Fingal host another ICC Intro to Coaching course

The working relationship between Fingal County Council and Leinster Cricket Union is expanding all the time. Reinhardt Strydom (Fingal Cricket Development Officer) recently presented an ICC 'Introduction to coaching' course in the Fingal area. The course was delivered at North County Cricket Club on Wednesday, May 15^th. The course was attended by 7 participants who were represented by clubs from different areas of Fingal and Leinster.

The course ran for four hours explaining the basic laws of cricket, how the game works and to show different small sided games that can be played in the schoolyard. The session started with a demonstration on how the game of cricket works along with the basic rules with a layout of a cricket field. Following that, batting was demonstrated with the 'grip and stance' shown along with the execution of the forward drive. The bowling element concentrated initially on the basic action before progressing to run ups and follow throughs. To finish, the teachers were shown hand/eye co-ordination skills and games and also four different cricket games to play with their students. These games included ‘Pairs’ cricket & ‘Continuous’ cricket.

Participants arriving with little or no knowledge of cricket learned a lot over the four hours. They left understanding the game better, had fun, learned to bat and bowl and were all looking forward to trying out these games with their relevant classes. This will hugely help the growth of cricket in Fingal and special thanks have to go to all the schools and teachers who attended. A very successful course with many positive outcomes resulted from the day’s activities. 

"The council are committed to developing sport in Fingal and cricket is a major part of that plan. This programme gives teachers the basic skills of the game and enables them to pass on what they have learned to their students through fun and active games" - Niall Mc Guirk Senior Sports Development Officer, Fingal County Council

Reinhardt Strydom

Fingal Cricket Development Officer