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BCB to launch historic coaching manual dedicated in memory of Michael Hyles
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday would create history in Guyana when it launches its own Coaching Manual which is set for the BCB Office, New Amsterdam.
Board President, Hilbert Foster who has spearheaded a major revolution of the sport in the Ancient County is expected to give the feature address and then distribute the first set of the manuals to some players.
BCB President
Plans for the Manual started after the Board was unable to host its countywide Coaching programme due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Foster then suggested to his executive that alternatives had to be found to assist youths to improve their game and it was decided that the Board should invest in a Coaching Manual. Foster was able to galvanise the necessary sponsorship.
A quality and high level team led by Level Three Coaches Winston Smith and Julian Moore was set up to provide the necessary information for the booklet. Other Coaches involved were Leslie Soloman, Balram Samaroo, Travis Hardcourt, Tremayne Smartt and the late, Michael Hyles.
BCB Public Relations Officer Simon Naidu informed that with the official launching of the manual out of the way, the Board would now forge ahead with the hosting of four Mini Cricket Academies across the county.
The academies would be hosted for close to two hundred promising Under-19 players in West Coast Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne. Each of the players attending the academies would receive a copy of the manual while the Board also intends to assist its fellow County Boards with copies if they request same.
Foster stated that with players having their own Coaching Manual , they would be able to work on their personal development at home on a regular basis and that club officials would also be in a position to assist them.
Most clubs in Berbice are without the services of a coach and the manual should assist them to do their own coaching sessions. The BCB President made it quite clear that the manual would be distributed free of cost.
This has been made possible with the support of overseas based sponsors, Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh. Dr Puran Singh and Brian Ramphal. The BCB also decided to dedicate the Manual to the memory of long time Coach, Michael Hyles who passed away recently.
Hyles had served as a Coach in the county for over 40 years and had assisted to prepare the document before his sudden passing.
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