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ECB UNDER 15 PLAYERS SELECTED TO ATTEND WINTER PROGRAMME 2004-2005

7 South of england Players initially chosen to attend ECB under 15 course
       General outline of programme and dates of events- click here

List of players

Last Name First Name County Board Region
ALLISON  CHRISTOPHER YORKSHIRE NORTH
BAILEY BUD NORFOLK SOUTH
BARBER MICHAEL KENT SOUTH
BRETT TOM NORTHANTS MIDLANDS
HARRIS JAMES WALES WEST
ILES JAMES KENT SOUTH
MORGAN CHRIS HAMPSHIRE WEST
NEWTON ROBERT NORFOLK SOUTH
NORTHEAST SAM KENT SOUTH
REDFERN DANIEL SHROPSHIRE MIDLANDS
RIAZUDDIN HAMZA BERKSHIRE SOUTH
ROUSE DANIEL HAMPSHIRE WEST
TAYLOR JAMES LEICESTER MIDLANDS
TIPPER JAMES LANCASHIRE NORTH
WILLIAMS BEN WALES WEST
WINSLADE TOM SURREY SOUTH

The objective of the programme is to support the young player's development as a cricketer of some potential. The programme will be wide and varied, hopefully enjoyable, but also be intense and challenging.

Each course will contain some element of the following :

Guest session - invited, high profile, guest coaches will deliver a session based upon their own coaching principles.
Physical / Athletic Development session - practical sessions designed to emphasise and educate on the importance of physical fitness and athletic development.
Team based activity - practical, competitive challenges to encourage development of team skills
Mental toughness training - delivered and monitored through practical cricket activity.
Specialist sessions - based on the player's main skill, increasing understanding of their own methods and tactical advice.
Fielding session - practical session designed to improve all round fielding skills.
'Open nets' - practical cricket performance with full planning, review and evaluation.

In addition, the following will also be included during the winter period :

1:1 Review - on two occasions the player will undertake a formal review of his performance and will receive a written report, a copy of which will also be sent to you.
Parent Education sessions - at 4 of the courses, brief presentations will be made to parents on issues relating to their son's cricketing development.

The courses will feature various specialist coaches being brought in to support the programme during the winter along with a management team of myself as Head Coach and Spin Bowling Coach, John Weitzel (Manager), Karen Giles (Physiotherapist), Mark Bawden (Sports Psychologist) and Rob Harley (Physiologist). The specialist coaches include Ottis Gibson (Pace Bowling), Geoff Cook (Batting), Bruce French (Wicketkeeping) and Trevor Penney (Fielding).

At the end of the winter programme, there will be a preparation programme consisting of an outdoor cricket activity during the Whitsun half term (31st May - 2 June 2005), followed by a competitive match play period, likely to be 2 weeks in the summer holidays (1-14 August 2005). All dates will be confirmed in due course.

Whilst the selectors have chosen a squad of 16 boys, they will be adding boys to the squad over the winter period and, likewise, may ask boys to step down from the squad if it is felt appropriate. Similarly, selection for the winter programme is no guarantee of selection for the summer squad.

David Parsons National Coach - England Under 15

England Under 15 - Winter Programme

1. 23 / 24 October 2004 * Loughborough

2.   20 / 21 November 2004 Loughborough

3.     22 / 23 December 2004 * + Loughborough

4.      22 / 23 January 2005 Loughborough

5.       15 / 16 February 2005 * Loughborough

6.          19 / 20 March 2005 Loughborough

7.       16 / 17 April 2005 * + Old Trafford

All courses start at 11.00 am on Day 1 and close at approximately 4.00 pm on Day 2

* includes presentation to parents
+ includes player review

 

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