ASBATY TO LEAD BOWLING CLINIC, EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE

GREENDALE, Wis.-* Diandra Asbaty, one of the world*s best female
bowlers, will share her knowledge of the sport with bowlers in Southeast
Asia when she hosts a bowling clinic and exhibition in June in
Singapore.
Asbaty, a 10-time United States Bowling Congress Team USA member and a
USBC Silver coach, will lead the event titled *Kaizen by diandra: The
World Academy* scheduled for June 1-2 at Orchid Bowl @ SAFRA Tampines.
Asbaty*s clinic, sponsored by Brunswick, will coincide with the 41st
Singapore International Open May 22-31.
Both days of the clinic will consist of morning classroom seminars with
topics ranging from establishing strong bowling fundamentals to
Asbaty*s Team USA experiences. The afternoon sessions will include
on-lanes coaching from Asbaty and her assistants, stressing fundamental
physical game skills such as proper timing, arm swing and release
followed by an autograph session. Asbaty said she plans to use the USBC
Coaching Athlete Development Drills kit * a guidebook and DVD set
featuring Asbaty herself * which details and demonstrates 29 drills
that help coaches teach bowling fundamentals. The Athlete Development
Drills kit is available for purchase on bowl.com.
The clinic*s primary focus will be on young bowlers. Organizers are
targeting between 100 and 250 intermediate level bowlers between the
ages of 12 and 25 as well as students from the Singapore Sports School
and the Singapore national youth team.
*I am a big believer in solid fundamentals,* said Asbaty, USBC
Youth Spokesperson. *I will be able to teach these fundamentals
properly because I have had some of the best coaching in the world
throughout my bowling career. This is a chance for me to spread my
knowledge to others.*
The event was created through Alfinity Bowling, a Singapore company
with a global network that provides access to bowling-related services
and products, including coaching. The company has been working to
develop a coaching curriculum with Agape Bowling Academy, a program
which reaches bowlers from junior high through college age.
USBC Bronze coaches Simon Yio, David Wong and Aloysius Pek from
Alfinity Bowling will be assistant instructors at the clinic.
*This program was created to provide students, league bowlers and
other bowling enthusiasts an opportunity to learn from the world's top
female bowler,* said Pek, Alfinity business development manager.
Alfinity was instrumental in organizing the first USBC Bronze coaching
certification program in Southeast Asia in Singapore last year. Rafael
"Paeng" Nepomuceno of the Philippines, a USBC Silver coach and Silver
Instructor, international Ambassador and four-time World Cup champion,
conducted the conference and, with a group of international coaches,
trained and certified 23 USBC Level I and Bronze coaches, including Pek.

*I hope to share knowledge that I have been so fortunate to gain from
the coaches I have had the opportunity to work with,* said Asbaty, a
Chicago resident and member of the USBC Board of Directors. *I hope to
inspire bowlers from Singapore to gain even more of an appreciation of
our great sport and to touch lives through bowling. The talent in
Singapore is already great. I*m looking forward to bringing a fresh
perspective to the Singapore bowling world.*
Asbaty has won nearly 50 medals in international competition. In 2007,
Asbaty won titles in four countries and was named the World Bowling
Writers Female Bowler of the Year for the second straight year, the
first ever to accomplish that feat. She won the Masters gold medal at
the Women's World Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, finished first at
the World Ranking Masters in Lake Wales, Fla., earned a gold medal in
doubles at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and took
home the title at the Panama Invitational Tournament in Panama City,
Panama.
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