PBI ponders hiring foreign coach<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
In a bid to increase the competitiveness of Indonesian
\nplayers, the national bowling association (PBI) is pondering a
\nplan to recruit a foreign consultant and a coach, according to a
\nrelease here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing final series of the
\nAviva Asian Bowling Tour at SAFRA Resorts Bowl in Singapore, PBI
\nChairman Maxi Gunawan said a foreign consultant was needed to
\ndetermine which tournaments are necessary for the athletes to
\ncompete in to improve their performances while a foreign coach
\nwould be projected to train the junior national team.<\/p>\n
The idea was raised following Happy Soediyono and Ryan
\nLalisang's failure to advance to the quarterfinals in Singapore
\ndespite their promising positions prior to the tournament.<\/p>\n
Happy had been fifth and Ryan sixth after six events in the
\nseries only to flop on Friday in the seventh and final event of
\nthe Aviva Asian bowling tour series.<\/p>\n
Despite the failure, Maxi hailed his two proteges for their
\ngood performances.<\/p>\n
\"Happy and Ryan's run to the final of the tour to join the
\nAsian elite deserves praise given that it was their first
\nparticipation in the tour. It was unlucky that they failed to
\nbreak into the top eight,\" Maxi was quoted as saying in the
\nrelease.<\/p>\n
Aswin Limansantoso, the head of PBI's foreign affairs, voiced
\nfinancial concerns, saying that a consultant or a coach would
\ncost between US$5,000 and $9,000 per month.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Saturday's women's quarterfinal round, Malaysian
\nShalin Zulkifli advanced to the semifinals after defeating
\ncompatriot Sarah Yap 246-192.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Shalin will be challenged by another
\ncompatriot Lai Kin Ngoh. The other semifinal match will see host
\nbowler Jennifer Tan against Liza del Rosario of the Philippines.<\/p>\n
In the men's semifinals, United States-born Purvis Granger of
\nthe Philippines will be tested by his apprentice Biboy Rivera,
\nwhile Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong will face Malaysian Azidi Ameran.<\/p>\n
The Singapore event offers US$76,000 in cash prizes. The
\nprevious six events of the series were held in Malaysia,
\nThailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
The tour provides a grand total of US$226,000 in prize money.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pbi-ponders-hiring-foreign-coach-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }