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Ninjaman · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2007, 12:30 PM

West Indies Cricket Board: Recruitment - Team Coach

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Recruitment - Team Coach

WICB | 09/08/07

The West Indies Cricket Board, Inc. (WICB) is seeking to recruit a Team Coach for the Senior West Indies Cricket team.

Purpose
The successful candidate will be able to take the lead role in developing, designing and implementing coaching strategies that will create high performance cricketers capable of sustaining peak performance both at home and away.

Job Summary
This challenging position, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, includes, but is not limited to, the following duties and responsibilities: -

To effectively teach the techniques required for the improvement of the skills of individual players and of the team in general.
To arrange and participate in remedial camps as directed from time to time.
To devise and implement specific strategies and tactics to ensure competitiveness against specific individual opponents.
To impart to each team member a high level of skill, and an appreciation for the value of discipline and commitment to individual and team performance.
To contribute to the design and implementation of team physical conditioning protocols.
To organize and conduct, where applicable, comprehensive, high quality coaching programmes for use throughout the WICB coaching structure.
To coordinate and lead all technical training and practice sessions, both on and off the field.
To sit on the Selection Committee while on tour.
To represent the WICB team programme to all of the WICB's stakeholders in an articulate manner, as required from time to time.
To facilitate the overall development of team members, including non-technical and personal issues, through the ability to motivate.
To analyze statistical data and to interpret game trends from such data.
To make ongoing efforts at upgrading professional status.

Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience:

Recognized Advanced Coaching Certificate
A sound knowledge of cricket with playing experience either at the Test or first-class level.
The ability to relate to international cricketers.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Computer literacy and familiarity with current cricket (video) analysis systems.
The ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds

In addition, the successful candidate will be willing to spend considerable time away from his normal place of residence while on tour.

Applications should reach the WICB by 4:30 pm on August 31st., 2007 Applications may be sent electronically to thoward@windiescricket.com or by mail to:

"TEAM COACH"
WICB, Inc.
P.O. Box 616W, Factory Road
St. John's
ANTIGUA

darksideofthemoon

Duncan Fletcher?

Ninjaman

As long as he promises not to be verbally abusive as the recent allegations of Bennett King say he was

Django

The performance of the Indian team in the current series against England puts the position of a coach in proper perspective!!

How much difference does a coach really make?

Mike

Good question - the India experiment shows that without a head coach the team must bear most of the responsibility for their performance. That might actually mentally focus them to perform to the best of their ability. I can't see why a team can't prepare themselves with the aid of skills coaches and support staff. Players usually underperform due to a flaw in their technique. A skills coach is all that is needed to iron out these kind of problems. I don't see a need for a head coach except to help with analyzing the opposition and to suggest strategies to counter them.

engssmoothcriminal

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Originally Posted by Mike

Good question - the India experiment shows that without a head coach the team must bear most of the responsibility for their performance. That might actually mentally focus them to perform to the best of their ability. I can't see why a team can't prepare themselves with the aid of skills coaches and support staff. Players usually underperform due to a flaw in their technique. A skills coach is all that is needed to iron out these kind of problems. I don't see a need for a head coach except to help with analyzing the opposition and to suggest strategies to counter them.

Yes but you do have to compare the experience (and quality) of this Indian side to the current shambles of the West Indies side. Now I agree that players like Dravid, Tendulkar, Kumble, Ganguly, Laxman and even Zaheer Khan who form the spine of the team don't need any great imput from on high however I wouldn't trust the likes of Gayle, Morton, Samuels and co to work things out all by themselves. They need a very hands on domineering personality (Fletcher would be ideal in this role but he's unfortunately for the Windies waiting for either a plum county role or the South Africa job) to drag them into line and not tolerate their indiscipline and total lack of application. They also need someone who is big enough to overule some of the more moronic picks (or Darren Ganga as he's more commonly known) from their truely incompetent band of selectors.

In terms of India they may well get away with their current coaching situation for the time being but when some of the big names start calling it a day in the next year or two and holes start appearing throughout the side then they will need that proven head coach to ease the next generation of talented but raw youngsters into the international fold.

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