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Free Bowling for Schools Week Success

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.

Keep up with all the latest news here at BowlingForAll, as well as on the ITBA’s official Facebook (www.facebook.com/irishtenpinbowlingassociation) and twitter (www.twitter.com/ITBAofficial) pages.

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Free Schools Tenpin Bowling Week 2014

Last year’s inaugural Free Tenpin Bowling Week for Schools was a phenomenal success, with almost 20,000 kids taking part across the country.

This year sees the return of free bowling, open to all schools for an entire week, starting Monday November 10th and running up to and including Friday November 14th. What’s more, the top teams from across the country will come together on December 3rd for the Grand Final, with the chance to be crowned Schools Champions 2014.

With over thirty bowling centres participating nationwide, free bowling is open to all schools, all you have to do is find your nearest participating centre (using our Find A Centre Map on this site) and get in touch to book lanes for your class/school. It’s really that simple!

This free schools week is all about getting involved and having fun, but the competitive edge makes it even more interesting for the kids as they will want to get the better of their schoolmates and make that Grand Final.

Kicking on from the success of last year, the initiative hopes to get kids interested in a sport which is not only fun but also terrific exercise. We also hope that in this crop of youngsters we could find the next generation of bowlers who could go on to even represent Ireland bowling teams in the future. Who knows, we could even uncover some future National champions!

We will also be on social media throughout the week, so keep an eye out for our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/irishtenpinbowlingassociation) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/ITBAofficial) links for even more coverage.

So make sure to book your class/school in early to avoid missing out on this exciting initiative, and get your kids involved in a fun, healthy, competitive sporting activity this November.

Contact details for all participating centres can be found here on our website, and if you have any queries not answered on the website please do not hesitate to contact ITBA Editor and Public Relation Officer Jason Byrnes by email @ jason.byrnes@hotmail.com.

Let’s Go Bowling Everyone!

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National Schools Tenpin Bowling Week..Fun With A Competitive Edge

As many of you know by now this year sees the inaugural National Schools Tenpin Bowling Week as part of the celebration of 50 years of tenpin bowling in Ireland.

Commencing on Monday March 11th and running until Friday March 15th, all schools are invited to get down to their local bowling centre and give bowling a try…and it’s completely free!

It really is an unmissable opportunity to get involved in a sport which is not only terrific fun but also comes with a competitive edge which will get kids and teenagers alike excited to try and get the better of their friends.

The aim of the initiative is primarily to get the next generation involved in a sport which has a rich history in Ireland, and to perhaps even find some future National or even International champions. There is a gem in the rough in every school, and just maybe this week we can uncover some gems of our own in tenpin bowling.

Tenpin bowling is fun, there is no denying that; but every kid wants to be top of their class. Some kids are better at soccer, or gaelic, or athletics, but who knows, maybe bowling is your time to shine!

All participating centres have computerised scoring systems, so you and your friends can make a real competition out of it; who can get the most strikes, who can get the most spares, and of course, who can get the best overall score and take the crown as class champion. Your bowling centre can even print off your scores for you to take home and stick on your wall…and who knows, there may even be a trophy to take home and sit proudly on your mantle piece.

The possibilities are endless, and with bowling centres all over the country participating there simply is no excuse not to get involved. And who knows, by the end of just that first game, you may just be hooked for life!

Click http://www.bowlingforall.ie/findacentre.html to find your nearest bowling centre now and get invloved in the most exciting schools initiative of the year!