A great bunch of keen Under-12 players, 38 in total, enjoyed two masterclass coaching clinics held at the wonderful facilities of Hagley Oval in the week prior to Christmas. This annual event organised by Dan Vann and Evolution Sports continues to grow in its appeal. The oustanding Evolution coaching team (Alister Collins, Shuiab Munna, Kalhan Challu, Matt Parr, Adam Hastilow and of course Dan himself) took the lads through a number of batting, bowling, fielding and mental skills rotations. They were very lucky to have legendary for-mer Blackcaps player and former NZ and Indian Cricket Team Coach John Wright talk to the group about coaching the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and provide some tips on how to be a successful cricketer! The second day was a more game focused day dealing with decision making, mindset, and having intent. It similarly went down well with the lads.