Top coaches for MRF Pace Foundation seminar
The MRF Pace Foundation will conduct the bi-annual coaches seminar at the MRF House in Chennai on June 16 and 17
Partab Ramchand
13-Jun-2000
The MRF Pace Foundation will conduct the bi-annual coaches seminar at
the MRF House in Chennai on June 16 and 17. The seminar will be along
the lines of the coaching course conducted by the Australian Cricket
Board. According to a press release from the chief coach at the
Foundation TA Sekhar, invitations were sent out to all the
associations affiliated to the BCCI to send two of their leading
coaches to take part in the seminar.
According to Sekhar, besides the nominated representatives, several
former Indian cricketers will be attending the seminar. They include
Ashok Mankad, Ashok Malhotra, Madan Lal, Lalchand Rajput, Chandrakant
Pandit, Pronob Roy, Bishen Bedi and Yorgraj Singh. The BCCI is sending
the director of the National Cricket Academy Hanumant Singh.
The MRF Pace Foundation has assembled a wide range of experts in
fields like technique, fitness, physiotherapy, biomechanics,
psychology and technological disciplines to present sessions at the
seminar. Attending the seminar will be Dennis Lillee whose subject
will naturally enough, be pace bowling, Max Pfitzner (physiotherapy),
Sandy Gordon (psychology), Richard Done (fitness and training
planning), Marc Portus (biomechanics) and Troy Cooley (strength and
stability programme). Sekhar was hopeful that the leading Indian
coaches would benefit from the concepts taught at the seminar.
Meanwhile, the pre-season camp at the MRF Pace Foundation started on
Tuesday under the watchful eyes of Dennis Lillee. The trainees will be
monitored and gauged with regard to the fitness and technique while
the progress of the existing trainees will also be evaluated. The
specialists from Australia have accompanied Lillee during this trip.
They will evaluate the existing levels of fitness in the trainees and
chart out a programme to be followed in the ensuing season.
Promising fast bowlers from Kenya, Sri Lanka, Australia and the BCCI's
National Cricket Academy have arrived for the camp. They include Paul
Roffe, Shane Watson, Thilana Fushara and Aruna Bandaranayake. Indian
pace bowlers Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, T Kumaran and Ajit
Agarkar are expected to be at the Pace Foundation to derive the
maximum benefits from Lillee's coaching as well from the other
specialists in their respective fields. The camp will conclude on June
23.