BOWLS SCOTLAND
TRAINING PRACTICES FOR
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT
George Sneddon
Rhona Howie
The vision of
Bowls Scotland...
Scotlands local sport of choice.
Successful, modern and accessible to
all…..
High Performance
• Educate Players and coaches on our philosophy
• Aim to help Scottish bowlers achieve their
potential
• Deliver Medals at World and Commonwealth
Games
• Must have a COACHING PHILOSOPHY that is
consistent and has clear objectives from Club
Level through to the High Performance Squad.
COACHING PHILOSOPHY
KEY AREAS
TECHNICAL – GRIP
STANCE/SET UP
WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION/ BALANCE
DELIVERY MOVEMENT / FOLLOW THROUGH
TACTICAL – HEAD READING
SHOT SELECTION
GAME PLANNING / MANAGEMENT
TEAM DYNAMICS -- COMMUNICATION
BODY LANGUAGE
MENTAL STRENGTH
Repetitive Practice and Drills
• Why-technical and tactical sport
• Muscle memory
• 24/48 Bowl test
• Club level- line and weight
BOWLS PARC
A successful Coach
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Research best practice
Creating plans
Values
Creative
Over prepared
Self reflect
Engage the player in conversation
COACH-allow Players to learn
Directing and Controlling(Yes/No
Answers)
Facilitating and
Guiding(open ended
questions)
WARM UPS
Questions??
DISCUSSION POINTS
• Player overstretching in delivery
• Shoulders and hips not square
• Delivering too fast
• Delivery arm coming in front of body
24 Bowls Test
48 Bowls Test