BOWLS SCOTLAND TRAINING PRACTICES FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT George Sneddon Rhona Howie

The vision of Bowls Scotland. Scotlands local sport of choice 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 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

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