Coaching and Officiating

The new Bowls Australia and NCAS coaching structure has been released. Read more about the new coaching structure.   If you wish to become involved contact Bowls ACT to obtain details of the next coach education course.

Becoming an Umpire or Marker in the sport of bowls is an option available to anyone.  To learn more about becoming an NOAS umpire or marker to anywhere from club to international level, contact Bowls ACT.

The next club coach course will be held on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September 2010 at West Deakin Hellinic Bowling Club.

Click here to view details of the course. 

Coach competencies

Below are the competencies for the Introductory Coach and Club Coach Accreditations.

Introductory Coach competencies

Manage Self

  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of an introductory coach

Manage Environment

  • Assess and manage the risks of coaching at an Introductory level

Manage Others

  • Utilise a range of communication, teaching and behaviour management strategies to help athletes learn basic skills and tactics
  • Plan and safely conduct a training session, ensuring fun and maximum participation through games and activities
  • Adapt activities to meet player abilities

Club Coach competencies

Manage Self

  • Demonstrate the legal and ethical responsibilities of a club coach
  • Identify the roles and skills of a club coach
  • Review the coaching session

Manage Environment

  • Apply risk management principles
  • Demonstrate basic incident management strategies
  • Identify the correlation between line and weight and the impact of environmental conditions

Manage Others

  • Work cooperatively with parents, officials and sports administrators
  • Conduct a coaching session to teach skills and tactics
  • Identify appropriate delivery options to place bowl smoothly on running surface
  • Identify appropriate drills for shot development
  • Implement inclusive activities for the coaching of bowls
  • Identify physical growth and development considerations
  • Outline social development considerations
  • Identify the specific responsibilities of lead, second, third and skip
  • Apply the basic rules for sport of Lawn Bowls
  • Identify issues regarding drugs in sport
  • Assist athletes with basic nutritional strategies for sports performance
  • Demonstrate effective communication strategies