What happens when you miss your spares in training

One of the most hardest to make trainees understand and realise that easiest way to keep their scores and average high in bowling is to pick up all their spares.
Day in day out all they think about is throwing a high revving, big hooking ball and impact the full set of 10 pins like a runaway train going through a wall of cotton. They have forgotten one of the most important fundamental basics in bowling, knocking down those leftover 1 or 2 pins after their first shot failed to strike.
Time and time again they have been taught, advised and lost tournaments after tournaments because of poor sparing so its time to get tough on these talented kids.
Punishment #1 introduced today during training was miss your spares, get graffiti on your face.

Brendan Phang with his grafitti after training.

Marlon Umak missed a bundle till when we connected the dots, pictures were drawn.

Even the youngest in the team was not spared, Ethan Lo with his artificial beauty marks.

Those who were supposed to shoot the pin 7 and then pin 10 but ended up striking got what they threw, a big X on their face, for example Daniel Wong.

Donovan is another example of throw a stike when you are suppose to be sparing them corner pins.

Marlon...Marlon...tsk! Tsk! Tsk!!!

Melvin Gilbert was one of the best of the night, instead of spares, he threw a strike then accidently stepped on the foul line while turning to walk back, hence the big F on his forehead.

Razif Safini improved much, if he was still sparing like last year he'll need a second face to fit all that ink.

Raylin Ang celebrated her 13th birthday yesterday and she got some party makeup as present.

Cherfenny Layun Parag also improved much or elsemaybe she'd need a third face.

Dayang Ainin Sofiya made a bad choice of facial product to use, Yosogo 500's whiteboard marker.

More innovative punishments will have to be thought up to keep these kids on their toes to remind them to always pick up their spares. If viewers have any other suggestions and ideas please do let us know by posting it in the comment box below.

Your ideas are very much appreciated...Thank you!

Posted by,

Angelo Koay

U.S.P.T.N. Sarawak AA Coach

01.04.2011 @2358hrs