Coaching is an enormously rewarding, challenging and crucial role in cricket.
ECB Foundation Coach is a new coach development programme and qualification that has been created to help more people take their first steps into coaching cricket. This course has been designed as a women-only course.
A blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore what coaching looks like, the impact you can have as an ECB Foundation I Coach, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences.
By committing yourself to this programme and becoming a qualified coach you will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.
Programme outcomes
This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach cricket sessions that are active, purposeful, enjoyable and safe.
An ECB Foundation Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.
It is now the entry level qualification required to coach cricket.
Candidates should note: An ECB DBS check will be required before the candidate can commence the application process.
The course content will include:
• Role of an ECB Foundation 1 Coach
• What does coaching look like?
• icoachcricket
• Coaching fielding, bowling and batting
• Foundation principles – fielding, bowling and batting
• The coaching tools
• Purposeful sessions
• Active sessions
• Safe sessions
• Enjoyable sessions
• Differentiation.
Who should attend?
Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire players and make a difference to the game.
Commitment
• 4 face-to-face modules
• 7 bitesize e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each
• 3 observed coaching opportunities during face-to-face modules and an online multiple choice questionnaire
Pre-requisites for certification
• 18 years of age
• Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers
• ECB DBS
The dates of the next women's only courses are below:
Wixams Academy, Wixams, MK42 6BA
Saturday 10th & 17th May 9am-3:30pm
Cost £150
Please click HERE to register
Registration closes 3rd May
Houghton & Wyton CC, PE28 2AT
Sunday 11th & 18th May 9am-3:30pm
Cost £150
Please click HERE to register
Registration closes 3rd May
For more information and to find out how to access bursary support for the course please contact Brad Matthews (Coach Education) or Damianne Redpath (Women & Girls Officer)
