TeamCoaching

Team Coaching

The 6 Key Qualities players must have or learn
1. Determination - to win and to play well
2. Willingness to Learn
3. Practices hard
4. Plays well under pressure
5. Smooth delivery
6. Play Smart, play the % game.

Important Topics to consider

What are our goals? Set Team and Club goals.

What is our Team Game Plan?

Remember a Team of individuals make up a side.

How to turn a game around?

How to win close games?

Shot selection & Decision making – not just for skippers

Bowls tactics and game plan for each rink.

Shot routines - What is yours?

Position play Leads & Seconds; Thirds & Skips

Video analysis session

Mental skills; concentration; positive thinking; motivation; anxiety and pressure

Performing under pressure

Evaluating performance - How to do this during a game?

How to play different green conditions?

How to turn a game around?

How to win close games?

Fitness - How important? How to improve?

A Game Plan should cover most of the above.
Game plan click to view what goes into a Game Plan

A to Z Key Words in Bowls

A - Aggression
B - Breathing
C - Concentration
D - Discipline
E - Encouragement
F - Fortune
G - Goals
H - Hope
I - Inspiration
J - Judgment
K - Killer (instinct)
L - Learn
M - Motivation
N - Never (give in)
O - Optimistic
P - Practice
Q - Quality
R - Relaxation
S - Skill
T - Teamwork
U - Unity
V - Victory
W - Winners
X - Xcitement
Y - Youth
Z - Zone

Season Coaching plan

What are the important things to consider when planning the coaching for a season?

This will depend on many factors and whether the plan is for a Team, Club or individual. There are a few
principles to follow that will give you the basic fundamentals for a good plan. However, despite all the
planning and effort, any season coaching plan needs to be dynamic, ie it must be flexible and be able to be
changed as the season progresses.

Principles

Develop a good understanding of the GOALS that the Team or Individual wants to achieve.
Get a COMMITMENT from the individuals to work on the Coaching Plan in order to achieve the rewards.
Segmentation: Divide the season up into parts and then plan the activities for each part. eg Off- Season;
Pre-Season; First Half of Season; Second Half of Season; Finals; Post Season.
Determine the relevant objectives to be achieved during each part of the plan, ie Is it skill development?
Mental skill development?, Improve competitive pressure play?, Fitness improvement?

Plan the weekly program in order to achieve these objectives, ie practice sessions Pre-season will focus on
different things to sessions just before the finals.

Use various methods to measure the players/Teams performance. Do not ignore the less technical side of
performance ie allow players to enjoy themselves, encourage social activities to develop Team spirit and
self esteem. Motivate rather than criticize.

Monitor the health and well-being of the players so they can benefit from hard sessions and be fit to play
competition. Write out the Game Plan and present a summary to the players/Team before you start.
Two or three times during the Season conduct a brief SWOT analysis on the Team/player and redirect the
Coaching

Organise additional competitions/ practice matches to really get the players performing prior to the main
event. Rehearse the game day events with the players so they are ready. Be particular with any changes to
routine that elite events will necessarily impose, ie security procedures, waiting, queues, crowd reaction,
introductions, changed playing environment.

Allow individuals to develop within the Team environment. Provide opportunities for keen players ti do more.
Get players to practice hard and put plenty of time into their game.

Winning will be the CONSEQUENCE of good planning and hard work.

Check out some samples of Team Practice Sheets
Order the Team Practice pack of 20 practce sheets Go To Order Form

Team Practice - TP04 Seconds - click to view

Team Practice - TP08 Bowls Relays - click to view