Oregon State USBC

How do you get someone who has never bowled in a league in their entire life to join for the first time?  That question has been rolling around in my head for quite some time.  At the end of my thought process I always arrive at the same conclusion:  you invite them.

Bowling is an attractive sport.  It offers social fun with your friends on a regular basis for an affordable price and it's never rained out.  With that said, why doesn't everyone do it?...

I can't believe how fast the summer comes and goes.  Fortunately at this point it's still only the middle of July, but man, it is just flying by.  The Open Tournament came and went, and I feel for my first year, it was a success, but there is so much room for growth.

Some of you may wonder what exactly an association manager does in the summer.  I myself wondered that as well.  So far I find myself doing what I hoped:  seeking sponsorship for next ye...

Five months into my new job and I've made a lot of new friends.  If you've read my past blog posts you'll know that I think bowling is a community of people who are drawn together by the love of a sport.  As I've had the chance to make new friends, I've discovered what others may have already figured out: Growing the sport of bowling really isn't going to happen through the USBC or the bowling centers...it will happen when we the bowlers start inviting our friends to start bowling w...

When I took over the position of Association Manager in December, I was a bit overwhelmed.  I felt as though I could understand what Barack Obama was going through as the new president, trying to figure out how to do a job he had never done before.  I felt like I needed to assess the state of our union of bowlers. 

What I'm finding, through my communication with bowlers, board members, association managers and everyone in between is that everyone has differen...