersjournal.com, early next year. 100 TOP COACHES DONALD J. ARMSTEAD II CHRIS BARNES TOM BLASCO DAVID CIRIGLIANO Philadelphia, PA Double Oak, TX Satellite Beach, FL Phoenix, AZ Silver Coach; 2010 USBC David Dahms Coach, Camp Bakes; 17-time PBA Tour Silver Coach; longtime coach and owner, Head Coach and founder, National Youth Coach Award recipient. champion; 13-time Team USA member. Bowlers Corner Pro Shop. Grand Canyon University bowling program. DIANDRA ASBATY MICHAEL BAUER HANK BOOMERSHINE Chicago, IL Merritt Island, FL PAT COSTELLO Brigham City, UT Silver Coach; Coach, International Art of Level I Coach; Coach, Florida High Orlando, FL Bowling; 15-time Team USA member. School Athletic Association State Gold Coach; coached Lindsay Boomer- Gold Coach; USBC Hall of Famer; fi ve- Champions. shine to three 2013 Women’s Champi- time Women’s Championships titlist. MARK BAKER onships titles; USA Bowling Instructor. Yorba Linda, CA JASON BELMONTE MIKE DIAS Coach, Mark Baker Bowling; Director, Orange, NSW, Australia FRANK BUFFA Lafayette, CO Camp Bakes clinics; four-time PBA Tour Coach, International Art of Bowling; Montreal, Quebec, Canada Silver Coach; two-time PBA50 Tour champion. 10-time PBA Tour champion; 2013 PBA champion. Gold Coach; coached Caroline Lagrange Player of Year. DEL BALLARD JR. to 2013 World Cup title in Russia. ANDY DIERCKS Keller, TX RICK BENOIT Marion, IA Silver Coach; Storm Pro Tour Ball Topeka, KS BRIAN CHILCUTT Silver Coach; Coach, Linn-Mar Rep; Hall of Famer; 13-time PBA Tour Coach and President, Bowl U; former Long Grove, IL High School; Coach, Mount Mercy champion. Brunswick Pro Tour Ball Rep. Gold Coach University. 54 Bowlers Journal International | October 2014 www.bowlersjournal.com TTopCoaches2014.inddopCoaches2014.indd 5454 99/17/14/17/14 110:030:03 AAMM TopT BowlingB CoachesC CAROLYN DORIN-BALLARD BILL HALL KIM TERRELL-KEARNEY JIM MERRELL Keller, TX Las Vegas, NV Grand Prairie, TX Florence, KY Silver Coach; USBC Director of Coaching Coach, Next Level Bowling; has coached Silver Coach; USBC Hall of Famer; Team Youth Coach, Northwest Lanes; Certifi cation and Development; USBC Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar USA assistant coach; 10-time pro titlist; coached 2008 Teen Masters champion, Hall of Famer; more than 20 pro titles. and Kuwait. winner of two U.S. Women’s Opens and Joe Imholte. the 2002 USBC Queens. NORM DUKE JODY HASLAM MAYFRAN MILBANK Clermont, FL Nolensville, TN STEVE KLOEMPKEN Winter Haven, FL Coach, Next Level Coaching; 37-time Silver Coach; coached 2013 Orange Level I Coach; Bowling Team Instructor, Pleasant View, UT PBA Tour champion; two-time PBA Belt USBC Youth Tournament Division I Lipscomb Academy. Silver Coach; two-time Team USA Player of Year. Scratch champion, Justin Wisler. member; has coached for Singapore and Korea. JOHN FANTINI RON HATFIELD TENNELLE MILLIGAN Michigan City, IN Pataskala, OH Arlington, TX CORY KNOP Former coach of Saudi Arabia, United Gold Coach; coach of three-time PBA Bronze Coach; six-time Team USA mem- Tucson, AZ Arab Emirates and Kuwait; coached Tour champion, Rhino Page. ber; 2005 USBC Queens champion; Silver Coach; coached 2012 Sahuaro clinics in England, Scotland, Russia 2000 U.S. Women’s Open champion. and Belarus. TERI HAUGH High School State Champions. Fairbault, MN SUSIE MINSHEW MELODY FELTON Bronze Coach; Coach, Fairbault High MICHAEL KUBACKI Alvarado, TX Colfax, IA School; Co-founder, United States Griffi th, IL Gold Coach; two-time United States Silver Coach; coached 2014 Collegiate Bowling Academy. Head Coach, Calumet College of St. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year. Rookie of the Year, Brittany Smith. Joseph; 2013 National Association of RON HOPPE Intercollegiate Athletics Bowling Coach COSTAS MITSINGAS JOHN GAINES Marysville, WA of the Year; 2013 Kerm Helmer Men’s Nicosia, Cyprus Winter Park, FL Gold Coach; coach of 13-time PBA Tour Coach of the Year. Gold Coach; fi rst coach outside the U.S. Silver Coach; USBC Hall of Famer; four- champion, Mika Koivuniemi. to earn USBC gold coach certifi cation. time USBC Open Championships titlist; KELLY KULICK USA Bowling Indstructor. MICHAEL IMES Union, NJ AMLETO MONACELLI Bronze Coach; 10-time Team USA Aventura, FL O’Fallon, IL KENDRA GAINES member; 2010 PBA Tournament of Coach, Bowling Revolutions; USBC and Silver Coach; Coach, O’Fallon High Winter Park, FL Champions winner; has won two U.S PBA Hall of Famer; 19-time PBA Tour School Varsity Boys. Silver Coach; USA Bowling Regional Women’s Open and two USBC Queens. Champion. Instructor; two-time USBC Women’s DEREK JAMES Championships titlist. BOB LEARN JR. DON MOYER Wyandanch, NY Lantana, FL Mt. Pleasant, SC Silver Coach; coach of 2014 Intercol- CHUCK GARDNER Silver Coach; Coach, Bowling Revolu- Gold Coach; Co-founder, Professional legiate Singles Championships fi nalist, Charlotte, NC tions; fi ve-time PBA Tour champion; Bowling Instruction, Inc. (with Michelle Domenick Luongo. Silver Coach; Brunswick Pro Tour two-time PBA50 Tour champion. Mullen). Ball Rep. RICHARD JACOBSON MARK LEWIS MICHELLE MULLEN JACK GREGORY Yonkers, NY Wichita, KS Farmington Hills, MI Beaver Creek, OH Assistant Coach, Sacred Heart Univer- Assistant Coach, Wichita State Uni- Gold Coach; author, “Bowling Funda- Head Coach, Fairborn High School; mentals and How to Pick Up Spares”; sity; coach of two Northeast Conference versity; 2013 and 2014 Kerm Helmer three-time Greater Western Ohio former Team USA coach; Co-founder, championship teams at Sacred Heart. Women’s Coach of the Year. Conference Bowling Coach of Year. Professional Bowling Instruction, Inc. MIKE JASNAU DAVID LEVERAGE RICH GUCWA PAENG NEPOMUCENO Liberty, UT Peoria, AZ Homer Glen, IL Makati City, Philippines Silver Coach; teaching pro at National Advisor, Arizona State University Bowling Coach, IC Catholic Prep; coach of col- Bowling Stadium. Gold Coach; six-time world champion; lege bowling prospect, Jordan Newham. Club; Coach, Bowling With Leverage winner of more than 120 career titles. Pro Shops. STEFANIE L. JOHNSON BRAD K. HAGEN DALE NIEMELA Grand Prairie, TX Huntsville, TX LOU MARQUEZ Midlothian, VA Bronze Coach; 10-time Team USA Silver Coach; Head Coach, Sam Sterling Heights, MI Silver Coach; Coach, Next Level Coach- Houston State University, 2014 NCAA member; two-time Team USA Trials Gold Coach; President, International ing; coach of PBA Tour champions Rhino National Champions. champion. Bowling Pro Shop and Instructors Page, Norm Duke and Mike Machuga. Association. DEBRA HAGGERTY KEN KASPRZAK MICHAEL NYITRAY Rocklin, CA Loudon, TN ROBERT C. MAXFIELD II Parkland, FL Silver Coach; coach of 2014 U12 Girls Silver Coach; coach of Union College Irving, TX Gold Coach; two-time United States Division Junior Gold Champion, bowling scholarship recipient, Silver Coach; Coach, Big Cats Olympic Committee National Develop- Madison Bailey. Andrew Long. Advanced Youth Programs. ment Coach of the Year. 56 Bowlers Journal International | October 2014 www.bowlersjournal.com TTopCoaches2014.inddopCoaches2014.indd 5656 99/17/14/17/14 110:030:03 AAMM Clinic Pro Tips And Ball Reviews BRYAN O’KEEFE MICHELLE RAKOW RICHARD SHOCKLEY GORDON VADAKIN O’Fallon, IL Smyrna, TN Port St. Lucie, FL Wichita, KS Gold Coach; former Team USA assistant Silver Coach; Coach, Bowlers Advantage Silver Coach; coached Jason Couch, Gold Coach; USBC Hall of Famer; coach; current Director of Bowling, Pro Shops. a USBC and PBA Hall of Famer and Head Coach, Wichita State University; McKendree University. 16-time PBA Tour champion, as well as coached 17 of 19 national title teams STEVE RICHTER three-time PBA Tour champion Rhino at Wichita State. SHANNON O’KEEFE Sheboygan, WI Page. O’Fallon, IL Silver Coach; Coach, Elite Pro Shop. JORDAN VANOVER Silver Coach; women’s head coach, Chesterfi eld, MI ALETA SILL McKendree University; 11-time Team Silver Coach; Coach, Bowl U; has NICK ROCCO Farmington Hills, MI USA member; two-time Team USA coached champion bowlers such as Bo Dayton, NJ Coach, Aleta Sill’s Bowling World Pro Trials champion. Silver Coach; Coach, East Brunswick Goergen, Dan MacLelland, Matt Gasn Shop; coached women’s pro bowling and others. High School. LONNY OLSON champion, Michelle Feldman. Fairbault, MN DEL WARREN ROBIN ROMEO Bronze Coach; longtime instructor for BRENT SIMS Lake Wales, FL Santa Clarita, CA Dick Ritger Bowling Camps; Co-founder, Lake Wales, FL Gold Coach; Coach and VP, Kegel Coach, Camp Bakes; USBC Hall of United States Bowling Academy Coach, Kegel Training Center; has pro- Training Center; coached pro bowling Famer; 1989 U.S. Women’s Open (with Teri Haugh). vided bowling instruction in Dominican champions Bob Learn Jr., John Mazza, winner.