Accra: Mr. William Glenwright, Head of Global Development at the International Cricket Council, has urged newly trained coaches of the ICC Global level three coaching course to echo their voices as leaders and ambassadors of change. Ghana’s Obed Harvey, among 17 recognized cricket coaches, assembled in Bahrain for a five-day intensive and well-structured training course aimed at challenging, developing, and elevating coaches from identified countries to lead at the highest levels within and beyond their respective borders.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Glenwright, speaking at the opening of the ceremony, emphasized that the training had grown from strength to strength over the years, providing coaches with a world-class education experience in cricket. He noted that coaches have profound responsibilities not only to train and guide athletes but also to act as transformative figures to shape the future of coaching and cricket itself.
He further highlighted that standards of excellence, professionalism, and sportsmanship were key attributes that needed to be portrayed by these trainers in their line of duty. The Head of Global Development urged the team to seize the opportunity to help unearth young talents and make cricket a leading sport.
Mr. Obed Harvey, Ghana’s representative at the global event, expressed excitement and gratitude to the Ghana Cricket Association for the opportunity to be part of the training course. He stated that the course would be instrumental in their quest to make cricket a household sport both in Ghana and across the continent.
As part of ensuring progress after the week-long training, the decorated cricket player has been tasked with developing a coaching practice aimed at creating a better environment for players to be more effective at playing spin. Participants were also taken through various areas such as psychological safety and emotional intelligence, highlighting the need to create a secure and non-judgmental space for players to learn and develop from apathy, anxiety, comfort to learning.