Sri Lanka Cricket conducts a Level III coaching program

SLC LEVEL III coaching program participants:

 Standing (from left): Sudarshana Jayalath, Amila Perera, Nishadh Liyanage, Nilantha Bopage, D. Kankadaran, Sanjay Rajapakse, Nishantha Weerasinghe, Ushantha Gunarathna, Suranga Wijenayaka, Nilantha Wemalaweera, Reza Thahir, Carman Mapatuna, Anton Costa, Sasith Bandara

Seated (from left): Chaminda Thotagamuwa, Chaminda Kodikara, Harsha Gamaadikari, Kaushalya Gajasinghe, Sachintha Cooray, Ruwan Kalpage, Heshan de Mel, Chamila Gamage, Jehan Mubarak, Dammika Sudarshana, Amila Pinnaduwa, Wasantha Wijesuriya, Sujeewa Gunarathna 

• Initiative on par with international cricket coaching programs

Sri Lanka Cricket launched the SLC Level III Coaching Program, which is the highest level of homegrown coaching qualification it has conducted so far, focusing on enhancing the knowledge and training skills of cricket coaches in the country.

Developed by the SLC Coach Education Unit, this new program focuses on multiple game-related knowledge-building topics such as the High-Performance Culture, Team Branding, Mental Skills, Skill Adaptability, Bio-Mechanics, Movement Analysis in Batting and Bowling, and Performance Analysis.

Apart from the above, coaches were also given training on Media Relations, Public Speaking, Information Technology, and Self-Learning Skills, etc.

“The Level III program is an excellent introduction to Sri Lanka Cricket’s Coach Education program, and completes the development of our home-grown coaching pathway, which stands on par with international coach training programs. It is an ideal platform for developing our coaching fraternity,” said Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket Head Heshan de Mel.

Nineteen coaches, covering District, Provincial, Club, and High-Performance Center took part in the five-day residential program, held at the MRICS, Hambantota. The Resource Panel of this program, consisted of Coach Education Unit of Sri Lanka Cricket Head Heshan de Mel, Emerging Team Head Coach Ruwan Kalpage, Under -19 National Team Head Coach Jehan Mubarak, U-19 National Team Fast Bowling Coach Chamila Gamage, SLC Coach Educator Kaushalya Gajasinghe ,SLC  National Team Analyst  Shirantha Niroshana, High Performance Trainer  Dilshan Fonseka, SLC  Media Manager  Prasanna Rodrigo.

The Coach Education Unit was established in 2008 and has grown into a fully-fledged coach training unit and now conducts Coach Level Program 0, I, II and III and sourcing home-based resource panels. This is a growth in SLC Coach Education Unit, as during its early stages, SLC had to bring in resource persons from overseas to conduct coaching programs.