A major milestone for cricket coaches as Cricket Fiji Development Manager Joeli Mateyawa Seuvou and Development Officer Vulisere Waqavakatoga successfully completed the 2026 ICC East Asia Pacific Level 1 Coach Tutor Course in Brisbane, Australia earlier this month.
Cricket Fiji says the three-day course focused on preparing participants to become ICC recognised Tutors who can help develop and train more coaches within their countries.
They say following the successful completion of the programme, both Seuvou and Waqavakatoga are now recognised as ICC Tutors.
Seuvou says the course provided valuable knowledge that can be directly applied to cricket development in Fiji.
He says the course gave us a better understanding of how to develop coaches and, more importantly, how to teach and support coaches effectively.
Seuvou say they now have the opportunity to bring this knowledge back and help strengthen the coaching system in Fiji.
Cricket Fiji says the ICC Training and Education programme was established to provide structured learning pathways for coaches, umpires, scorers and pitch curators around the world.
They say a key focus is helping associate members build their own trained and accredited workforce.
Cricket Fiji says as ICC Tutors, Seuvou and Waqavakatoga will now play an important role in supporting Cricket Fiji to
develop more quality coaches and deliver ICC recognised coaching programmes locally.
Cricket Fiji CEO Anushil Kumar thanked ICC East Asia Pacific for the opportunity and said staff development remains a key priority.
He says they will continue to focus on the professional development of their staff in every area possible.
Kumar says investing in our people is important because a stronger workforce will ultimately help them deliver better programmes and create more opportunities for the growth of cricket in Fiji.
The next step will be for Cricket Fiji and its newly recognised tutors to work with ICC East Asia Pacific on a country plan and identify the next steps for coach education and development in Fiji.
Cricket Fiji adds the appointment of two ICC tutors provides Cricket Fiji with additional capacity to build a stronger, more sustainable coaching system from the grassroots level upwards.
