On the 4th April I will be staging again the IOG/ECB Spring Foundation Course for Cricket Groundsmen. The instructor on the day will be Ian Mather-Brewster and I will be assisting him.
These days are for guys who want to get the basics of Cricket Club Groundsmanship and are not just suitable for the groundsman but also for the interested Club Chairman, Secretary, or indeed Treasurer.
I can not say enough about these courses they are practical as well as theoretical and at a level that is suited to club cricket. I have been hosting these courses now for well over a decade and would not continue to do so if I thought they were a wast of time or money -I invest a fair amount of personal time into these days and in many ways they tie into what I do on this blog and that is show groundsman a way to go about things.
The day starts at about 9-00 am and ends at 4-00 pm. There is tea coffee and a lunch provided. You get a book and DVD to take home, a certificate of attendance and you can register on line and answer questions about what you have been taught to get a further certificate.
The IOG charge £228-00 for none members
£114-00 for members
As I understand if you are a member of the Yorkshire Cricket Board Groundsman Association
You will pay only £60-00 for the whole thing.
You will learn how to square up your Cricket table.
How to set up and look after your mowing machine.
Select and identify your pitch.
Cut you pitch out.
Rake your pitch out.
You will learn about taking cores out of your square and understanding what is going on underneath the surface.
You will go through the theory
You will learn how to repair a pitch to bring it back into play.
I have just shown photos of part of the syllabus there is much much more all packed into an informative and enjoyable day.
To book you need to contact
Ian Powell of the YCB
Email:- ian.powell5@btconnect.com
Phone/Fax 01609-777195
Mobile 07976-787965
I will be assisting on the day so any of you who read this blog and have never visited
The Field of Dreams it will be an opportunity to do so and you will have the chance to see just what I get up to for your self
Please don't miss this opportunity it is heavily subsidised to help groundsmen and worth the full amount never mind the £60-00 for YCBGA members.
Keep Learning.
Hodgy
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