New Season of Bowls and Blogs

Well I'm back. For many years my blogging has been about various aspects of lawn bowls and read by Lawn Bowler new and developed.  At 72, and a small local club coach.

Blog Stats April 6 - 13th 2018

I often wonder if I should be blogging what little I know.

Today, the Commonwealth Games and the lawn bowls competition. have finished with the Finals of the Singles between Canada and Australia.  So, I am back on my computer and the next several blogs I will be discussing aspects of the Commonwealth Games and what is lost or gained by athletics and players.

First, a bit of detail about the  blog's Stats (at right) because even though, during the last year,  I have written almost nothing it is still very actively read.

The graph show the visits for the week of 6th April to today (13 of April) and the many peaks means several individuals with some reading several (4 to 6) articles.

In the "Traffic Sources"  the Google Search sends some readers  (70 of 200 ) but most readers are lawn bowlers returning or referral from players.  Any blogger is happy when his material brings back readers to the blog site, the reader and especially new readers.  Even if nothing new was written for the past year. My last blog was on June 15 2017 when "Muskoka LBC" was written .

Stats 10 minutes after posting

After Posting this blog I checked the stats and 11 readers accessed the blog in 10 minutes. One reader (long spike) read or checked several blogs. (left) By the way stats does not show my access to the blog or editing done on blogs.

We notice Russia on the map with a volume of 2 visits this past week. It is not that I believe Bowls are becoming a sport but because in one Blog about membership recruitment, I asked if you would invite "President Trump".  Ofcourse,Russia   search regularly "Trump".

Also of interest is the use of devices for Blog reading. we find a higher percentage of Tablets and IPhone which is the reason I will make my blogs shorter and more on the same subject.. We are moving away from the laptop/desk computer for information on Bowls.

Some of my blogs, like "Three subconscious Mind Exercise"  or "Measuring which Bowl is shot"  are the types of coaching or information that were probably read and tried with the reader at Green side with his tablet or iPhone. In the stats of volume the 27,823 Page view are the more than 10 years of blogs. The Reader will notice that the two blogs memtion above, are of the three most common read blogs  and were written over 5 years ago.

Jo Edwards New Zealand

So, with the Commonwealth Games finished, my blogs over the next few months will look at some topics which arise from the Games and the Internet streaming or not of games.

 -  How to become a fast green player when living in club or country where greens are slower.

- Great athletics and their gains in national support and coaching and great success and loses (Left photo New Zealand pairs skip, Jo Edward /Val Smith) after the lost to Canada when 2 ends to go Canada makes 3 points to tie the game 16-16 and win with a 2 pointer in the final end)

- New Development in Bowls to include VI (Visually Impaired) Rule 14.2 (most recent update of Rule book by World Bowls)

- No Game streaming outside of Australia unless subscription paid ($150), Indication of changes and need for National organizations become active.

-Game studies from Score Card and Point Gains.

- Bowls Canada tweeted "Scotland drawing to within inches " on Scotland winning the Singles against our Canadian Power Player Ryan Bester.  What's wrong with  unique country style coaching/learning.

-National Organizations responsibility to help athletics with :Fund-Me" and sponsorship and Mentorships

- Athletics's toolbox of tricks and skills as they advance from local competition to National and International

- Club security of Finance as to Club Closing by municipalities and how to join sports for better club health

- Learning from sports which are the brother or cousins to Lawn bowls. Shortmat bowls, Crown, Petanque etc

To all the great Lawn Bowl athletics who represented their country at the Commonwealth Games, both old die-hard and new-blood; I congratulate your hard work that got you to where you are and I thank you on behalf of all who watched or followed the games.  You are the standards which our new members and athletics will follow.  "Thank You

Although my Twitter account @Springhiler is restricted or closed to membership by individuals or clubs that are uniquely interested in lawn bowls: I welcome all interested  suggestions on subjects or questions from or for the blog.

To my blog followers from Australia and the southern hemisphere; let me wish you a good  closing of your year of competition. And to fellow Canadian and  other Northern Hemisphere readers; my blog will suggest various approaches to help the developing of your bowls skills for the coming season . Most Northern clubs will open within the next few weeks so club recruitment and volunteer is important at this time.