Competency 3 Bowling

 

Laws of Motion

 

Ÿ  Action/Reaction:

        For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction. When you release the ball you are putting force on the ball to go down the lane. Also when the ball hit’s the pins, the pins react by falling down or knocking down other pins.

 

Ÿ  Application of Force:

        Application of Force is what makes the ball travel down the lane. The more force you put on the ball the harder it will go down the lane.

 

Ÿ  Extension of Projecting Limb

        This will decide if the ball will go straight or curve. Having a good set up routine and a good release with your palm is up after the release will decide success for bowling.

 

 

Critical Elements for Bowling

 

1.  Consistent starting point and intermediate target

2.  Consistent set up routine, consistent stance and ball/hand position

3.  Approach and delivery are smooth and rhythmical

4.  Shoulders remain square at release

5.  Palm is face up at release point and follows through to target

 

Game # 1

 

John: John bowled very well always started in the same spot and had the same routine. His shoulders were also square to the pins. But sometimes his delivery wasn’t smooth and he didn’t have his palm facing up all the time.

 

Mark: Mark also bowled very good as well. He did good in his routine, his shoulders were squared, and his palm was always facing up. He didn’t really have a consistent starting point and like john, his delivery wasn’t always smooth.

 

Steve: Steve was the better bowler out of all of us in this game. He had the same starting point, same routine, his delivery was smooth and his palm was always facing up. But the only problem I seen was his shoulders were not always square.

 

Game # 2

Players	1	2	3	4	5	Game 2 Total
John	4	4	3	3	3	17
Mark	4	4	3	3	4	18
Steve	4	4	3	4	3	18

 

John: John bowled a little worse in this game. But he still had his same starting point and was consistent with his routine. He still had problems with his delivery and his palm they were not always smooth or facing up and I also noticed that his shoulders weren’t square all the time.

 

Mark: There were some improvements in Marks bowling but there were also some regressions. He improved on his starting point and his delivery and like the first game is routine was the same. But his shoulders weren’t square all the time and his palm wasn’t facing up every time as well.

 

Steve: Steve regressed a little bit in this game. His delivery wasn’t always smooth and his palm didn’t face up all the time. But his shoulders were square throughout this game and he still had the same starting point and the same routine.

 

Game # 3

 

 

John: John bowled very well this last game. Started at the same spot, same set up routine, had smooth delivery, and his shoulders were square. The only thing he had wrong was that his palm didn’t face up all the time.

 

Mark: Like John, Mark bowled very well. He had same starting spot, same routine, smooth delivery, but unlike John his palm was up all the time. The only thing that Mark didn’t do was that his shoulders weren’t always square.

 

Steve: Steve and Mark did the exact same. It looked like they were both the same person as for the critical elements.  He had the same routine, same starting point, had smooth delivery, and his palm was up all the time. And just like Mark, his shoulders weren’t square all the time.

 

Scale/Legend

 

 

Ratliffe’s Four Stages of Development

 

Pre-Control:

        Skill is used with little or no critical elements. Skill is performed with no control.

 

Control:

        Skill is not used all the time. Most critical elements are not developed at this stage. Critical elements start to get involved but are not constant.

 

Utilization:

        Skill is performed well with few mistakes. Critical elements are demonstrated with few errors. Most of the errors will be better if more practice.

 

Proficiency:

        Skill is performed with no mistakes.  All critical elements are demonstrated and able to play in game like situations.

 

Form Follows Function

 

An example of Form Follows Function in bowling, when you go for a strike you need to aim for the front right or front left of the first pin. If you  have a split, then you need to aim to the right of left of one of the pins to try and kick the other pin to knock it over.

 

Potential Errors in Skill Performance & Appropriate Teaching Cues

 

1. One error in bowling is putting the ball in the gutter. We ended up in the gutter quite a bit of times.  This can happen if you don’t have your palm facing up or you intermediate target is wrong. Having a good intermediate target and put you palm facing up after you roll this should be corrected.

 

2. Another error is that someone will step with the same foot that the ball is in. This will cause the ball to go anywhere, you have no control over it. The way to fix this error is to count your steps and figure out what step you need when to release

 

Resources

 

Mitchell, S.A., Olsin, J.L., &Griffin, L.L., (2006) Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach. (2^nd Ed). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

 

Handouts from Fundamental, Locomotors, Manipulative, Skills