New Level 1 trained BTBA Foundation Coaches from England
ETBF Level III Coach and Level I/II Instructor Mark Heathorn delivered a Level I course in Norwich, England from 27th to 29th April 2019. Thank you to the BTBA for supporting ETBF education and for Namco Norwich for hosting.
The new coaching delegates are;
Paul Dawson
Glen Baker
Simon Durrant
Arron Snelling
Ian Wall
New Level I Coaches from Norway
ETBF Level III Coach and Level I instructor Leif Espen Skjegstad completed an ETBF Level I Coaching Clinic in Stavanger, Norway on May 24-26 2019. We thank Leif and Norvegian Federation for their cooperation with the ETBF programs.
Coaching candidates:
Knut Morken
Christian Hinna
Eivind Olsen
Martin Træen Remen
Tove Moen
Bjørn Johansen.
New ETBF Level 1 / BTBA Foundation Coaches from England
ETBF Instructor Mark Heathorn delivered a ETBF Level 1 / BTBA Foundation Coach course at Go Bowling, Shipley Lanes, Yorkshire, England, across the weekends of 30th March, and 7th and 8th April 2019. Thanks go the BTBA for supporting the course and for all the team at Shipley Lanes for their assistance.
The 10 successful coaching candidates are;
Sian Craven
John Lawless
Chris Swain
Adrian Alderson
Toya Bales
Jason Bales
Dennis Duffy
Sam Duffy
Luke Johnstone
Terry Gledhill
ETBF LEVEL II COACHING CLINIC IN KUORTANE IS COMPLETED
Kuortane Olympic Training Center (ETBF Development and Official Training Center) in Finland hosted an ETBF Level II Coaching clinic between 28-31 March with ETBF Instructor Juha Maja.
Sven Sager (Germany) and David Runefelt (Sweden) completed the program successfully.
New ETBF Level I Coaches from Croatia
Croatian Bowling Federation hosted an ETBF Level I Coaching clinic with ETBF Level III Coach and Level I Instructor Robert Blom between 24-27 March 2019.
We thank Croatian Bowling Federation for their continuous cooperation with ETBF programs.
The 7 coaching delegates were;
Igor Habljak
Mario Stanec
Zoran Banjac
Mirko Slavica Klarić
Mladen Vujnović
David Tresk
Ivica Dobrenić.
International Coaches attend ETBF Level 2 Course in Shipley, England
ETBF Instructor Mark Heathorn presented a Level II Coaching Clinic with the cooperation of the British Tenpin Bowling Association. The clinic was hosted by Go Bowling at Shipley Lanes, Yorkshire, England from 5th to 8th March 2019. Thanks go to owner Jeff Taylor and his team for his continued support of the sport of tenpin bowling, including the purchase of a Kegel Flex machine and Specto.
The 7 coaching delegates were;
from England;
Dean Walker
Russell Semple
Lee Metcalfe
from Iceland;
Jonina Magnusdottir
Gudmundur Sigurdsson
Johann Agust Johansson
Thorarinn Mar Thorbjornsson
New ETBF Level 1 / BTBA Foundation Coaches from England
ETBF Instructor Mark Heathorn presented a Level I Coaching Clinic with the cooperation of the British Tenpin Bowling Association. The clinic was held in Nuneaton, England between 23 – 25 February 2019.
ETBF Level 1 Coaching candidates - Nuneaton, February, 2019
The coaching candidates who become BTBA Foundation Coaches are;
Phil Long
James Parrott
Jason Corcoran
Steve Wilson
Phil Waddington
Kara Zucca
Clare Shave
James Roberts
New ETBF Level I Coaches from Israel
ETBF Instructor Costas Mitsingas presented a Level I Coaching Clinic with the cooperation of Israel Bowling Federation. The clinic was hels in Gan Shmuel bowling center in Hadera Israel between 22 – 25 November 2018.
The coach candidates who completed the program are:
Reuven Ovadia
Miki Reis
Benny Mandel
Lior Hoch
Uzi Rapoport
Nir Shmuel
Ron Reuven
Yossi Nipravsky
Sigal Amitay
Gabi Levin
Pinchas Elbaz
Meir Assouline
Vlad Alcaz
Amit Meirson
Shimon Levy
IBF President Arie Fisher and ETBF Instructor Costas Mitsingas
We thank IBF for their cooperation with ETBF Educational programs.
New BTBA Foundation / ETBF Level I Coaches from England
10 more students participated in the ETBF Level 1 Course in Shipley, Yorkshire, England over the weekend of 17th to 19th November 2018.
This latest group of coaches takes the number of ETBF Level 1 trained coaches in England by ETBF Level III Coach and ETBF Level I & II Instructor Mark Heathorn to 154 with 50 in 2018.
The coaches in Shipley were;
Sue Latham
Chris Latham
Callum Simons
Jeff Taylor
David Loughenbury
David Nutt
Sean Finke
Peter Lovegrove
Lewis Graham
Stuart England
New Ball Drillers from Greece
ETBF instructor Costas Mitsingas completed an ETBF Ball Drilling and Proshop management class in Strike Bowling, Greece with five participants during 4-7 October.
We thank for the organization and cooperation.
New Level II Coaches from Czech Republic and Slovakia
11 participants from Czech Republic and from Slovakia completed ETBF Level II Coaching Program in Training center ProBowling in Hustopece in Czech Republic in October. The program was presented by ETBF instructor Costas Mitsingas.
We thank Czech Bowling Association for this event and for their cooperation.
New ETBF Level I Coaches from Russia
Eleven new coaches completed the ETBF Level I Coaching program in Saint-Petersburg, Russia between 22-24 October with Maksim Tereshchenko in coordination with Russian Federation. We thank Maksim and Russian Federation to support ETBF programs.
The coaching candidates are:
Volobueva Irina - Kursk
Sergeev Alexandr - Saint-Petersburg
Sergeeva Aleksandra - Saint - Petersburg
Anipko Alexandr - Volgograd
Kuznetsov Konstantin - Omsk
Mitrofanov Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod
Vologin Gennadiy - Kazakhstan
Adrianov Alexey - Saint - Petersburg
Ruzankin Yuriy - Irkutsk
Kim Vadim - Uzbekistan
Kirienko Andrei - Chelyabinsk
ETBF Instructors' Technical Seminars took place in Czech Republic
ETBF Instructors Marios Nicolaides and Costas Mitsingas presented a special Technical Seminar Lane Maintenance and Ball Motion in Charles University - Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Center in Prague with 108 participants. We thank Czech Bowling Association for hosting such a great event and thank participants for their attention and interest.
ETBF Ball Drilling & Pro Shop Management Clinic was completed in Czech Republic.
ETBF Instructor Costas Mitsingas presented an ETBF Ball Drilling and Pro Shop Management Clinic in ProBowling, Hustopece - Czech Republic in coordination with Czech Bowling Association. 8 new ball drillers were completed the program.
BTBA continued their Level I programs in Nuneaton with six more coaching candidates
BTBA has completed another Level I Coaching Program in Nuneaton, England with ETBF Level III coach, ETBF Level I-II Instructor Mark Heathorn between 13-15th January 2018.
Here is the list of 6 successful coach candidates:
- Alex Hamilton
- Eric Harvey
- John Dixon
- Stuart Russell
- Richie Reece
- Lol Ellis
ETBF has completed an ETBF Level II Clinic in Rijssen with NBF with visits from our President Addie Ophelders and NBF President Bob Schut
ETBF Educational Committee has completed an Level II Coaching Clinic in Rijssen, Holland with instructors Juha Maja and Onder Gurkan between 5-8 January 2018. The clinic is also assisted by two ETBF Level III Coaches Ben van Spronsen and Wendy Haak - who were also certified to become Level II Instructors. At the end of the clinic, ETBF President Addie Ophelders and NBF Presiden Bob Schut joined us and presented the certificates to the students.
We thank NBF for a great organization and their support to ETBF programs. We also thank 't Witte Hoes - the host center, and Elco Gorter for one of the best amazing hosting in ETBF history.
Here are the Level II Candidates who completed the 4 day program:
- Bep Klaassen
- Bert Breems
- Edwin ten Brink
- Gustaaf Kamphorst
- John Luijendijk
- Mayk de Haan
- Monica Koudstaal
- Peter van Zijp
- Ramon van der Horst
- Stenny Zwartjens
- Tiannne Vogelezang
- Tony van Wijland
Norwegian Federation completed an ETBF Level I course
Norwegian Bowling Association hosted an ETBF Level I clinic in Oslo, between 12-14 January 2018 with ETBF Level III coach and ETBF Level I Instructor Leif Espen Skjegstad.
Seven coaching candidates completed their 4 day training:
- Tom Skar
- Grethe Danielsen
- Ivan A. Micheeff
- Ivar Gjertsen
- Ronny Olavsen
- Hans Ivar Herland
- Tore Danielsen
Upcoming L2 Coaching Clinic in England - March 2018!
ETBF Level III Coaches and ETBF Level I-II Instructors Mark Heathorn and Andy Penny will host an ETBF Level II Coaching clinic in Dunstable, England between 13-16 March 2018.
Seven Level I coaches completed their 150 hours and get their certificates in The Netherlands
Six new coaches who trained by ETBF Level III coaches Ben van Spronsen and Wendy Haak completed their 150 hours of coaching practice and get their ETBF certificates during the Level II Clinic in Rijssen, Holland.
- Bert Breems
- Gustaaf Kamphorst
- Hélène de Haan
- John Luijendijk
- Ramon van der Horst
- Stenny Zwartjens
- Tony van Wijland
The Netherlands has two new Level II Instructors now
After their training and evaluation during Level II Coaching Clinic (5-8 January 2017, Rijssen, Holland), ETBF Level III Coaches Wendy Haak and Ben van Spronsen are certified as Level II Program Instructors. They are trained with the latest updates of Level II program and latest physical exercises on the lanes.
ETBF now has four ETBF Instructors and five certified Level II Program Instructors to give the Level II program.
