We have 9 new Shropshire coaches after the course, just finished, at Newport on Saturday.We are really pleased to welcome our new coaches from across the county 4 x Whitchurch, 2 x Market Drayton, 2 x Mid Shrops, 1 x Oswestry. This is a great development for us and we are delighted to see us spreading out now & especially …
Read More »Coaching News Feb 19 Coach Course Shropshire are hosting another Level 1 Coaching Award on 11 May & 22 June. There is still a substantial subsidy of 50% available from BCGBA and SCGBA will contribute towards the cost so I am looking for volunteers to step forward. Some leagues are very well represented by coaches but large areas of the …
Read More »FIRST NATIONAL COACH COURSE WITHIN SHROPSHIRE In Shropshire we have been lucky enough to get allocated the first ever Coach Level 1 course from the new coach provider. It will be held at Sinclair Bowling club on Tuesday 28 August from 9-5 with the follow up assessment day on 2 October. Both BCGBA & SCGBA as well as individual leagues …
Read More »2018 Coaching Report Coaching sessions are well underway now with the team having coached 120 people so far. We have been at various locations across the county - Highley, Wem, Whitchurch & Shrewsbury. School initiatives are being run at Shifnal, Charlton & Bridgnorth with 2 more to come at Audlem & Overton. So the grant equipment is being well used …
Read More »Our full order of bowls & practice jacks have arrived just in time for the new season. We were really lucky through the tenacious work of Malcom Fletcher of Mid Shrops League to get a Sports England grant of £7,145. After some great quotes were received we’ve ended up with 70 sets of bowls & 72 practice jacks, all stamped …
Read More »A reminder of the two important coaching dates coming up: 10 March - Coaching AGM at Sinclair 10:30 start 14 March - Laws of the Game & Coaching - Details below. Rules of the Game & Coaching Wednesday 14 March 7:30 - 9:30 Bowring Bowling Club Although the session is aimed at coaches who wish to brush up …
Read More »There are two important dates coming up for Coaches: 10 March - Coaching AGM at Sinclair 10:30 start 14 March - Laws of the Game & Coaching - Details below. Rules of the Game & Coaching Wednesday 14 March 7:30 - 9:30 Bowring Bowling Club Although the session is aimed at coaches who wish to brush up on the …
Read More »Annual insurance fees are due this month for coaches. Can you please forward your fees by 17 December, preferably per club, to Pauline Wilson 21 The Wheatlands Bridgnorth WV16 5BD Cheques made payable to BCGBA In order to comply with BCGBA rules every coach needs to have annual insurance, be DBS checked and if working with children have undertaken a …
Read More »On the 23 and 30 of September Shropshire Coaches Peter Carter and Fred Brazendale travelled to Biddulph Bowling and Recreation Club. They answered a request to introduce and created some crown green bowling coaches in this Potterries club. The volunteers were all experienced bowlers, some were already coaches in other disciplines and one was a crown green referee. After training …
Read More »A special night of instruction is to be held at a Mid Shropshire club later this month to help bowlers stop making mistakes that could cost them a game. Organised by the county’s coaching group, the promotion is at Newport on Tuesday, June 20 with a 6.30pm start. “Coaches will be running a special night with short sessions that will show …
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