Former first-class off-spinner turn coach, Garvin `Tibbsy’ Nedd has teamed up with the National Sports Commission (NSC) to conduct a five-day cricket coaching and scouting programme in the mining town of Linden in Region 10.
The initiative, which begins today, will target grade six students from each primary school in the region, exposing them to the intricacies of the sport.
Nedd, in an invited comment to Stabroek Sport, noted that the move will also serve to scout for new talent among boys and girls with the hope of building and compiling a database to make recommendations for further developmental programmes in the city.
“The objective is to build a base from the grassroots level through the primary schools, and more so, targeting those kids who recently finished writing Common Entrance and perhaps getting them to embrace the sport,” Nedd said.
He added: “I’m also aiming to create a database of some talented boys and girls where I can look to in the future to get a continued programme in the future as we look to get few emerging players out of Linden in the years to come,” he explained.
The coach said he has received the “full backing” of Director of Sports Christopher Jones along with support from the Ministries of Social Cohesion and Education.
Each session will commence at 08:00hrs each day and schools are asked to be at the venue at least 15 minutes before each session.
