The National Youth Development programme is conducted by MTBC-NSC and managed by each state bowling association. This programme commences each year around February/March. Before its commencement, notices are put up at all bowling centres announcing the date of the NDP Ealuation.

You must be between 12 and 18 years of age. Pick up the form where the notices are put up and have them completed. Your parents need to sign it as well as your school/college headmasters, if you are still studying.

During the evaluation, you will be bowling for about an hour together with the rest of the applicants. There will be a panel of coaches, normally comprising of the National Chief Coach, the Assistant National Coach, two state-level instructors and the state association administrator. They will judge whether your have the minimum basic skill or the talent to be trained. This programme will select three categories of trainees - Level A, Level AA and Level AAA. Depending on the availability of potential trainees to fit these categories, they will select 8 Level A, 8 Level AA and 8 Level AAA. These 24 bowlers will form the group of trainees for the year's programme.

Once you join this programme, you will be provided with 3 T-shirts and will undergo a 10-month training programme at the centre nominated by the State associations. Each group will have a dedicated instructor nominated by the state association and appointed by MTBC-NSC. You need not pay any fees during the training and the lane rental is borne by NSC.

Once you are in this programme, you will progress from Level A to AA and AAA. You cannot stay in Level AAA for more than two years. By that time, your skills and bowling average should be at a level which is good enough for the National Chief Coach or his assistant to promote you to the "National Youth Training" squad. At this level, your training programme will be conducted by the national coaching panel. You will also be given the opportunity to move to National Youth Squad and ultimately the National Senior Squad and a chance to represent Malaysia.

When you are in this programme, you will be exposed to the SportsExcel-Milo-NSC-MTBC Junior Circuit bowling championship each year. The circuit is run over 5 or 6 legs from Kedah, Penang, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka and Johor in Peninsular Malaysia and in Sarawak and Sabah in East Malaysia.

This circuit allows you to compete with other youth development trainees from other states. There are two grades for each gender. Boys Open and Boys A, Girls Open and Girls A. Based on the scores from each circuit you bowl in, the averages are calculated and you will be categorised accordingly.

Generally, Level AA and Level AAA trainees are encouraged to participate. You can be sponsored by the State associations and once you are sponsored, you will be provided allowance for travel and meals. Games fees will also be borne under this sponsorship.

If you are not sponsored, you can still compete by paying RM15 registration and RM60 entrance fee for each leg. Travel and meals are entirely borne by yourself.