KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Inland
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KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union COACHING MANAGERS ADDRESS
The Pietermaritzburg City Oval
Cricket Services Manager: [email protected] “The only way to get out of mediocrity is Coaching Manager: to keep shooting for excellence”, Eric [email protected] Thomas.
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Cricket Services Manager Address.
Page 2 Youth Cricket – Schools Round- Up 2018/2019. “KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Inland has had an extremely busy season. The coach education department on its own has completed a number of activities which has seen us visit all 6 geo-political structures this season. Page 3 We have tried to conduct various upliftment programs in the regions and have been successful. We look to grow this to greater heights come next season.
Club Cricket – Clubs Wrap-Up Cricket South Africa’s initiatives with the Player Perfromance Plans and the measuring tool through the 2018/2019. strategic focus has assisted KZN Inland tremendously this past season with these plans rolled out to level playing fields across the board, whilst our results in terms of bridging the gaps at National Weeks have left Page 4 a lot to work on, we as KZN Inland are confident that togther with all 4 Framework Coaches, we will be making great strides in improving these players at youth level. Mini-Cricket – Season Wrap-Up. Academy and Senior Cricket have gone through ups and down this season with improved results in certain Page 5 departments as well as chanage of personell. We have yet again started the 2018/2019 Season with new personell in the Academy Position with Minenhle Magubane and Yusuf Abdulla taking over in the interim from Shane Burger as we bid farewell to him. Off-Season Training in Cricket. Our season has definitely come with many challenges, however, we have managed to pull through and Page 6 produce where possible, handling of transitions and enforcing coach upliftement has been difficult, we require more activeley involved coaching to join our structures and be involved with our programs. We Provincial Coaching Planner believe we have begun this process and hope to see it grow in the new season. 2019/2020. Thank you to all stakeholders and the community members of KZN Cricket Inland for their support this Page 7 past season. I will continue to urge all who are interested to spread the word and encourage cricket and coaching of cricket across our structures, I look forward to engaging with all stakeholders at the start of next season! #ThisIsOurGame #GrowingPeople #WePlayThisWay.” What’s to come? - Contact Details. Yashveer Singh – KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Inland Coaching Manager.
“Coaching is realizing a persons potential to maximize their own potential. It is
helping them to learn, rather than teaching them”,
Tasmania Cricket Club.
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Cricket Services Managaer Address
“How time flies. Another season has come to an end. The 2018/2019 season has indeed been a busy one for KZN Inland. We enjoyed hosting the Africa Cup which saw us use two venues. This was an overwhelming success and we must thank our friends at UKZN Pietermaritzburg for their support and contribution to the success of that tournament.
Our senior provincial team had an indifferent season. Having the coach leave in the second half of the season meant the assistant coach Yusuf Abdullah had to take over. Dolphins call ups on the bowling front meant we played our remaining matches with an under-strength attack but the performances of our batters Luke Schlemmer and Grant Roelofsen was a positive as we look to build our team with a new coach for next season.
Thanks and appreciation to all cricket services staff for the sterling work put in during the season. We have achieved the majority of our targets and grown the game in the Inland region during the season just completed. We look forward to the new season which will come with its own challenges.
KZN Inland is looking forward to hosting the Proteas women’s team in May when they play Pakistan. We will also be hosting the U19 series between South Africa and Pakistan in June/July. So, there is no off-season at Inland as we prepare for a host of activities.
We thank all those that have supported us during the 2018/2019 season and look forward to your continued support next season.”
Jason Sathiaseelan – KwaZulu-Natal Crikcet Inland Cricket Services Manager.
Jason Sathiaseelan with the KwaZulu-Natal RPC Squad who were placed 3rd overall at the RPC Week in Potchefstroom.
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Youth Cricket – Schools Round-Up 2018/2019
“Since I took charge of Youth Cricket at Inland for the past 8 months, it has been a good year filled with many successes, with more improvements to be done at KZN Inland Cricket, we are sure to reach greater heights.
This season we had successful Regional and National weeks trials and Final trials in August to September 2018 hosted by Howick Prep, St Charles College and Hilton College, in preparation for National and Regional weeks. We also had a successful Under 12 and 13 festival in September 2018 at St Charles College, Under 18 Weston and Voortrekker Weeks.
KZN Inland also hosted KZN Coastal versus KZN Inland U11,12 and 13 Festival (The Tollgate Cup) at St Charles College, the festival is also used as a camp for our junior teams in preparation for Regional and
National weeks, also we hosted a successful U15,17,19 boys and U19 Girls National week camp at Michaelhouse in November 2018.
On the down side of things, is that we did not have the results as we wanted at Regional and National Weeks. Reflection has been done and plans put into place come the start of the new season.
I’m proud that KZN Inland hosted a very successful U19 Girls National Week at Michaelhouse in December 2018, not ending there, also hosting a very success Provincial Coca Cola Schools T20 Challenge Finals and a great Regional Final between St Charles College (Inland) versus Westville Boys High (Coastal) at Pietermaritzburg Cricket Oval in February 2019.
As KZN Inland we also recently hosted a successful schools Annual General Meeting with all the Inland schools, also making sure that we still on the right track to drive forward our school/youth cricket to be in a healthier state for us to keep producing future Proteas stars, both in women and men’s cricket.
Overall I would like to thank all the KZN Inland Schools for the passion and assistance they keep offering me in making sure that youth cricket grows in all corners of Inland and would like to thank KZN Inland Cricket and KZN Cricket Union as whole on making sure that we working together hand in hand driving the Youth Cricket Ship together to achieve successful results although there is still so much more to be done.
In closing I would like to thank Michaelhouse in hosting a great U19 Girls tournament, so many good reviews are coming out of it and greatly thank St Charles College for making KZN Inland proud in reaching the Coca Cola Schools T20 National Final in their first year being at National Finals.”
Kwazi Mdlulu – KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Inland: Youth Coordinator.
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Club Cricket Wrap-Up 2018/2019
“Curatorship of Carter was taken over by the union to maintain the high quality standard of our wickets in Inland. We have maintained the wicket throughout the season and indeed that has paid dividends with the good standard of cricket being played at Carter. We have also assisted Lancashire CC in maintenance of the wicket at Woodlands (Michael Patricks Oval). The 2018/2019 season has been a very stop-start season with the weather prevailing as the winner on many occasions and other times.
Going forth our plan is now to sit with clubs in the premier league and have one on one meetings to discuss the positives and working points to discuss going forward into the new season.
In closing, we have a Premier league play-off fixture between the Premier league last placed team Greytown CC vs Umthsezi CC whom are the Promotional league winners on the 07th April 2019. “
Muhammad Jooma – Clubs and Facilities Coordinator.
PREMIER LEAGUE LOGS KZN Inland Premier Division 50 Overs - Pool A Pos Team P W L NR RR NRR BP Tot 1 Standard Cricket Club 1st 17 13 1 3 4.86 2.44 11 69 2 Varsity CC 1st 17 10 1 6 4.64 2.34 8 59 3 Lancashire CC 1st 17 6 8 3 3.67 0.49 6 36 4 Zingari CC 1st 17 6 9 2 3.09 -0.12 4 32 5 Newcastle Cricket Club 1st 17 4 8 5 3.76 -0.16 3 29
KZN Inland Premier Division 50 Overs - Pool B Pos Team P W L NR RR NRR BP Tot 1 MCC Cricket Club 1st 17 6 6 5 3.54 0.56 5 39 2 Cosmos Cricket Club 1st 17 5 8 4 3.09 -1.13 3 31 3 Young Natalians 1st 17 4 8 5 2.18 -1.01 3 28 4 Greytown CC 1st 17 2 8 7 2.3 -1.65 1 23 5 Masibemunye Cricket Club 1st 17 2 9 6 2.26 -2.65 0 20
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Mini-Cricket Activities
“The KFC Mini Cricket Programme is always a programme that is jammed packed with events. This season it wasn’t any different.
We had a particularly busy season as we launched mini cricket in the Zululand areas and all other areas. These were some of the highlights as most of the office staff attended these mini cricket launches to create awareness, and it has paid off in a big way as I cannot keep up with request for coaches education, player education and just anything that will better mini cricket.
Coaching Courses:
• We managed to host all our coaching courses for all the region falling under the auspices of KZN Inland. We have 18 regions and we managed to conduct these courses by combining the regions.
Festivals:
• Festivals will always be a highlight of the KFC Mini Cricket Program. • This season we were lucky to have also have additional assistance from LSM – Local Store Marketers who assisted in a big way.
Seminars:
• Our Provincial Seminar was a huge success, and it was done a bit differently this year as it was in the evening. • The Regional seminars that was introduced also contributed to the fact that the region were informed at all times of events and the regional coordinators were really good in assisting to get the coaches together for whatever event the union had.
Last but not least I want to thank each and everyone who have played a magnificent role in the big and successful season we had, as it is as always a team effort. Mini Cricket is played throughout the year so the hard work never stops, but I am always looking forward to new and exciting challenges and opportunities. “
Mercia Baaitjies – Mini-Cricket Coordinator.
Mercia Baaitjies – Kwaulu-Natal Cricket Inland: Mini-Cricket Coordinator.
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Off-Season Training in Cricket by Leanna Kell (Newitts.com).
Off-season training in cricket By Leana Kell
The cricket season is currently taking a hiatus and many amateur cricket players may be enjoying a well-earned break, but Newitts is here to remind players it's not time to sit on your laurels just yet!
Certainly, the cricket season can be very demanding. It's busy, and long, and it demands high physical and mental commitment if players are to survive and come out of it triumphant. But for players to stay on form throughout the winter, a certain degree of off-season cricket training must be done.
Below, Newitts offers some off-season training tips to cricket players throughout the winter months.
Take a break.
Despite the importance of keeping fit during the cricket off-season, you are also entitled to a well-earned break. Every cricket player needs time to relax the mind and get the thoughts of technique and pressure of performance out of their systems for a few weeks. Taking a holiday or immersing yourself in a completely different sporting activity for a while, will help sway your mind away from cricket and give your bo dy and mind a rest. Join a yoga group.
Yoga is a popular sport, and one of the best forms of exercise for cricket players out of season. Similarly to Yoga, cricket playing is all about timing and touch. Yoga trains the brain to stay mindful and focused on the task at hand. In a similar way, cricket is all about stay ing focused on the ball at a specific time. A player's concentration can be the difference between making a good decision or not, therefore it is imperative that this skill is practiced regularly. Practice Pilates.
During the height of winter in December and January, Pilates is an excellent way to train the mind and body whilst your body takes a rest from the gym. Pilates strengthens your inner core and keeps your body strong. Pilates focuses on core strength and alignment and for those cricket players with any back issues, it can be invaluable. Once your foundations are strong and the weather starts to thaw, you can then return to heavier power weight sessions in time for the rigor of the full cricket season.
Start meditating.
This may not seem like an obvious connection to cricket, but meditation is becoming increasingly popular in Western society, and if performed regularly it can be a powerful tool to train the mind for cricket. The ability to bat for a length of time comes from mental concentration, patience and the ability to do simple things repeatedly. In a similar way, meditation trains the mind to focus on 'the breath' - cricket players such as Sachin Tendulkar have described how they focus on the breath in between balls to keep a clear min, (Newitts.com).
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Coaching Department – Provincial Year Planner
ANNUAL PROVINCIAL PLANNER AND COACHING PROGRAMME June 2019 – March 2020 Level I Course Schedule:
Date Venue Target Group Facilitator 18 – 21 June 2019 PMB Oval Local Coaches & Teachers Coaching Manager/Inland Facilitators 25 - 28 June 2018 PMB Oval Local Coaches & Teachers Coaching Manager/Inland Facilitators 17-19 January 2019 Estcourt High School Local Coaches & Teachers Coaching Manager/Inland Facilitators 24 – 26 January 2019 St. Patricks College Local Coaches & Teachers Coaching Manager/Inland Facilitators Level II Course Schedule:
Date Venue Target Group Facilitator 02 – 05 July 2019 PMB Oval Regional Coaches Coaching Manager/ Inland Facilitators CPD Schedule: (This schedule to include activities such as Level II Refresher Courses, CAP Camps, Forums, Development Workshops, Orientation Courses, etc.)
Date Description Venue Target Group 05 June 2019 CAP Camp-Video Analysis PMB Oval Framework Coaches and HUBS Coaches 11 June 2019 CAP Camp – PPP Analysis PMB Oval Framework Coaches 12 June 2019 Coaches Forum – Pieter Terblanche PMB Oval Framework Coaches 21 August 2019 CAP Camp – Strength and Conditioning - ETA PMB Oval Framework Coaches and HUB Coaches 04 September 2019 Coaches Forum – Yusuf Abdulla PMB Oval All Local Coaches 21 September 2019 Coaches Forum – Kyle Nipper St. Charles College Regional Week Management 28 September 2019 Coaches Forum – Weston Week – Weston Weston College Tournament Coaches 09 October 2019 CAP Camp – Mind Preparation PMB Oval Provincial Week Management 16 October 2019 CAP Camp – Road to 2020 – SAU19 PMB Oval Framework Coaches and HUB Coaches 16 October 2019 Coaches Forum – SAU19 PMB Oval All Local Coaches 13 November 2019 Coaches Forum – Farouk Seedat Ladysmith All Local Coaches 20 November 2019 CAP Camp – ETA – Man-Management PMB Oval Framework Coaches and HUB Coaches 27 November 2019 Coaches Forum – Dale Benkenstein PMB Oval All Local Coaches 22 February 2020 Coaches Forum – Warren Kirsten Howick Prep. Tournament Coaches 04 March 2020 Coaches Forum – Grant Morgan PMB Oval All Local Coaches 06 March 2020 Coaches Workshop – DSR PMB Oval Framework Coaches and HUB Coaches 9-10 March 2020 Level 2 Refresher PMB Oval Potential Level 3 Coaches 20 March 2020 Provincial Coaches Conference Kingsmead All Local Qualified Coaches Stadium *** Please note that items on the program may be subject to change, however, changes will be made aware well in advance. *** Newsletter Schedule:
Date Name Target Group Facilitator 31 August 2019 KZN Inlander All Coaches & Stakeholders Coaching Manager 30 November 2019 KZN Inlander All Coaches & Stake Holders Coaching Manager 31 January 2020 KZN Inlander All Coaches & Stake holders Coaching Manager 31 March 2020 KZN Inlander All Coaches & Stake holders Coaching Manager
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What’s to come? Contact Details
Amateur Office Details:
Title Name Cell Number E mail
Cricket Services Manager Jason Sathiaseelan 083 45 9 0329 [email protected] What’s to come: Clubs Coordinator Muhammad Jooma 072 866 4829 [email protected]
Women and Girls Head Coach Richard Hlela 082 355 8629 [email protected] The next edition will entail: Men’s Senior Provincial Assistant Yusuf Abdulla 079 845 6069 [email protected] Coach - KZN Inland Schools Assist Coach (Northdale) Rounak Singh 082 263 1406 [email protected] Calendar.
U13/U11 Coach Bheki Nyathikazi 074 559 2990 BhekiN@cricket,co.za - Senior Provincial Squad. Schools Coordinator Kwazi Mdluli 062 500 2480 [email protected] .za - KZN Inland Head of Grounds Wonderboy Khanyile 083 310 4583 [email protected] Academy Squad Assistant Coach (Northdale) Leo Sathiaseelan 065 286 0349 [email protected] and Program. Sweetwaters HUB Head Coach Lungelo Ndlovu 078 265 4170 [email protected] - KZN Inland U15/U17 Coach Jomo Mbili 082 442 3558 [email protected] Academy and KFC Mini Cricket Mercia Baatjies 083 407 2864 [email protected] High Performace Program. Northdale HUB Head Coach Warren Naidoo 082 526 3898 WarrenN@cricket,co.za
Reception Tube Mbumwae 076 166 2007 [email protected] - Staff Introduction. Coaching Manager Yashveer Singh 074 615 4628 [email protected]
Kit Assistant Victor Xhoseni 084 946 5499 [email protected]
Assistant Coach (Imbali) Mduduzi Ngobese 060 450 3096 [email protected]
Assistant Coach (Imbali) Bongani Gwamanda 074 831 4993 [email protected]
Assistant Coach (Sweetwater) Malibongwe Thusi 065 285 5736 [email protected]
Assistant Coach (Sweetwater) Themba Hlela 078 251 2406 [email protected]
Imbali HUB Head Coach Lefa Mosena 071 361 3438 [email protected]
Academy Head Coach Minenhle Magubane 078 032 9639 [email protected]