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HEADLINE: West Indies needs to develop high-level local coaches

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Aug 24, 2014, 8:18:57 AM 

As he trawled through the reams of research that shaped his report to the WICB last March, director of cricket Richard Pybus would have been struck by failings in several areas that have led to the team's drastic decline.

Among his 19 proposals approved by the WICB directors on the way to reverse the slump was that a coaching manager be appointed to oversee and implement programmes regionally.

The aim, as he put it, was "a standardised Caribbean philosophy and methodology of coaching relevant to the cricket culture of the region, including the review and updating of the coaching syllabi, a continuous education programme to ensure coaches are up to date with game development, skills and knowledge to develop world-class players and team".


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doosra Aug 24, 2014, 8:23:43 AM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

This is what Viv Richards said 11 years ago

"Guys come to you and don't even know how to run between the wickets well. They don't know how to take a particular catch. They don't know if a ball is hit to you on the boundary with a certain bowler bowling and if the spin comes to you, which way it is going to spin and all that," Richards lamented.


"So I feel there is a lot to be done...They have got a lot to do in terms of what a coach's job is all about and I haven't quite seen the improvement in some of the individuals to take them to the very, very top," he contended.


"Some of these guys have to come and learn their skills through the coach at the very highest level of West Indies cricket when they are certain programmes put in place so guys can fall in place and become part of a system," Richards remarked.

 
Fivestar Aug 24, 2014, 11:36:17 AM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Wait a minute wasn't there a big controversy years ago between the WICB and some past players. Seems the past players wanted to coach and the WICB insisted they become certified. The players felt they had played at the highest level and didn't need 'a piece of paper' to coach. Perhaps that impasse has led to the shortage of coaches through out the Caribbean. Maybe the mindset is one shouldn't have to undergo training to become a coach.

 
Larr Pullo Aug 24, 2014, 12:04:35 PM 

It would be helpful if we could have a list of ALL certified (level 3 & 4) coaches in the Caribbean.

 
Drapsey Aug 24, 2014, 12:08:56 PM 

In reply to Larr Pullo



1. Harper.

Only a pity him 'ave fi wait til Gayle retire before putting him name forward fi a coaching job.

 
Larr Pullo Aug 24, 2014, 12:34:42 PM 

In reply to Drapsey

Harper is not the only one, and i'm sure he's not the only one who doesn't want to coach a team that Gayle is a member of.

 
uton Aug 24, 2014, 5:20:49 PM 

Isn't Jimmy Adams certified to the same level as Simmons and Harper ?

 
rillo Aug 24, 2014, 10:13:14 PM 

We do not have the cricket system in place to make it a meaningful career.
Sure I would do d courses if it provided a good source of income but the WICB like the islands looks to foreign help first.
Local coaches will have to hone their skills and reputations outside d Caribbean.