Australian Deaf Games
Every four years the Deaf Sports Australia runs Australian Deaf Games where they have several sports competing against each state.
We have AUSTRALIAN DEAF TENPIN BOWLING ASSOCIATION INC.
They look after the selections and liaison with Deaf Sports Australia.
We select two teams of one women's and one men's for Tenpin Bowling, we do have some very good players, we select our players with care, they must have patience, and cooperation to work in a team.
Most of the players who are selected are players who can get time off from work and who can afford to go and play.
Our Achievements are to keep going and to make the players happy 100% in all areas within Tenpin Bowling and Socially.
Within our Tenpin Bowling Club, we are a close knit family, we help each other as much as possible, any way we can, we do personal counselling, general help, advising in varies ways for jobs, money, children.
All members are treated equally.
Deaflympics
We had a men and women's team playing in the World Deaf Games (now called Deaflympics) in Rome 2001, these players were selected voluntary to go and play, paying out of their own pocket the expenses of airfares etc.
DSA board has a selection policy that we use for selecting good sports person to participate in the Deaflympics.
The Deaflympics are held, every four years, in 2005 the games were held in Melbourne. We had two teams (10 men and 10 women) Just recently the Deaflympics were in Taipei in September 2009.
National Deaf Championships
We have National Deaf Tenpin Bowling Association, we participate in this annually at Easter, so Deaf Bowlers from all over Australia can compete every year in different state. We are now in our 29th year. We have approximately 85 to 120 bowlers who compete each year.
This is a great experience for us as we have to organised each year, Bowling centres, accommodation, Delegate meetings, Welcome night, Presentation Night and Tournaments and sometimes we include Tours.
Our National committee consist of six members, being President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, 2 Tournament Directors, two Executive Members. We always enjoy meeting other bowlers from around Australia.
Sometimes, USA and New Zealand Deaf Bowlers will join our National Championships, it is a pleasure to meet people from other countries.
Open Championships
Around Australia we have State Open Championships during the year, which our bowlers travel to participate are :-
- SOUTH AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- They are held every Queens' Birthday weekend in June.
VICTORIAN DEAF OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- They are held every 1st weekend in October.
