Dear members and Night Owls players,

As per member input into the strategic plan we have integrated skills benchmarking into the trial process this year for the first time. This ensures all members are provided with the same opportunity to demonstrate their skills and have this information available to selectors. Importantly, the skills drills are designed to provide helpful information for selection at all grades and are appropriate for all skills levels.  We as players can also track our own performance in the skills.  Everyone is encouraged to participate including in the familiarisation session on September 11th.  Additionally, there will be one Internal and one External Saturday Trial as outlined below.

An attendance sheet will be posted at the club For EACH of the Skills sessions and for EACH Trial, starting September 11th.  However, if you are unable to sign up please come along anyway.  IF you have one at home or in the office, please bring a clip board to use for scoring at the Skills sessions.

Sat. September 4th last Social bowls.

Sat. September 11^th  Skills Drills, 12.45 pm for a 1pm start  – getting players familiar with format and scoring for each bowl – mix everyone up.  Done as practice, not a scoring test as first time out players will be unfamiliar.

Sat. September 18th Skills Testing 1, 12.45 pm for a 1pm start – the first skills scoring day.

Sat. 25 (AFL GF) Internal Trial – perhaps 2-bowl triples mixing players, morning start if afternoon Grand Final.

Sat Oct. 2 (long weekend) – External Trial – Details of club, times and venue are in train but TBC.

Sat Oct. 9 Skills Testing 2.   Start time TBC – 2 rounds.  Select probable/possible rink combinations to do it together.  The second skills scoring day.

Season opening celebration: To close off the trial process and celebrate the new season on Saturday 9^th October you are encouraged to stay for a club barbeque and season opening celebration organised by the social committee.

Further information will be supplied at a later date for additional Wednesday and Thursday trials. 

Regards

Pre-season Task Force members