Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls is a sport where people with a physical disability can participate equally with able-bodied competitiors. There are no changes to the rules and competitors can compete on both normal green and synthetic surfaces.
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2012 Lawn Bowls Multi Disability National Championships
The 2012 Lawn Bowls Multi-Disability National Championships will be held 4 – 8 June 2012, at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club, Port Stephens, NSW.
Further information will be available shortly.
Classifications
B1: Totally blind, no light perception in either eye up to light perception but the inability to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.
B2: Partially sighted, ability to recognise the shape of a hand up to a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees
B3: Partially sighted, visual acuity above 2/60 up to 6/60 and/or visual field of more than 5 degrees and less than 20 degrees.
B4: Severely disabled bowlers such as tetraplegics or severe cerebral palsy, unable to use a bowl larger than 64mm diameter.
B5: Ambulant and wheelchair bowlers with restricted grip and upper body limb function, poor balance and co-ordination, unable to bowl a full length end or needing a splinting device to do so.
B6: Ambulant and wheelchair bowlers with reduced balance function (loss of 5 points or more) but able to bowl a full length end.
B7: Ambulant and wheelchair bowlers with minor balance problems (loss of less than 5 points).
B8: Ambulant bowlers, who have a permanent and irreversible disability, have lost 10 points on the bench test, but have no noticeable impairment of function.
Lawn Bowls Documents
Wheelchair Sports Australia Lawn Bowls Selection Policy
Current National Results (2011)
Men’s Singles Finals:
Gold/Silver Medal - Josh Barry (Vic) defeated Barry Charity (SA)
Bronze Medal - Geoff Seton (NSW) defeated Peter Ackley (NSW)
Women’s Singles Round Robin:
Gold Carolyn Nelson NSW
Silver Joanne Hunter NSW
Bronze Katelyn Smith Qld
Open Pairs Final:
Gold/Silver Medals - Ashley Pardon/Katelyn Smith (Qld) defeated Henry Ryan/Gilbert Hicks (NSW)
Bronze Medal –Bernie Wolland/John Green (Qld) defeated Paul Kirton/Phil Gude (Vic)
Clover Lester Encouragement Award
Lucas Protopapas Vic
Interstate Aggregate Champions
NSW
For more information on Lawn Bowls please contact:
Bowls Australia http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) www.iwasf.com
International Bowls for the Disabled (IBD) http://www.interdisabledbowls.org