With our National Conference only weeks away, we bring
you a flavour of what to expect from our flagship event.
Our new national strategy,
Cricket Unleashed, has given
the game in England and Wales
a new direction – with coaching
at the heart of igniting growth,
inspiring participation and
enhancing performance.
On October 28-29th, at St
George’s Park, we will be
discussing no less than the
future of our sport and where
we, as coaches, fit in.
10
All ECB Coaches Association
members are invited to join us at
the home of England’s 24
national teams and FA Education
in the Staffordshire countryside
to discuss coaching’s
contribution to more play, great
teams and inspired fans.
With Cricket Unleashed looking
to take the sport to new areas
we too have broadened the
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scope of the conference by
inviting a number of speakers
whose experience lays beyond
cricket, but whose knowledge
has specific relevance to the
broadening role of the coach.
Born Barikor, founder of
OurParks – a fitness organisation
which has changed the way
people see their local
community parks – will give us
insight into the way he has
innovated to reach out to new,
previously inactive people.
From beyond the confines of
sport and fitness, Julian Stodd,
from Sea Salt Learning, and
Damian Hughes, author and
Professor of Organisational
Psychology, will be exploring
ideas around leadership,
cultural change and creating
a winning mindset.
While his current focus is on his
role at Manchest