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Bowls QLD
Bowls Queensland (BQ) is the governing body for lawn bowls in Queensland, Australia ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ .... History BQ in its current form has only existed since 2005. Previous to that, bowls in Queensland was governed by two separate organisations, the Royal Queensland Bowls Association (RQBA),established in 1903 and the Queensland Ladies Bowls Association (QLBA). Currently, more than 40,000 Queenslanders are members of a BQ affiliated club. Structure Bowls Queensland is governed by a Board of Directors, including a chairman deputy chair, finance director and 4 ordinary directors. A number of supporting committees assist the board, currently including: *Men's *Ladies *Coaching *Umpires *Match *Selection *Sports Connect Strategic Plan The curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowls
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf or cotula (in New Zealand). History Bowls is a variant of the ''boules'' games (Italian ''Bocce''), which, in their general form, are of ancient or prehistoric origin. Ancient Greek variants are recorded that involved throwing light objects (such as flat stones, coins, or later also stone balls) as far as possible. The aspect of tossing the balls to approach a target as closely as possible is recorded in ancient Rome. This game was spread to Roman Gaul by soldiers or sailors. A Roman sepulchre in Florence shows people playing this game, stooping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
