Staff Bio
Mark Costin
(Director)
Mark is an ECB Level 2 coach, a member of the ECB Coaches Association and PE Teacher. He is an all-rounder for Wimbledon in the ECB Surrey Championship Premier League and has played for the Surrey Championship Premier League XI, Surrey Cricket Board and MCC. Mark has a Premier League winners medal from his time at his home town club, Stevenage in Hertfordshire. In 2009 he captained the Kensington & Chelsea franchise to victory in the inaugural T/20 Cricket League in London. Notably, he was man of the match in the final. He has been coaching since 2001 and has worked at Hampshire CCC, Surrey CCC, Hertfordshire CCC, Bank of England CC and Wimbledon CC, as well as several schools across London.
Mark also plays league football and tennis through the winter and is a qualified football, tennis, rugby and fitness instruction coach. He is currently studying for Level 1 Strength & Conditioning, Netball and Gymnastics qualifications as well as working towards his ECB Level 3 certificate. Mark undertook a BSc degree in Sports Studies at Southampton University and is currently studying for a BSc degree in Psychology at the Open University.
In April 2010 Mark ran the Lonon Marathon in 4:56 hrs. He was running for a charity called the Brain & Spine Foundation. For more information go to
www.justgivig.com/markcostin
Phone: 07788706574
Link to Cricinfo page: http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/366309.html
Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent
(Director)
Ebony is an ECB Level 2 Coach, a member of the ECB Coaches Association and a trained tutor and assessor. She plays for Shepperton, MCC, Surrey and England as an opening batter. So far, in a glittering career she has won the World Cup, the World 20/20 Trophy, and an Ashes series. She was the first ever female member of the Surrey CCC Academy and amongst the first batch of Chance to Shine/ ECB coaching contracts awarded to the England players. Ebony has been working for the ECB, Surrey CCC and Chance to Shine as an Ambassador and schools coach. Her ambitions are to grow Calypso Cricket and to become the best batter in the world.
Ebony has also competed at a high level of athletics and basketball and is a keen musician who plays the drums and guitar. She holds a BSc and a MSc in Chemistry from University College, London and is currently working towards her ECB Level 3 certificate
Phone: 0783539395134
Helen Blaszczok
(Nutritionist)
Helen graduated from the University of Sheffield with a MMedSc in Human Nutrition and BSc in Physiology. She has experience in a broad range of healthcare areas, both in the UK and Internationally and has been working in the healthcare industry since 2003. Helen will be writing a regular newsletter on nutritional information on the Calypso Cricket website. She will also be providing nutritional advice to players in the academy and on tours.
Helen is a keen and talented sports-woman who plays netball for Claygate in the Surrey Premier League. She is also a keen runner having completed several half-marathons. Helen is planning on completing her Netball Level 1 coaching certificate over the coming months.
E-Mail: hfb@calypsocricket.co.uk
Phone: 07921840360