{"id":4542,"date":"2024-05-29T11:16:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T10:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/?page_id=4542"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:11:53","slug":"sam-wyles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/sam-wyles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Wyles"},"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\/11\/DSC02377-610x340.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\/11\/DSC02377-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC02377-1220x680.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<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Sam manages Warwickshire\u2019s Coach Development programme, delivering courses, CPD sessions, and bursary support to help coaches develop their skills. He works with local organisations, including universities and community groups, to grow the number of qualified cricket coaches. Sam also focuses on increasing female participation among scorers, umpires, and volunteers, in partnership with the Warwickshire Association of Cricket Officials (WACO).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"mailto:samwyles@edgbaston.com\">Contact Sam<\/a><\/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--news\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"swiper-container news-slider\">\n    <div class=\"news-slider__header\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\" class=\"h2 news-slider__title\">Workforce News<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                <article class=\"swiper-slide\">\n            \n<a href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/2026\/06\/07\/summer-coach-and-umpire-courses-now-open-for-booking\/\" class=\"panel\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"panel__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img 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