Monday 7th February 2011

Sky Sports Coaching Awards 2011

Sky Sports are the principal sponsor towards Coach Education in the U.K.

Some of the support given comes in the shape of coach bursaries which has seen a number of clubs/individuals receive part or all of the funding back for the courses they have attended.

Another element is the annual reward and recognition awards.

The selection for this years representatives from Derbyshire have been made based on nominations received form clubs for the 3 main categories.

 “Outstanding Contribution and Services to Cricket Coaching”

Alan Hough – Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club

“Alan has spent a tremendous amount of time coaching at all levels from Kwik to Under 15 boys and is also the head coach of the Erewash Girls side (Clubs linked from Erewash including Ockbrook, Sawley and Long Eaton Park, Long Eaton C.C. to form an under 15 girls side). Erewash now have the largest number of girls from any district representing Derbyshire.

Not only does Alan work hard to improve others he also works hard to ensure his own development is kept up to date to ensure he offers a good standard of delivery. Continually attending any relevant Coach CPD courses available.

His dedication towards the development of Children at Ockbrook and Borrowash and Erewash merits recognition towards this award”.

“Outstanding Coaching Achievement”

Kevin Wilson – Denby Cricket Club

“Denby Cricket Club would like to nominate Kevin Wilson into the “Outstanding Coaching Achievement Award” for the work he has done within the Denby CC Juniors under 11 section. Kevin has been working in the junior section for a number of years & has worked hard to develop himself as a coach (now level 3) & individual. For the past 2 years Kevin has been working with cricketers coming out of kwik up to the under 13 age group.  This work coincided with the club choosing to offer under 11 hard ball cricket which was an age group traditionally not covered in our area. After a season that saw us win one game & look out of our depth the club looked to carry out a re organization which saw Kevin given the responsibility in this area. The results & benefits of this decision have been significant both to the club & the individuals in the club & I can summarize some of the key achievements as follows:

Kevin has designed & implemented a coaching programme that covers the winter & summer.

Kevin has built a team of coaches/ managers that supports the coaching programme & the match play programme as well.

Results have improved massively from 1 win in 2008 to being unbeaten with 2 teams in 2010.

The work done has contributed to more players than ever before being selected to take part in District & County training programmes.

Kevin has worked with boys & girls & the programme has supported players of all abilities & helped many players as they look to maximize their potential.

In conclusion the decision to give Kevin responsibility at this age group has made a significant difference to the club & players. We do not believe this would have happened had it not been for the outstanding commitment &dedication that Kevin has shown.”

“Young Coach of the Year”

Sam Moseley – Breadsall Cricket Club

“Sam qualified as a UKCC1 in November 2009 and prior to this had been assisting the clubs coaches.

Upon passing the level 1 course, Sam was immediately involved in coaching the clubs juniors during the winter, covering the ages 6 to 15 leading and assisting others.

This involved up to 3 hours of coaching time per week spread over 2 sessions/days.

During the summer Sam coached the clubs young cricketers aged 6 – 10 every week between April and August and also took on the role of managing a team at this age group”.

We would like to thank all the people who took the time to nominate and would also like to take this opportunity to give a huge thanks to everybody who gives up their time coaching in all environments.

Good luck to Alan, Kevin and Sam who now move forward to the national stages of the Awards.