Bermuda head coach David Moore is determined to cast his net as wide as possible in the search for the next generation of international cricketers.Over the course of the next seven weeks the Bermuda Cricket Board will be holding open trials for national squads for every age group from Under-11s up. And Moore hopes this will be the first step towards changing the culture of youth cricket on the Island.In the past there has been the suspicion that age-group players were selected because they were the coach’s favourite and once on the ladder towards the national team were rarely discarded.There has also been some concern that late developers were overlooked, or missed out because their cause was not championed by club officials.However, all this is about to change and players who wish to be in a national squad, be it Under-11 or Under-19, will have to prove themselves, with no pre-conceived ideas about who should, or should not, be in the squad.“We’re trying to change the culture where kids get picked for the Under-13s and think that they can turn up for the rest of the time without being on trial and without allowing for late developers to get into the system,” said Moore.“The Under-19s trials that we had were the first that we had in this manner, and the bottom line is that those guys who didn’t turn up, or didn’t notify the Board about their status, they weren’t considered (for the squad).”There have been some suggestions recently that good players missed out on making the Under-19s because Moore was unaware of their availability. Most however missed out because they failed to turn up for training, and in the future the players, and clubs, will be expected to take the initiative if they feel they deserve a shot.“Clearly, it (the information about the trials) was in the paper, it was on the web, we sent out information to all the clubs, and all our coaches, and all our officials.“We’re depending on national coaches, plus officials to notify players, that’s the only way we’re going to exhaust all possibilities. If we’ve missed players in the past, it’s maybe because our scouting system isn’t working as much as we would like.”That same information has been sent out again for the trials that will take place this month and next, the response though has been less than impressive.“We can’t go and knock on everyone’s door and say ‘please come and trial’, that’s not happening, it doesn’t happen in the world of cricket. If you want to trial you put your name down and notify the Board, if someone can’t make it on those dates they just need to give us a call and tells us why.“But, it is a clean slate, and a change in culture. It’s not a case of getting picked once and then expecting to be in the programme all the way through. The only way we’re going to get better is to have competition for spots throughout the age groups.”The first set of trials, which will all be held at Berkeley Institute Gym, will take place this Sunday, with Under-13s and Under-15s being put through their paces. Other trials will –follow over the next several weekends before finishing with the final Under-11s trial on March 27.