Masterclasses for Coaches
Tailored masterclasses for coaches supporting the development of recreational cricket coaches in Gloucestershire.Working with fast bowlers with Jared Warner
Thursday 24th February
6.00pm – 9.00pm
Wycliffe College
Gloucestershire fast bowler Jared Warner will provide an insight into how we develop our young fast bowlers. Jared will call on his experiences as a county bowler to work with a handful of young seamers and provide methods and drills that can take away and utilise, to develop talented young bowlers.
Cost £15 and £10 for ECBCA members
Fundamentals of batting and batting vs spin with Toby Radford Level 4 Coach
Saturday 12th March 2022
12.00pm – 3.00pm
Castle School
Toby Radford is a renowned international batting coach who will bring his knowledge, experience and methods to discuss the fundamentals of batting. In this workshop he will cover, balance, alignment, set ups and cover batting against spin. Coaches will be provided with the drills and information to support the development of young players whether it be in a club or performance environment.
Cost: £15 and £10 for ECB CA Members
Inspiring fielders to be wicket takers - with Mark O’Leary
3.00pm – 5.30pm
Castle School
Former Western Storm and Welsh Fire Head Coach will fill your toolkit with drills and activities to enhance your coaching of fielding. The level 4 coach has a number of drills and ideas to use, all delivered in an interactive session to help provide coaches with dynamic fielding plans to enhance their delivery.
Cost £15 and £10 for ECBCA Members
How to develop our young spinners with Richard Dawson
Saturday 26th March 2022
12.00pm – 2.30pm
Archway School
With spin bowling having a huge impact across the globe in all formats, the ECB Elite Pathway Coach, England under 19 coach and former Gloucestershire Head coach will provide an insight into the art of spin bowling. The workshop will look at methods when working with young spinners, including technical and tactical interventions and drills that will make working with a spin bowler fun and a challenging experience.
Cost £15 and £10 for ECB CA Members
Wicket Keeping sessions with Jon Tegg
Saturday 26th March 2022
3.00pm – 5.30pm
Archway School
Tuesday 12th April 2022
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Winchcombe Secondary Sports hall
Developing wicket keepers can often be an area that sometimes goes overlooked in club cricket. Former Gloucestershire 2nd XI and Herefordshire Minor Counties wicket keeper Jon Tegg will be delivering a session that will focus on the developing the basics of the art.
The Gloucestershire Pathways coach will pass on his knowledge and provide drills that will help you develop your keepers improve their technique when standing back to seamers and standing up to slow bowlers.
Cost £15 and £10 for ECB CA Members
Creative coaching ideas for club coaches with Gareth Dawson and Ralph Hardwick
Wednesday 20th April 2022
6.30pm – 8.30pm
The Bristol County Ground
Thursday 21st April 2022
6.00pm – 8.00pm
Winchcombe Secondary School
Ideas for warm up and sessions drills can be challenging for newly qualified coaches. This workshop will give coaches working with boys and girls of all abilities, ideas to take away and use in their club environments. Ideal for anyone who has undertaken their Support Coach, Foundation 1 and Core Coach courses.
This will be delivered by member of the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation and Coaches working on the performance pathway.
Cost £10
Developing Spin Bowlers - Mark O’Leary
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Bristol County Ground
Former Western Storm and Welsh Fire Head Coach will bring his own experiences and methods when working with spinners, including technical interventions, developing variations and drills that will give you the confidence to work your club’s spinners.
Cost £15 and £10 for ECBCA Members
Gareth Dawson / Workforce Development Officer
Additionally, he will support the Gloucestershire Association of Cricket Officials (GACO) in developing an Officials Strategy that aims to grow the number of officials across the game. Increase the number of courses that are available to potential officials and work with GACO to transition volunteers from ‘course takers’ to ‘standing officials’.
Support the Gloucestershire Grounds Association in developing a programme of activity that supports ground staff across each year. Coordinate and manage both national and local Reward and Recognition events for all groups of volunteers. On top of practical delivery in schools, he will work with teachers to enhance their cricket delivery and work with universities/colleges to provide opportunities for students to gain qualifications and coaching experience.
Gareth is a Liverpool FC fan, a big follower of cricket around the world and plays his cricket at Hatherley & Reddings.
