Welsh Indoor Bowls Association
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The Welsh Indoor Bowls Association (WIBA) is the governing body
for the indoor bowling
clubs in Wales
. It has 24 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the WIBA Club Championship, and select and manage the national side.
The Welsh Bowling Association is based at Gorseinon
, Swansea
.
Governing bodies of sports in Wales
The governing bodies of sports in Wales perform an organisational, regulatory or sanctioning function at a national level in Wales, some tracing their history to the 19th Century. Many cooperate with similar bodies from other countries to agree rule changes for their sport. Most implement decisions...
for the indoor bowling
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
clubs in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It has 24 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the WIBA Club Championship, and select and manage the national side.
The Welsh Bowling Association is based at Gorseinon
Gorseinon
Gorseinon is a town in southwest Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is situated in the north west of Swansea, around north west of the city centre...
, Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
.
See also
- Welsh Bowls FederationWelsh Bowls FederationThe Welsh Bowls Federation is an umbrella partnership body comprising representatives from the five national governing bodies: the Welsh Bowling Association; the Welsh Indoor Bowls Association; the Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association; the Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association; and the Welsh...
- Welsh Bowling AssociationWelsh Bowling AssociationThe Welsh Bowling Association is the governing body for men's outdoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has 10 affiliated counties and 286 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the county championship, and select and manage the national side...
- Welsh Crown Green Bowling AssociationWelsh Crown Green Bowling AssociationThe Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association , founded 1927, is the national governing body for crown green bowling in Wales. The WCGBA organise competitions, including the Welsh Club Championship, and select and manage the national side.-See also:...
- Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling AssociationWelsh Ladies Indoor Bowling AssociationThe Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association is the governing body for the indoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has 25 affiliated clubs...
- Welsh Short Mat Bowls AssociationWelsh Short Mat Bowls AssociationThe Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association is the governing body for short mat bowling clubs in Wales. The WSMBA organise national competitions, including league and inter-county, and select and manage the national side....
- Welsh Women’s Bowling AssociationWelsh Women’s Bowling AssociationThe Welsh Women’s Bowling Association is the governing body for women's outdoor bowling clubs in Wales. It has eight affiliated counties and 160 affiliated clubs. The WBA organise competitions, including the county championship, and select and manage the national side...