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A week of bowling at home: ages 11 to 13

3 sessions of 15 to 20 minutes. Do them on different days this week and rest in between. A parent can be the partner in a pair drill. Stop if anything hurts.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

  1. 1Session
  2. Rest
  3. 2Session
  4. Rest
  5. 3Session
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Session 1

Aim at home

20min

  1. Warm-up: Bowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 134 min
  2. Arrows and Boards Map4 min
  3. Bottle Pin Aim at Home5 min
  4. Count the Boards4 min
  5. Cool-down: Bowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 133 min

Make it fun

Lane-reader pairs: roll once, say where the ball went and why, and your partner shares one thing they noticed. Swap.

My best · Arrows and Boards Map: your own number

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DrillsBowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 13Arrows and Boards MapBottle Pin Aim at HomeCount the BoardsBowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 13

Session 2

Spares at home

20min

  1. Warm-up: Bowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 134 min
  2. Spare Name Quiz4 min
  3. Corner Bottle Spares5 min
  4. Pendulum Swing With a Towel4 min
  5. Cool-down: Bowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 133 min

Make it fun

Pin-pick game: pick a spare leave and aim for it. The pair keeps one total of spares made and tries to top its own last session.

My best · Spare Name Quiz: your own number

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DrillsBowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 13Spare Name QuizCorner Bottle SparesPendulum Swing With a TowelBowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 13

Session 3

Approach: Slide Foot Finish Target

15min

  1. Warm-up: Bowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 134 min
  2. Slide Foot Finish Target4 min
  3. Pendulum Swing With a Towel4 min
  4. Cool-down: Bowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 133 min

Make it fun

Footwork dance: walk your approach to a rhythm your partner claps and freeze at the foul line with a balanced finish. Swap.

My best · Slide Foot Finish Target: your own number

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DrillsBowling Warm-Up, Ages 11 to 13Slide Foot Finish TargetPendulum Swing With a TowelBowling Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 11 to 13

Build on it

Make this week yours

  1. 1Open it in SSTracker: the three sessions open in the training planner.
  2. 2Set your child's age: the week keeps to the limits for that age, the same as any planner week.
  3. 3Save it to keep it, then change it or build the next week from there.

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