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Coach Development
As coach development opportunities arise, they will be listed here, along with links to coaching resources. For information on how to start your coaching journey, start here.
Online Club Coach Workshop
April 5th &12th
12-4pm Winnipeg time on Zoom.
Bowls Canada will be holding a 2-day Club Coach Workshop via Zoom on:
April 5th & 12th, 2025
The cost is $100
(check with your club to see if this will be reimbursed.).
Sign up early as there are workshop materials that will be delivered to you, and spots are limited.
If you are interested in working towards your Club Coach certification, sign up for the online Bowls Canada Club Coach Workshop by following these directions:
1. Go to The Locker: thelocker.coach.ca
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2. Register an account or login if you already have one.
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3. Once in your account, click on the Calendar tab at the top.
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4. On the newly opened page, locate the filter & change: (a) the date to March or April 2025; (b) the location to All Provs/Terrs.; and (c) the sport to Lawn Bowls. Take your time here as each change reloads the page slowly.
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5. You should now see the course in the calendar and on the menu to the right. Click on the course on the menu to the right.
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6. On the new page, click on the red "Register for this course" button. It will then change to say "Not attending" -- don't panic, that is if you later decide not to attend.
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7. To complete your registration, you must pay your $100 online through Bowls Canada's website at this address: https://bowlscanada.com/en/product/club-coach-workshop-fee/.
8. Note that to complete your training, you will also need to complete an online Respect in Sport module and a one-day in-person training session (see below).
Competition Coach Evaluation
June 14th, 2025
Bowls Manitoba Inc. has arranged for an evaluator to perform the Competition Coach Evaluation at Wheat City LBC in Brandon on Saturday, June 14th, 2025.
If you have your NCCP Competition Coach training and need to take the evaluation, contact Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong.
Club Coach In-Person Training
June 15th, 2025
​​​To qualify as a Club Coach, participants
must complete the following training:
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the online NCCP Club Coach workshop;
the online Respect in Sport module (access here); &
an in-person training component.
Bowls Manitoba has arranged for an instructor to hold
the in-person component of the Club Coach training on​
Sunday, June 15th, 2025 at St. John's LBC.
9 am - 4 pm (approx.)
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The in-person component is free of charge to those who have completed the online Club Coach workshop and have provided Bowls Manitoba with their Respect in Sport certification number.
If you plan to attend the in-person training, and have not yet been in touch with Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong, please do so.
Thinking About Coaching
Thinking About Coaching?
Start at the Beginning...
A Bowls Club Coach with NCCP qualifications has been trained
to properly introduce the basic skills of lawn bowls
to a wide range of beginner bowlers in a club environment.
If you are an experienced lawn bowler,
you can easily qualify to be a Club Coach.
The Club Coach course will give you confidence
that you are teaching new bowlers properly!
A Bowls Competition Coach with NCCP qualifications works
with a wide range of bowlers who compete in club tournaments
and possibly in provincial play-down events.
If you are an experienced bowler who has competed
in club tournaments and provincials,
consider becoming qualified as a Bowls Competition Coach
so that another generation of bowlers can reach success!
We are in need of more Club Coaches and Competition Coaches.
If you have an interest in becoming a Coach,
please see below and then contact Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong for more details on how you can start the process.
National Coaching Certification
(for all coaching levels)
Bowls Canada has set up a National Coaching Certification Program for Lawn Bowling. Information on how to become a certified coach --
whether coaching beginner, competitive or even National level bowlers --
can be accessed at Bowls Canada's webpage here.
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