THE EDITOR: I note that a Cricket West Indies (CWI) level 1 coaching course got underway for 20 athletic assistants at the SporTT company in Couva.

Who are these athletic assistants at SporTT and why are they a part of "cohort 1?"

So these 20 athletic assistants are being trained and certified to implement quality programmes in schools?

So primary and secondary schools don’t have coaches and teachers who are already running cricket programmes and they don’t need to be certified and trained?

I am not saying that they don't deserve it, but this coaching course should have been made open to the public.

We have so many cricket clubs, primary and secondary school coaches and educators who deserve equal opportunity to apply for this course to improve their performance and be seen as meriting being the coach of their respective teams, students and players.

This group is mentioned as "cohort 1," so when is the next cohort, Samuel Badree? Was there an application procedure, eligibility requirements, and a cost?

Iceland became the smallest nation to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Qatar, eclipsing TT. It invested heavily in youth development from the grassroots to the elementary level and right up to U-20.

Coach education was universal across all levels. All coaches had the same vision, training, education and coaching philosophy, so that the entire country could deliver quality sport programmes and find hidden gems and talents in every corner of the endless glaciers in Iceland.

That should be the vision of the CWI for the Caribbean, and for SporTT, not just for certain people and "who know who."

I look forward to the next cohorts in the future, CWI and Badree, and the opportunity for all to apply.

KENDELL KARAN

Chaguanas

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