The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) is the official player representative body for cricketers in the West Indies, and is an affiliate of the World Cricketers’ Association (WCA). As the exclusive bargaining agent of players selected for national and West Indies teams, WIPA is the authorized and collective voice of all West Indian cricketers, past and present.
WIPA’s Player Development Programme (PDP) is a personalised support service that recognizes the need for players to actively work toward personal development. The programme therefore aims to assist our members to manage the competing demands of life on and off the pitch; that is, maximising their cricketing career, whilst also fulfilling other important commitments including personal health and well-being, family life, education, and preparing for life after cricket.
WIPA in the Community (WIC) is WIPA’s cricket development programme.
WIPA in the Community Trinidad began in the south-west peninsula of Trinidad and catering to teaching the basic understanding and sportsmanship of the game of cricket.
The WIPA in the Community programme was extended to Jamaica in January 2019, lending technical support to and monitoring the U-14, U-16 and U-19 secondary-school cricket programmes.
The WIPA Awards was established because the West Indies Players’ Association thought it fit to celebrate the outstanding contribution of the association’s members. As such, in 2004, WIPA sought to recognize and reward those players who distinguished themselves by their performance, and who lifted their games beyond their years – and their peers. WIPA continued to host this ceremony for another eight years.
The West Indies Retired Players’ Foundation (WIRPF) is a joint initiative of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA), and was formed in July 2013.
