COACHING SESSIONS
Indoor Bowling for Juniors
Falkirk Indoor Bowling Club provides fun coaching for Juniors every Saturday morning at 10am -12pm. Bowls are provided by the club and flat soled shoes are required. Parents who bring their children along to try out this sport are made most welcome. There is a junior inter-club league, details of which will be provided by the Coaches.
Adult Bowls Coaching
Wednesday 18.30 - 20.30
Sunday 12.00 - 13.30
Qualified Coaches will be in attendance.
These sessions are open to all levels of bowler. We provide problem clinics with one to one coaching for people with specific problems in their game.
Our coaches are: Moira Thomson, Ron McArthur, David Orr and Peter Cunningham.
Sports Disability Scotland
Here at Falkirk we provide facilities and support for the Physically Disabled, Visually Impaired and for those with learning difficulties. Our head Coach is the National Coach for the Scottish blind Bowlers, Head Coach to Scottish Disability Sports. The Blind bowlers from the Central Scotland area play here regularly and have done extremely well in both National and International competitions.
Through out the year, coaching is provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays for those with learning difficulties. Scottish Disability Sport use the facility as the training base for their Elite and Development squad of players. The Forth Valley Disability Sports Group hold regular come and try taster days at the club.
We own wheel chairs suitable for use on the carpet and it is available for use by members and visitors.
The Ramp Entrance is on the right just past the main entrance and to gain entry contact the office via the black dotted call button on the speaker panel on the wall to the right of the main entrance door. Contact the Office staff via the push button on the speaker at the Main Entrance door and they will unlock the door.
We also have a portable ramp for access on the playing surface.
All of our coaches are fully qualified and are enhanced disclosure checked to work with Vulnerable groups and are on hand to provide training.
Coaching for those with learning difficulties
Ron McArthur is our Head Coach and he set the coaching programme for those with learning difficulties and this programme has given a lot of pleasure to those who participate.