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Writer 1: Nathan Lancaster
Writer 2:Will Skelton
Team U.S.A.
- In 1961 the U.S. joined the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs, which is now considered bowling’s worldwide governing body
- 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
- 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 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
Source: http://bowl.com/teamusa/
http://bowling.teamusa.org/
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