Mash Eagles set up coaching clinics
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:47 am
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IN a bid to spread the game of cricket to all, the up and coming players, Mashonaland Eagles have organised coaching clinics during school holidays at Harare Sports Club.
The junior Eagles holiday coaching clinic is scheduled to run between August 16-27.
Mash Eagles chief executive Hugo Ribatika said the course will provide a base for young cricketers to develop their talents without being lost in a team set up.
"The coaching clinic is very important to all those who want to become good cricketers as this will prepare a base for them in developing their talents without being lost in the set-up where individual attention is limited or non- existent from coaches in a team set up.
"It will also develop them in their personal responsibilities to become best players," said Ribatika.
Mash Eagles has 18 coaches who are expected to work with the players from seven to 18 years.
The participants will be put in groups where each coach is supposed to work with 10 players.
"Interested kids will be taught by professional coaches, some of them are franchise players as well as national team players like Raymond Price and Kyle Jarvis.
"We have structures in place that allow the youngsters to be absorbed in the age-group teams.
"We have 50 players that we coach every Saturday from 9am–12 noon at Harare Sports Club.
"The youngest player is four," he said.
Ribatika also added that it is the first time for the clinic to take place this year although they have conducted it in past years.
"We hope to be able to diversify to the rural areas in the future with the assistance of the coaches whose current jobs is coaching namely Churchill, Prince Edward, Glen View primary schools, Bindura and those from Shamva and many others," he said.
The participants are expected to pay US$60 that covers registration fee, t-shirt, drinking bottle, a fruit and drink that will be given to them on a daily basis.
"We have an obligation to teach youngsters who wants to take cricket as hobby or as a career when they grow up since the highly sports is highly paying,’’ Ribatika.
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