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The BeaBetterBowler Program was presented live by some of the biggest names in Lawn Bowls.

This is your chance to learn from their experience.

John SNELL Bill CORNEHLS Barrie JACKETT Graeme REES (NZ)
Graeme CLEMENTS Jon BOSISTO Jim YATES Graeme SPRY (Host)
Kate CARRAIGE      

 

Be a Better Bowler Guest Presenter
Winner of:
22 Club Singles
9 Club Pairs
44 District & Group (Zone) Championships
7 Victorian Master Singles
1 State Singles
1 State Pairs
1 State Fours
1 State Champion of Champions
1 Australian Pairs
51 Invitation Masters & Other Feature Events
3 Ampol Master of Champions
2 National Round Robins
As well as:
250 State Games - Victoria & NSW
75 Australian Representative Matches
44 Other International Representative Matches
Singles Silver Medal - Commonwealth Games
Singles Silver Medal - World Championships
Silver & Bronze Medals - U.K. Jack High
Awarded OAM for Services To Lawn Bowls 1984
 

 

Be a Better Bowler Guest Presenter
Winner of:
RVBA coach of the year in 2003
Victorian State Champion of Champions Singles
Victorian State Fours
Victorian Country Pairs
Victorian State Pairs
Australian Fours
7 Group event titles
2 Master Pairs titles
As well as:
Accredited coach for 20 years
Head Coach for 3 different clubs
Head Coach for Central Explorers Junior Development Squad.
National finalist Capita singles
Playing bowls for 28 years
Former State representative
Member of Victorian Side
Winner of Australian Sides Championship
Former Skip for Groups 6, 11 and 12
   

 

Bill Cornehls
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First Australian squad selection 1997

Over 150 games Australia

Over 300 state games Victoria and Queensland

Gold medal Commonwealth Games 2006 Triples
Silver medal World Bowls Championships 2008 Fours
Asia Pacific Games 2003, Gold Fours, Silver Triples
Asia Pacific Games 2007, Gold Triples and Fours
3 Australian titles (Singles 2000, Pairs & Triples 2005)
Grand prix winner 4 events Singles, Pairs, Triples
4 Alley shield championship winner as an athlete (3 Victoria, 1 Queensland)
2 State titles Victoria (2000 State singles, 2000 Champ of Champions singles)
27 Zone and district titles

14 Club championships (singles, pairs, triples, fours)

Coach Australian youth team October 2008 to March 2010
Coach Queensland 2008 & 2009, part 2010 current
Coach South Australia part 2009/2010
Coach Queensland junior team at Junior Nationals 2006, 2008, 2010

Trans Tasman winner 2009 both U25 and U18
2 Alley shield championship wins Qld, 2008, 2009
1 Marg Morris trophy win Qld, 2009
2 Open (men & ladies) overall champion state Qld, 2008, 2009
1 overall (boys & girls) champion state U18 Junior Nationals Qld, 2008
2 Junior National U18 boys champions Qld, 2006, 2008
Several interstate series wins, men, ladies and under 18

 

 

 

Be a Better Bowler Guest Presenter
Winner of:
8 Club Singles Championship
7 Club Pairs Championships
Many Group Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours Championships
2 State Triples Championship
2 Australian Over Sixties Triples Championships
As well as:
Skip in past winning White Pennant side
Represented the group side since inception of the Group Sides Championship
Skip in winning Group Sides Championship
Past Victorian State side representative
Representative in the Over Sixties State side
Registered Coach
 

 

Be a Better Bowler Guest Presenter

Winner of:
Metropolitan State Fours
Victorian State Fours
Australian Fours
2 x Australian RSL National Fours
2 x Queensland RSL State Pairs
Darwin Master Singles
Masters Games - Gold Medals in Singles, pairs, fours and mixed pairs.
Numerous District and Group ( zone ) championships - Singles, pairs, triples and fours
Numerous Club championships - Singles, pairs,triples and fours
National Round Robin
As well as:
Former Victorian State Side Representative
Victorian Master Singles - R/up

 

 

Be a Better Bowler Guest Presenter
1 WORLD INDOOR PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP
1 WORLD INDOOR PAIRS SILVER MEDAL
1 AUSTRALIAN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP
2 VICTORIAN STATE PENNANTS
3 DIVISION 1 PREMIERSHIPS
2 ALBURY COMMERCIAL MASTER PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS
1 WAGGA CITY CLASSIC SINGLES
1 COROWA MASTER MIXED PAIRS
10 CLUB SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
1 DENILIQUIN CLASSIC PAIRS
1 AUSTRALIAN TEAM ROUND ROBIN
7 VICTORIAN TEAM GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
3 ADELAIDE MASTER SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
As well as:
QUALIFIED LEVEL 2 COACH, LEVEL 1 UMPIRE
7 OFFICIAL GAMES FOR AUSTRALIA
8 UNOFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIONS
211 GAMES IN VICTORIAN STATE TEAM (1972 - 1990)
20 YEARS IN GROUP TEAMS - 5 AS TEAM CAPTAIN
3 TERMS OF 1 YEAR AS VICTORIAN STATE COACH
2 AUSTRALIAN TEAM ROUND ROBINS
1 UNDEFEATED SEASON AGAINST ALL STATES
 

 

Graeme Rees
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2009 New Zealand Under 25 Coach Trans Tasman - Women tied series, Men lost 1-2
2007-2008 New Zealand Assistant Coach World Bowls - 4 gold and 2 bronze medals won from 8 events
2006-2007 New Zealand Assistant Coach Asia Pacific Championships - 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals won from 8 events
2006-Current Canterbury Men’s Coach - Team won New Zealand title 2006 and Runner Up 2007
2002-2004 Canterbury Women’s Coach Team won New Zealand title 2003
SUMMARY OF BOWLS ACHIEVEMENTS
Won 8 Club titles
Won 1 Representative title

 

 

Graeme Spry
Be a Better Bowler Guest Host
Winner of:
Metropolitan fours title with youngest team in history
Masters Games Silver Medallist (Pairs)
3 Group Pairs Titles and 1 Group Triples Title as Skip.
A1 White Pennant premiership team beating State Players in the final as Skip.
Club Singles Champion
5 Club Pairs titles
C Grade singles title in first year
3 Group 4’s titles as Skip.
As well as:
Played 900 Victorian Pennant Games, 800 of these in A1 or Premier League
Played in excess of 100 A1 Pennant games as No 2 for Australia’s greatest ever player Glyn de Villiers Bosisto
Semi Finalist Richmond Union Master Singles
Played in first ever Group team
Represented Group 11 as a Skip, Third, Second and Lead
Went through a A1 pennant season under Neil Leonard undefeated including Semi Final & Final
Went through A1 pennant season with Geoff Maskell dropping only one game
Held largest winning record in A1 pennant 53/5
 

 

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