Introducing Winning Drive
Bowls WA through the Club Development Committee are thrilled to announce a new initiative set to be rolled out across the state.
Winning Drive is a new Bowls WA program to help clubs improve their governance by educating those in positions of leadership on best practice operations for their clubs.
This program will be of particular interest to clubs in country areas who will receive support that Bowls WA has previously been unable to provide.
Bowls WA has received a State Government Every Club grant to help fund the project and will partner with Clubs WA, the Western Australian Sports Federation’s Top Club program, the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural industries and AFL Sports Ready to deliver the program.
Seminars and training courses will be conducted in regional areas during times of the year picked to suit the region and aims to aid in the development of clubs by providing training and consultation to club officials.
The program will be delivered by the Bowls Australia RBM’s as well as specialists brought in from other club development service providers such as Clubs WA.
Bowls WA will also be appointing a new trainee staff member through the AFL Sports Ready program to oversee the Winning Drive package.
A WA first, it is hoped that Winning Drive will bring a structured approach to the area of club development for bowling clubs in WA.
Clubs will need to complete a number of actions to become Winning Drive certified including completing a strategic plan, keeping their constitution and policies up to date, attending training workshops and scheduling an annual meeting with their Regional Bowls Manager.
More detailed information about this program will be provided to clubs shortly. Bowls WA hope to see a large uptake from clubs throughout WA.
The program will be reviewed after two years to maximise its utility for West Australian clubs.
