• Hampshire legend and now Player Development Manager for Hampshire Academy, James Tomlinson
• Hampshire's 2022 Player of the Year James Fuller 
• Ex-Hampshire and now Dorset bowler Emily Roberts

Welcome to The Umpire Strikes Back!

Today the spotlight shines on our upcoming Coach Development programme. You can start or continue your coaching journey in Hampshire this winter. Full course details can be found here.

To give more detail we speak to Katie & Ben, two coaches who have taken different routes into coaching but are now working for HCB as Community Coaches. They, alongside our Coach Development Manager John Cook, discuss their cricketing journey, apprehensions before taking their course and the benefits of being a qualified coach.

We also speak to one of Coach Development Tutors Dave Gelling. Dave has been training new coaches in Hampshire and Europe for a number of years and shares his thoughts on how the courses have developed to focus on players, questioning and communication.

For full details on our courses please visit https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket-board/news/winter-coach-development-courses/

If you have any queries regarding the courses please contact john.cook@ageasbowl.com

Please share this episode with prospective coaches including parents and young adults at your club - it may have a massive impact in future summers!

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Welcome to The Umpire Strikes Back - Episode 45!

An international feel today with a look at two European adventures and a request for stories related to Shane Warne.

We start by talking to Ali Gajic & Rebecca Blake who have both been playing international cricket in Europe.

Ali, who plays for Verwood CC in the Hampshire League, has been playing for Serbia in the European Cricket League and the ICC WT20 Qualifiers in Finland. Rebecca, from Hursley Park, has represented Romania in the recent Women's Balkan Cup and starred with a unbeaten 100!

They talk about being contacted out of the blue, travelling to new lands and the highlights of being an international cricketer!

Next, we speak to Ageas Bowl and Hampshire Cricket stadium announcer Robbie James. Robbie talks about his journey into sports presenting and the joy of being paid to watch cricket!

He also makes a request for stories regarding Shane Warne for an upcoming audio project. If you have any tales from meeting the cricketing legend please get in touch with Robbie direct;

thatrobbiejames@gmail.com
Twitter: @thatrobbiejames
Instagram: @thatrobbiejames

Finally, Simon Jones reports on the initial early findings from our End of Season Player & Volunteer survey.

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