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It is sometimes hard to keep accurate score as you are playing, not only that it is considered to be bad luck. If a you keep getting strikes and spares, you will have to move for several frames before you can begin adding. Unless if you are very good at the math, it is superior to move until the end of the game to add up the final score. You sometimes have to jump back and forth between frames if people keep bowling strikes and spares. Below is a sample game:

In the Frame 1 you get a spare. You score is ten. In the second frame, on the first roll you knock down 6 pins. Your score for Frame one is 16.

In the Frame 2 you knock down 5 pins on the first roll, and 3 on the second. You have nine points. Add this to to your score in Frame 1. Your score for Frame 2 is 24..

In Frame 3, you knock down eight pins. Add this score to your Frame 2 score. Your score for Frame 3 is 32.

In Frame 4 you bowl a strike. You acquire ten points for the strike plus the amount of pins you knock down on your next two balls. In Frame 5 you bowl a strike. On the next ball you knock down 5 pins. You have 25 points for this frame. Add this score to your Frame 3 score. Your score for Frame 4 is 57.

In Frame 5 you bowl another strike. Once again you get ten points for the strike plus the amount of balls you knock down on your next two balls. In Frame 6 you get a spare, by knocking down five balls with apiece turn. You have 20 points for this frame. Add this score to your Frame 4 score. Your score for Frame 5 is 77.

In Frame 6, you get a spare. You get ten points plus the pins you knock down on your next ball. On your first ball in Frame 7, you kncok down 4 pins. You have 14 pins in Frame six. Add this score to your Frame 5 score. Your score for Frame 6 is 91.

In Frame 7, you knock down nine pines. Add this score to your Frame 6 score. Your score for Frame 7 is 100.

In Frame 8, you knock down 9 pins. Add this score to your Frame 7 score. Your score for Frame 8 is 109.

In Frame 9 you get a spare. On your first ball in Frame 10, you knock down 9 pins. You get nineteen points for this frame. Add this score to your Frame 8 score. Your score for Frame 9 is 128.

In Frame 10, you get a spare. Since you get an extra ball on this frame, you get a strike. You get 20 points for this frame. Add this score to your Frame 9 score. Your score for Frame 10, and the game, is 148.

Who knows if you will ever need to keep score in bowling. However, it is a handy thing to know how to do. Some day you might be on a quiz show such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and one of the questions might have to do with keeping score while bowling.

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Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol– The Philippines is composed of three major groups of islands, namely; Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This archipelago in southeast Asia is also home to three major sports personalities that have etched their indelible marks in their respective disciplines. Paeng, Bata, and Pac-Man are obloquy that will always be synonymous to greatness, if not greatest, in their own fields. Rafael “Paeng” Nepomuceno’s accomplishments in Bowling are unparalleled, while Efren “Bata” Reyes’ mark in Billiards has attained him the reputation as the greatest to have ever held the cue stick. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s exploits in Boxing are unprecedented and unworldly. Bowling, Billiards, and Boxing are sports that did not originate from the Philippines… but in spite of that, these three legendary Pinoy athletes have carved a way to secure the loftiest of distinctions in the sport that they can very well call their own!

Let’s Begin off with Rafael “Paeng” Nepomuceno, a six-time World Bowling Champion who owns 118 career bowling titles that include four Bowling World Cups. He is the only bowling athlete in the world who has received the prestigious International Olympic Committee President’s Trophy. Paeng was also the first international male bowling athlete to be enshrined in the International Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum based in St. Louis, Missouri in 1993 where his seven foot image is displayed at the Museum’s entrance. In November 1999, the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) titled Paeng as the “International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium” and in September of 2003, Paeng was titled by the Prestigious Bowlers Journal International as the “Greatest International Bowler of All Time.”

Paeng is probably ideal known for being listed in Guiness Book of World Records for three separate distinctions, namely; i.) for being the youngest (at 19 years old) mortal to win the Bowling World Cup, ii.) for most Bowling World Cup wins (a total of 4), and iii.) for having won the most number of bowling tournament titles (a total of 118).

Nepomuceno’s consistency and dominance over a relatively long period of time is probably what separates him from the rest. This is manifested by the numerous accolades he has received throughout the years, in fact, spanning decades. He is the only athlete in the Philippines who has been given the highest honor to a Filipino by three Philippine presidents. In 1984, Paeng was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In 1999, President Joseph E. Estrada awarded the Philippine Legion of Honor and in 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo awarded Paeng the Order of Lakandula with Class of Champion for Life and was declared Ideal Filipino athlete of all time. Both the Philippine Senate and the Home of Representatives have declared Paeng the “Greatest Philippine Athlete of All Time”.

Now let’s proceed to possibly the most loved and most lovable Pinoy athlete of all time – Efren “Bata” Reyes. Nicknamed “The Magician”, Reyes requires no introduction to any fan of the game today. Bata took the pool world by storm, winning at least 78 international tournaments along the way. Most great players develop their expertise and exceptional play in one particular pool game, be it pocket billiards, snooker or billiards. It is extremely hard to specialize in 2 of those 3 categories, but Reyes is an all around player. He plays extremely well in all three categories. This separates him from the rest of the pool greats and puts him on a league of his own.

Owning nearly certainly the world’s most lovable toothless smile, The Magician has endeared himself to fans with his exciting and magical brand of play that has definitely changed the game in more ways than one. He is a two-time world champion and has two World Cup of Pool titles under his belt that he shares with bosom buddy Francisco “Django” Bustamante. In 2003, Bata became the first Asian to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame. As a player in professional pool, Reyes has been known to have won a number of money-rich tournaments worldwide. This makes him one of the most profitable players around. To establish it, he topped AZ Billiards Money List 5 times; 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2006 he set a record by earning 6K in a single year.

This brings us to who many might think about as the greatest Filipino athlete of all-time, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. The Pinoy firebomb’s legendary rise didn’t come on a silver platter. He had to overcome size disadvantages throughout his rise to boxing superstardom. He is a 4-division lineal world champion (112lbs, 126lbs, 130 lbs, and 140lbs) and 8-division champion in as many weight categories (112lbs, 122lbs, 126lbs, 130lbs, 135lbs, 140lbs, 147lbs, and 154lbs). A handful of boxing pundits and historians still rank him below obloquy like Robinson and Ali in the all-time list. This is to be expected especially that comparisons between greats of different eras present too many problems and what ifs that could be a subject of another topic. Furthermore, rankings are sometimes too subjective and largely depend the biases and prejudices of the one doing the ranking. On that regard, in my eyes and in the eyes of many others, Pacquiao has done more than enough to rank him atop anyone among boxing’s all time greats.

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Introduction

Cricket is one of the oldest sports known to mankind. In the 19th and the primeval 20th century, cricket was meant to be played and enjoyed at a leisurely pace. However, with the advent of one day cricket in the mid 1970s and twenty20 cricket in the primeval 2000s, its popularity has soared immensely. The frenetic pace at which matches are being organised and played means players are at an increased risk of getting injured.

Epidemiology of back injury

A longitudinal study done in South Africa found that bowling (41%), fielding and wicket keeping (30%) and batting (16%) accounted for most of the injuries in cricket. The primary mechanism by which most of these occurred was found to be the delivery and follow through of the fast bowler (26%), fielding (23%), overuse (17%), ball impacts (17%), training (4%) and participation in other sports bookkeeping for 3%. Whereas, an Australian study reported the injury prevalence as 14% for pace bowlers, 4% for spin bowlers and batsmen and 2% for wicketkeepers. Furthermore, the study goes on to say that pace bowlers who had bowled more than 20 match overs in the week leading up to the current match were more likely to sustain a injury in that match and the risk was even greater if the player was bowling second in the match- that is, having already batted in the first innings.

Lower back injury in fast bowlers

Of greatest concern are those conditions that occur due to overuse or repetitive stress like lumbar stress fractures. Bowling involves concomitant hyperextension of lumbar spine and rotation of the thoracic spine. In addition,, there is an added impact loading at back foot contact. This can cause injuries to the bones, joints, ligaments and muscles in and around the lumbar spine. The main lesions are spondylosis and spondylolisthesis.

Spondylosis

Is a stress fracture occurring at the pars interarticularis (a joint in the vertebral column). It is more likely to occur in a fast bowler having a blended action rather than a side-on or front-on one.

Spondylolisthesis

Here the vertebral body has bilateral ununited fractures; the upper vertebral body tends to slide forwards on the vertebra situated below causing tensile stresses on the adjoining connective tissue. This condition is associated with severe back pain.

Clinical presentation

The usual presentation is of a dull lower back ache or pain. It is usually unilateral, occurring on the non bowling arm, i.e. a right handed bowler develops spondylosis on the left pars and vice versa. It is gradual in onset and is characteristically described as the ‘crescendo-type’ of pain, i.e. occurring at the end of day’s play initially, then primeval the next time around and so on, until the bowler is unable to bowl in the middle of a spell.

Clinically, spondylosis can be picked by the one-legged hyperextension test, i.e., occurrence of pain when the player bends backwards especially if standing on one leg. Clinical suspicion should be backed up by investigations. Use of plain radiographs, with catercorner views, 99 Tc bone scans and CT is warranted. Bone response to spondylosis is in the form of pedicle sclerosis and hypertrophy. Absence of fracture with increased bone density in and around the pars, the pedicle and the posterolateral margin of the vertebral body is usually diagnostic.

Risk Factors

Traditionally, fast bowling lower back injuries have been thought to occur due to hereditary factors, demand of proper technique, poor physical conditioning, demand of pre-season preparation and overuse or increased workload in terms of the amount of deliveries bowled per spell or week or a season without allowing for recovery to occur. Various phases of delivery of a cricket ball by a fast bowler have been defined: pre-delivery stride (gather), mid-bound (delivery jump), back foot impact, stride length, front foot impact, release / delivery and follow through. A number of technical and biomechanical parameters are considered crucial to predict injury potential, videlicet the speed of and the angle of the run-up, positioning of feet at the bowling as well as the popping crease, shoulder alignment, attitude of the upper torso, non bowling arm position, release height, front knee angle during front foot impact and last but not the least, the follow through.

Also, there are two distinct ways in which pace bowlers deliver a cricket ball, side-on action and the front on action. These are defined in terms of the attitude of the feet, the non bowling arm, the shoulders, upper torso and the follow through. A third kind of action involves some features of either of these actions; characterised by the lower half of the body being front-on while the upper half is side-on. The biggest disadvantage of blended action is that it involves greater rotation of the shoulders to realign with the rest of the body. This is then responsible for greater amounts of lumbar hyperextension and rotation than the other two actions and thus more injury prone. A current study of fast bowling biomechanics done in 2008 has revealed a greater risk associated with a blended action rather than with purely side-on or front on actions.

Treatment

Persistent back pain indicates underlying vertebral injury. In most cases, complete rest from the sport is the treatment of choice. It should ideally take 6 weeks for the bone to heal. During this time a progressive rehabilitation program can be initiated. This involves strengthening of the structures supporting the lumbar spine like the transverses abdominis, multifidus, spinal erectors and abductors of hip. Improving trunk core stability and flexibility of the trunk and lower extremity is also undertaken. Subtle modifications are prefabricated to the action to reduce the stresses on the vertebrae. Use of a brace while bowling to support the back is also advocated. Surgical intervention is rarely required.

Segmental wire fixation is probably the treatment of choice if surgery is indicated. Injury prevention Improved biomechanics (beyond the scope of this article)

Individualised fitness programs

· for strengthening the musculature of the mid section and the lower extremities and improving flexibility

Player management at professional level · 1. Pre-season sport specificity training, concentrating on rhythm to begin off with and gradual building up of pace. · 2. Record of the bowling work load and rest periods should be maintained so that the fast bowlers in the squad can rested on a rotation policy, picking and choosing the players according to the work load and the importance of the match.

Player management at junior level

· 1. Work load is of more important in young fast bowlers since the vertebral growth cartilage is less resistant to repetitive stresses than the adult cartilage. Thus, young fast bowlers, especially, in their teens, should be discouraged form bowling long spells.

· 2. Blended actions are ideal modified at an primeval age. Attempt to modify the action at a professional level are usually fraught with risks of the bowler losing quite a lot of pace and consequently confidence in his ability.

· 3. Early diagnosis of stress in the lumbar vertebrae thus preventing progression to spondylosis and spondylolisthesis. Regular investigations in this direction should be undertaken at a very primeval age so that corrective interventions can be implemented.

Application of these suggestions might not necessarily produce genuinely swift bowlers but might help them oppose prolonged ‘pain free’ careers and realise their full potential.

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Along with golf, bowling is one of the more favourite recreational sports a mortal of any age and gender can play. Participating in activities like these brings about not only physical benefits but social ones as well – the secret being that one enjoys the game regardless of whether they win or lose.

But that is not to state that a recreational bowler should simply settle for mediocre results. In fact, enjoyment of the game can only increase if the scores proportionally increase as well. In order to accomplish this, a bowler has to develop a consistent bowling game that works on maintaining good technique and improving on problem areas.

Attitude

Being healthy to bowl consistently is challenging, but not impossible for the average bowler. The first requirement, of course, is the drive to want to get superior at the game. Hours and hours of coaching and practice will not get a lot of results if your attitude is less than enthusiastic.

A tiny help

Even if you have no intentions of bowling professionally, getting a coach to help with your game can increase your game’s efficiency. This is because a coach is healthy to watch and examine your movements to see what you are doing right and what you’re doing wrong. You don’t even have to get a one-on-one coach. Classes of about six students to a coach are perfectly fine and a lot cheaper, while allowing the right amount of focus a coach can give apiece student. If no coach is available, ask a friend who you think has a superior game for some help.

Practice – even outside the lanes!

The suggested practice time for a recreational bowler is around 4 to 6 hours a week. If you think that’s a lot, realize that an average visit to the lanes is no less than two hours. (Of course, it is another matter if it was spent practicing or spending time at the snack bar.)

At the lanes, practice with a schedule. Begin with some warm up exercises to refrain injury. Then while you’re still fresh, work on the problem areas of your game. The areas you have less problems with can be worked on after the problems have been addressed.

Even when you’re not in the lanes, you can still practice your approach and swing. Try this in an area where the flooring most resembles the alley to get a consistent feel.

All it takes is a positive attitude coupled with disciplined practice to improve. The fun doesn’t only come from averaging above 180, but also from the fact your hard work is paying off.