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Cricket Training & Development Autumn 2007

First Class Cricket Coaching (FCCC) has been established and travels the world to enhance cricket development and talent improvement for cricket players (boys & girls) from the age of 8.

Fully qualified England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Level III coaches who have played cricket to first class and UK county cricket levels, in addition to managing UK county cricket teams, have developed exciting & interesting programmes for players of all abilities.

Cricket players are welcome to attend courses to enhance, not only, their batting, bowling and fielding skills, but also learn the more subtle approaches to the game such as field placing, bowling changes and create match winning situations.

Players of all ages and abilities will enjoy working with the FCCC coaching team, as the coaches are very experienced working with younger players as well as seniors.

Places are limited, so please make contact with us as soon as possible.  All you need to bring is your enthusiasm, willingness to learn and have some fun while improving your skills.


Mr. Graham Irwin & Mr. Raj Chaudhry



Raj Chaudhuri (R) & Graham Irwin (L) in Sussex CCC uniforms while on coaching & team management duties against Middlesex CCC this season


Coach RAJ CHAUDHURI (ECB Level III) has played First Class cricket in the Ranji Trophy in the Tripura & Deothar Trophy for East Zone (India) and currently plays for MCC and Sussex League club, East Grinstead.

Coach GRAHAM IRWIN (ECB Level III) has played county cricket for Surrey CCC and for MCC.  He currently plays for Sussex Premier League club Horsham CC and other Sussex based teams.

Both coaches (who are also qualified umpires) hold the top coaching positions at Horsham CC and Ansty CC - while both jointly coaching and managing Sussex CCC junior teams.  Hundreds of cricketing youngsters have benefited from their exciting and stimulating coaching programme, which caters specifically for 8 to 16 year olds.  Many have gone on to play in regional and county cricket competitions in England and overseas.


Cricket Coaching Rates 

Minimum Group of between 12-16 players
 
AED 650 per person for 5 hours coaching (over 5 days)
 
Recommended age groups to ensure meaningful sessions and to manage expectations and enjoyment for the players of similar ability are:
 
6/7 year olds; 8/9 year olds; 10/11 year olds; 12/13 year olds; 14/15 year olds; 16/17 year olds
 
Our coaches will be in the field to work 6 hours per day

Suggested timetable would be: 

6/7 years - 0900 till 1000

8/9 years - 1000 till 1100
10/11 years - 1100 till 1200
 
break for R&R and lunch
 
12/13 years - 1400 till 1500
14/15 years - 1600 till 1700
16/17 years - 1700 till 1800

Verona Field Hockey Coaching:

"Verona Resort Sharjah has signed a contract with Former Indian National Hockey Coach Mr. Gerhard Rach for Verona Sports Academy. Mr. Gerhard Rach German national has wide experience in field hockey, recently he has resigned as Indian hockey coach, he spent years in hockey coaching, and he worked as national team coach for India, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana & Egypt. Mr. Rach has served as German Government Sports advisers for hockey in different countries and for clubs world wide.

Achievements:
He was Indian hockey coach during Olympic Athens 2004
He was Zimbabwe coach during African Games 1987 and they won silver medals
He took Indian team for the champions trophy 2004 at Lahore and stood for 4th position"

Hockey Coaching Rates 

Minimum Group of between 10-15 players
 
AED 650 per person for 5 hours coaching
 
Recommended age groups to ensure meaningful sessions and to manage expectations and enjoyment for the players of similar ability are:
 
6/7 year olds; 8/9 year olds; 10/11 year olds; 12/13 year olds; 14/15 year olds; 16/17 year olds
 
Our coaches will be in the field to work 6 hours per day

Suggested timetable would be: 

6/7 years - 0900 till 1000

8/9 years - 1000 till 1100
10/11 years - 1100 till 1200
 
break for R&R and lunch
 
12/13 years - 1400 till 1500
14/15 years - 1600 till 1700
16/17 years - 1700 till 1800

Mr. Gerhard Rach
Olympian Hockey Coach


Olympian Hockey Coach Mr. Gerhard during a coaching session in India.


Sohail Abbas, Legend hockey figure and World Record Holder for the maximum goals scored.


Sandeep Singh
 
 

Frightened of Water?
Think you’re too old to learn to Swim?
Does swimming feel like hard work?
If your answer yes  to any of these questions ,
We may be just what you’re looking for

 
 
SWIMMING

Swimming is a popular recreational activity, particularly in hot countries and in areas with natural watercourses. Swimming is also a competitive sport. There are many health benefits of swimming, yet basic swimming skills and safety precautions are needed to participate in water activities. The goal of competitive swimming is to swim the fastest for a given distance.

The four competitive strokes are the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. These strokes can be swim individually or together in an individual medley (IM). The IM order is: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. There are two types of relays–medley and freestyle. The medley relay order is: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Each of the four swimmers in the relay swims a predetermined distance, dependant on the overall length of the relay. The three relay lengths are 200m, 400m, and 800m

 

SCUBA DIVING

 

Scuba diving is swimming underwater using SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Using a cylinder of compressed gas to breathe (usually air, but sometimes other gases), scuba divers can stay underwater much longer than would be possible by just holding their breath - for hours or even days!

With the assistance of equipment such as scuba masks, breathing regulators, buoyancy devices, fins, and gauges scuba divers can explore the underwater world. Modern scuba diving is very safe and easy to learn. All basic skills can be learned in as little as three days.

Scuba diving is a sport that is practiced recreationally all around the world and can even be a profession. There are many diving jobs such as recreational dive master and instructor, commercial diver, police diver, scientific diver, and military diver

Why do people scuba dive?

For some it's the beauty of the reef and the marine life that inhabits it, for others it's the thrill of discovery deep inside a wreck or cave - everyone has a different reason for scuba diving, but most would agree that it's for the sheer enjoyment of experiencing the underwater world, a world so far removed from ours that it will truly amaze you. Whether you want to relax while photographing brightly colored tropical fish, be thrilled by the power and grace of a school of sharks, or make a living working underwater, scuba diving has it all.


AQUATIC COURSES

Swimming

Bubble Maker

Kids below 5 years
Sliver star  
  Elementary Grade I Front Crawl
  Elementary Grade II Back Stroke

 

Elementary Grade III Breast Stroke
  Elementary Grade IV Butterfly Stroke
Bronze star
Intermediate & beginning swimming with stroke development
Gold star Continued stroke development & improvement as a advance swimmer

Swimming Rates

Bubble Maker (2years -5Years) DHS 350 8 Lessons Package
Group Lessons DHS 450 10 Lessons Package
Semi Private Lessons DHS 650 10 Lessons Package
Individual Lessons DHS 800 10 Lessons Package


PADI INTERNATIONAL DIVE COURSES

  • Discover Snorkeling course
  • Discover scuba diving course
  • Open Water Diver course
  • Advanced Open water course
  • Emergency first aid course
  • Rescue diver course
  • Dive master course
  • Specialty courses
  • Deep diver course
  • Wreck diver course
  • Under water Naturalist
  • Night diver course
  • Under water photographer course


INSTRUCTORS

Udayanga Pradeep kumara

  • RLSS New Zealand Certify Swimming  & Life Saving Instructor
  • Bronze Medallion
  • PADI diver
A life- long swimmer, Udayanga has been involved in aquatics instruction for 15 years. He had taught many children and adults in Abu dahabi ,Dubai and sharjah.In addition he has organize many swimming competition for the children.His coaching is influenced by a love of the sports as well as keeping up to date on the latest in swimming information through classes.
 

 N.Eric Douglas Fernando

  • Master scuba diver trainer
  • Emergency first aid Instructor
  • PADI Member 19 Years,
  • Certified Swimming and Life saving Instructor
  • Diving Experience 25 years
  • Water sports & scuba diving in charge , Abudhabi  Hilton Hotel  for 8 years

 



   
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