County rookies to receive career guidance

By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent

First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption when they attend the Professional Cricketers’ Association’s third annual Rookie Camp at Edgbaston this Thursday.
The camp, which will be attended by first year contracted professionals from around the country aims to educate the young players about the world of professional cricket through a series of workshops.

"The day is designed to introduce the rookies to as much as we can within a short time span, in order to equip them to deal with the most important issues of the modern game, both the many positives of being a professional cricketer, the pitfalls that lurk around the corners and the responsibility as roles models they have to uphold on behalf of the game, themselves, their counties and ECB,” said Angus Porter, the PCA chief executive.

The workshop on responsible drinking will be delivered by Diageo as part of their DrinkiQ programme. Rookies will be the first to benefit from the interactive presentation, which will then be rolled out to each county squad over the next 12 months.

Mark Baird, Head of Industry Affairs & Alcohol Policy at Diageo GB, said: “Diageo has a proud history of promoting responsible drinking. Sportsmen and women are role models in our society and the PCA’s efforts to ensure players understand the facts about alcohol should be applauded. The DrinkiQ initiative can only benefit professional cricketers in England and Wales.”

Date: 25/02/2013 09:38:08 by Paul Bolton
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