It is not about Sydneysiders not wanting to travel It is about where should THE event of the year be held
and In my opinion it should be in the Cities that have the numbers who will attend to support the event and
that is Melbourne Sydney and Gold Coast/ Brisbane
Biggest results for entries have been at those locations
Geoff please take the Gold Coast out of your equation there is not a centre here on the Gold Coast that could satisfactorily host this event.It is not about Sydneysiders not wanting to travel It is about where should THE event of the year be held
and In my opinion it should be in the Cities that have the numbers who will attend to support the event and
that is Melbourne Sydney and Gold Coast/ Brisbane
Biggest results for entries have been at those locations
Geoff please take the Gold Coast out of your equation there is not a centre here on the Gold Coast that could satisfactorily host this event.
Not many
Also it is about location in terms of the facilities on offer
Pretty hard to beat the set up at Rooty Hill, IMO
12K x $5 lineage would be $60K towards yearly rent on a bowling centre which was run by a non-profit Sporting group who could also hold many National Ratings Tournament events and coaching clinics throughout the year, this in addition to running a licences club and bowling centre open to the public.
Privately owned businesses who are hugely disadvantaged compared to a Sporting Organisation manage to run bowling centres successfully, yet the elected officials, past and present, of TBA have continually failed to see that taking the Sport's destiny into their own hands is the most logical course of action for the Sport.
If the board of TBA had a National Bowling Centre which was also a licences club, imagine how much better the Sport could be showcased and promoted as well as being able to subsidise travel expenses for interstate rep teams. The Offices of TBA could be housed within the Club premises, along with National coaching programs etc.
Seems like a no brainer to me, but obviously I'm alone in thinking this way.
Sorry, I tried not to comment, but unable to resist.
Apart from no ball park no meeting/tournament rooms, no pro shop and incredibly inaccessible parking, it's perfect....
Fair enough. I've not been to the Robina centre, I just remembered someone here, in another thread, talked about Robina being a possibility for nationals.
I'm glad you ended your rant earlier Brenton.
12K x $5 lineage would be $60K towards yearly rent on a bowling centre which was run by a non-profit Sporting group who could also hold many National Ratings Tournament events and coaching clinics throughout the year, this in addition to running a licences club and bowling centre open to the public.
Privately owned businesses who are hugely disadvantaged compared to a Sporting Organisation manage to run bowling centres successfully, yet the elected officials, past and present, of TBA have continually failed to see that taking the Sport's destiny into their own hands is the most logical course of action for the Sport.
If the board of TBA had a National Bowling Centre which was also a licences club, imagine how much better the Sport could be showcased and promoted as well as being able to subsidise travel expenses for interstate rep teams. The Offices of TBA could be housed within the Club premises, along with National coaching programs etc.
Seems like a no brainer to me, but obviously I'm alone in thinking this way.
Sorry, I tried not to comment, but unable to resist.