MOHIT RAO

• Well Respected and Highly regarded NZC Level 3 Qualified Cricket Coach with 15 Years Experience in Coaching and Management.
• Good Technical and Tactical knowledge of the game producing world Class Cricketers.
• A strong advocate of the "Spirit of the Game" and its traditions with a growth mindset to Coach and mentor High Performing Teams and Individual players.
• My passion and value for the game of cricket, my ability to work with people with diverse background and culture, my extensive technical, tactical and mental skills, coaching experience, the relationships and the reputation i have built up with the cricketing community with my agile nature i feel, are essential skills for a professional coach.

• Self Motivated, Confident, and Responsible
• Strong Management Skills
• Professional Integrity
• Quick Adaptability to changes and fast learner
• Team Player
• Has a growth mindset

My Coaching Philosophy has been developed based on my Passion, and Coaching over the years.

• Culture and Goal setting

I firmly believe that it is important to develop a team culture and set individual and team Goals. This provides a measure for both Individual and team success and ensures that progress can be measured and clearly reported on.

• Player Development

Part of my Role is to make sure players remain interested in their personal Development and take responsibility to make it happen. i alo help with IPPs, PDPs, Smartbase etc

• Understanding players and cater to Individual needs

As a Coach it our duty to take time to learn about each player, their understanding of the game and understand how they work as a team.

• Respectful and Challenging Environment

At all times there needs to be a respectful, non threatening but a challenging and a stimulating environment to be a successful team.

work with all the Firebirds contracted players in the HP

Create a Worldclass HP environment to produce Blackcaps players with the management group.

Head Coach Wellington A,s Men Team

Talent Identification (Age Group/Club Cricket)

• Developing the Younger Blaze Players Individual Skills and Tactical Skills
• Part of the Winter Training Programme with the Blaze squad
• Working closely with the Blaze Head Coach and planning the season
• KPI and IPPs support for players
• Working with the White Ferns Players
• Running Fielding Sessions for the Blaze Squad
• 1on 1 Sessions with Blaze players
• Working with the Blaze Bowling group
• Present during all Blaze games during the HBJ and Super Smash Games

Head Coach for Upper Hutt United Cricket Club. Involved in organizing training sessions, Team Plans, Individual Plans for all the Teams in each Grade. To Create a Healthy and Positive Environment within the Club. To get the Premier Mens Team to move up to play Pearce Cup.

The Premier Mens team won the Hazlett Trophy and got promoted to the Pearce Cup (Division 1 Grade) for the Season 2020-21.

• Head Coach for the Wellington A vs NZ Development Mens Team
• Running a Team Training session
• Planning for the game
• Warm up for the 2 One Dayers

• Head Coach for the Under 17 Boys
• Running Winter Programmes (Planning, Presentations, Skill Work,)
• Selection of teams
• Present at games

• Head Coach for the Hutt Valley in the Dempster Shield Trophy in the One Dayers and the 2 Day games
• Planning with the Captains for the 2 Formats
• Team Selection with CW Pathway Manager
• Warm Up during games
• Game Analyses and feedback after the game to the players

• Worked for Poverty Bay Cricket Association as their District Manager
• My Role is overseeing Cricket in Gisborne from Grass Root cricket to the Snr Mens team
• Need to come up with new Initiative's to grow cricket
• My role is also run Coaching Courses, set up High Performance programme.
• Apply Funding and look for new sponsors
• Improve facilities for players within the region
• Regular contact with GDC
  
• I am also involved in Advertising and promotional of Cricket profile in Gisborne

• Coaching Age Groups Teams , Senior Teams Men and Women Team
• Coached the Clubs Chinese Mens and Womens Cricket team
• Coached the Hong Hong Chinese Mens Team in the Hong Hong during the HK Sixes Tournament
• 1 on 1 Sessions and Group Sessions with their Elite Players
• Coaching Courses for parents/Coaches at the club

• Involved with the State Otago Volts Cricket team for 2 Years
• My Role as a Manager was to plan and implement the logistics of running a Professional sports team, My Role as a Assistant Coach was working with the 12 contracted Volts player and wider range of players within the set of the Volts and Otago Cricket

• Worked for Otago Cricket as the Cricket Development Coordinator for 2 Years.
• I was involved in the Development of Cricket in the Dunedin and Otago Regions, within schools ,Clubs , and Elite Players.
• I was involved in Organising Kids Cricket programme and Skilled Group with Rep Players at different Age Groups.
• I was also part of running Coaches Education Programmes at Cact , Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Courses.
• I also ran Indoor and outdoor Cricket Tournaments for Primary , Intermediate and Secondary Schools.
• Involved in One on One Coaching different age group players.

• Worked for Basketball Otago as the Operations Manager 5 years.
• I was in charge of running the day to day function of basketball in Dunedin.
• I was also involved in the Marketing and Promotional side of the sport.
• I was in charge in the organization of the competition in Dunedin and also running Regional, Premiership and National Tournament for Basketball Otago.
• I am also involved in the Marketing and Sponsorship of the State Otago Nuggets Franchise.

• Worked in the Marketing and Advertising Department of the company.
• I was involved in Marketing and Promoting the Company's products all over India.
• I was also involved in the Administration, Monitoring the facility of our Sports Complex.
• For the past five years I have been involved as a player, managing the cricket team and other promotional activities that occur during the season.
• Along with the top Management of the company I have been involved in Organising and Promoting Sporting events like tennis, table tennis and car racing.