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Holiday camps
Multi-day skills camps through the school breaks, grouped by age and standard rather than lumped together.
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Coaching with acurriculum behind it.
Camps and school programmes run by ICC-qualified coaches, built on a structured curriculum rather than an afternoon of throwdowns. Every player gets a written progress report at the end.
The difference a qualification makes
Plenty of people can run a net session. Far fewer can tell a thirteen-year-old why their front foot is closing them off, fix it in a way that survives the drive home, and write it down so the next coach picks up where this one left off.
Our programmes are led by ICC Cricket Coaching Level II qualified coaches working to a defined curriculum — technical blocks, game sense, fitness appropriate to age, and match play that tests what was taught that week.
Parents get a written report. Schools get a programme that maps to their term. Players get something that actually compounds season to season.
Included
What we run
Camps, school programmes and squad sessions, all to the same standard.
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School programmes
Term-length coaching that fits the school timetable, with reporting the PE department can use.
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Squad sessions
Regular technical and tactical work for club or academy squads preparing for a season.
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Individual coaching
One-to-one technical work for players who need a specific fault fixed properly.
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Coach education
Sessions for teachers and volunteer coaches who run sport without a formal cricket background.
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Progress reporting
Written assessments at the end of every block, in plain language parents can actually read.
At a glance
The coaching pathway, by age and stage
Use this to narrow things down before you get in touch. Anything here can be adapted.
| Stage | Ages | Focus | Session shape |
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| Foundation | 7–9 | Movement, catching, basic bat and ball mechanics, enjoying the game | 60 min, high activity, small groups |
| Development | 10–12 | Repeatable technique, front and back foot, seam bowling basics, fielding positions | 90 min, technical block plus match play |
| Performance | 13–15 | Shot selection under pressure, bowling plans, game awareness, physical preparation | 2 hrs, split technical and scenario |
| Senior | 16+ | Role specialisation, match tactics, strength and conditioning, captaincy | 2 hrs, squad and individual work |
| Coach education | Adults | Session design, player welfare, age-appropriate coaching, assessment | Workshop, half or full day |
Block structure
How a six-week block is built
Every block follows the same arc, so progress is visible to the player and reportable to the parent.
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Week 1
Baseline
Assess where each player actually is. Filmed where useful, so week six has something honest to compare against.
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Weeks 2–3
Technical block
One or two specific faults per player, worked deliberately. Not everything at once — that is how coaching fails.
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Week 4
Pressure
The same skills, now under scenario and scoreboard pressure. This is where technique either holds or does not.
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Week 5
Game sense
Match play with coaching interventions. Decisions, not just execution.
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Week 6
Review and report
Reassess against the week one baseline. Written report per player, and the plan for the next block.
Process
How a programme is set up
Five stages, one point of contact throughout.
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Assess
Age groups, current standard and how many players. We watch a session where we can.
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Design
A block plan mapped to your term or holiday window, with clear objectives per week.
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Coach
ICC-qualified coaches deliver it, with the same faces week to week.
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Report
Written progress assessments for every player at the end of the block.
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Next block
We build the following block on what the reports showed, not from scratch.
Questions
Before you ask
The things people want to know before they get in touch.
What ages do you coach?
From around seven up to senior club level. Groups are split by standard as well as age, because a strong eleven-year-old and a beginner thirteen-year-old should not be in the same session.
What does ICC Level II actually mean?
It is a recognised international coaching qualification covering technical coaching, session design, player welfare and game understanding. It is the standard that lets a programme be assessed rather than just delivered.
Do you coach girls' cricket?
Yes, in mixed and girls-only groups. Tell us which you want and we will structure the sessions accordingly.
Can you run a camp at our school's own ground?
Yes. We run at your venue or arrange one, whichever works. Equipment comes with us either way.
Planning a camp or a school term?
Tell us the age groups and the window. We will send a block plan before you commit to anything.
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