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“It’s not an off-the-cuff thing. A lot of people are just gagging to get outside with a bat and ball in their hands, especially young kids.
“It’s also good for us to be putting our minds to something productive whilst we’re away from our day jobs with Yorkshire.”
Their sessions are currently being held at Methley Cricket Club south west of Leeds. The pair play their club cricket there when county commitments allow.
“At the moment, we’re sharing the sessions out between us and doing one-to-ones, which is all you can do in line with government guidelines,” continued Warner.
“From October, if we’re allowed bigger groups, our plan is to do a 10-week course before Christmas and then another one after Christmas for say groups of 20 to 25.
“We’ll also keep doing the one-toones and maybe even try and get a couple of masterclasses with some of the Yorkshire lads. We’ve said all ages and abilities are welcome.
“I’ve done quite a bit of coaching over the last five or six years and have coached five-year-olds to 45-year-olds. I’ve got experience with a wide range of ages.
“We’ve already got a five-year-old signed up, which is great.”
Warner has played one Royal London Cup game for Yorkshire and two County Championship games whilst on loan at Sussex - all last summer.
Waite made his T20 debut for Yorkshire in 2015 and has since played 27 times across all formats, turning in some valuable contributions.
The pair are ECB Level Two qualified coaches and plan to study for Level Three this winter. The highest a coach can go is Level Four. “We do want Level Four in the future, but it’s probably a bit early for that,” said Warner.
“Coaching is something we want to do long-term, hopefully alongside our playing careers and definitely afterwards.”
Looking to the future is quite smart at the moment. While both players are highly rated by the Yorkshire hierarchy, it is safe to assume county clubs will have to tighten their belts post-coronavirus.
And that may well mean tough decisions regarding player contracts.
Warner added: “We are both out of contract at the end of the summer, and we’ve naturally been chatting about that a bit.
“Hopefully cricket works out for us both and we have a long career in the game. If not, we can do this as a back-up plan.”