Flat Green – Level 2 – Westlecot BC – Wiltshire
Course Start Date:
January 16, 2024
Online Time:
5:30 pm
Practical Course Location:
Westlecot Bowls Club
The qualification helps coaches to effectively PLAN and Deliver series of structured sessions to bowlers from beginners to competitive club players. It puts the bowler at the centre of all developments and concentrates on how to get the best from your bowlers. This qualification is delivered in partnership with 1st 4 Sport Qualifications (Awarding Body) and gives an externally accredited Nationally recognised qualification (regulated by OfQual). It is the only Nationally Recognised Level One Qualification for the sport of Bowls in England and is wholly supported by Bowls England, EIBA Ltd, BCGBA and ESMBA.
Level 2 topics covered
- Green Craft
- Roles and responsibilities
- Coaching, Learning and Communication
- Safeguarding (overview), Equality and Diversity
- Sports Science, Ballistics, Injury prevention and treatment
- Diet, Nutrition and Drugs in sport
- Health and Safety
- Planning and evaluating
- Technical information
- Range of shots
- Decision Making and Tactical Activities
Zoom Instructions
You will receive an email with a zoom link and instructions once you have booked and paid for your course.
Event Timelines
Tuesday 16th January 2024
Tuesday 30th January 2024
Saturday 17th February & Sunday 18th February 2024
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Sunday 21st April 2024
Event FAQs
Any current Level 1 coach or above from all current accreditation schemes
Any Level 2 coach from another sport who also has a background in Bowls can also apply for Recognition of Prior Learning to be eligible
Roles and Responsibilities of a Coach
Coaching and Learning
Communication
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
Equality and Diversity in Coaching Bowls
Sports Science including Bowls Ballistics
Warm ups, cool downs and exercises to support Bowls
Treatment and Management of Injury
Diet and Nutrition
Drugs in Bowls
Venue Risk Assessment
Coaching Session Plans
Bowls Technical Information
Types of Shot
Decision Making, Communication and Tactical Activities
You will receive an email with a zoom link and instructions once you have booked and paid for your course.
To make the most of your course experience, it is important that you understand that, in registering for a course, you are committing to a set of standards and behaviours to ensure you achieve your qualification and experience a positive learning environment. Please refer to the ‘Learner Contract’ document which accompanies the course booking email. Your course tutor will ask you to sign a statement during your course to confirm your commitment to achieving the qualification. If you have any queries or objections regarding this, please contact amanda@coachbowls.org
To ensure smooth running of the course and that all course content is covered, please allow sufficient time to arrive / log on to the course ahead of the start time, taking into account any traffic disruptions for practical days. We appreciate that incidents and accidents will occur which may disrupt your journey, however to ensure you and all the other learners achieve a positive learning experience, anyone later than 30 minutes will not be able to complete the qualification. If you are running late, please contact the office on the number above so that we can inform the course tutor(s). If you are experiencing any difficulty and are unable to attend, please contact adam@coachbowls.org informing Coach Bowls of the situation immediately.
If you cancel within 7 days or fail to attend the course without good reason (at the sole discretion of Coach Bowls), the full fee will apply.
If you cancel within 14 days of the qualification then 50% of cost will be returned to you
If you require any further information or have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact Adam via email: adam@coachbowls.org.
