Bryan Harper - 'The Life of Bryan'

Coaching in Clubland

Bryan Harper is the Coach Development Specialist at Cricket Australia and has been in this role for four years. He oversees a range of coach development programs and opportunities, and the accreditation scheme for Cricket coaches in Australia. Harps has had extensive coaching experience, having coached Victorian Premier Cricket powerhouses in the St Kilda and the Melbourne Cricket Clubs, and is a legend playing coach at Caulfield Cricket Club in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association. Harps has a physical education background and has led programs at Yarra Valley Grammar and Wesley College. Bryan also happens to be the father of current Victorian and Melbourne Renegades wicket-keeper batsman Sam Harper, and has a cracking anecdote from Sam’s childhood that involves a pool fence for a wicket-keeping drill. Yes, a pool fence!