WCL Captains’
Meeting 2014
TOM HILL – CRICKET DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
GARY ROBERSON – CLUB CRICKET DIRECTOR
Worcestershire Cricket Board Limited (WCBL) – Trading as Worcestershire Cricket
Areas covered:
Role of the Captain/Leader
Impact of a good captain
TASK:
What skills would you put down
in a captain’s role specification?
Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs
Captains do not just win
and lose matches, they
can win or lose players.
Teenage players struggle
to cope with the step up
to senior cricket, resulting
in a large number of
players dropping out of
the game.
Retain a player, gain a
volunteer.
Role of the Captain/Leader
The Cricket
Tactics
On the Field
Motivation
Most Captaincy is
about what you
don’t see.. Its
about getting the
culture right and
creating the right
environment
Michael Vaughan
Man
Management
Communication
Off the Field
Decision Making
Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs
Recipe for Leadership
DECISION MAKING
Decision
Making
Motivation
Autocratic 1 – Do as I Say/ Your decision
to make
Autocratic 2 – Ultimately your decision,
but asking others for advice
Communication
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Group 1 – The decision is yours but you
consult with the whole team
Group 2 – Complete democracy - The
decision is the teams
Dropping Players
Involving young players
Communicating with players
Batting orders/bowling plans
Selection criteria
Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs
Next Steps:
ECB Pilot Courses - Captains
If you are interested or know another captain at your club
who may benefit from this please contact:
[email protected]
Captains do not just win
and lose matches, they can
win or lose players.
Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs