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spot on the Provincial men‘s team, and there‘s the recreational side of Roeder who enjoys Sund':mt outings with the gang in a more atmosphere. However, he also finds time to coach children up to provincial and national champion women‘s teams. Earlier this month Roeder was presented the Coach of the Year Award by the Ontario Fiveâ€"Pin Bowling Association. It‘s Today, as the vice president of the Masâ€" ter Bowlers Association of Ontario and a member of the Waterloo Lanes Fiveâ€"Pin Association, it‘s quite obvious that Roeder‘s love of the game hasn‘t wandered. The excitement and thrill of falling pins excites him as much today as it did when he rolled his first ball at the age of eight. As one who tasted perfection, the competitive side of him bowls on the Master Tour, vying for a ball punched the head pin taking down a corner pin. He finished with a 442 score, but the 34â€"yearâ€"old bowler admits seeing only the head pin go down after being so close to a perfect game is the same feeling a pitcher gets after allowing a blooper sinâ€" gle in the ninth inning with two out for the only hit of the game. And, like a baseball pitcher, perfection is the ultimate goal of the game. Waterloo‘s Dave Roeder â€" yes, the same Dave Roeder who won a seat on Waterloo City Councilon Monday â€"tasted erfection _ at | &4 a s €Vaterloo Lanes MY l°b Is t bos. waig| them and a perfect 450 game, involving play as 12 consecutive â€"Dz strikes. It‘s a feat he hasn‘t * repeated, but he knows he‘s due. after throwing 11 strikes, Roeder‘s 12th Ah, yes, the game of bowling. Where the thundering roar of the ball rolling down the alley crashing five neatly aligned pins into a pit of darkness can bring on a round of cheers, sneers and snickers. ,It‘s a sport where hanging out in the alley surround by gutters is quite acceptâ€" able. Strikes are quite common, yet after three you‘re not out. The more strikes, the betâ€" Roeder honored by bowling association Just three weeks ago at Waterloo Lanes USED abmite 7 Going for perfection "My job is to motivate them and get them to play as a team." Great Selection of EXPERT SKATE SHARPENING _ New or Reconditioned hh â€"Dave Roeder inidemnnsss nament. "With bowlers competing at this level, there‘s very little you can tell them, espeâ€" cially if they bowl poorly. I tell them that it‘s all in their minds. They have to block out a lot of other things that are going on in the next lane. They have to have tunâ€" nelvision and just concentrate on their own lane." As a team, their average at the championship was a stunning 259.8. Selecting the women‘s team involved a sixâ€"event master‘s bowling tournament. The top bowler overall is the ladies singles‘ representative, while the other top five "At the nationals (in Oshawa) they lost their first game, but they beared down and didn‘t lose another for the rest of the tourâ€" "My job is to motivate them and get them to play as a team," Roeder said of the fiveâ€"member Ontario women‘s team conâ€" sisting Toronto bowlers Claudia Lista, Joanne Goram; Lynn White from Collingâ€" Champion from Hamilton. wood, Brenda Pankoff of London and Brenda Hamilton, the Canadian Five Pin _ However, as a bowling coach for Canada‘s top women‘s team, he doesn‘t pace behind the bench carrying a playâ€"byâ€" play clipboard. undefeated season and a provincial chamâ€" pionship. § the third consecutive year in which he was presented with the award. During the past few years he‘s been a Youth Bowling Council 4 Steps to Stardom coach taking the junior boys team to the provincial final in Toronto. He also coached the bantam boys team to a provincial gold which led to a bronze at the nationals in Winnipeg, Man. With a 271 average, Roeder was a memâ€" ber of the 1991 Ontario men‘s team which won a silver the same year at the Nationâ€" als in Moose Jaw, Sask. He lost only two matched at the week long event and was selected to the Canadian allâ€"star team. With his secâ€" ond love being baseball, Roeder takes his coachâ€" ing beyond his bowling success. This past season as the head coach of Waterâ€" loo‘s major tâ€"ball team, he coached the boys to an Dave Roeder, was presented his third consecutive Coach of the Year award by the Ontario Fiveâ€"Pin Boling Association. bowlers make up the national team. In country. seleefingthe'coach,fliewommm.given "I need that in my life, where you get t mdwomuggxwmosev&neflg socialize and meet new friends. There‘s the position an Lne one wh recreational and competitive side of the feel would be the best suited for the job. . game. You make it what you make it. Despite his success as coach of the ladies "My wife, Beth, bowlis and i8 a ki national team, or as a member of the men‘s . y wife, Beth, bowis and is a kids provinaal team, he realizes that the msuitx:pr‘Rynn,(IZ)myoldest.hn.swor ational side of bowling is equally imporâ€" PrOViNCa! medals and my other children tant. In fact, without it, bowling wouldn‘t . Mike,9, and Nicol, 4, also enjoy bowling be one of the top recreational sports in the It‘s our way of life." WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994 â€" PAGE 31 C 0 M P A m Y "My wife, Beth, bowls and is a kids‘ instructor. Ryan, (12) my oldest, has won provincial medals and my other children, Mike,9, and Nicol, 4, also enjoy bowling. "I need that in my life, where you get to socialize and meet new friends. There‘s the recreational and competitive side of the game. You make it what you make it. 181 King St. S., Waterloo 11 a.m.â€"6 p.m. Including Holidays Sunday