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The Technical Team is responsible for the technical aspects of the sport to ensure a safe and fair game for all players. Its specialized areas include, but not limited to:
Umpiring
To promulgate and secure uniformity in the laws and standards for the management and control of lawn bowls, competitions and related activities including but not limited to the Laws of the Sport of Bowls.
Coaching
To formulate short-term and long-term strategies for the development of coach education and accreditation programmes.
Venue and equipment
To ensure all greens in Hong Kong meet the standards required and provide a fair playing ground for all players.
MEMO : Practice on the same green before a match (Issued on 2/12/2013)
Recently there were queries about players practice on the same rink before a match, we would like to point out that Law 12.3 clearly stated that: “If, before play starts, a player in a competition or game plays on the same rink on the day of the competition or game, that player will be disqualified.”...
Restricting Movement of Players During Play (Revised on 8/9/2016)
Below is the latest update on Restriction movement of players, extracted from current bye-law (version 16).
Application – Level 1 Lawn Bowls Coach (Issued on 26/04/13)
In an effort to further strengthen our coaching resources, we are now inviting interested bowlers to apply for the position of lawn bowls coach. The basic requirements for the applicants are: At least five years of bowling experience, and should have played at least 50% of the games in the HKLBA premier league...
Use of Walkie-talkie (Issued on 19/09/12)
In the recent council meeting the issue of using walkie-talkies during games was raised. While the use of walkie-talkies or mobile phones is not an offense under the Law, we believe that a guideline is required to clarify the issue.