EVOLUTION OF TWO-HANDED BOWLING: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
Piritta Kantola and Robert Andersson will talk about the evolution of two-handed bowling and present the latest results of a biomechanics study concerning the swing and how to produce ball speed.
PIRITTA KANTOLA
2023- Today / Co-chairman of Education and Technical Committee: European Bowling Federation
2021- Today / National team coach for womens team: Finnish Bowling Federation
2020-2022 / Head of youth coaching: Finnish Bowling Federation
2019-2022 / Head coach of Team Future (U16): Finnish Bowling Federation
2017- Today / Pro shop operator: Kuortane Olympic Training Center
2009- Today / Instructor and a member of the Educational Committee, Coaching education levels 1, 2 and 3: European Bowling Federation
2008- Today / Director of Bowling Training and Education Center: Kuortane Olympic Training Center
2006- Today / Head Instructor, Coaching education levels 1, 2 and 3: Finnish Bowling Federation
2006- 2012 / National team coach for juniors and youth: Finnish Bowling Federation
2002- Today / Classroom teacher (2004 Master of Educational Sciences)
2000- 2006 / Assistant coach for Juniors and youth: Finnish Bowling Federation
1997- 2016 National team bowler, Championships and European Bowling Tour
ROBERT ANDERSSON
Education
Step 1-4 under the Swedish bowling federation.
Step 5 under Swedish sport ministry, 2 years sport university.
EBT Level 3
Studies published in Sweden
2012-2013 Timing Angle and Ball Speed among Nordic Elite Bowlers
2014 Down Swing ratio
2015 Study of the movements in bowling with Qualisys (3d reconstructions)
2015-2016 DAB (Data Analyze Bowling). A web based way to keep track of the changes in a bowler’s technique.
2020 Injury prevention in 2-handed bowling.
Assignments in National teams
2011-2017. Coach in Swedish youth team (under 21)
2017-2018. Head Coach Saudi Arabia
2018. Coach with India for Asian Games
2019. Coach for Philippines during SEA Games
2018-2020. Head Coach Iceland
2019- Head Coach Sweden Woman
2022-. Head Coach Sweden Man
2023-. Head Coach Sweden Junior and Youth
Speaker in international bowling conferences:
2013 Icoach Etbf in Finland
2016 World coaches conference Arlington Texas
2016 Women bowling conference in Singapore.
