Youth Coaching Camp ñ Bradfield College Photo © ECC

The European Development Programme's third Youth Coaching Camp was held at Bradfield College in Berkshire from 29 Marchñ1 April. Twenty-six youngsters and eleven coaches from eleven European countries attended, and were put through their paces by Richard O'Sullivan, BrÌan O'Rourke, David Bordes, Roland Butcher, Bruce Smuts, Mike Flockhart and the EDO over the course of the four days.

Youth Coaching Camp ñ Bradfield College Photo © ECC

The programme was demanding, but all participants worked hard and showed excellent commitment. The standard was certainly encouraging and at this year's ECC tournaments we can look forward to some good performances. The atmosphere was fantastic, which added to the enjoyment, and prizes were given out throughout the camp. Particularly worthy of mention are two bat winners - Saverio from Italy and Jo-Antionette from Austria.