{"id":30349,"date":"2025-02-07T09:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T00:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=30349"},"modified":"2025-03-03T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T01:53:36","slug":"%e6%ab%bb%e9%87%8e-%ef%bd%b0-%e3%83%88%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9-%e7%8e%b2%e5%a4%ae%e6%b0%8f%e3%81%8c%e3%83%8a%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%8a%e3%83%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%82%ab%e3%83%87%e3%83%9f%e3%83%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e6%ab%bb%e9%87%8e-%ef%bd%b0-%e3%83%88%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9-%e7%8e%b2%e5%a4%ae%e6%b0%8f%e3%81%8c%e3%83%8a%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%8a%e3%83%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%82%ab%e3%83%87%e3%83%9f%e3%83%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakurano Appointed New Head Coach of the Men\u2019s U19 &#038; U16 National Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are proud to confirm Reo Sakurano-Thomas as the new Head Coach of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Men\u2019s U19 and Men\u2019s U16 categories of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Japan National Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this new role Reo will oversee the development of the next generation of Under 19 and Under 16 male cricketers and also act as Head of the Selection Committee for the Men&#8217;s U19 and U16 Japan National Teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reo joined the Japan Cricket Association in 2022 the following year travelled to Vanuatu to complete the new ICC Level Two Coaching Qualification along with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/archives\/30160\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinay Iyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-30142\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Team-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Team-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Team-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Team-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Team.jpeg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with assisting in the National Academy for the last two years, he has coached Futures League teams as well as joined the Under 19 team on their most recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/archives\/30141\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asia Cup<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign in Dubai last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/archives\/25926\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experienced international<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Japan who has captained the Men\u2019s National Team in the last year, he brings knowledge and experience to help the players in what is set to be a busy year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good luck Reo and Congratulations! <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to confirm Reo Sakurano-Thomas as the new Head Coach of the Men\u2019s U19 and Men\u2019s U16 categories of the Japan National Academy. 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