SLC wants to widen knowledge of coaches
by Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.
CRICKET: The knowledge of cricket coaches islandwide will be widened.
This is the move by the Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
so that the cricketers will get the maximum benefit. The coaches in the
schools will be rounded up and will be given a full brush-up of the
game.
The Central Province coaches will be first given all the know-how
about coaching at a three-day seminar this week. The Coach Education
Unit of the Central Province headed by J.C. Gamage will give all the new
techniques of the game to the coaches.
Similar programmes will be conducted at Nuwara Eliya and Kegalle and
it will be spread thereafter to the other areas.
The Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket consists of Sumithra
Warnakulasuriya, Piyal Wijetunge, Prabath Nissanaka, Manoj Abeywickrema,
J.C. Gamage (Head of unit) and Heshan de Mel.
At the first discussion held at Pallekelle Stadium, there was an
encouraging turn out of coaches. - Kandy Sports
Special Corr.
CRICKET: The knowledge of cricket coaches islandwide will be widened.
This is the move by the Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
so that the cricketers will get the maximum benefit. The coaches in the
schools will be rounded up and will be given a full brush-up of the
game.
The Central Province coaches will be first given all the know-how
about coaching at a three-day seminar this week. The Coach Education
Unit of the Central Province headed by J.C. Gamage will give all the new
techniques of the game to the coaches.
Similar programmes will be conducted at Nuwara Eliya and Kegalle and
it will be spread thereafter to the other areas.
The Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket consists of Sumithra
Warnakulasuriya, Piyal Wijetunge, Prabath Nissanaka, Manoj Abeywickrema,
J.C. Gamage (Head of unit) and Heshan de Mel.
At the first discussion held at Pallekelle Stadium, there was an
encouraging turn out of coaches.
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The National Coach Sumithra Warnakulasuriya speaks to the
coaches and he spokes on the modern techniques in batting.
Coach Manoj Abeywickrema is on right. |
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The coaches who followed the couse.... (from left): R.M.A.
Bandara (Viddyaratna School, Poramadulla), L.S. Seneviratne
(Talatuoya Central), D.Y. Moses (Oxford International,
Nawalapitiya), W.A.K. Kumara (Wickramabahu-Gampola), L.D.
Nuwan Samaranayake (Voctoriya National School), Indika
Fernando (St.Anthony’s, Katugastota), C.R. Siriwardena (St.Anthony’s
Katugastota), A. Pinnaduwa (District Coach), V.R.
Sarawanamuttu (Ramakrishna School), M.N.A. Muzny (Colombo
Interantional, Kandy), S.M.D. Samarakoon (Ginigathhena
Central), N. Kumaradasa (Ginigathhena Central), K.A.S.L.
Jayawardena (Arangala Central), N. Warnapura (Rivisanda
School, Aranayaka), M.M. Abdul (T.B.M. School, Ragala),
J.M.S.R. Jayasekera (Gamini Dissanayake Vidyalaya, Kotmale).
Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera – Kandy Sports Special
Cor. |
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