About Mike
USBC Hall of Famer, Team USA Coach and one of Bowlers Journal's Top 100 Coaches in the world.
Meet Mike Shady
Mike Shady has been coaching bowlers for 40 years. He is a Team USA Coach, USBC Silver Certified, and one of Bowlers Journal's Top 100 Coaches in the world.
He knows the game from the inside, too. Mike was a three-time All-American at the University of Nebraska and the 1985 National Collegiate Champion. He won the 1992 Earl Anthony PBA Open and four PBA Regional titles, is the Lifetime Average Leader at the USBC Open Championships, and in 2017 was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame.
Playing career highlights
- 1985 National Collegiate Champion
- 3x All-American, University of Nebraska
- 1991 World Invitational Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1992 Earl Anthony PBA Open champion, Dublin, CA
- 4 PBA Regional titles
- 2005 USBC All-Events Team Championship
- 2011 USBC Team Championship
- 40 Years of Coaching
- Lifetime Average Leader USBC Open Championships
- PBA National Champion Professional Bowlers Association
- USBC Hall of Fame, 2017
- Team USA Coach
- Top 100 Coach, Bowlers Journal
- USBC Silver Certified
- Ebonite staff member since 1992 (now part of Brunswick)
3 Mental Game Certifications
- MGCPMental Game Coaching Professional
- MPMMental Performance Mastery
- Heroic Coach Certification