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after his presentation was highly
commended by the judging
panel of PCA Chief Executive
Angus Porter, PCA Assistant
Chief Executive Jason Ratcliffe,
PCA National Personal Development
Manager Ian Thomas and Charlie
Mulraine, one of the PCA’s six-strong team
of Personal Development and Welfare
Managers. Webb’s presentation included
the idea of an online communication tool
that could be used by PCA members.
As well as leading Yorkshire to backto-back
County Championships Gale has
found time to develop and expand his
business Pro Coach which now coaches
more than 3,000 youngsters across the
country with a turnover of £360,000.
“Personal Development is massive. You
can see the benefits while you are playing
because it gives you confidence. There is a
big bad world out there, you have a fantastic
job as a cricketer so you should enjoy it and
make the most of it,” Gale said.
“But if cricket comes to and end through
injury or loss of your contract, having
something else in place helps to give you
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"Personal
development
is massive.
you can see the
benefits while
you are playing
because it
gives you
confidence"
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confidence
that you
can fill that
gap.”
Crook had
a year out of
cricket in 2010 so
has already experienced
life outside the game and has thrown
himself into personal development since he
returned to cricket five years ago.
He now sits on the board of Northants
Recreational Cricket and is director of Mau
Media whose clients include Cricket United,
Hyundai. Seat and Northants Cricket.
“Personal Development is very important.
It’s something that all players should be
doing. Having something going on outside
the game takes my mind off cricket,” he said.
Jones is in the second year of a parttime
distance learning degree in Sports and
Exercise Science at Manchester Metropolitan
University and is also working as a strength
and conditioning intern at Warwickshire.
Webb already has a degree in graphic
design from Leeds University and has put
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it to good use by helping kit manufacturer
Woodworm redesign their label and for Class
Creative, who have helped Warwickshire on
their Birmingham Bears brand.
“Since I have been engaging with a
personal development plan it has helped me
to relax a bit and trust that if cricket doesn’t
work out there are always other avenues to
go down,” Webb said.
Khan, who played for Kent and Sussex
before he retired in 2014, is still involved in
cricket in his native Denmark where he is
now in the second year of law degree at the
Southern University of Denmark.
“I hope my story can inspire some of the
other players because life after cricket can be
very tough,” Khan said.
Choudhry started planning for life
after cricket before he was released by
Worcestershire at the end of last season and
has now set up business with a friend in
Rotherham producing the Brothers Circle
fashion range.
“Without Personal Development I would
not be where I am today. All the skills I have
built up while playing cricket have come into
use now,” Choudhry said.
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