My Profile

Dug

Gender: Male

Location: Louisville, KY

Relationship: Married

Children: Proud Parent

# of Kids: 4

Body Type: Average

Height: 6'1"

Religion: Other

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

AIM: dougb01731

About Me: I'm the Bowling Coach at Bellarmine University in Louisville, the Youth Director at Ken-Bowl Lanes in Louisville, a Level II Instructor, a USBC Silver Coach, and the Youth Writer for Bowling This Month. I also run a number of Junior Gold tournaments in Kentucky, am chair of Greater Louisville High School Bowling and Co-Chair of Kentucky State High School Bowling. And I also bowl :-)

Music: The harder the better: Metallica, Atrieu, Stone Sour, Hinder, Bullet for My Valentine, Panic at the Disco, Courtney Love/Hole, Barenaked Ladies, Bowie, Queen, AC/DC, Clash and The Four Preps

Movies: All of the Star Wars What Dreams May Come Airplane Antwone Fischer

TV: Any Bowling World Poker Tour College Football (Go CARDS!!!) History, Discovery Channels The Daily Show The Colbert Report Bill Maher

Books: Any Stephen King, John Grisham, Dean Koontz or Robert Ludlum Into Thin Air Focused for Bowling

Likes: Bowling, College Football, Poker, KIDS!!!!, Coaching, Cooking, Honesty, Integrity, Kindness

Dislikes: Dishonesty, No Ethics, Green Peppers, Celery, those who think the 4-9 is a pocket hit, Country Music, People who forgot what it's like to be young, mean people

Hobbies: Bowling, Reading, Coaching, PC Games

Vices: Coffee-I got rid of the rest of them unless you include bowling

Virtues: Not for me to determine

Heroes: Jesus Martin Luther King, Jr Ghandi My Grandfather Charlie Baker

My Blog

May you live in interesting times

Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 08:26 AM [General]

I'm 46, a father of 3 daughters and a son, have an amazing wife (who also happens to be a very good bowler) and am very active in bowling as a coach, an administrator and a bowler. I'm a huge supporter of youth bowling as well as the Bellarmine Univeristy Bowling Coach.

I'm a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance, a USBC Silver Coach, and a PBA member. Thanks to Riga Kalfas for giving me the confidence a number of years ago to join though I've never been a threat to win a regional :-).

I get myself in the hot seat because I am not afraid to speak my opinions and make my case.

I've been very fortunate to make a number of close friends through bowling, and many of these friends I met through bowling sites on the internet. I hope this trend continues.

Susie Minshew, Rod Ross, Bill Hall and Dan Keller have been HUGE coaching influences for me, and Cary Pon has been my guide on the coaching adventure. I should also mention Jim King for giving me the opportunity to write, teach and learn. He and his wife have become friends.

I NEVER miss Phantom Radio.

I've been in the Louisville Cardinals/Papa Johns Stadium Crunch Zone since 1987.

Louisville is a great city and I am proud to be part of it.

And, yes, I spell my name without the "O".

:-)