Dubbed the “Gentlemen’s Game”, Etiquette plays a major part in lawn bowls and has done so since the beginning.  Today, lawn bowls remains one of the few sports where common courtesy and etiquette is still prevalent.  While we should be proud of this, bowlers need to be warned of the potential   diminishing of this act of courtesy and to make the game as enjoyable as possible.

Etiquette is those little acts that help to make our game such a wonderful creator of sociability and friendship.  It may not be the duties of the various players in the team, but much of them are common sense.  There is Etiquette to be observed towards the opponents, the Markers and Umpires; as well as to your own players and spectators.

It is a code of behaviour that bowlers should adhere to, both on and off the green.