Events

Sunday 29th November, 10am-12.45pm, Bridge Street Leisure Centre, Leominster Cost: £15 Coaching large numbers can be rewarding but it also brings real challenges around organisation, inclusion and maintaining quality. Coaching groups and integrating practices supports coaches to plan sessions that keep players engaged, active, and supported, even when coach-to-player ratios are stretched • Organisation: setting up spaces, tasks and transitions with clarity • Keeping players active: reducing queueing and increasing involvement & learning • Communication: providing instructions that are concise, clear and usable. • Creating positive behaviour by appropriate & engaging activities

Sunday 29th November, 1pm-4pm, Bridge Street Sports Centre, Leominster Cost: £15 The move from soft to hard ball cricket is an important stage in a player’s journey and can shape confidence, enjoyment and long-term involvement in the game. Transitioning from soft to hard ball helps coaches understand how to support players through this change in a way that is safe, progressive, and developmentally-appropriate. • Progressive challenge: introducing hard ball demands at the right pace • Confidence and readiness: supporting players emotionally as well as technically • Development over urgency: prioritising long-term learning rather than rushing progression.

1. Coaching Groups and maximizing participation – a workshop for coaches of Club Junior Sections 2. Transitioning from softball to hardball – a workshop for club junior coaches at this vital point 3. Maximising Nets – a workshop for all coaches running net practices 4. Technical Principles Revisited – a workshop relevant to all types of coaches

Sunday 6th December, 10am-12.45 at Bridge Street Sports Centre, Leominster Cost: £15 Nets can be one of the most valuable parts of a coach’s programme - but only when they are organised with purpose. Maximising nets helps coaches design and run net sessions that are safe, active, and engaging, so players spend less time waiting and more time learning. • Purposeful organisation: structuring nets to maximise intent, activity and learning • Safety and flow: managing space, numbers, and rotation effectively • Meaningful practice: moving beyond repetition to more game-relevant design.

Sunday 6th December, 1-4pm at Bridge Street Sports Centre, Leominster Cost: £15 Great coaching is often built on doing the basics really well. Technical principles revisited gives coaches the chance to step back, refresh their understanding of the core principles of batting, bowling, fielding and wicketkeeping and the observe and analyse coaching tools. Player-centred coaching: player-outcome-practice The core principles: batting, bowling, fielding and wicketkeeping The coaching tools: observe and analyse.

The Early Engagement Program is designed to make county cricket more accessible to young cricketers. The program will work to transition players from softball to hard ball and provide them with game time over the summer to practice their skills. This will be every week apart from half term

The Early Engagement Program is designed to make county cricket more accessible to young cricketers. The program will work to transition players from softball to hard ball and provide them with game time over the summer to practice their skills. This will be every week