Paeng joins USBC as ambassador, coach

Bowling legend Paeng Nepomuceno of the Philippines has acquired a new role in the sport – USBC (United States Bowling Congress) ambassador and certified coach.

Widely regarded as the greatest international bowler in the sport’s history, Nepomuceno has teamed up with the USBC to promote bowling around the world.

Nepomuceno, six-time world champion and only four-time winner of the prestigious World Cup, trained and earned his certification as a USBC Level 1 and Bronze instructor recently at the USBC headquarters in Greendale, Wisconsin.

As a USBC instructor, Nepomuceno will teach Level 1 and Bronze classes in the Philippines and Asia. The coaches Nepomuceno trains and certifies through the USBC program will develop bowlers in the region.

"It’s a big honor to be invited by the United States Bowling Congress to teach the program and certify coaches in the Philippines and Asia," said the 50-year-old Nepomuceno. "I’m very excited and I’ll do my best to promote bowling."

"With more coaches, we can develop more bowlers," said Nepomuceno. "It will revive the sport in the Philippines and Asia. We can teach bowling in schools, to youth associations and others. I’d like to teach the youth and certify their coaches."

Nepomuceno’s training is part of the USBC effort to create an international coach training program and bolster the strength of the sport within the world’s governing body, FIQ. The USBC program is the only coaching program for bowling recognized by the US Olympic Committee.

Nepomuceno has received countless awards in his storied career. Among these: FIQ Bowling Athlete of the Millennium, World Bowler of the Year, induction to World Bowling Hall of Fame, IOC President’s Trophy awardee, Filipino Athlete of the Century, Philippine Legion of Honor and Presidential Medal of Merit.