|
The PCA has been running winter ‘taster' courses for players as part of the Personal Development Programme for over 5 years. The winter courses give players a chance to develop new transferable skills or enhance existing ones. It also gives them the chance to ‘try out' potential careers before deciding which route to follow for when they finish playing.
The PCA commitment to keep developing the Personal Development Programme continues and for the winter season 2009/10 we'll be offering each county the opportunity to have 4 x ½ day courses during the winter. A variety of different courses are on offer, spanning a wide variety of skills and subjects.
• Leadership - Tips and exercises to enhance your confidence in leading others. Develop your skills in effective leadership.
• Effective Networking - Learn how to make the best of a networking situation and to present yourself in a confident manner.
• Media/interview training - Develop your skills for when you're being interviewed for television and radio. How to answer those difficult questions, tips on how to sound interesting and articulate.
• Managing & understanding your finances - Interactive workshop to develop your knowledge of basic investment/pension and tax information
• Contract Negotiations - Develop your negotiation skills for when you are specifically dealing with contracts and agents. What to ask, what to look for, how to approach an issue
• General negotiation skills -Tips and advice on how to approach everyday conversations and situations where you may need to negotiate
• Presentation & communication skills - Improve your general presentation and communication skills so you feel confident in any situation, whether it be a formal presentation, a team talk, meeting sponsors and clients
• Public/After dinner speaking - Exercises to help you develop your formal speaking skills. Improve your body language, pace and tone of voice and general delivery of a speech
• Interview/assessment day skills - Learn tips on how to maximise your potential when at an interview or assessment. What to do and not to do
• Social Responsibility & Self Awareness - A workshop exploring the issues of social responsibility and self awareness for cricketers, as role models in the public eye.
• Self Management - How to maximise your potential and manage yourself in order to achieve all that you set out to do.
• Sales & Marketing skills - General skills in sales and management useful in all walks of life but especially for those with their own businesses
• Trade skills - Taster days learning basics skills in a trade; plumbing, plastering, tiling, electricity. Useful to gain valuable skills for those who want to do DIY around the house, property development or those thinking of a future career in the trades.
• Doing the Obvious - A simple guide to Sport Psychology - What exactly is "Sport Psychology? How is it applied in everyday sporting environments? How is it best delivered by coaches and sport psychologists? Why is it effective? Following your instincts and "doing the obvious"
|
