WCL Captains’ Meeting

2014TOM 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

On the Field

Off the Field

The Cricket

Man Management

Communication

Most Captaincy is about what you don’t see.. Its about getting the culture right and creating the right environment

Michael Vaughan

Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs

Motivation

Tactics

Decision Making

Recipe for Leadership

Champion Clubs: Clubs doing more for their players, players doing more for their clubs

MotivationDecision

Making

Communication

• Dropping Players• Involving young players• Communicating with players• Batting orders/bowling plans• Selection criteria

DECISION MAKING

Autocratic 1 – Do as I Say/ Your decision to make

Autocratic 2 – Ultimately your decision, but asking others for advice

Group 1 – The decision is yours but you consult with the whole team

Group 2 – Complete democracy - The decision is the teams

Next Steps: ECB Pilot Courses - Captains

If you are interested or know another captain at your club who may benefit from this please contact: tom.hill@wccc.co.uk

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