Lawn Bowls at Clovelly

I decided to write about this sport experience because I was not able to make the Lawn Bowls field trip because it conflicted with our Blue Mountains trip with Butler. It was a beautiful and sunny day as I set off on the cliff walk from Coogee to Bondi Beach with two of my friends. The views of the water and the cliffs were spectacular. We came across a few small beaches tucked into coves along the walk. Little did we know, we would come across a social game of lawn bowls at Clovelly. We paused to watch three groups of elderly people play against each other. Historically, lawn bowls was considered a recreational sport only for the elderly. Lawn bowls is suitable for the older generation because it is a non-contact support that can be played non-competitively. Bowls, however, has also emerged as a highly competitive sport between young men and women in countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Bowls is played at the Commonwealth Games with the next Games in Scotland. Players try roll the black balls as close to the small white ones, referred to as the "jack" or "kitty". I was not surprised to discover that bowls is related to bocce, which is a semi-popular recreational sport in the United States. It was nice to see couples playing together on the same team. Overall, it looked like everyone was enjoying themselves. The scenery was so stunning that I wish I could have played too!