Coaching academy held at Everglades

Almost 200 bowlers attended the Central Coast District Bowling Association coaching academy sessions held at Everglades Country Club on February 6.

Sessions were provided by Bruce Jewell from Bateau Bay and from internationals Steve Glasson and Brett Duprez.

Bruce dealt with the role of coaches and club coaching practices.

Steve and Brett shared the history of their development from childhood to senior levels of the sport.

After pointers on goal-setting and playing techniques, they opened up to general questions.

Norma Barry, representing the State Ladies Coaching Association provided a short session on the importance of the visualisation technique and outlined how it could be employed in contributing to an improvement in results for individual bowlers.

Jeff Ison, chairman of State Umpires, foreshadowed some of the possible changes to the game and its laws that are currently under consideration.

Newsletter, February 22 Bob Penson, Coast Bowls News