Guyanese coaches complete another phase of WICB/ECB coaching course

Four Guyanese coaches participate and successfully completed phases one and two of the West Indies Cricket Board/ England & Wales Cricket board WICB/ECB level three coaching course which was held in Barbados

from May to June, 2016.

Phase one was conducted over the period May 1 to 8, 2016 and phase two over the period May 31 to June 4, 2016, both conducted by the ECB.

The coaches who would have completed the highest certifying coaching programme conducted in the Caribbean under the sponsorship of the WICB include, Guyana Jaguars head coach – Esuan Crandon, Assistant Coach- Rayon Griffith, National under-15 coach – Julian Moore and territorial development Officer Collin Stuart.

Over the past two years coaches Griffith and Crandon have been at the helm of the profession when Guyana Jaguars won back to back Professional Cricket League (PCL) regional 4-day titles, while Moore has been the coach of the under 15 teams over the past two years as well. Stuart, the former West Indies fast bowler has jurisdiction over the National Coaching Programme.

The first section of the course captured informative advanced concepts on batting, spin bowling and fielding, skill acquisition, coaching philosophy inclusive of an examination by Myres-Briggs type indicators, tactical analysis and decision making while section two covered suspect action and remedial processes.

Stuart acknowledged the course’s worth as it provided some new concepts which can be used to identify players’ natural abilities among other things to ensure growth.

He added the course was particularly valuable across the region as it promoted the overall upholding of WICB/ECB standards

Phase two of the programme explored principles of biomechanics, wicket keeping training and match approaches.

Anand Sanasie, Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), commented that the level three programme is another phase in the overall plan of the GCB to set up a robust coaching structure across the country.

He noted the goal is to have 30 level two coaches ad 100 level one coaches in another year’s time.