“My association with Stephen Davies has been through the Cricket NSW Academy programs. Stephen has been involved as the Head Coach of the Illawarra/Southern Academy for 3 years where he implements an elite cricket program for the females in the local area. During these three years Stephen has been able to demonstrate a sound understanding of how to train an elite cricketer, by providing the appropriate environment to mentor and develop these players. Not only from a skills point of view, but his background in Sports Science has allowed him to marry the two up allowing players in his program to gain a great understanding of what is required at a higher level. A number of his players have gone on to represent NSW or ACT at a junior National Level, with one player Stefanie Daffara, selected in the Cricket Australia U18 Talented Camp. It is his passion and dedication to the game that has seen him achieve great results for the players. I would have no hesitation in having him involved in Cricket NSW programs in the future.”