{"id":1028,"date":"2023-11-30T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/the-foundation\/?page_id=1028"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:15:14","slug":"girls-development-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/girls-development-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls Development Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04488-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04488-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04488-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Girls Development Centre Programme is the newest cricket offer in Warwickshire for girls.<\/h3>\n<p>The programme is open to girls who aren\u2019t currently part of the county pathway. Clubs nominate girls who show a real passion for the game and the potential to thrive under the guidance of our all-female coaching team.<\/p>\n<p>Participants get the chance to play internal matches, practice skills in the nets, and take part in fielding sessions, all designed to help them develop as cricketers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--grey section--stats\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t            <h3>2025<\/h3>\n        \t\t<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--turquoise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">52<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">Girls participating at both U12, and U14 age groups<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--lighter-blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">10<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">High quality female coaches involved in the programme<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--turquoise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">13<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">Girls successfully transitioned into county pathways<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_3060-610x340.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_3060-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_3060-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The programme was expanded in 2024 to offer even more opportunities for girls to develop their cricket skills.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"354\">Girls from the U12 and U14 age groups attended trial days prior to the development centre camp, allowing them to improve their skills before selection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"590\">The programme featured 10 female coaches, all of whom have progressed through county pathways. This included two current members of the Warwickshire Women\u2019s team and two with playing experience for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"708\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We believe that having positive role models creates a unique and enriching learning experience for young cricketers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--background-top section--image-slider\">\n    <div class=\"swiper container\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-container full-width-slider\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04668-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 0\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04401-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 1\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04458-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 2\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04541-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 3\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04653-610x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image 4\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1028","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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