Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is the recognised governing body for para bowls in Scotland and is tasked with selecting a national squad capable of delivering medals at the highest levels of international competition, including the Home Nations Championships, IBD World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Scotland is considered to be one of the leading nations within the sport and our intention is to build on this success.
With the inclusion of two events within the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games para programme – Mixed Pair B2/B3 and Open Triple B6/B7/B8 – preparations have accelerated. As a result SDS, along with the coaching staff, have been in the process of monitoring players (and Directors) within the current programme in order to select a Commonwealth Games 2018 Extended Squad to ensure that we are in the best possible position to compete on the world stage. Furthermore, the opportunity was taken to review the whole squad due to the programme being buoyed with the addition of several new players. This has improved performances across the board and increased the competition for places.
The players selected will be in contention for the Home Nations Championships in Wales in April 2017, as well as the all-important Multi Nations Event in Broadbeach, Australia in June 2017. The latter event which will contribute to the qualification of Scotland for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Commenting on the team selection, SDS Performance Manager Gary Fraser said:
“SDS are delighted to announce a strong field of players within our 2018 Commonwealth Games Extended Squad, as well as our National Squad as a whole. It is an exciting time within the sport as we head into a busy training and competition calendar next year. We will compete in the Home Nations in Wales in April, prior to selecting a team for the Multi-Nations event at the Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast, where the 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place. We look forward to the months ahead and have every confidence in the players we have selected.”
The extended squad will be reduced to a maximum of 10 players and 4 Directors for the Multi-Nations Event at Broadbeach Bowls Club. This selection will take place towards the end of April and the final selection for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will take place on a date to be confirmed in October 2017.
CG2018 Extended Squad
Open Triple B6/B7/B8
| Player | Classification | Town | Local Authority |
| Billy Allan | B6 | Cowdenbeath | Fife |
| Gary Clelland | B6 | Linlithgow | West Lothian |
| Mike Nicoll | B6 | Jedburgh | Scottish Borders |
| Garry Brown | B7 | Kirkmuirhill | South Lanarkshire |
| Don Chalmers | B7 | Buchlyvie | Stirling |
| John Hughes | B7 | Stewarton | East Ayrshire |
| Martin Hunter | B7 | Burntisland | Fife |
| Barbara McMillan | B7 | Cowdenbeath | Fife |
| Michael Simpson | B7 | Auchtermuchty | Fife |
| John Wardrope | B7 | Ayr | South Ayrshire |
Mixed Pair B2/B3
| Player | Classification | Town | Local Authority |
| Robert Barr | B3 | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Billy Edgar | B2 | Saltcoats | North Ayrshire |
| Irene Edgar | B2 | Saltcoats | North Ayrshire |
| Harry Harris | B3 | Larbert | Falkirk |
| Maria Spencer | B3 | Dunfermline | Fife |
| Mary Stevenson | B2 | Barrhead | Renfrewshire |
| Director | Town | Local Authority |
| Sarah-Jane Ewing | Dunfermline | Fife |
| Ron McArthur | Falkirk | Falkirk |
| Christine Morrow | Dalmuir | Clydebank |
| Doreen Strachan | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| David Thomas | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
| Grace Whitton | Bothwell | North Lanarkshire |
National Para Bowls Squad
| Player | Classification | Town | Local Authority |
| Eleanor Clark | B1 | Kirkcaldy | Fife |
| Billy Edgar | B2 | Saltcoats | North Ayrshire |
| Irene Edgar | B2 | Saltcoats | North Ayrshire |
| Mary Stevenson | B2 | Barrhead | Renfrewshire |
| Harry Harris | B3 | Larbert | Falkirk |
| Maria Spencer | B3 | Dunfermline | Fife |
| Robert Barr | B3 | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Billy Allan | B6 | Cowdenbeath | Fife |
| Fraser Mathieson | B6 | St. Ninians | Stirling |
| Gary Clelland | B6 | Linlithgow | West Lothian |
| George Guthrie | B6 | Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Mike Nicoll | B6 | Jedburgh | Scottish Borders |
| Barbara McMillan | B7 | Cowdenbeath | Fife |
| Derek Hartley | B7 | Tullibody | Clackmannanshire |
| Don Chalmers | B7 | Buchlyvie | Stirling |
| John Hughes | B7 | Stewarton | East Ayrshire |
| John Wardrope | B7 | Ayr | South Ayrshire |
| Martin Hunter | B7 | Burntisland | Fife |
| Michael Simpson | B7 | Auchtermuchty | Fife |
| Rosemary Lenton | B7 | Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Tracy Black | B7 | Alloa | Clackmannanshire |
| Garry Brown | B7 | Kirkmuirhill | South Lanarkshire |
| Brendan Handling | B8 | Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Ian Brown | B8 | Kilbirnie | North Ayrshire |
| Coach / Assessor | Town | Local Authority |
| Bob Dick (Head Coach) | Cupar | Fife |
| Chris McGready | Perth | Perth & Kinross |
| Eric McMillan | Cowdenbeath | Fife |
| Nigel Walker | Dalgety Bay | Fife |
| Bob Christie | Brechin | Angus |