- South Dartmoor back to winning ways in cups
- Tom Allin tournament raised more than £5,000 for air ambulance
- Taverners kit bag delivered to Sri Lankan youngsters
- Devon trying to contact the class of 56
- Paceman Tshepo running in Virgin London Marathon
- Five Devon women in Western Storm squad for Kia Super League
- Registration night for all ages at Topsham on Monday
- Lots pouring in for auction at Allin Memorial tournament
- Thames Valley Gentlemen Cricket Club
- Bradninch add Argentinian flavour to Devon League
- Ipplepen youth registration night on Friday
- Final call for Groundsmans first seminar this year
- Devon League official tackling London Marathon for charity
- Bovey on familiar territory in Aaron Printers Cup
- Brockman Cup - Cup Kings lie in wait for holders
- Shepherd Trust helps Kingsbridge build for sustainable future
- DCL - Umpire Appointments 2016 (May 7th - July 2nd)
- Long standing records beaten
- North Devon see off Paignton chase
This year has been a great success for Coach Education with more candidates than ever attending the certificate courses (equivalent to old Level 2). Three courses in total have been run in the county with The Certificate in Coaching Young People & adults course taking place at the Cricket Centre in Exeter and two Certificates in Coaching Children taking place at Plymouth College and West Buckland School.
These courses specialise in either coaching children (under 13) or young people and adults (over 13). The focus of each course promotes a player centered coaching philosophy, and with two separate courses we can meet the differing needs of players and coaches working with different ages and abilities. Working with a 15 year old with several years of experience requires a different set of skills to working with an 8 year old who has never played cricket before. Therefore by having two separate courses tutors are able to tailor the courses to the needs of the coaches attending and ultimately their players.
During these courses candidates discussed their own coaching philosophies, what high quality coaching looks like, the different types of practices they can set up (eg. game based scenarios or working on a particular skill), as well as looking at the physical, tactical and mental parts of the game as well as the technical side of batting, bowling, fielding and wicket keeping. Candidates also had plenty of opportunities to design and deliver mini sessions to each other. Now that the courses have finished, candidates are able to go back to their clubs, with support from senior coaches, to put all their new knowledge into action before their final assessment and ongoing support.
This year the David Shepherd Cricket Trust (DSCT) has again been a massive support to the candidates and to Devon Cricket. The trust heavily subsidised places (£100 each) for those candidates who became members of the DSCT. This has clearly enabled more people to access courses, which in turn has the knock on effect of more young people in Devon receiving better coaching, which can only be a positive for the county. We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the Trust for their on going support to Coaching in Devon and all they do to support Devon Cricket.
Courses for next year will be taking place before and after Christmas. All information regarding these can be found on the Devon Cricket website.