Grace Pearson is Head of Women & Girls for the Yorkshire Cricket Board and is my guest on the Cricket Yorkshire Podcast for this episode.
We discuss her role overseeing the strategic vision, as well as looking back at some of key moments from this year and thinking ahead to 2025.
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🎤 PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
In this episode, Grace discusses:
🎬 Her role at the YCB and what it encompasses
🚀 The growth of women and girls’ teams in a single year
🌍 Initiatives such U11 girls activity days at venues not used previously for cricket
☝️ A female-only umpires course and transition to indoor cricket officiating
😁 The importance of choice in terms of offerings for players, officials or club volunteers
🆕 New YCB role in East Yorkshire; girls-only content in schools
🏏 The need to promote women and girls cricket to a wider and male audience too
📆 Females in Cricket Day at Headingley on February 22 (Females 14yrs+ who want to get involved with the game beyond playing or officiating)
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🙏 Thanks to Grace for her insight into strategy at the governing body and plans within women and girls’ cricket – more of which will be revealed in due course.
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