High Performance

Bowls Australia’s (BA) high performance team is one that strives to see the national squads thrive on whatever stage they are taking part in.

The staff are eagerly seeking ways to broaden horizons and achieve unparalleled success that will see the Right at Home Jackaroos set the benchmark for bowls across the globe.

Staff

National Coach & Performance Director
Gary Willis

D: 0404 471 773
E: gwillis@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Lead and manage the High Performance program
  •  Provide and oversee high quality training and tactical development for all squads

Assistant Coach and Pathways Manager
Karen Murphy AM

D: 0407 954 710
E: kmurphy@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Assist National Coach to provide high quality training and tactical development
  • Daily case management of Australian, emerging, U-18 and Para Squad Members
  • Provide leadership and technical direction to Pathways coaches

High Performance Manager
Rebecca Van Asch

D: 0421 786 588
E: rvanasch@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Identify and engage preferred providers
  • Lead planning of athlete performance services support
  • Liaise with high performance partners
  • Develop, monitor and manage the HP Plan & Budget

High Performance Operations & Team Manager
Leah Lazzaro

D: 03 9480 7123
E: llazzaro@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Administrative support to HP team
  • Communications internally within the team and external to the team.
  • Manage and help develop resources for HP team, ensuring best practice
  • Uniform & Equipment management for HP team

Para Bowls HP Manager
Ellen Falkner MBE

D: 0484 593 643
E: efalkner@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Identify and engage preferred providers for Para Athletes
  • Lead planning of athlete performance services support for Para Athletes
  • Liaise with high performance partners for Para Athletes
  • Individual athlete case management for Para Athletes

Pathways Coach WA & National Selector
Therese Hastings

D: 0407 362 772
E: thastings@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Daily case management of Australian and NTC squad members as per the direction of the National Coach
  • Liaise and communicate with STA counterparts and other program partners

Pathways Coach NSW/ACT
James Reynolds
D: 0408 624 199
E: jreynolds@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Daily case management of Australian and NTC squad members as per the direction of the National Coach
  • Liaise and communicate with STA counterparts and other program partners

Pathways Coach QLD
Lynsey Clarke

D: 0401 643 958
E: lclarke@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Daily case management of Australian and NTC squad members as per the direction of the National Coach
  • Liaise and communicate with STA counterparts and other program partners

Pathways Coach VIC
Ian Ewing

D: 0414 560 487
E: iewing@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Daily case management of Australian and NTC squad members as per the direction of the National Coach
  • Liaise and communicate with STA counterparts and other program partners

Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Manager
Bill Riddiford

E: briddiford@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Manage and deliver support to athletes.
  • Develop, implement and review policies and procedures to support Wellbeing and Engagement Framework

Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement Coordinator
Gabrielle Mahon

E: gmahon@bowls.com.au
Areas of responsibility:

  • Manage and deliver support to athletes.
  • Develop, implement and review policies and procedures to support Wellbeing and Engagement Framework

Pathway to Podium:
Bowls Australia’s (BA) high performance program has released a series of Pathway to Podium documents that outline the roadmap for bowlers to progress through the sport for both open and para programs.

See the respective Pathway to Podium documents below:

Bowls Australia

Bowls ACT

Bowls New South Wales

Bowls NT

Bowls Queensland

Bowls SA

Bowls Tasmania

Bowls Victoria

Bowls WA

National Squads

BA has four National Squads who represent Australia on the international stage.

The top-tier Right at Home Australian Jackaroos, the second-tier feeder squad known as the Right at Home Australian Emerging Jackaroos, the third-tier development squad known as the Right at Home Pathways Jackaroos and the squad made up of bowlers with a disability known as the Right at Home Australian Para-Sport Jackaroos.

BA thanks Right at Home for their ongoing support of the High Performance program.

View each squad by following the corresponding links below.