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Oct. 28, 2004 Atlantic City, N.J. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was well represented at this year's East Coast Regional Bowling Coaches Summit. Head Women's Bowling Coach, Sharon Brummell was a keynote speaker at the event, and the only college coach asked to speak. Brummell spoke on the topic of team coaching. Her presentation titled, "Team Coaching, The Dynamics and Challenges of Developing a Team," was well received by the audience of more than 300 bowling coaches, professionals and business proprietors. The event was three days and featured other presentations on all aspects of bowling, a trade show, networking, and receptions. Bob Maki, Director of USA Bowling Coaching invited Brummell. "Bob extended the invitation to me," said Brummell. "He asked me based on the success of our team, its elevation to one of the elite programs in the country, and the short time period that it happened in. He said that we have established a very talented team in a short period of time and that we must be doing something right." Brummell addressed the crowd sharing her experiences and philosophies in forming the many successful teams at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. "Most people think that bowling is based on individual performances, but it is really a true team sport. The team has to pull for each other and feed off of each other's energy. It may be a cliché, but there is no I in team, you have to work together to be successful." Apparently it has worked for Brummell and her UMES bowlers. Last year they recorded the first ever-perfect Baker Game in NCAA history. "The Baker game is team bowling at its best," said Brummell. Baker Games are when a team of five bowlers take turns rolling a single game. The first bowler will roll frames one and six, the second, two and seven, and so on. Last season Vicky Gay rolled the anchor leg of the Baker Game, rolling a strike in the fifth frame and then three consecutive strikes in the tenth to clinch the perfect game. That event also came at the first ever NCAA Championships, of which the Lady Hawks of UMES took seventh place. They ended the season ranked seventh in the country. They have attended the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship the last two seasons, where every college bowling team, Club or NCAA, competes. They were Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences (MEAC) Champions in 2000. This year, barley into a season that runs until May they stand at 20-4 overall, 41-4 in NCAA matches. "We have had tremendous success for an institution our size," said Brummell. "I attribute it to a talented group of young ladies, we always seem to prosper as a team, that is my philosophy; team bowling." That is perhaps why Brummell was asked to speak in the first place; she is a coach, and a teacher, one who is a success at both.
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