Bowls Canada Boulingrin has published a booklet called BOWLS A Sport for Life; Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program. The program provides "a systematic framework encompassing every element of bowls, with the athlete/participant as the central focus".

The key benefits of LTAD are:

• everyone will see where they fit and what their role is

• coaches will have a guide in the design of practice planning, annual plans and programs

• every bowler will understand what they need to do

• stakeholders will make decisions that benefit long-term development

Where do you fit?

The competencies of lawn bowlers, at various stages of development, are described in the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program. The following table provides a shortened index from the booklet.