Stone Memorial Boys Bowling Head Coach Tristess Luetkemeyer said she gets help from her team on how to help her coach bowling.
Luetkemeyer began tryouts in August with a new approach. She used the students’ interest to guide her approach towards doing research on how to improve.
“It helped me know what I need to look up and find more information about,” Luetkemeyer said. “Oil patterns on the different lanes can make certain balls roll certain ways which I never knew. So I just constantly like to look and see what’s new and try to figure out through my players how they bowl.”
Luetkemeyer stepped into the position in 2021. She initially stepped into the role for girls bowling before being offered both positions by Stone Memorial. Luetkemeyer said she was impressed with the boys team in her first year coaching.
“I really admired the way that they, their camaraderie with each other and the way that they handled themselves whenever they were at matches against other teams,” Luetkemeyer said. “It was just really impressive and something I wanted to be a part of.”
Luetkemeyer said despite not bowling well herself, she enjoys the fun the sport provides to everyone who plays it.
“It would seem like it’s something really simple to do to throw a ball down an alley and throw pins but it’s a lot harder than that,” Luetkemeyer said.
Stone Memorial will open their bowling season October 6th. The boys and girls teams will begin play at 3 pm against Cookeville.