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 2001 Coaching News Archives
Highly successful weekend for youngsters in Spain
A training weekend was held on 10-11 February for youngsters hopeful of making the Spanish U15
squad for the ECC U15 Tournament in Germany in August. Some 25 hopefuls attended from schools in
Alfaz del Pi and Jávea and as far afield as Aloha College, Marbella, including a number of Spanish
Nationals and one young lady (well done Melanie!). More…
Johns Emburey and Holder help to launch ECC Roadshow initiative
The first ECC Roadshow was held at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Sunday 25 February and, judging by the response of the participants, was a huge success. More…
Cricket ‘erupts’ at the foot of Etna!
A series of visits to Italy by ECC Coach, Richard O'Sullivan, began in mid-January with a
week on the beautiful island of Sicily. In only three years the city of Catania, which has
Mount Etna as a backdrop, has created two senior clubs who play in the national cup and league.
A great deal of youth cricket is also played and there are plans to organise a women's league in
2001. The search for a new ground is on, support for which was gained from the Mayor during
a visit to City Hall. More…
Mark Garraway - Wicket Keeping in Italy
Italian Cricket Federation held their first ever specialist wicket-keeping course in Pianaro in
late January. Mark Garraway, ECB specialist wicket-keeping coach, hosted the course, which was
attended by 18 delegates from all over Italy. More…
ECC U15 Coaching Camp - Bradfield College, 29 March - 2 April
Following
the success of the first ECC U15 Coaching Camp, held at Charterhouse School back in 1999, a second camp will be held at
Bradfield College in Berkshire from 29 March to 2 April. The facilities, accommodation and catering at Bradfield are of
an exceptional standard and ECC will provide an exciting team of multi-talented coaches, led this year by Adam Cole (European Development Officer). More…
International Level III Course- Lilleshall 6-13 May 2001
The EDM attended the Thursday and Friday of this course, which brought together an array of cricketing cultures and experience. Coaches who had played at Test level, in both the men's and women's World Cups and at various representative levels made for a highly skilled line-up and inspiring course. More…
Leinster Cricket Union - Teacher Training in Ireland
Brian O'Rourke, Youth Development Officer with the Leinster Cricket Union, ran a series of 4 Teachers Training Courses during April as part of an on-going Development Programmeme. More…
Finland Development Weekend
ECC coach, Stuart Barnes, visited Helsinki from Friday 27 April to Sunday 29
April to coach a range of groups from 'first-timers' to the National Squad. More…
Coaches Course gives Portuguese Schools Cricketing Opportunity
On the weekend of 21-22 April, Portugal held their second ECC Introductory
Coaches Course. The course was attended by potential coaches from Oporto,
Lisbon and the Algarve. More…
Roman Road to Success
The magical city of Rome hosted the third in a series of visits to Italy by
ECC Coach, Richard O'Sullivan. During the course of the week, junior and
senior players from the four clubs in the Rome area took part in coaching
sessions. More…
U15 Coaching Camp at Bradfield College
Thirty-four talented young cricketers from eleven different countries converged on Bradfield College in Berkshire on 29 March for the European Cricket Council's second U15 Coaching Camp. More…
Cricketec in Denmark
The Danish Cricket Association has already proved its enthusiasm for the Cricketec concept by purchasing 10 Cricketec sets.
Over the past 3 years, Cricketec have been actively involved in the ICC World Development Programme, running coach education and specialised coaching programmes in Africa and
Asia, whilst the Cricketec equipment has been spread to all corners of the cricketing world. More…
New National Coach for Austria - Gary Palmer
The Austrian Cricket Association recently invited Gary Palmer to become
their new national coach. Here are Gary's thoughts following his first
visit in his new capacity: More…
Belgian Cricket Gets a Boost
Over 140 young cricketers took part in coaching sessions run by Stuart Barnes and ably assisted by other qualified coaches held at Axion Sports Centre, Geel, just outside of Antwerp on 8-9 December. More…
Females and Finals Demonstrate Italian Development
An end of season visit to Italy gave Richard O'Sullivan the opportunity to witness the U13 and U15 final weekends. During the week between the two finals he was able to watch and advise the male and female cricketers of Sicily, who continue to develop fast. More…
New Coaching Strategy for MCC Tours
Following agreement on a strategy to enhance the impact made by touring MCC teams on development in European countries, Richard Holdsworth will be the first European coach to join a tour party heading off to Portugal in October. More…
Leinster Cricket Union – Level I Coaching Course
Brian O'Rourke and the Leinster Cricket Union will be running a Level I coaching course with classes held on Tuesday evenings (7-10pm) at Kings Hospital School in Dublin, starting on 9 October. The course will run over ten weeks. More…
Terry Jenner in Ireland
Two very successful wrist-spinning workshops were held with Australian Leg
Spinning Coach Terry Jenner in Belfast on 20 and 21 August 2001. The
workshops were organised by Brian Walsh, Cricket Development Officer of the
Northern Ireland Cricket Association and Ian Johnston, Chairman of the
Association of Cricket Coaches, Northern Ireland Branch. More…
Stuart Barnes helps Belgium prepare for combat
The Belgian senior national and U15 squads were put through their paces over the weekend of 4/5 August to
help prepare for the two forthcoming European tournaments. Using Mechelen CCs facilities, it was the first
time that ECC coach Stuart Barnes had been able to train with the squads outside. More…
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