Emerging Player Programme

The Emerging Player Programme (EPP) is a prestigious one to one elite coaching programme for the most talented cricketers in Wiltshire between the ages of 13 and 17.

Principles of the Wiltshire Emerging Player Programme:

Characteristics of an EPP player:

• We want players on the EPP who are independent thinkers and have the ability to self-reflect
• We want players on the EPP who take responsibility for their physical condition outside of EPP sessions
• We want players who are committed to the programme, evidenced through high attendance levels and through a willingness to learn and take on board feedback
• We want players to be resilient; able to deal with disappointment and success in equal measure
• We want EPP players to become role models within their county age group and club teams; exhibiting high standards of behaviour and approach to their cricket
• We want a culture of HIGH CHALLENGE / HIGH SUPPORT, both at training sessions and in terms of the matches that EPP players play

Outcomes from the EPP:

• We want players to have shown steady progress throughout their involvement on the EPP, across the following areas:
  - Technical ability
  - Tactical awareness
  - Mental strength; evidenced through resilience, awareness of own game (to drive self-reflection and self-learning) and confidence in own game
  - Physical competency
• A national outcome of the EPP is for players to strive for 1^st Class Academy selection. Wiltshire agrees but wants its outcomes to be broader, i.e.
  - To support development of players for Wiltshire 2^nd XI and full minor county selection – as a result, selection will retain flexibility in terms of age and scope to include U17s

Summer matchplay for an EPP player:

• An EPP player’s matchplay programme should provide the appropriate balance between high challenge matches, and matches that serve to boost confidence and success levels. We would expect a minimum of 50% of matches to be classed as high challenge