November saw the return of the Free Bowling for Schools initiative for its second year, with an entire week dedicated to getting kids involved in bowling by offering free bowling to all school students.
Around 19,000 students nationwide made their way to their local participating bowling centre between November 10th-16th for a fun game of bowling, as well as trying to shoot the highest team score in their centre and take their place in the Grand Final, which will be held in the Kilkenny Bowl on December 4th.
Participating centres are now hoping that a number of the students who took part in the scheme will begin to come to play in their Junior Clubs and ultimately take the sport up in the long run. The aim of this initiative is to spread the word that bowling is a sport in which kids can not only get good exercise but also great enjoyment and competitive stimulation.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the repeated success of the initiative this year, and we can’t wait to make the trip to Kilkenny Bowl in early December for the Grand Final, where the Schools Bowling National Champions 2014 will be crowned.
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