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THE ESSENTIAL LOW COST ITEMS (1)HALF TENNIS BALLS In most practise situations a half tennis ball is more useful than a jack. Used instead of a jack it wil not ever move to the wrong place. They also can be used for all sorts of marking situations for coaching exercises. Get a supply from a local tennis club or buy them for about $2 for six from your local cheapie shop. Get 24, cut them in half and put them in your coaches shopping bag (2)PLASTIC MARKING PIECES The next most useful device also costs very little. Obtain some off cuts of thin rigid plastic sheeting (up to 1.5mm thick?) in white or a bright colour. Cut them into small rectangular pieces (about 10mm x 30mm). These are then used for many purposes, mostly to mark positions on the green where bowls should pass. Because they do not affect the path of the bowl they are much more useful than the more commonly suggested old DVD and CD discs. I have found that on most days there is no need to fix the markers in place, but it is useful to have some 25mm flat head nails in your bag to fix them in place on windy days (3)OTHER PLASTIC MARKERS Find some small different coloured markers which can be used to indicate target areas on the green. I use orange donut shaped plastic rings about 50mm diameter and 10mm thick – perhaps raid the toy cupboard! (4)COACHING MATS If your club has some old cloth mats guard them carefully. When you need to put out 20 mats for a coaching exercise modern plastic mats are very heavy. In addition a thin cloth mat is often useful as a target area instead of a jack ITEMS WHICH WILL COST YOUR CLUB (1)TARGET MATS These mats are very useful for many coaching activities. They can be obtained from BowlsSA for $160.00 Find them at Bowls SA Two mats would be needed by a club sonducting regular coaching with groups and especially with schools (2)REBOUND DISCS The coloured bowl disks and white jack disks stay put when hit and are useful for much more than driving practise. A set of 12 disc costs $135 from Doncaster Sporting Gear (3)JUNIOR BOWLS If your club is serious about introducing children to the game you should have at least one set of junior bowls. Most children up to 11 years ols can not handle size 00 bowls. For a big group you can use indoor bowls but a serious tryer should be able to use the junior bowls $319 per set – one source from the Lawn Bowls Shop <

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