Trent Bridge played host to a special visitor earlier today on behalf of Team Nottingham, as Prince Harry came to meet a new cohort of 20 Coach Core Apprentices.

Prince Harry joined the apprentices as they led sessions with local school children in cricket, urban hockey, football and rugby.

Team Nottingham is a consortium of professional sporting organisations comprising Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottingham Rugby Club, the National Ice Centre, Epic Partners, City of Football and the Football in the Community arms of Nottingham Forest & Notts County. 

The consortium is working in partnership with the Royal Foundation, the charity of Prince Harry and the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, to deliver Coach Core; a new programme for school leavers to train as professional sports coaches whilst still in education. 

It provides apprentices with an opportunity to develop their coaching skills, to gain valuable sports coaching qualifications and to be provided with education opportunities through training provider Lifetime, who will work with them to complete a diploma.

“It’s a great honour to work with The Royal Foundation and to be associated with Coach Core,” said Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club’s Head of Community Sport Tracey Francis.

“We are proud that Nottingham’s consortium approach is now a pilot project for the Royal Foundation that’s set to be repeated in other parts of the country.

“The programme enables the apprentices to work within their chosen sports, such as cricket, football, rugby and ice sports, as well as becoming a combined coaching workforce for major events.

“The apprentices will graduate in December and today means they have gained some inspiration from Prince Harry at the start of their coaching journey.”

 

The 2015 season saw dramatic last-gasp four day victories, thrilling limited-overs contests and an historic Investec Ashes Test, all in the unique surroundings of Trent Bridge.

Next season, we’d wager, will be no less enthralling and frankly we’d hate for you to miss out.

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