Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Vinood Maharaj

Port of Spain ,Trinidad

Summary

Energetic Cricket Coach versed in training and developmental protocols to transform athlete performance. Well-developed communication style and problem-solving abilities with an eye for detail and fostering relationships. Applies cutting-edge coaching and modern practice to cultivate a growth mind-set in a competitive and enjoyable environment.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Coach

Queen's Park Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current
  • Provide clear instructions and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Actively listen to players needs.
  • Develop in players new and exciting cricket skills.
  • Impart onto players understanding how cricket is played including tactics, behaviour and game sense.
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities.
  • Selecting team in ways that is aligned with coach's and team's philosophy.
  • Develop fitness program and provide injury care and management.
  • Create safe environment for training, playing and ensure that behaviour conforms to ethical and legal standards.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best. Maximizing use of all necessary technology plan and analyzing performance of team.

Assistant Coach

Combined Campuses And Colleges
10.2023 - 10.2023
  • Collaborated with head coach to develop and maintain team schedule and practices to enhance preparedness.
  • Developed strong relationship with players to assist in reaching goals, build trust and rapport.
  • Advised head coach on discipline, performance, and other decision-making areas.
  • Assisted with recruitment of players for program.
  • Observed athletes during practice and game situations to assess performance and provide tips for improvement.
  • Assisted in executing practice plans for athletes to help reach highest potential.
  • Managed drills to bolster athletes' performance levels.

Sidearm Specialist Thrower

Trinbago Knight Riders
08.2023 - 09.2023
  • Contribute to improved performance.
  • Execute specific training with regards to batsman needs.
  • Possess good control and accuracy with speeds upwards of 80 mph.

Head Coach

Tunapuna Secondary School
09.2013 - 09.2022
  • Provide clear instruction and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Actively listen to player's needs.
  • Develop in players new and exciting cricket skills.
  • Impart onto players understanding of way cricket is played including tactics, behaviour and game sense.
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities.
  • Selecting team that is aligned with coach and team's philosophy.
  • Develop fitness program and provide injury care and management.
  • Create safe environment for training, playing and ensure that behaviour conforms to ethical and legal standards.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best.
  • Deal with players needs of individuals and understanding any non-cricket related issues that may affect players.

Head Coach

Sports Starz Academy
04.2022 - 08.2022
  • Increased overall team proficiency by using educational drills and activities.
  • Prepared athletes for special competitions and tournaments.
  • Mentored beginner players to foster sense of healthy competition and confidence prior to focusing on skill-building.
  • Developed team strategy based on knowledge of fundamentals, team member skills and competition statistics.
  • Devised lessons on introductory and advanced skills to support safe and guided athlete development.
  • Organized and led practices and scrimmages to increase competitive attitude and skills.
  • Evaluated individual knowledge, skills and strengths and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
  • Motivated athletes to become stronger, more agile and more effective through training habits and proper nutrition.
  • Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
  • Guided team second place San Diego Tournament and third place in Dallas Tournament securing individual awards in tournaments.

Head Coach

Munroe Road Cricket Club
10.2020 - 04.2022
  • Provide clear instruction and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Actively listen to players needs. Develop in players new and exciting cricket skills.
  • Impart onto players understanding of way cricket is played including tactics, behaviour and game sense.
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities.
  • Selecting team that is aligned with coach and teams' philosophy.
  • Develop fitness program and provide injury care and management.
  • Create safe environment for training, playing and ensure that behaviour conforms to ethical and legal standards.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best.
  • Maximizing use of all necessary technology plan and analyzing performance of team.

Head Coach - Blue Devils

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board
03.2022 - 03.2022
  • Provide clear instruction and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Organizing and supervising all training sessions and, in this regard, devising and implementing training programme at each such training session.
  • Planning and finalizing all team strategies with captain and players.
  • Selecting team that is aligned with requirements of each match.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best.

Assistant Coach

Jamaica Tallawahs
08.2020 - 09.2020

Assisted Head Coach in following duties:

  • Assist with planning and finalizing all team strategies.
  • Selecting best teams for each match.
  • Acting as mentor to players.
  • Maximizing use of all necessary technology plan and analyzing performance of team.
  • Organizing and supervising all training sessions and, in this regard, devising and implementing training programme at each such training session.
  • Designing and implementing individually tailored development plans for players to enhance their performance.
  • Ensuring that players adhere to all regulations for players.

Head Coach

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board East Zone Council.
01.2017 - 04.2020
  • Provide clear instruction and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Actively listen to players needs.
  • Develop in players new and exciting cricket skills.
  • Impart onto players understanding of way cricket is played including tactics, behaviour and game sense.
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities.
  • Selecting team in that is aligned with coach and teams' philosophy.
  • Develop fitness program and provide injury care and management.
  • Create safe environment for training, playing and ensure that behaviour conforms to ethical and legal standards.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best.

Local Assisting Coach

Trinbago Knight Riders
09.2018 - 10.2019
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities/exercises as directed by head cricket coach.
  • Models sports-like behaviour and maintain appropriate conduct towards players and officials.
  • Assesses players skills, monitors players during competition and practice, and keeps head cricket coach informed of athletic performance of players.

Head Coach

Secondary Schools' Cricket League, Tour of Canada
07.2018 - 08.2018
  • Provide clear instruction and feedback to team and individual players.
  • Actively listen to player's needs.
  • Develop in players new and exciting cricket skills.
  • Impart onto players understanding of cricket is played including tactics, behaviour and game sense.
  • Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities.
  • Selecting team in way that is aligned with coach and teams' philosophy.
  • Develop fitness program and injury care and management.
  • Create safe environment for training, playing and ensure that behaviour conforms to ethical and legal standards.
  • Motivate players to perform at their best.

Head Coach

West Indies Players' Association
08.2012 - 08.2018
  • Administer high-quality coaching enabling individuals to develop according to their abilities and encouraging them to sustain activity levels.
  • Plan coaching sessions in advance based on groups needs.
  • Deliver and evaluate coaching sessions according to WIPA coaching plans.

Head Coach - Grassroots Programme

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board
01.2017 - 05.2017
  • Prepare coaching session plans.
  • Organize and direct small group practice sessions aligned with coaching session plans.
  • Carry out players fitness test, record and analyze data.
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in players.
  • Develop strengths and improve weaknesses in players.
  • Identify talent and attitude of players.
  • Complete registration of players into programme.
  • Maintain roll of attendance in each session.
  • Arrange matches with other grassroots centres.
  • Organize match day arrangements and any team-related events.

Assistant Coach

Kumar Rampat Cricket Academy
09.2012 - 07.2016
  • Administer high-quality coaching enabling individuals to develop according to their abilities and encouraging them to sustain activity levels.
  • Plan coaching sessions in advance based on group needs.
  • Deliver and evaluate coaching sessions.
  • Plan and deliver.

Education

Postgrad Diploma in Education - Physical Education

The University of The West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago
12.2020

Cricket Performance Level 3

Cricket West Indies
Osbourn, Saint George Parish, Antigua.
02.2018

First Aid

Emergency Care And Safety Institute.
Burlington, Massachusetts
04.2017

Representative Level 2

Cricket Australia
Jolimont Victoria 3002, Australia
08.2014

Community Level 1

Cricket Australia
Jolimont Victoria 3002, Australia
02.2014

Unicef Child Protection Course

Cricket West Indies
Osbourn, Saint George Parish, Antigua.
02.2013

Community Level 1

Trinidad And Tobago Cricket Board
Couva, Trinidad And Tobago
03.2012

Bachelor's of Education - Physical Education

The University of Trinidad And Tobago
Valsayn, Trinidad And Tobago
12.2010

Skills

  • Safety awareness
  • Physical fitness training
  • Training Drills
  • Scoring Runs
  • Preparing to Perform
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Personal discipline
  • Listening
  • Observing
  • Building Rapport,
  • Giving Constructive Feedback
  • Questioning
  • Elicit Coaching
  • Highly Organized
  • High Work Ethics
  • Motivator

Accomplishments

  • Trinidad and Tobago Premiership 1 League Champion 2023.
  • Trinidad and Tobago Premiership 1 50 overs Runners-up 2023.
  • TTCB Scotiabank Interzone Under 15 Runners-up 2023.
  • Coached numerous players through the pathway to Trinidad and Tobago Youth National Teams participating in CWI Rising star Tournaments.
  • Secondary Schools Cricket League Seniors Division 50 Overs Title 2018.
  • Secondary Schools Cricket League Seniors Division T20 Title 2018.
  • Secondary Schools' Cricket league Interzone Under 16 Champion 2017.
  • 2013 and 2017- Trinidad and Tobago Teachers Cricket Team Les Harris Tournament.
  • 2009 - The University of Trinidad and Tobago Vice-Chancellors IX.
  • 2008 - Bamboo Sports Cricket Team - TTCB Championship Division.
  • 2007 - Moosai's Cricket Team - TTCB Championship Division.
  • 2006 - Central Sports Cricket Team - TTCB National League One.
  • 2001 - 2005 - Las Lomas no.2 Cricket Team - TTCB National League Two.
  • 1998 - Trinidad and Tobago Under 17 Cricket Team.
  • 1998 - East Zone Under17 Cricket Team.
  • 1996 - 1999 - El Dorado Senior Comprehensive School. SSCL Championship Division.

References

Denesh Ramdin

Trinbago Knight Riders & Trinidad and Tobago Redforce

Former West Indies Senior Team Captain

1(868) 473-1213


Anthony Gray

The University of Trinidad and Tobago

High Performance Cricket Programme

Head Coach

1(868) 744- 9800

Timeline

Assistant Coach

Combined Campuses And Colleges
10.2023 - 10.2023

Sidearm Specialist Thrower

Trinbago Knight Riders
08.2023 - 09.2023

Head Coach

Queen's Park Cricket Club
01.2023 - Current

Head Coach

Sports Starz Academy
04.2022 - 08.2022

Head Coach - Blue Devils

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board
03.2022 - 03.2022

Head Coach

Munroe Road Cricket Club
10.2020 - 04.2022

Assistant Coach

Jamaica Tallawahs
08.2020 - 09.2020

Local Assisting Coach

Trinbago Knight Riders
09.2018 - 10.2019

Head Coach

Secondary Schools' Cricket League, Tour of Canada
07.2018 - 08.2018

Head Coach

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board East Zone Council.
01.2017 - 04.2020

Head Coach - Grassroots Programme

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board
01.2017 - 05.2017

Head Coach

Tunapuna Secondary School
09.2013 - 09.2022

Assistant Coach

Kumar Rampat Cricket Academy
09.2012 - 07.2016

Head Coach

West Indies Players' Association
08.2012 - 08.2018

Postgrad Diploma in Education - Physical Education

The University of The West Indies

Cricket Performance Level 3

Cricket West Indies

First Aid

Emergency Care And Safety Institute.

Representative Level 2

Cricket Australia

Community Level 1

Cricket Australia

Unicef Child Protection Course

Cricket West Indies

Community Level 1

Trinidad And Tobago Cricket Board

Bachelor's of Education - Physical Education

The University of Trinidad And Tobago
Vinood Maharaj