Tournament recaps, practice reflections, and real-world coaching observations.
- (no title)Coach’s Journal – Summer League, Week 2: Experimenting With a Purpose Summer league has become my place to experiment. I’m treating it less like “must score at all costs” and more like a testing ground to improve my lane play, adjustment-making, and confidence in diagnosing ball motion. If I can get better at solving problems… Read more: (no title)
- Coach’s Journal — Tempo Hijack + Attention SlipSession: League ContextEarly games felt “random”: misses were ~3 boards left or ~3 boards right, and even when I hit target the shot quality wasn’t there (speed up/down, release off). Energy felt low and focus wasn’t locked in. What actually happenedThis wasn’t a lane-adjustment night at first — it was a tempo + attention night.… Read more: Coach’s Journal — Tempo Hijack + Attention Slip
- Coach’s Journal: A Tournament That Reinforced How I CompeteSession: Tournament I bowled a tournament recently that didn’t end with a stepladder appearance — I finished sixth out of 36 bowlers, ten pins short — but it reinforced a lot about how I compete now, and why I feel more confident every time I step into these events. This wasn’t a “career day.”It wasn’t… Read more: Coach’s Journal: A Tournament That Reinforced How I Compete
- Adjusting on the Fly in League PlaySession: League Last night in league, I decided to switch things up and throw my Storm Level instead of my usual Attention Star Solid. The Level is a weaker ball—both core and cover—so my plan was to play straighter angles, closer to up 10. In theory, it should have given me more room and predictability.… Read more: Adjusting on the Fly in League Play
- League Night With No Miss RoomTonight was one of those league nights I want to document so I can come back to it later and build a better game plan if it shows up again. I started practice with my Level, mostly to see what that look would give me. Normally…