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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Nickauger on March 10, 2013, 01:28:43 PM
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Afternoon guys
I've secured myself a job interview for the role of community cricket coach for Gloucestershire Cricket Board, and as part of the interview I need to run a session with the aim of getting children to choose cricket. Any help or ideas would be massively appreciated. Its 15 minutes and for between 25-30 year 8 children!
'Make it fun' and 'Game based activities' is not going to cut it either!
Cheers
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Good luck nick hope it goes well for you!
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Cheers Tom :) Doubt I'll get it but nice to know that I'm not completely unemployable!
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Good bunch of lads at the GCB doing good work around the local schools down our way.
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Good luck mate, hope all goes well
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i have pm'd you, structure as normal per coaching make it relavent to the skill set and todays cricketing world get them engaged with visualisation and decent training aids.
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Good luck mate!
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Cheers for the support and the pm's guys. Not really sure how much I can do in 15 minutes mind but I'm sure I'll sorty something out!
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Like the idea of interesting training aid, katchet, skyer, flexi stumps, fumble balls
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I'd play continuous cricket with them. Simple rules, everyone is involved in the game at all times and promotes the use of cricket skills subtly, whilst still having fun.
A session to encourage kids to take up cricket has to be fun, otherwise they'll be turned off instantly.
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I'd play continuous cricket with them. Simple rules, everyone is involved in the game at all times and promotes the use of cricket skills subtly, whilst still having fun.
A session to encourage kids to take up cricket has to be fun, otherwise they'll be turned off instantly.
Just not sure whether that is a session worthy of an interview lol. That would be what I would probably do to be honest!
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What are they likely to expect? If the session remit is to encourage children to take up cricket then its no good going off into a level 3/4 coaches technical session. Continous cricket or the Lords game or similar, basic fun session is what i would expect as an answer to a challenege like 'encouraging children to take up cricket'
Is there no other remit/advance warning on what they expect?
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Perhaps diamond cricket with a group that big? Gets more involved at one time to keep the interest going.
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Good luck nick.
Perhaps get a gym matt out and get them doing diving catches and then run outs etc. when ever I have seen this the kids love it.
All the best
Kieron
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All the best
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Good luck nick.
Perhaps get a gym matt out and get them doing diving catches and then run outs etc. when ever I have seen this the kids love it.
All the best
Kieron
This sounds like a great idea.
Gotta admit kids love trying to get direct hits and take fancy catches,certainly gets them interested.
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I got no suggestions mate but good luck and hope you get it.
Best wishes
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All the best mate!
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Solid 8 out of 10 for the interview and the best session apparently. Still didn't get it though lol. Apparently still a better candidate than me though.
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Hard luck mate, all good experience though :)
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That sucks mate, you should follow up with them thanking for the opportunity, and asking where you could improve and if they know of some other opportunities. You'd be surprised how many people are pleasantly surprised when candidates call back still keen and many times it does turn into a job.
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Cheers tush. That's really good advice, will do that in the morning. Guess sometimes you just have to admit when you're beaten by a better candidate.
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Cheers tush. That's really good advice, will do that in the morning. Guess sometimes you just have to admit when you're beaten by a better candidate.
Happened to me when I interviewed for the the company I work for now but I had a strong interview (just lacked a little experience compared to the other person), I got back in touch with the HR and Dept head I had a call within 15 days as there was another role with a diff department....had to go though 7 interviews though...5 for the first role (that i didn't get) and 2 more for the second role (where i came in recommended from the folks who conducted the first interview)...anyways i am blabbing now but you get the idea...good luck.
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Hard luck mate.