Cricket
Course Overview
A two-year, full-time education and cricket development programme for 16-18 year olds.
Year 1 - BTEC Level 3 - 90 Credit Diploma in Sport
Year 2 - BTEC Level 3 - Extended Diploma in Sport
UCAS POINTS - Up to 420
COST - FREE for 16-18 year olds except for £300 registration fee.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - 3 GCSE'S A-C, preferably one in Maths or English
CRICKET TRAINING - Elite Cricket
EDUCATION PROVIDER - SCL Education Group
COURSE START DATE - September
LOCATION - The Ageas Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 3XH
EXIT ROUTES - Full-time employment or apprenticeships, employment opportunities in the leisure industry, coaching opportunities in the UK or abroad, foundation or BA Honours degree at university in a sports-related discipline and employment opportunities in cricket (non-playing)
Cricket Programme
Players will be involved in all aspects of developing their own games, each player will have his/her own player development programme to which they will be working over the two years of the course which will include:
Batting
- Developing an understanding of your own game
- Batting in longer/short forms of the game
- Run acquisition
- Power hitting
- Batting on different types of wickets
- Mental approach to batting
Bowling
- Developing an understanding of your own game
- Bowling in long/short game formats
- Developing good stock balls
- Developing variations
- Identifying batters weaknesses
- Mental approach/tactical
Fielding
- Developing your own fielding skills
- Fielding in the 3 areas, close inner ring and on the boundary
- Effective throwing
- Catching
- Team work
- Movement skills
- Energy
- Mental approach to fielding
- Wicket Keeping
Captaincy
- Understanding the role of captaincy
- Developing tactical plans around team strengths
- Plan B
- Managing the game
- Player management
- Reading of pitches
- Decision making
- Attacking or defending
- Tactics in long and short versions of the game
Coaching Staff
HEAD COACH - RON HODGSON
A Level 3 Performance Coach, Ron was previously the Head Coach for the highly successful Hampshire Women’s Squad, promoted in 2015 to National Division 2 before guiding them to the title in 2017. Ron has come through the ranks working in club cricket, county age groups and is involved with delivering both one-to-one and course coaching at the Ageas Bowl. Ron also works for England and Wales Cricket Board as a talent scout.
CRICKET ACADEMY SPECIALIST COACHES
Our students are fortunate to have specialist coaching sessions with current and former players and coaches. Over the past 3 years the following people have featured in our college coaching sessions:
Charlotte Edwards – Former England Women's Captain
Liam Dawson – Hampshire & England Player
Mason Crane – Hampshire & England Player
Charlie Freeston – Hampshire Cricket Head of Player Development
Jimmy Adams – Former Hampshire Captain & Current 2nd XI Coach
Chris Wood – Hampshire Player
Brad Taylor – Hampshire Player
Tom Alsop – Hampshire Player
Michael Bates – Former Hampshire Wicketkeeper & Current England Women’s Specialist Fielding Coach
Joe Maiden – Hampshire 1st XI Analyst & Coach
James Tomlinson – Former Hampshire Player & Current Player Development Manager
For more information on Hampshire Cricket College please contact Sam Bracey via sam.bracey@ageasbowl.com or 02380 475603.
