What is the Interschool Challenge?

The Inter-School Challenge is a program of Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland Inc. introducing the concept of a uniformly structured Tenpin Bowling competition to school teachers, students and parents.

The Inter-School Challenge is a partnership between TBAQ (the sport providers), The Bowling Centre (the sport facility) and Education Queensland (learning providers for children). Queensland is the only State in Australia that runs an Intra-State competition for Tenpin Bowling.

This partnership is developed to achieve the following outcomes:
Enhance the image of thesportof Tenpin Bowling.
Increase participation in the sport.
Place Tenpin Bowling on the same acknowledgement and opportunity base as other major sports
Provide a pathway to recruit and retain junior participants instead of relying on league promotion and tournaments as the only recruitment tools.

The Inter-School Challenge is an event which achieves these outcomes. Tenpin Bowling suffers from a recreational image within the secondary school environment and thus junior bowlers are not acknowledged for their achievements in the sport. This program opens up the opportunity for junior bowlers to succeed in conjunction with school representation. The sport pathways continue from here to Regional, State and International events including the Asian Schools competition.

Through the adoption of the Inter-School Challenge, TBAQ and bowling centres are offering an opportunity to local schools and local junior bowlers to participate in a unique school team based format.

The Tenpin Bowling Inter-School Challenge concept was devised in 2000 to introduce the sport of Tenpin Bowling as an Inter-School Sporting event within the Primary and Secondary environment. Inter-School Challenge is an extension and a viable opportunity to current school participation – Roll ‘n Strike in School program and In Centre field trips.

This competition allows current and new participants of Tenpin Bowling to compete in a structured Statewide competition and to represent their school in their chosen sport.

Goals of Inter-School Challenge:

Have a Statewide event attracting schools to compete against one another for the honour of being the leading school in the sport of Tenpin Bowling
Enhance the image of the sport in the school system by servicing school competitions
Offer opportunities for school students to represent their schools in their chosen sport
Create a closer link between Bowling Centres and TBAQ in providing structured opportunities for schools to access.

WHY THE SPORT NEEDS INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION

To increase the awareness of Tenpin Bowling in the school system
To enhance the image of the sport of Tenpin Bowling
As an added athlete pathway
To showcase similar opportunities and pathways to that of other sports
To be a part of the school community

Feedback Form Please download hereand Return toian@tbaq.org.aufollowing this year’s Competition