1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Last week, an incredible territorium was added to the Australian 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Disabilities Tenpin Bowling Roll of Honor for her incredible work 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: in the sector. Now it was recognition for the coach 4 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: who has dedicated decades of service to the sport. Now 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: that Territorian's name is Kay Talbot and she joins me 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: in the studio. Good morning to UK. 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: Good morning. 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: It's lovely to have you in the studio. 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: Now. 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: You were dabbed in by a couple of your friends 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: and also well people whose children you have coached for bowling. 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: I know you've had a massive impact on the lives 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: of a lot of Territorians who bowl with a disability. 14 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: Talk me through how long you've been coaching for. 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: Well, I've been coaching, oh, since the early two thousands. 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: But I was roped into coaching disabilities about two thousand 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: and eight, two thousand and nine because the PREVI coach 18 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: was retiring and going traveling with his wife. So I said, yes, 19 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: all right, I'll take it on. And they'd already won 20 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: the Cold Cup or twice yep or three times actually 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: I think anyway, I coached them for twelve months. I 22 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: said I'm not going to go with them until get 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 2: to know me. So they went away one and again. 24 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: So the coach that was coaching before me came back 25 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: and gave me the gold medal, and then we ended 26 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: up winning ten in a row. And then it's just 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 2: got harder and harder each year since because their averages 28 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: are gone up. 29 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Well, yes, it makes it a bit more difficult, doesn't it. 30 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Ten years in a row. I mean you must have 31 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: coached some incredible people as well over that period of time. 32 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: Oh, it's been a fantastic group. When I first started, 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: there was about forty bowlers on the league on Saturday 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: mornings at Planet and yeah, I ended up taking twenty 35 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: one away one year. That's the most we've taken. Unfortunately 36 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: this year was only nine, so yes, hasn't dropped down now. 37 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know there's been some difficulties since since Planet 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: Tenpin closed and really not having that facility for your 39 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: bowlers to be able to practice anymore. 40 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, yeah, because we got Kingpin. Unfortunately that's a 41 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: leisure center, so they don't oil the lanes, they're not 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: allowed lose their own equipment, so it does make it 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: difficult for them to keep the standard up. But they're 44 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 2: pretty keen, and yeah, they keep turning up every week. 45 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: So tell me about some of the incredible bowlers that 46 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: you have seen over the years and what it's been like. 47 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: You know, you said that that obviously you had coached 48 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: able bodied bowlers as well earlier in your career, but 49 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: then the success that you've seen with the disability bowlers 50 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: and and you know, the absolute joy I imagine that 51 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: you see in the achievements that they've had over those years. 52 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 2: Oh, it's fantastic to watch them come up and improve 53 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: their average, and you know, like just to see the 54 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 2: rewards and getting medals. When we go away, there's always 55 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: a few can't really compete with the other states, but 56 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: we give it a go as territories do, and surprise 57 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: ourselves sometimes. But yeah, no, I found a should I 58 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: enjoy it more. They're more receptive, and I find that 59 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: I've got a little copy of a lane, and I 60 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: find that showing them visually what they need to do 61 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: has helped them improve. I've had quite a few actually 62 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: now move into state. There was a couple of boys 63 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: I had. They came to us with an average of 64 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 2: like fifty eight, I say, and within six months I 65 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 2: had them up to like over one hundred and twenty 66 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: one hundred and thirty. So wow, that was the father 67 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: was quite impressiment. They just want to do it, you know, 68 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: and if you give them the tools to do it, 69 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: they'll improve. 70 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: How awesome? Kay? Obviously, I think it was about two 71 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: weeks ago that you got the news that you're going 72 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: to be added to the Australian Disabilities ten Pin Bowling 73 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: Roll of Honor. What was your reaction when you heard 74 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: them start talking about you. 75 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: Well, I'm thinking, oh, yeah, they said it's a female 76 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: person that wasn't done a lot of work and that, 77 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: and I'm trying to think could possibly be because I 78 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: didn't think i'd been doing it long enough to actually 79 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: be eligible for it for starter, so I wasn't going 80 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 2: to be me, you know. And they were saying things 81 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: and I sort of had a funny look on my 82 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: face and I thought, I can't turn around and look 83 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: behind me. They're looking over my way, but I'm sure 84 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: it's somebody standing behind me, you know. Really stupid I feel. 85 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 2: But anyway, and then they announced my name and like 86 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: I was just overwhelmed, and they said, oh, you didn't 87 00:04:58,560 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: not guess and I went no. 88 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: Or you know, you said you're looking for someone behind you. 89 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: That shows how humble you are really that you're looking 90 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: for somebody else when they're talking about you. 91 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: And I didn't register that talk about Darwin and everything, 92 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,799 Speaker 2: and I'm thinking, oh, this just just didn't register. 93 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: What was the reaction. Were you away with some of 94 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: your athletes and what was there? Right? 95 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, they were over the moon. You know, they're 96 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 2: cheering like crazy and everything. Yeah, but it was very overwhelming. 97 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: But every bowler in that center that was there on 98 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: opening day all came up and congratulated me, New South Wales, Tasmania, everywhere. 99 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: I've even had a guy I ring up from TASMANI 100 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: and wanting me to coach him. 101 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: Oh how beautiful. 102 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: Because I help out. If I see him struggling, I'll 103 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 2: just go down say hey how about doing this or that? 104 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't get where they're from. Yeah, oh that's 105 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: really wonderful. And you know that's I think that's real 106 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: testament to clearly the kind of coach that you are 107 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: as well, that you're prepared to help everybody out and 108 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: give everybody some time, you know, and there's nothing more 109 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: important than. 110 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: Your time well being a temping bowler myself. I know 111 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: what it's like to get help, so yeah, and the 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 2: guys are fantastic and I know they appreciate it. 113 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's an easy job, really, Yeah, an enjoyable one, 114 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm very much so. Yeah, Kay tell me in terms 115 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: of the Nationals a couple of weeks ago, how did 116 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: your athletes go? I know it has been a bit 117 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: more difficult as you touched on, you know, in terms 118 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: of their training, how did they go? 119 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: They really struggled. They couldn't handle the lanes. It was oiled, 120 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: but not very much but I thought it would have 121 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: been to their advantage, but it just didn't help. A 122 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: lot of them bowl very slowly, so the balls weren't 123 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 2: sort of getting to the pins to start with. There's 124 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 2: a lot of things for them to overcome. Unfortunately, we 125 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 2: were the strongest team there because we held everybody else 126 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 2: up this year. But they gave it there all and 127 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 2: I mean that's all you can ask. 128 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: You can do, and particularly through that adversity you know, 129 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: of not having that regular facility. I know that they 130 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: do train it at Kingpin, but as you said, it 131 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: is a leisure center, so it's very different for them 132 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: to what it was I'm assuming when you had that 133 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: regular facility where they were able to train. 134 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, they used to bowl league every week three games 135 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 2: at the Planet, and of course when we got closer, 136 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: we had extra training which was really good. You know, 137 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: they could come in and do some more because it's 138 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: really full on. It's a lot of games. I mean, 139 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: in the Challenge you've got a bowl seven games, wow, 140 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: head to head against the other States, So it's a 141 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: lot of pressure. But of course at Kingpin they can 142 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 2: only afford to bowl two games a week. So considering 143 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 2: the uniploy two games a week all year, to come 144 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: up against these people that bowl probably three six whatever games, 145 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: it's incredible. Yeah, they did exceptionally well. 146 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: They've done really really well. Kay. If you were to 147 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: look back on your career and look back on you 148 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: coaching over the decades, has there been any absolute highlights 149 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: that stand out for you or is it really? Is 150 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: it good fun every time you coach? 151 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 2: Oh, look, it's yeah, That's why I keep going back 152 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: every year. It's just fun. They listen to what I say, 153 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,239 Speaker 2: they do their best to do how to do it? Yep, 154 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 2: they ask questions so I can explain it to them. 155 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 2: Once they understand it. It makes it a lot easier 156 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 2: for them. 157 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Okay, it's lovely to speak to you this morning. A 158 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: big congratulations that you have indeed been added to the 159 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: Australian Disabilities ten pin Roll of Honor. A huge achievement, 160 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: a huge achievement for a territory. And congratulations. 161 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: Thanks very much, thank you. 162 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: Good to catch up with you this morning. 163 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 2: Thank you.