Western Australia has a long history of being fiercely competitive in all sporting codes, and our State Bowls Teams are no different.
From our pioneering state teams in the 1960’s and 1970’s to the present-day players, Western Australian’s have always needed to be willing to overcome more obstacles, while covering vast distances, than the rest of the country to compete at the highest level.
Bowls WA is committed to supporting all our volunteer coaches, selectors and players both on and off the green through a structure that allows them to develop their skills and talent to represent the Western Australian Bowls community proudly.
Bowls WA continues to work towards providing an environment where communication, transparency, individual development and team development is at such a level that sustained excellence at National level competitions is achievable for all Western Australian Representative Teams.
OPEN TEAMS
Men’s Team Coach: Pieter Harris
Women’s Team Coach: Alan Booth
Open Team Selectors: Kerry Andersen (Ch), Michael Sweeney, Lindsay Thorn, Alan Booth, Pieter Harris
Manager: Pieter Harris, Competitions and Talent Development
Assistant Manager: Denise McMillan, Inclusive Practices & High Performance
The Men’s team and Women’s team primary competition is the Australian National Sides Championship which sees all the States and Territories take on one another. Each team is made up of 12 players, divided up into 3 rinks of 4 players.
OVER 60’s TEAMS
Men’s and Women’s Over 60’s Selectors: Gordon King, Margaret Anderson, Kerry Andersen
Manager: Pieter Harris, BWA Competitions and Talent Development
Assistant Manager: Denise McMillan, BWA Inclusive Practices& High Performance
The Men’s and Women’s Over 60’s team compete in the Australian National Sides Championship which sees all the States and Territories take on one another. Each team is made up of 12 players, divided up into 3 rinks of 4 players.
UNDER 18’s TEAMS
Boys and Girls Coach: Kelli Wray
Boys and Girls Selectors: Kerry Andersen (Ch), Kelli Wray
Manager: Pieter Harris, BWA Competitions and Talent Development
Assistant Manager: Denise McMillan, BWA Inclusive Practices & High Performance
The Boy’s and Girl’s Under 18’s team compete in the Australian National Sides Championship which sees all the States and Territories take on one another. The National competition plays fours, triples, pairs and singles Each team is made up of 5 players with each player being selected to play in two of the four disciplines.
STATE ACADEMY
Coach: Geoff Watson
Selectors: Geof Watson with contributions from the Open Team Selectors
The Bowls WA Academy is focussed on growth and development for our future state squad players both on and off the green. It also caters for current state squad/team members with precise developmental requirements.
BOWLING ARM SIDES
Coordinator: Laurie Blurton
The Bowling Arm Side is a mixed gender side, with a minimum of two female bowlers. The National Bowling Arm Challenge sees all the States and Territories take on one another. A side consists of 15 players, plus three reserve, who form three teams of five. Format of play Singles and Fours, and Pairs and Triples, played concurrently.
PHYSICAL DISABILITY SIDE
Coordinator: Denise McMillan
The State Physical Disability Side compete in the National Multi-Disability Lawn Bowl Championships – otherwise known as the “Multibowl”.
Each State is allowed to have 10 players in a Side – five Men and five Women. It is hoped that in this player setup there is an equal distribution of B5/6 Players and B 7/8 Players.