How does a bowler become a coach?
Even allowing for regional differences, the procedure typically requires a candidate to submit a written application. Typically the training body is also both examining body and coach registration agency. An important preliminary process is the self-validation of one’s suitability for the role. Playing experience is a useful attribute. Equally useful are any teaching and administrative experience. So also are innate curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. Fluent social skills are even more important. The reputation and recognition of a coach derives less from possession of a coach badge than from effective practical coaching in the longer term.
