Spending time away from the commitment of coaching cricket has been a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of it all, but the time has given me a fresh perspective as to where my ambitions will take me in the future.One local hero who has inspired me over the years is Clarence Parfitt. Not just for his bowling greatness but for what he has accomplished after his playing career.The respect that he has earned from the cricket fraternity in Scotland in helping them to revamp their cricket over the last 15 years is an accomplishment that has gone virtually unnoticed here in Bermuda.Clarence obviously took advantage of the coaching courses available to him while on his professional journey and therefore was fully qualified to pursue a coaching career.There is life after the playing days are over, but are we passionate enough to go the extra mile and get the best qualifications necessary to give back to the sport that we grew up loving?After researching the qualifications that I and many other coaches in Bermuda have, it is clear that outside of the West Indies, the coaching certificates do not hold much weight.That aside, I was happy to read that the Bermuda Cricket Board are running coaching courses in an attempt to encourage more of our local coaches to become certified.This is a big step in the right direction, and it would be great if these coaches could also form a group after being certified to challenge each other, share and discuss the progress of their players.Working together could be a means to improving the quality of our cricketers Islandwide, having the resources within the group to call on one another’s strengths.With the option of furthering one’s qualification through these courses, I assume that the certificate will be a pre-requisite for the permanent national coach.So I guess the big question will be who will officially take over after the Americas tournament? Will Arnold Manders be given the job full time? Will Clevie Wade, Wendell Smith, Allen Douglas or Herbie Bascome apply for the job?Logically, quite a bit of the hiring process will probably hinge on the success of the Americas tournament. If Bermuda finish in the top two and get promoted then I believe the job will be Arnold’s to turn down. However, if we fail to be promoted then the field of nominees opens up and any one of the names just mentioned could be in contention.Some may question whether or not I am interested, and I will answer publicly, that at this time ‘no’, as I am looking to take my level of coaching to another level, which has me pursuing additional coaching badges and attending numerous workshops.My goal is to gain experience in the UK and implement the training regimes and drills that are required for the ever changing game in both the shorter and longer versions of the game.Picking the full-time successor of David Moore is no easy feat for the Bermuda Cricket Board. Whether they scout for the successor from within or overseas, I question what will it take for that coach to gain the respect of the players and maximise their talents.Personally I am longing for another Bob Jones, who goes from school to school, club to club, coaching, training, and educating both players and coaches, which inevitably will assist the national coach, which in essence means we could appoint a local coach for the senior national team.Quote of the week: ‘The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven’ Knute Rockne