Introduction
Pro Coach Cricket Academy was founded in early 2006 by Chris Taylor (Yorkshire CCC) and Andrew Gale (Yorkshire CCC and England Lions Captain). The ambition was to provide unrivalled expert cricket coaching by current Test and County cricketers for juniors learning the game across the UK. In just two years Pro Coach Cricket Academy boasts a great reputation across the North and Midlands as the leading cricket coaching service, and has now spread nationwide in an effort to offer a professional level of coaching to young cricketers nationwide. Over 2000 young cricketers have benefited from the first class coaching with many going on to represent their District, League side or County.
The Pro Coach Cricket Academy Philosophy
In 2006 Chris and Andrew both decided there was a lack of quality cricket coaching for young cricketers who failed to make their Junior County side. They both believe that too many young, talented cricketers are given no opportunity to improve their game following representative side rejection. There are thousands of children out there who need a stepping stone back into the game, to boost their confidence and improve their technique. They also wanted to provide an opportunity for young cricketers at club and school level to maximise their ability. Pro Coach Cricket Academy has, and continues to, provide this for young cricketers.
Pro Coach Cricket Academy has a structured cricket coaching set up whether your child is a beginner or has ambitions to become a Professional Cricketer. The structure begins with One off Day courses for all young cricketers, has a Key Skills and Summer Academies for beginners, advances to the Premier Academy, an academy for confident Club cricketers, and finally offers the Elite Academy, an academy for children with ambitions to go much further in the game of cricket.
The Professional touch.
Pro Coach Cricket Academy believes that having current and ex Professional cricketers running the coaching has huge benefits for young cricketers, and with over 50 current first class players involved in our coaching Academies we have an unrivalled recource of professional knowledge. Not only do the Pro Coach Professionals pass on expert technical cricket coaching, they can also pass on their own experiences and vast knowledge of the First Class game. Pro Coach believes young cricketers are more receptive to Professional cricketers running the coaching due to the ‘hero factor’ of having seen the coach play on TV, or the knowledge that the coach has been at the top of the game. With children’s attention the key to development Pro Coach believes they offer a unique service incomparable to any other cricket coaching in the UK.
