Come and join us
Come and have fun tenpin bowling, with the Manchester Lightning Youth Bowling Club.
We now have 30+ members, boys and girls aged between 8 and 18 years, who compete in leagues each Saturday morning and join in a countrywide tournament calendar.
When and where
Come along any Saturday morning at 10:00 am till 12am. At the Hollywood bowl, Ashton Moss Leisure Park, Manchester. Map
How do we teach you bowl
New bowlers go into training with your instructors usually for a period of 4 to 6 weeks depending on ability, and then they will automatically move into a team in our bowling league.
Instructors are all highly trained, experienced bowlers and have achieved many levels of the BTBA accredited coaching courses. All instructors, officials and the club secretary are CRB checked regularly.
We split the training into 3 sections
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Train to bowl
- During the first 4 to 6 weeks with us we will train you to bowl, by selecting the right bowling ball for you and demonstrating the many different techniques available you will soon be scoring higher than ever before.
- Train to compete
- Competing in the league and tournaments not only requires than you can bowl well but that you work together as a team and are committed to helping each other. Being a good team member is the key to the success with Manchester Lightning Team.
- Train to win
- Once you have all these new skills, we all, as a team want to win, if one team member succeeds then we all do.
- While playing in the Manchester Lightning League you will be part of our award scheme, these embroidered badges show your bowling successes as your scores get higher.
- Every year when our league comes to a close we celebrate our achievements at a presentation night with a disco and buffet and many trophies are awarded and we can all enjoy ourselves.
- As well as the league the team enters many tournaments which involves travelling to different parts of the UK to compete against other youth bowling teams.
Costs
During training there is a minimal cost of £2 per week, once in the league its £6 per week.
The fees include an embroidered club polo shirt and their yearly membership to the BTBA which allows bowlers to bowl in competitions and enter trials to bowl for their county and Team England.
Manchester Lightning is a member of the National Association of Youth Bowling Clubs (NAYBC) and the league is sanctioned by the British TenPin Bowling Association (BTBA)
