Kent’s Simon Willis hopes to maintain youth role when new head coach is appointed
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by Glenn Pearson
Simon Willis hopes his position working with
Kent’s young cricketers remains in place when the club appoint a
new head coach.
Willis, the county’s high performance
director, oversees the club’s youth system, Academy and second
team, a position he has held since 2009 after a coaching
shake-up.
Following the departure of Paul Farbrace in
September, Kent expect to appoint a replacement director of cricket
or head coach before Christmas and Willis (pictured) is hoping his
position at the St Lawrence Ground remains.
He said: “I hope my role continues as it is
because I have enjoyed the area I have been working in.
“It’s been great seeing some of the young guys
coming in and we are making some subtle changes underneath that I
hope will make a difference so that we can find one or two more
players than we already know about.
“I see it as the start of a process and I
would like to see that through because it is not an overnight
thing. It’s going to take patience and we are going to learn
lessons.”
Meanwhile, a mix of UK and overseas coaches
are due to undergo the final interview stage as Kent continue their
search for a new head coach.
Kent chief executive Jamie Clifford revealed
the remaining six are not all overseas coaches and that those with
less experience have as much chance as those that have coached for
years.
He said: “They are not all overseas. They come
from a variety of places and not all from one place overseas and
not one place in the UK. It’s what we wanted, a real range of
options.
“Some have decades of experience, some have a
lot less.”
He added: “In an ideal world we will get it
done before Christmas but I’m still determined to get the right
person and if it takes a bit longer, then it takes a bit
longer.”
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Wednesday, December 07 2011
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