The exasperation can be felt in Olivia “Bong” Coo’s voice as she shares the struggles bowling is going through and what the game could look like when it reopens activities.
The sport Coo has helped popularize in the Philippines has been put on hold, as sporting activities have been restricted in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent quarantine enforced in the country.
There haven’t been any official guidelines for bowling approved yet by the national coronavirus task force, but Coo has seen how other countries are returning to business and those practices might be copied locally. “You don’t what the ball is gathering from the time it leaves your hand and it rolls on the lane and back,” said Coo, the current secretary-general of the Philippine Bowling Federation, the sport’s national governing body.
“They will also limit the number of people playing in a lane. Ayaw na rin ng nila ng masyadong crowded. Tapos very minimal na rin ’yung interaction, so as you go to the bowling counter, probably cash-less transactions. Those I’ve seen online.” There is no rush to get the players in top-notch form yet because major international tournaments have been suspended this year, such as the world youth and world juniors championships, the World Cup and the Asian championships.
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