The Bahamas National Team
2009 National Team SelectedMonday, August 3, 2009 - At a recent press conference the 2009 Bahamas National Team was announced. Bahamas Federation President and Coach Monique Leary had this to say about the journey thus far, "It's been really hard but we are doing our best and we are going to get teams to all the tournaments. It's been a long year and we have conducted a lot of training. We've even held training at a skills center in Margate, Florida on synthetic lanes and the bowlers have worked very hard to try and be on par with the rest of the world. It's going to be quite interesting. It's a good feeling to see the level at which we are bowling now. We have a few rookies who have been training over the last couple of years who have truly elevated their game and it's wonderful to see the technique they're perfecting. Bowling is coming on strong!" Mens Team
  Giovanni Johnson Bernardo Almira Officials
  Ricardo Grant Cedric Beckles
2008 Tournaments Attended  QUIBICA-AMF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Date: November 7th – 15th, 2008 Place: Hermosillo, Mexico Team: Mr. Al Jermaine Bethel, 2008 National Men’s Champion Ms. Justina Sturrup, 2008 National Women’s Champion Coach: Mrs. Monique Leary    A. J. Bethel J. Sturrup M. Leary  1st Pan American Women Bowling Championship Sanctioned by: WTBA Date: October 18th – 25th, 2008 Place: Santiago, Chile Team: Stephanie Bowe, Janice Hoyte, Shelley Stewart-Rolle, Joy Johnson, Michelle Lightbourne & Rochelle Russell Alternate: Elizabeth Graham     S. Bowe J. Hoyte S. Rolle J. Johnson    M. Lightbourne R. Russell E. Graham Delegates: Mr. Alfred Burrows, Ms. Florene Johnson Coach Mr. David Capron Asst. Coach: Mr. Earl Bowe     A. Burrows F. Johnson D. Capron E. Bowe | 2009 National Team InterviewedDuring the recent press conference we had the opportunity to capture team members thoughts and comments about being selected to the team, their bowling game and the national team in general. Here is what they had to say: "It will be a learning experience, to get the exposure of participating in the different tournaments. I have had to change my technique and my equipment along with attending various clinics in order to bring my game to the next level." "Going away to represent your country is a special feeling. I have had it for a number of years and it continues and I'm looking forward to it." "This is my second time being on the National Team. I'm really excited about it. With my win at the National Tournament in March I didn't know I had it in me to win but now that it has happened I'm really excited about bowling and I've been putting in a lot of practice time to bring my game up to where it needs to be. Regarding the team selected, I think we've got a good mix. Coaches Monique Leary and David Capron have spent a lot of time critiquing all the bowlers to get the right mix and I think this year we are in good shape to win at one of the tournament." Womens Team
Youth Team  More Team Thoughts & Comments"My mental game is my weakest point at this time so basically I'm working on that. For my physical game I think I've got that down pat." Justina Sturrup, 2008 National Champion "I must say I've improved much since last year. That was my first time on the team and to get out there and bowl on an international level was a great experience. Over the past year I've made tremendous improvements learning the fundamentals so I'm sure in the next month or so you will be hearing a lot about me!" Naobi Hanna "This year we are really excited about the tournaments that we will be attending. I will be attending the Tournament of the Americas in Orlando in August and we have a team that is going into Puerto Rico and one that's going over to Malaysia so we are excited about the opportunity and I truly feel that we will do extremely well." Ronald Dames
2009 Tournaments Attended 45th QUBICA/AMF World Cup Championship Date: November 11th - 23rd, 2009 Place: Meleka, Malaysia Team: Mr. John Fox, 2009 National Men's Champion Ms. Justina Sturrup, 2008 National Women's Champion Coach: Mr. David Capron  J. Fox J. Sturrup D. Capron  Pan American Championship (American Zone) Date: September 17th – 28th, 2009 Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico Men's Team:John Fox, Al Jermaine Bethel, Clarence Wallace, Lindberg Cooper, Orville Jeff Forbes & Richie Goodman   J. Fox A. J. Bethel C. Wallace    L. Cooper O. J. Forbes R. Goodman Women's Team: Justina Sturrup, Marie Sealy, Janice Hoyte, Michelle Lightbourne, Naobi Hanna & Stephanie Bowe  J. Sturrup M. Sealy J. Hoyte Delegates: Earl Bowe, Giovanni Johnson, Elizabeth Graham & Florene Johnson Coaches: Monique Leary & David Capron  E. Bowe G. Johnson E. Graham F. Johnson M. Leary D. Capron  Tournament of Americas Date: August 9th – 15th, 2009 Place: Orlando, FLA – U.S.A. Team: 2 Men & 2 women (Adult Division) 2 Men & 2 Women (Senior Division) 1 Delegate & 2 Coaches  FIQ Women’s World Championship Date: July 23rd – August 3rd, 2009 Place: Las Vegas, Nevada - USA Team: 6 Women Team 2 Alternate 1 Delegate & 2 Coaches  |
John Fox Al Jermaine Bethel Clarence Wallace
