Jodie Bowering Explained

Jodie Bowering
Nationality:Australian
Residence:Boondall, Queensland
Country:Australia
Sport:Softball
Event:Women's team

Jodie Bowering (born July 1982 in Queensland) is an Australian softball player. She is a physical education and health teacher who plays softball at the state, national and international level. In national competitions, she represents Queensland. As a member of Australia's 2008 team, she won a bronze medal in Beijing. She is a member of the 2012 national team and is attempting to secure a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.

Personal

Bowering was born in July 1982[1] in Queensland.[2] [3] [4] She resides in the Boondall[5] / Redcliffe, Queensland area.[1] Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier.[6]

Bowering is a physical education and health teacher and taught at North Lakes State College in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[7] [8] She took a year off between 2009 and 2010 when she worked for the Queensland government to help train physical education teachers.[8]

Softball

Bowering's mother got her involved with teeball as an eventual gateway to softball as a six-year-old. At the time, her mother was playing club softball.[9] [6] In 2008, she competed in the Queensland Open Women's State Championships where she played for the Brisbane side.[10] She had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team in 2008 and 2009.[11] [12] [13] She represents Queensland in national competitions.[2] In 2007, she represented the state in the Gilleys Shield.[14] She was a member of the Queensland team in 2008.[10] She was part of the 2012 side that finished third at the Gilleys Shield.[2] [3]

Bowering has represented Australia on the national level as a member of the Australia women's national softball team. She was with the team in 2007 and participated in a six-game test series against China in the Redlands.[15] This was her first international competition with the team.[15] She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics,[7] [8] [16] [17] and attended the welcome home Olympian parade in Adelaide.[18] In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp.[11] She was with the team in 2010 when they completed an 11-day tour of California.[16] [19] [17] She represented Australia at the 2009 World Cup of Softball. Australia took home a silver in the competition.[20] She was a member of the team that competed at the 2010 Women's World Softball Championship.[16] [19] [17] She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team.[2] [5] She participated in the March 2012 seven game test series against Japan in Canberra.[2] She is on the short list of players to represent the country at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.[21] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 March 2012. Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Institute of Sport. Softball – Jodie Bowering. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325180943/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/softball/athletes?sq_content_src=+dXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZtYXRyaXh0dW5uZWwlMkZTcG9ydCUyRjIyJTJGU3F1YWQlMkZQcm9maWxlJTJGQXRobGV0ZSUyRkRldGFpbCUyRjI3NTE2NzEmYWxsPTE%3D. 25 March 2012. dead.
  2. News: Jacob. Grams. 7 March 2012. Sports extra with Jacob Grams. Northside Chronicle. Brisbane. 29 February 2012. 55. NSC_T-20120229-1-055-480689.
  3. News: Jacob. Grams. 7 March 2012. Sports extra with Jacob Grams. Northside Chronicle. Brisbane. 22 February 2012. 55. NSC_T-20120222-1-055-125620.
  4. News: Jacob. Grams. 7 March 2012. Sports extra with Jacob Grams. Northside Chronicle. Brisbane. 30 November 2011. 79. NSC_T-20111130-1-079-683413.
  5. News: Jacob. Grams. 7 March 2012. Sports extra with Jacob Grams. Northside Chronicle. Brisbane. 1 February 2012. 71. NSC_T-20120201-1-071-915410.
  6. News: Jodie Bowering lands place in Beijing softball team . The Courier-Mail . 1 May 2008 . 2012-03-09.
  7. News: Today 28 °C Tonight 20 °C . Hero's welcome for player – Baseball/Softball – Sport – North Lakes Times . North-lakes-times.whereilive.com.au . 16 September 2008 . 2012-03-09 . dead . https://archive.today/20121230235812/http://north-lakes-times.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/heros-welcome-for-player/ . 30 December 2012.
  8. News: Duncan . Katie . Softball star Jodie Bowering goes back to school – General – Sport – Redcliffe & Bayside Herald . Redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au . 27 January 2010 . 9 March 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20121231023350/http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/softball-star-jodie-bowering-goes-back-to-school/ . 31 December 2012.
  9. News: Olympic Redemption Story . The Age. 9 March 2012.
  10. News: 9 March 2012. Olympics heartache fightback. The Northern Times. Brisbane, Australia. 19 September 2008. 49. TNT_T-20080919-1-049-096911.
  11. News: 7 March 2012. Weaver out on high note. The Northern Times. Brisbane. 27 February 2009. Andre. Grimaux. 64. TNT_T-20090227-1-064-931013.
  12. News: 7 March 2012. Victorian's squad pitch pays off – SOFTBALL. The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 17 January 2008. 13. 20080117000020192571. Adrian. Warren.
  13. News: 7 March 2012. AAP News: Soft: Smethurst swaps books for bat and ball in chase of Olympic dream. AAP News. Australia. 16 January 2008. Adrian. Warren. Financial Times Information Limited – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. WAAP61447173.
  14. News: 13 March 2012. Locals keep state on ball softball. Redcliffe Bayside Herald. Brisbane, Australia. 10 January 2007. 102.
  15. News: 7 March 2012. China challenge. The Courier Mail. Brisbane, Australia. 13 April 2007. Fiona. Purdon. 105. CML_T-20070413-1-105-493920.
  16. News: Duncan . Katie . World title beckons – Baseball/Softball – Sport – North Lakes Times . North-lakes-times.whereilive.com.au . 14 June 2010 . 9 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226213613/http://north-lakes-times.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/world-title-beckons/ . 26 February 2011.
  17. News: Today 28 °C Tonight 20 °C . Bowering impresses national selectors – Baseball/Softball – Sport – Redcliffe & Bayside Herald . Redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au . 25 March 2010 . 9 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301032526/http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/bowering-impresses-national-selectors/ . 1 March 2011.
  18. News: Williamson . Brett . Adelaide welcomes Aussie Olympians – ABC Adelaide – Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 September 2008 . 2012-03-12.
  19. News: Today 28 °C Tonight 20 °C . Bowering heads to Women's World Softball Championships – General – Sport – Redcliffe & Bayside Herald . Redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au . 9 March 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20121230214134/http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/bowering-heads-to-womens-world-softball-championships/ . 30 December 2012.
  20. News: Latzke . Jeff . Aussie softballers go down swinging . Herald Sun . 21 July 2009 . 2012-03-11.
  21. Web site: 6 March 2012 . Softball Australia . Australia . 24 February 2012 . Australian Open Women's Squad 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319021011/http://www.softball.org.au/extra.asp?ID=22086 . 19 March 2012 .

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