One of Derbyshire’s nominations for the 2011 Sky Sports Coach Awards, Kev Wilson, was rewarded recently when he travelled to Lords for the National Awards presentation in the Long Room. Kev, who coaches at Denby Cricket Club, was put forward by his club and Amber Valley District Development Group for his outstanding contribution towards revitalising Denby’s U11 hardball section. Seen here (photo) receiving his nomination as the East Midlands Region entry into the competition at Edgbaston Kev said, ‘All I can say about Lords is what a fantastic experience being in the Long Room. I feel proud having made the last eight out of 45,000 Coaches in the country’

Sam Moseley from Breadsall Cricket Club was nominated by his club and Erewash District Development Group didn’t miss out either.  He was invited for the day to the National Performance Centre at Loughborough as Derbyshire’s nominee in the ‘Young Coach of the Year’ category. 18 year old Sam, who is a ‘regular’ in Breadsall’s junior coaching set up said,  ‘The day was a fantastic reward for me and a day that I fully enjoyed, from the minute I got there until I left. Everyone on hand at the Centre was extremely kind and approachable and it was a day I will never forget. It has inspired me even more so to continue working on my coaching and aim for the very top.'

Congratulations to all of the squads, coaches and managers for a great season. A special congratulations goes to all of the winners, particularly Sarah Glenn for Most Improved Girl (pictured with Derbyshire Captain, Wayne Madsen) and Peter Burgoyne for Most Improved Boy (pictured).

The Discovery Award winners (sponsored by Hunters) were as follows:

U10: Archie Moore

U11: Harvey Rhodes

U12: James Sookias

U13: Ryan Bramwell

U14: Ollie Pearson

U15: Greg Johnston

U17: Matt Roberts

U13 Girls: Alice Dyson

U15 Girls: Jenny Peel

U17 Girls: Rebekah Grimley

Half Term Holiday Course

13^th – 17^th February 2012

9.00am – 11.30am (Age 8-11)

12.30pm – 3.00pm (Age 12-15)

Cost £35

Venue – Chellaston School

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Players can arrive on an informal basis and play. If you would like to be involved in Last Man Stands in any capacity whether it be scoring, umpiring, administrating or playing get in touch.

If you know any businesses who would like to play in the league this is a fantastic opportunity. Likewise, LMS provides a great opportunity for parents to play cricket.

The course will start on Tuesday, 14th February and will run for five weeks to Tuesday 13th March, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The venue is Denby CC, The Copper Yard, High Bank, Denby DE5 8PL.

The course fee of £50 will include a copy of 'Tom Smith's Book of Cricket Umpiring and Scoring', a copy of the 'MCC Laws of Cricket' and a year's membership of DCBACO.

Click here to download the latest Performance Matters newsletter on featuring some great tips about resting and maintaining fitness over the winter period.

Also available is the NEW Coaching Resources brochure!

Injuries aren’t something anybody wants to think about but they do happen!

The treatment you receive during this phase is a vital part of speed and quality of recovery.

Cricket injuries aren’t always easily diagnosed and treated by physiotherapists from other sports. The opening of James Pipe’s Physiotherapy Clinic, previously Derbyshire’s 1^st team keeper and current 1^st team physio has created an opportunity for all players to access somebody with a specialist knowledge in cricket.

Click on the link to transfer to James’s website for further details

www.jamespipephysio.com