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Schools Cricket Forum in Leinster
Brian O'Rourke
Leinster CDO Brían O'Rourke welcomed the participants before delivering a presentation on the development efforts currently in place within the Union. Vincent Savino gave a short talk on the Coach Education process within the LCU and encouraged all present to register for the courses scheduled to take place next Autumn. Malahide cricketer Brian Gilmore gave the Schools Forum a full insight into the cricket set-up within CUS School, their coaching programme, fixtures, facilities and links with cricket playing schools in both South Africa and England. Boys from nearby Wesley College demonstrated the new ‘Inter Cricket’ game currently being distributed to secondary schools before they were put through a variety of skill development drills for all the coaches to observe. The participants were kept busy throughout and all gained valuable information on the latest equipment available and coaching techniques currently being used with the Leinster Under-Age squads. All teachers departed with a variety of new playing equipment (Inter Cricket Sets, practice balls, bats, posters, coaching cards/videos etc) subsidised by both the ICC and LCU. The equipment will no doubt prove valuable to their school coaching sessions in the summer months ahead. |
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23 Secondary Schools were in attendance at a special pre-season Schools Forum held in St Columba’s College recently. The event provided a great opportunity for PE teachers and school coaches to discuss their plans for the schools cricket season that has just commenced.