ECB Coaches Association links Coaching Insight 2019 | Page 16

14
The Graduates
Adam Finch
“What aiming for that point looks like
is very different though, from age
group to age group,” Elliot adds.
“I’d tend to broadly say that you
teach a more diluted version of the
same ideas the further down the ages
you go. We’ve got a Worcestershire
philosophy, our DNA, that runs
throughout the academy. We’ll be
very specific about that to the senior
academy players, but it’ll take a
diluted form with the younger ones.
“All I ever try to do
is help someone
be the best
possible version
of themselves, as
a person and as a
cricketer.”
Josh Tongue
“The important point though is to
have a clear picture in your mind
of where you want to get to. Then
you make sure, especially with
young players, that it’s challenging,
competitive, appropriate, safe, fun
and purposeful.
“Anyone can make a cricket session
be one of those six things, but you
want to be aiming for them all.
And the philosophical one there
– the purpose – that’s the one you
can build an academy around, and
one that can be the foundation
of success.”