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Buteme joins Cricket Cranes as Strength and Conditioning coach

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DAVID GOMBE

With less than three weeks to the Tour of Namibia, Cricket Cranes coach Laurence Mahatlane has bolstered his training sessions by acquiring the services of renowned Strength and Conditioning Coach Helen Buteme.

“I was asked by the head coach to come and help with the strength and conditioning. Laurence thought I would be able to add something to the Cricket Cranes, he wants them to be faster and stronger.”

“Its an interesting challenge since I don’t know anything about Cricket but at the end of the day conditioning is conditioning and it’s a matter of getting the players to the best and deliver on the pitch.” Said Buteme

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Helen Buteme having sessions with Cricket Cranes players (photo by UCA Media)

The former Lady Rugby Cranes captain put in intense shift with the boys to start up things and will have another three sessions before they depart for Windhoek where they are scheduled to play Three T20s and Two Limited Overs (50 overs) game between April 2-11.

The team shall camp in a bio-bubble from March 29. Earlier this month, former Cricket Cranes wicket-keeper batsman Lawrence Ssematimba officially started work as the Uganda A coach. He works alongside coach Mahatlane and assistant coach Jackson Ogwang. He will handle the players that don’t make the 14-man team to Windhoek.

The Cricket Cranes are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to stay atop the log ahead their trip to Jersey for the ICC World Cricket Challenge League B in September 2021.

Dinesh Nakrani and Ronak Patel also met coach Mahatlane for the first time after flying in from India with the post Covid-19 era travel restrictions relaxed.

Buteme Profile:

Full Name: Helen Koyokoyo Buteme
Date of birth: May 27, 1980
Profession: Research scientist
Qualifications (sports): World Rugby Level 2 coach, World Rugby Coach Educator, Conditioning Coach B
licence from Leipzig University
Qualifications (academic): Bsc in Biochemistry, MSc in Molecular Biology
Sports played: Hockey and Rugby
Current Position: Strength and Conditioning coach at Express FC

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