Last Friday at the NSW vs SA Sheffield Shield game at the SCG local cricketers Alex Rashleigh and Shaun Miller were both honoured with caps after being selected in the Green Shield Merit Teams. The boys were presented with their caps by Australia’s latest cricketing star Steven Smith.
The Green Shield is known to be the toughest Under 16 cricket competition in the world and the boys were thrilled to be selected in the teams. Both boys play locally for Sydney Cricket Club and are coached by Elite Cricket’s Mark Atkinson.
Mark AtkinsonTo date Mark has amassed extensive professional experience as an elite player with the Tasmanian, the Prime Ministers XI, Australian XI and Australia ‘A’ teams and an array of clubs in the United Kingdom and New South Wales.
Mark’s elite level cricket experience is complemented by a Bachelor’s degree in physical education, which has enabled him to apply his knowledge of bio mechanics, skill acquisition, sport psychology and learning methodologies to his own career as a professional player and coach. His coaching credentials and expertise have been further enhanced through the attainment of his Level 3 cricket coaching accreditation from Cricket Australia.
Mark has a Master’s degree in Business Administration, from Southern Cross University, Australia.
