physical education major and member of the Hong Kong National Team and assisted by Bronze coach and now Silver Coach Ben Ching.
"The task, I'm told, was made particularly difficult because there are some English terms that have no Chinese equivalent," said Nepomuceno, who has completed four seminars in a three-month span. "I had to pause every other phrase for the translation and sometimes the pauses were longer if a concept was a little bit difficult to grasp.
"Still, the group passed with flying colors and I think they were pleased because there is another group from the Hong Kong Bowling Congress who want to book for September or October. Bowling is alive and well, I'm happy to report, in Hong Kong."
The New Silver coaches were: Hui Mau Kai Rocky, Chu Chi Hang Eddy, Lam Yau Shing Eddy, Sylvia Kong, Ching Yiu Pun Ben, Chung Wai Kit Mo, Chang Kwok Ying Agnes, Chan Yick Ting Joey ans Sung Man Yiu Hiddi.
Paeng's next USBC Level One and Bronze will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 1-3. This is the first time that Indonesia will be hosting a USBC seminar.
Paeng will also hold his second tri-level USBC Seminar this year from August 13-20. He will be holding a Level one and Bronze from Thursday to Saturday, August 14-16, with the Silver Level seminar to follow from Sunday through Tuesday, August 17-19,2008. For more information please contact Mr. Aloysius Pek at +65 9693-1905 or email to alfinity.bowling@gmail.com.
The coaches Nepomuceno trains and certifies through the USBC program will develop bowlers in the region, some of whom could become top-level competitors.
Nepomuceno, 50, is a six-time world bowling champion who is widely regarded as the greatest international bowler in the sport's history. The left-hander, who was named Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (bowling's world governing body) Bowling Athlete of the Millennium in 1999, has won 118 bowling titles worldwide and has won titles in five different continents, including a record four World Cup championships in three different decades.
Nepomuceno also is a USBC International Ambassador. The USBC Ambassador program is a speaker's bureau of bowling's influential figures who are hired as headliners for hall of fame banquets, awards dinners, youth programs, bowling center grand openings or other functions.
Nepomuceno's training is part of the USBC effort to create an international coach training program and strengthen FIQ federations. As part of that international strategy, USBC also plans to develop more online coach training with the overall goal to expand USBC's reach globally through information and education.
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