Team USA

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Writer 1: Nathan Lancaster

Writer 2:Will Skelton

Team U.S.A.

History

In 1961 the U.S. joined the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs, which is now considered bowling’s worldwide governing body
Team USA officially entered into its first bowling competition in the 1963 FIQ world championships in Mexico
Team USA handled the competition well, winning seven out of the eight gold medals at the event

The Orgainization

USBC’s (United States Bowling Congress) Team USA is a group of men and women that represent the U.S. in international bowling competitions.
Consists of amatuer and professional bowlers
Men and womens teams consist of a minimum of 10 bowlers per team
The top 3 men and women receive automatic spots on the team
The remaining spots on the team are decided on performance during the 4 day, 9 games a day (total of 36 games), try-outs
Each day of try-outs the lane oil patterns change to challenge the athletes

Putting Bowling on the Map

The two most prominant members of the USA bowling team are Jerry Koenig and Fred Borden
-These two men helped make bowling a more globally recognized sport
Jerry Koenig helped achieve exhibition game status for bowling in the 1987 Olympic Games in South Korea
Fred Borden revolutionized coaching in bowling, winning the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba
-Borden also helped shape USA Bowling Coaches (known currently as USBC Coaching) program's core curriculum
-The coaching program greatly helped deepen the talent pool in USA's competitive bowling
The most prominent female member of the USA team, Diandra Asbaty, was Borden's former student
Asbaty is a two time U.S. Amatuer champion and a member of Team USA for ten years
Asbaty is know as one of the best female bowlers in the world, winning four medals ^[1]
Current listed members of Team USA bowling are Patrick Allen, Deek Eoff, David Haynes, Bill Hoffman, and John Janawicz ^[2]