Coaching – Toorak Burnside Bowling

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Coaching

Training and practice are part of our club culture

Formal coaching sessions focus on specific skills, strategies and team building and begin in September to help players prepare for the Pennant season. These sessions continue throughout the Pennant season.

 

Group/Team Training Sessions

Tuesdays and Fridays from 4pm-7pm

Tuesdays 10am-11:30am (Women’s team training)

All members are invited to skills training with formal drills set up by the coaches.

Coaching Team

Jayden Zellar, Head Coach

Jayden Zellar, Club Coach

Jayden joined our coaching team as the Head Coach at the start of the 2023/2024 Pennant season. Jayden started bowling at the age of 12 with the Stansbury Bowling Club and has represented the state at U18 level. Following his success, Jayden moved to Adelaide (Club Holdfast) and has played for 6 years in the Premier League competition. During this time, Jayden has won two Premier League Premierships. Jayden has coached the SA U18 state squad and has been a part of the SA State squad and is an Australian Pathways Jackaroo.

Simon Ketley, Women’s Coach

Simon Ketley, Club Coach

Simon joined our coaching team in 2023 as our Women’s Coach and Assistant Head Coach. Simon has been playing bowls at Toorak Burnside Bowling Club for 5 years and was part of our Division 2 Premiership winning side in 2022/2023. At the end of the 2023/2024 Pennant season, Simon was awarded the Most Valuable Player trophy. Simon is an accredited Bowls Australia Club Coach and is particularly keen on encouraging new bowlers to the sport. Recently, he has taken on the responsibility of coaching our high school students who have entered the 2024 Bowls SA and Bowls Australia Inter-School Challenge.