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Posted: Monday 18 January, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Reifer to coach Windies U-19 in preparation for2022 World Cup

By: Staff Reporter, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - WEST INDIES Under-19 preparation for the 2022 World Cup to be played in the Caribbean has begun with the regional body announcing Floyd Reifer as the Head Coach for the side.

     

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced that the former interim West Indies Head Coach and current Head Coach of the West Indies Emerging Player & High Performance Programmes, would lead the development of the squad as they prepare for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to be played in the Caribbean in early 2022.

     

    In explaining the rationale for Reifer’s selection, CWI noted that he was chosen because of his “impressive track record in building and coaching successful development teams, including the UWI Blackbirds, the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), the West Indies Emerging Players and the West Indies A Team”.

     

    Reifer, a former player and head coach of the senior men’s team, is said to have the “experience and knowledge” needed to help young West Indians understand what is needed for them to achieve global standards.
     
    The young West Indies players won the tournament title in 2016 when the event was staged in Bangladesh. That win was part of a sweep that the region celebrated, including victories in the Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup.
     
    Reifer was quoted as saying to CWI media that it is great to be coaching the young players of the West Indies and trying to guide them as they prepare for the World Cup at home.
     
    “I am excited to have already begun the work and I’m sure the young men are also very enthusiastic. In speaking to many of the possible team members, they are all eager to start the programme. They have not been playing much cricket due to the COVID-19 situation, so it is great that CWI has started to put the preparation in place for our team a year out from hosting the World Cup,” Reifer explained.

     

    This is the first time that the region will play host to the next generation of players and the coach indicated that he has a solid plan and programme for the youngsters.
     
    “The programme we have in place is science and technology-based and it looks at all aspects of their game, including cricket fundamentals and personal development. It is very intense and based on creating an 'elite athlete' with a professional mindset. We have held meetings with coaches and the Territorial Boards and they are all happy with the direction we are going. Within that programme we hope to have High-Performance training camps during the year, the annual Under-19 Rising Stars tournament in the summer, followed by hosting the South Africa U-19s for five One-Day matches in the Caribbean,” he added.
     
    Meanwhile, also speaking to CWI media, Jimmy Adams, CWI’s Director of Cricket, said: “I am happy that we have been able to appoint Floyd to lead our Under-19 programme and take the lads through to the World Cup early next year. The opportunity fits perfectly given his remit as our High-Performance Head Coach, a role in which he has successfully overseen our High-Performance squads in the recent past, including Emerging Players and ‘A’ teams.”

     

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