ConferenceAgenda

Friday20thOctober2017–UlsterUniversityBelfastCampus

Timings Content Group Room

630pm–655pmParticipantsArrive–Teas,coffees,fingerfoodandanopportunity

tonetwork All UUB–Mainlobby

7pm–720pm Welcome,IntrosandOutline All UUB–LectureTheatre

720pm–820pmKeynote–AmateurtoProfessionalTeamCultures–NeilDoak,

CampbellCollegeBelfast All UUB–LectureTheatre

820pm–830pm BREAK

830pm–910pm

CoachingInsights–CoachingJourneys–NCUCoaches Group1 BreakoutRoom1

Workshop–CricketIrelandCoachesAssociation–CricketIrelandCoachDevelopers Group2 BreakoutRoom2

915pm–955pm

CoachingInsights–CoachingJourneys–NCUCoaches Group2 BreakoutRoom1

Workshop–CricketIrelandCoachesAssociation–CricketIrelandCoachDevelopers Group1 BreakoutRoom2

955pm–10pm Wrapup All BothBreakoutRooms

Saturday21stOctober2017(MorningSession)–UlsterUniversityJordanstownCampus

Timings Content Group Room

915am–925amParticipantsArrive–Teas,coffeesandbiscuitsandanopportunity

tonetworkAll UUJ–SportsCentreLobby

930am–940am InformationontheDay All SportsHall1

940am–1040amKeynote–LongTermAthleteDevelopment–IainBrunnschweiler,

UKCoaching All SportsHall1

1040am–1050am BREAK

1050am–1135amCoachingInsights–DevelopingClubYouthStructuresandCultures

–CricketIrelandClubCoachesGroup1 AthleteBreakoutArea

PracticalWorkshop–IdeasforRunningJuniorClubPracticeSessions–CricketIrelandCoachDevelopers

Group2 SportsHall1and2

1135am–1150am BREAK

1150am–1235pmCoachingInsights–DevelopingClubYouthStructuresandCultures

-CricketIrelandClubCoachesGroup2 AthleteBreakoutArea

PracticalWorkshop–IdeasforRunningJuniorClubPracticeSessions–CricketIrelandCoachDevelopers

Group1 SportsHall1and2

1235pm–1240pm BREAK

1240pm–120pm

PracticalWorkshop–WarmupsandMatchPreparationandExplosiveFieldingDrills–CricketIrelandPerformanceCoaches Group1 Indoor3G

CoachingInsights–RunningaSeniorClub/PerformancePracticeSession–CricketIrelandCoaches

Group2 SportsHall2

120pm–2pm LUNCH

Saturday21stOctober2017(AfternoonSession)–UlsterUniversityJordanstownCampus

2pm–240pm

PracticalWorkshop–WarmupsandMatchPreparationandExplosiveFieldingDrills–CricketIrelandCoaches Group2 Indoor3G

CoachingInsights–RunningaSeniorClub/PerformancePracticeSession–CricketIrelandCoaches Group1 SportsHall2

240pm–245pm BREAK

245pm–325pmKeynote–WhatisSkillAcquisition?–DrEdCoughlan,Cork

InstituteofTechnologyAll SportsHall1

325pm–410pm

PracticalWorkshop–SkillAcquisition:PracticalApplications–DrEdCoughlan Group1 SportsHall1

PracticalWorkshop–MakingSessionsFunandChallenging–IainBrunnschweiler Group2 SportsHall2

410pm–420pm BREAK

420pm–505pm

PracticalWorkshop–SkillAcquisition:PracticalApplications–DrEdCoughlan

Group2 SportsHall1

PracticalWorkshop–MakingSessionsFunandChallenging–IainBrunnschweiler

Group1 SportsHall2

510pm–515pm Wrapup All SportsHall1

KeynoteSpeakers

NeilDoak–PerformanceandDevelopmentManagerofRugbyandCricketatCampbell College Belfast and the Head Coach of All Ireland League RugbyUnionteam,QueensUniversityBelfast.

Neil is a former Ulsterrugby player and the former Head Coach of UlsterRugby.Hemadehisdebutasaplayerin1995againstNorthernTransvaalandwentontomake76appearancesforUlsterbeforeretiringin2005.Hebegan

coachingwhilestillaplayer,becominganUlsterBranchdevelopmentofficer in2000.FollowinghisretirementheworkedwithAcademyplayers as ahighperformance coach.He led theUlsterU19,U20and 'A' sidesandwasquicklypromoted to the senior set-upwherehe tookupa roleaseliteplayerdevelopmentofficer.Hebecamebackscoachin2009andiscreditedwithtransformingUlsterRugbyintooneofthemostpotentattackingsidesinEurope.HewasHeadcoachbetween2014and2017.NeilwillsharehisexperiencesofRugbyUnion’stransitionfromamateurtoprofessionalin1995andhowitimpactedonhimasaplayerandhistransitionfromaplayerathletetoacoach.NeilhasastrongcricketconnectionhavingrepresentedIreland32times.

DrEdCoughlan–SportsStudiesLectureratCorkInstituteofTechnologyandUniversityCollegeDublin.

Ed is a Skill Acquisition specialist coach and he has been working in elitesportforoveradecade.Hisprimaryfocusisondevelopingeffectivepracticesessionsanddrillsthatapplydirectlytogame-basedscenarios,whichathleteswill face. Ed hasworkedwith Irish Olympians, numerous GAA athletes andteams, tennis and basketball coaches,tennis, basketball and table tennisplayers.

EdhasworkedwithCricket Ireland,workingwith theYouthPerformanceCoachesdevelopingnewtechniquesthatsupportplayerdevelopmentandskillacquisition.

IainBrunnschweiler–StrategicLeadforTalentatUKCoaching.

Iain Brunnschweiler spent 16 years in theworld of elite cricket as a player,coach and programme lead. Having played professionally for HampshireCountyCricketClub,wherehebecameamemberofthecoachingstafffor6years.HemovedintotheroleofHeadCoachwithintheEnglandDevelopmentProgrammein2010,workingwiththeU17andU19squads.

IainwillbedeliveringbothaKeynotePresentationandPracticalWorkshop.Hewillbediscussingthe importanceofaligningcoachingpracticewiththeprincipalsofLongTermAthleteDevelopment.

CoachingInsights,WorkshopsandPracticalSessions

The theme for the Coaching Conference is'Developing Team Cultures Through Coaching’andalongside the Keynote Speakers, we have coaches from around Ireland delivering both practicalsessions and workshops. These sessions will provide attendees with new ideas on coaching,challengeexistingthoughtsandreaffirmthegoodworkthatiscurrentlytakingplace.DeryckVincent(LCU/ClontarfCC),AndyMcCrea(NCU/TemplepatrickCC)andTrevorHamilton(NWCU/BreadyCC)Insight-Q&AwiththeNCUCoachesThissessionwiththeNCUCoachingteamwillprovideaninsightintotheircoachingjourneys–whattheir corevalueswhen it comes to coaching, theenjoyment factor for them,whatareas they findchallenging, and where they see coaching going in the future. There will be opportunities forattendingcoachestoaskquestions.Workshop-CricketIrelandCoachesAssociation–FutureCricketCoachinginIrelandThisisfeedbacksessionwheretheCricketIrelandCoachDevelopmentTeamwilllooktogaininsightsfromthegrouponwhat itmeanstobeacricketcoach in Ireland,thechallengescoachescurrentlyfaceontheground,whatareascoachesbelieveCICAcould/shouldprovidefurthersupport,andhowcoacheducation,coachdevelopmentandthecoachingpathwayshouldbeshapedforthefuture.

Insight-DevelopingClubYouthStructuresandCulturesThisworkshop is aimed at youth coaches at school and club. Thosewho coach at grassroots anddevelopment levels know the challenge of making sessions fun, novel, safe and challenging. Thispracticalworkshopwillprovide ideas,practical toolsonhowtoachievethis.Coachesfromclubs inthe country with strong youth sections will lead the session and give opportunities for attendingcoachestoshareideasandexperiences.Workshop-IdeasforJuniorClubPracticeSessionsCricket Ireland Coach Developers will run practical sessions using local junior players. Leadingdifferentdrillsandgamesthatcoacheswillbeabletoapplytotheirownyouthcoachingsessions.Arangeoffixed,variableandgame-basedpracticeswillbeshowcased,asexamplesof‘goodpractice’thatcanbeappliedatanyschoolorclubinordertodevelopskills,beenjoyable.Whilstalsoworkingonthetactical,mentalandphysicaldevelopmentofyoungplayers.PracticalWorkshop-WarmUps,MatchPreparationandExplosiveFieldingDrillsThisworkshoplooksathowplayersprepareinordertotrain,playandexecutetheirskillstothebestoftheirabilitiesandreducetheriskofinjuries.Warmupsarekeyelementsofallcoachingsessionsand the guest coaches will provide attendees with practical tools on how to prepare players formatches using ‘RAMP’ and a range fielding drills to increase intensity and get themind and bodyreadyforplay.Workshop-RunningaSeniorClub/PerformancePracticeSessionThis practical session will introduce coaches to different options that are available when runningseniorcluboryouthorseniorperformancepracticesessions.Arangeofdrillsandexerciseswillbesetupbyguestcoaches,usingbothnetandopenpractice to improveskills, challengeplayersandprepareplayersforspecificmatchscenarios.PracticalWorkshop-BringingSkillAcquisitiontoLifeDrEdCoughlanisrunningthispracticalworkshopforattendingcoaches,inordertoaddvaluetohiskeynote presentation. Ed is a specialist in helping players and teams learn new skills and alsochallenge these skills and put them under pressure as well. Ed tests the visual and cognitiveawarenessofplayersbytryingtooverloadthe ‘senses’.ToolsthatEdrusesare ‘occlusiongoggles’,whichhelpimproveplayer’sawarenessandanticipation,byreducingtheirfieldofvision.PracticalWorkshop-MakingSessionsFunandChallengingforAllAt the core of his practical session will be his keynote presentation on Long Term AthleteDevelopment, which is making sure that sessions are applicable for all, especially in theDevelopmentalstageofplayerpathwaysaspeopledevelopphysicallyandmentallyatdifferentagesandstages.

OtherConferenceDetailsTicketPricesTicketsfortheeventarepricedatthefollowing:

• FridayeveningandSaturdayallday-€80• Fridayevening-€35• Saturdayallday-€60

Ticketsforthe#CICACon17canbefoundbyclickinghere:

http://www.cricketireland.ie/get-involved/coaching/cica-conference

Thesepricesincludefoodthroughoutthedurationofyourticketthatyoupurchase,aConferenceGoodieBagandaccesstopost-eventmaterial.CICAMembersfor2016and2017willreceiveanextra15%offtheticketpricesabove. AccommodationAttendingcoacheswillhavetoorganisetheirownaccommodationontheFridayeveningiftheyareplanningtostay.HotelsclosetoUlsterUniversityJordanstownare:

• LoughshoreHotel-http://www.loughshorehotel.com• CorrsCornerHotel-http://www.corrscorner.com

Both hotels are within a 10-15 minute drive of the Jordanstown Campus and other hotels areavailableintheBelfastCityCentre,whichisa20-minutedrivefromJordanstown.TravelBothBelfastairportsareeasilyaccessibleforthecoursevenues–BelfastCityAirport isabouta10minutedrivefromUlsterUniversityBelfastandBelfastInternationalisabouta40minutedrivefromUlsterUniversityBelfast.UlsterUniversity Jordanstown isabouta15-minutedriveNorthofBelfastCityAirport.Bothcampusesareeasilyaccessiblebyroadandtrain.UlsterUniversityBelfast isa5-minutetaxifromBelfastCentralorYorkgateTrainStations.UlsterUniversityJordanstownhasatrainstationthat isa10-minutewalktotheSportsCentreonthecampus,wheretheConferencewillbetakingplace.Forfurtherdetailsonthelocationsofthecampuses:

• UlsterUniversityBelfast-https://goo.gl/maps/rKnhyKZYDbz• UlsterUniversityJordanstown-https://goo.gl/maps/ScXdihoVw1y

WewillupdatepeopleregularlywithfurtherdetailsontheConferenceandoursocialmediachannelswillhaveregularupdatesaswell.Ifyourequireanyfurtherinformationordetailsontheeventpleasefeelfreetogetintouch.FormoreinformationPleasecontact:MichaelHingstonCoachDevelopmentManagerCricketIreland+353(0)858774028