WICB gets tough with players

WICB gets tough with players

Published: Guardian
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
VINODE MAMCHAN

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is continuing their zero tolerance approach as far as discipline is concerned with the regional cricketers. At their quarterly board meeting which ended on the weekend at the Accra Beach Hotel in Barbados they made it clear that players will have to abide by strict team policies or suffer the consequence.

Team policies will be strictly enforced following a thorough review (legal and otherwise) for compliance with the various obligations of the WICB, and the coach and manager will be given the resources they need to adopt a “no-come-back” (zero tolerance) environment. Members of the West Indies team will also be instructed about their ambassadorial role for the region, reflecting the highest possible standards of professionalism, both on and off the field.

In this regard, the WICB will produce a video alongside the player booklet currently being published. The video—like the booklet—would outline the goals and responsibilities of players, and give a historical overview of West Indies cricket, as well as use former players to deliver some of the content.

Other decisions coming out of the meeting includes, confirmation that the West Indies team will take part in a three-nation series with Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Zimbabwe. This will take place in mid-August/September this year. Further details will be disclosed later. The Directors have approved a recommendation for minimum qualification standards for WICB Professional Cricket League franchise coaches and physiotherapists.

Franchise coaches must hold (at a minimum) Level 2 certification to be qualified to Level 3 within three months of appointment. The franchise coaches should be professionally qualified and competent to support the franchise players with the technical, mental and physical skills to improve their games and, by extension, that of the team and West Indies cricket system.

Franchise physiotherapists must be qualified with a Masters in Sports Medicine Physiotherapy, if this not available, then a physiotherapist experienced in cricket, then in sports to ensure the highest quality of medical support for our players. Franchises have been encouraged to work out a reasonable remuneration package with their selectors. They must also present a player induction plan to address and alleviate the issues experienced by players who relocated in the last season.

Meanwhile, a match fee system will be introduced to the Regional Women’s Tournament for the first time this coming season. Also, the Directors approved a recommendation from the Cricket Committee to assist with the development of the women’s game in the Leeward Islands. In the short term, a cross section of the second-best 11 players in the region will join a core group of women from the Leewards, who will be scouted from various softball tournaments in the territory, to form a team to play in next year’s regional tournament.

Consequently, WICB Management has been asked to work with the Leeward Islands Cricket Association in its quest to develop this concept and further the game among the women in that territory. The Cricket Committee has been asked to make further recommendations to prioritise the development of fast bowlers in the region and for the West Indies team, recognising that the majority of the overs in regional tournaments are bowled by spinners and is impacting negatively on the production of fast bowlers for the West Indies team.

A player ranking system for the WICB Professional Cricket League will be developed after further consultations internally and with the West Indies Players Association to guide the award of contracts which are commensurate with the performance of players and protects against sentiment or favouritism.

There was good news for umpires as the directors agreed to an increase of match fees and allowances for umpires on the Regional “B” Panel has been approved, helping to address the imbalance and inequity of payments between them and the “A” Panel.

TYPICAL FASCISM...THE CORRUPTION AT THE TOP DEMANDS TOTAL SUBSERVIENCE FROM BELOW.  DO AS WE SAY NOT AS WE DO.

this is to weed out people with disruptive background

anybody more disruptive than Skameron and the wicb.... including Lloyd ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused::

in 20 consecutive years all they have produced is chaos and decline. west indies cricket is at its lowest ebb ever with no sign of resurgence anytime soon and these arseholes still get to call the shots..to set line and standards, demand what from the players..what!!!! on what basis ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused::

what is needed is a giant backhoe to go to factory road dig a hole and bury the wicb skunt.  deh shud all be turfed out and charged with the bleeding and destruction of west indies cricket and made homeless

It is about time! They also need a regional body which the WICB answers to so that they can become tough on the WICB also. Discipline must start from the top to the bottom and they can't expect the players alone to be culpable.

Disclipine must start from the Players :they cannot get TOUGH with the Board or their Union DURING a Tour !

WALK OFF a TOUR must be firmly deemed Unacceptable !

and the perpetrators Punished : swiftly and severely !

See what India do to get some Pride back after Bits and Pieces : WALK OFF  ??

Let Bangladesh beat them in an ODI series to BOUNCE W.I. outta de Champions Trophy.


NOW , would you Folks call that Discipline  ????

because Pakistan gonna take the last spot available !

But wait! I see yuh fine' ah fren on the edges of logic with you eh ketchim....you and Rowe. 

he doh know yuh yet eh.  jess wait until yuh flip on his(her)rarse ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::

Stop yu nonsense and address ths issues :

India gave bangla a Spot (7th)  to mess with W.I. : because of Bits and Pieces Walk Off their Tour...

comment , since U are a master of detecting a Conspiracy ... 

the players had an issue...they  braced the wicb. the wicb refused to budge, to negotiate.  the players like labour everywhere have the collective and individual right to withdraw their labour if they are not satisfied with the working conditions.. in search of a settlement of the issues

LOOKIT HERE IMPSE!  THEY WERE AND ARE ENTITLED TO WALK PERIOD.

THE PLAYER CANNOT CALL OFF A TOUR..CANNOT CANCEL A TOUR BY A WORK STOPPAGE.  THEY DID NOT SET UP THE TOUR, ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.  THAT IS THE WORK OF THE ADMININSTRATION..THE WICB.

THE WICB CUD HAVE SELECTED ANOTHER TEAM AND HAVE THEM IN INDIA AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY.  THE BCCI SAY THE TOUR WAS CANCELLED WHEREUPON THEY SUED THE WICB...BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE WICB COULD HAVE CANCELLED THE TOUR AND NOT SEND A REPLACEMENT SIDE

ALL THE PLAYERS COULD HAVE DONE WAS TO STRIKE AND THEY DID.  CANCELLATION IS WICB AREA OF POWER.

IT IS POWERFUL SKUNT SKAMERON WHO CANCELLED THE TOUR..REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE AND TO SEND A REPLACEMENT SIDE..YET IN YOUR STORY IT IS THE PLAYERS WHO CAUSED IT ALL. NO MATTER WHICH ANGLE YOU COMING FROM THAT IT IS YOU WHO BLINE AND RIDICULOUS KETCHIM..TOTALLY ASKANCE OF REALITY

NOW YOU HAVE ATTRACTED ROWE TO YOUR LUNACY. GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.  YOU BOTH NEED HELP ACROSS THE ROAD...OR A COUPLE OF SEEING DOGS TO LEAD ALLYUH RARSE