Team G bowling starts early September and ends in November. Practices are held on Sundays at Texa-Tonka lanes in St. Louis Park. Although there are some modifications made for athletes with physical disabilities, most athletes compete under professional bowling rules. We do not use bumpers. Some athletes use a ramp for launching the ball.
When athletes arrive they will check in, get a name-tag and ask for shoes at the desk. Balls should be the proper weight and finger size. We generally have 6 lanes available and practice time allows for a short lesson and 2 games. Scores are gathered each week of practice and are submitted to the State office where divisioning for fair competition (with athletes of similar ability) is done for State Competition.
We have a wide range of skills on our team from beginners to experienced. Athletes are generally grouped by general ability and age. Social opportunities are an important part of our practice and we focus on bowling skills as well as sportsmanship and encouragement of fellow bowlers.
Suggested attire for bowling is comfortable, loose pants and t-shirts. Our athletes do get warm during bowling. Texa-Tonka supplies balls and shoes but many seasoned bowlers have their own shoes and bowling balls. For competition, athletes will wear their Team G t-shirt.
Bowling is a great chance for Unified Partners to compete as “doubles” and for non-athletes to get involved in our team. The partner must be Level 1 Coach Certified through the State. See www.somn.org to register to be a Unified Partner.
Please see specialolympicsminnesota.org/sports/bowling for additional information about this sport.
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