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Silver medal for Fencing prospect Roshan Goodger (EH) has notched up another achievement in the world of Fencing, this time at the British Youth Championship, West Midland Regional and scooped the Silver Medal. She will represent Malvern College at the
Cricket – Elite training programme Worcestershire County Cricket Club is supporting the College in its elite training for cricketers at the Malvern College Cricket Centre. Three times each week throughout the winter, Steve Rhodes (Director of Cricket), Damian D’Oliveria (Academy Director) and Mat Mason (Bowling Coach) work alongside our own Head Coach Noel Brett, to provide specialist batting, bowling and wicket keeping clinics for the best cricketers. The sessions present an amazing opportunity for the boys to demonstrate their talents and improve their skills under the direction of top coaches in the professional game. This elite coaching course is a development within the existing partnership the school has established with Worcestershire CCC. Mark Hardinges, Master i/c Cricket, Economics
Strength and Conditioning at Malvern At the beginning of this term Malvern launched a new Strength and Conditioning programme that aims to give those most talented in sport the chance to improve upon their performances at the highest level. Strength and Conditioning has now become a major part of elite-level sports training and, at Malvern, our elite sports development programmes now at county level. Professionals from Worcestershire County Cricket Club and from Worcestershire Warriors RFC, as well as from England Hockey and Welsh Hockey run several of the early morning training sessions for our Malvern pupils. The programme, supervised by Ryan Watkins, a BWA Weightlifting Coach, includes sessions on speed and agility, plyometric and resistance training. All before breakfast! Ryan Watkins, i/c Strength and Conditioning, PE