Experienced bowls players are teaching teenagers the tricks of the bowling green in the hope it will keep the game, and their club, alive.

By the end of March, Jindalee Bowls Club hopes to have run 68 sessions with years 10 and 11 students from Ambrose Treacy College and Centenary State High School.

For an hour a week, the students are introduced to the game by senior club members and shown basic skills and placed in a competition with their peers.

Students arrive and begin their lessons with senior members. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe )

Organiser Jan Bell said the project had produced results for both the club and the students on and off the green.

"We hope that this insures bowls has a future," Ms Bell said.

"The aim is to spread the word about bowls, and if the kids go home with a positive message, then the parents might come down for a game of barefoot bowls.

The students are taught the correct aim and rolling technique. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe )

"They're quite competitive so they quickly got the hang of scoring and the strategies behind the game — they really love it.

"We hope the students will develop as juniors and we already have a couple of the boys coming along with their parents on a Saturday morning for coaching."

A sport for all ages

Club coach Kevin Burton said it had been uplifting to introduce bowls to a younger generation.

Kevin Burton has been helping coach the students. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe )

"It's been wonderful to see how the students reacted when they drew a great shot," he said.

"It's also been extremely enjoyable coaching them and the members are getting great feedback on their coaching and help."

The experience had also shown the students that it was a sport for everyone, he added.

"It's showing them that it can be a young person's sport, but unfortunately it's usually only played by older people."

Giving the club a future

Ms Bell said the success of the project had given not only the club hope for the future, but for the students also.

"Too many clubs have closed or are in danger of closing," she said.

"The teachers have told us that a couple of the students who had been experiencing difficulties in the classroom had been more responsive out on the green.

"They had been prepared to participate more and listen more and take instructions, so he was happy about that."

Aaron Barkley is enjoying the challenge of learning the game. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica HInchliffe )

Centenary High School student Aaron Barkley said the age divide had never been a problem.

"I've been enjoying it a lot and it's great for our school to partner up with the local bowls club," he said.

"Even though there's an age divide between us and the members, we don't notice as they know what they're doing and it's fun.

"It has introduced so many of us from the younger generation, who may not have considered the sport, an opportunity to enjoy it and continue to pursue it further.

"My friends enjoy facing off against each other ... the competition is fierce."

Senior members help score, coach and teach the students. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe )

'It's harder than it looks'

Fellow player Samuel Barkley, who has been named junior sportsperson of the year many times at his school, said bowls was more challenging than it looked.

"Personally, it's challenging and it's good to learn a new skill," he said.

Aaron and Samuel Barkley have both enjoyed being part of the weekly lessons. ( ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe )

"It's tough to get the right amount of power and angle to get the jack.

"For many sports I've been able to rely on my athleticism and speed, but for this it takes away the athleticism and makes it an even ground for us all."

The club hopes to continue with the lessons into the later part of 2019.