At the William Seely Elementary School, I found a paper bag with 10 small bowling pins. My task became to develop an activity using this equipment. I separated one of my classes into two teams and placed one team on each of the two baselines of the basketball court. I placed all ten pins along the centerline and put ten volleyballs into play. The players were instructed to try to knock down the pins with each pin knocked down scoring a point. There were many problems with this format and, after several modifications, the game evolved to placing one pin inside the basketball key area and allowing a team to play defense. Other players were allowed to move up the sidelines allowing for more strategic offensive play. Retrievers and more game balls were added to improve the flow of the game.
It took 9 years before the game was presented at a workshop and published in several professional publications. In the year 2000, Sportime became interested in developing and marketing products for the game. The name of the game was changed from Team Bowling to MassBowling. MassBowling has been identified as being an activity that is ideal for inclusion, the teaching of disability awareness and the teaching of beginning bowling skills in a Physical Education setting.