Coach Development
Coaching is an enormously rewarding and a crucial role in cricket.
We've got a course for you.
Coaches play a crucial roles in inspiring and developing players at all levels of the game.
Whether it is about putting something back into the game you love, progressing your career, helping out at your local club, or simply providing more support to your child, there is a reason for everyone to get involved in cricket coaching.
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Bursaries for Coaches
ECB Bursaries intend to increase the diversity of learners new to coaching or those taking the next step on their coach development journey.
Support Coach
An introduction to coaching that gives learners the key skills to support qualified coaches.
Foundation Coach
The first step on the coaching pathway, enabling coaches to lead sessions independently and without supervision.
Core Coach
Designed to give coaches the technical knowledge to develop players.
Advanced Coach
A Level 3 qualification designed to prepare coaches to coach in the talent pathway, performance and professional game.
Specialist Coach
Designed for coaches who want to develop specialist areas of expertise in coaching cricket.
Coach Connect
Our support system for coaches wanting to refresh their skills and share their knowledge.
Coaches Association
Access to the latest thinking, insight and practical ideas from coaches and players at the top level of the game in a number of different forms.
GCF Coach Course Policies
Foundation Coach Courses
Before booking, please ensure you are available to attend all the dates of your chosen course.
Seat Unique Stadium
Sunday 11th October, 13:30 – 16:30
Sunday 18th October, 13:30 – 16:30
Sunday 25th October, 09:30 – 16:30
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Archway School, Stroud
Saturday 6th February, 11:15 – 17:45
Saturday 20th February, 11:15 – 17:45
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Barnwood Park, Gloucester
Saturday 6th March, 09:30 – 16:30
Saturday 13th March, 09:30 – 16:30
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St Brendan's, Brislington
Saturday 4th April, 09:15 – 15:45
Saturday 11th April, 09:15 – 15:45
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Core Coach Courses
Before booking, please ensure you are available to attend all the dates of your chosen course.
Seat Unique Stadium
For Coaches in the Female Game
Saturday 3rd October, 09:00 – 12:00
Sunday 11th October, 09:00 – 12:00
Sunday 18th October, 09:00 – 12:00
Saturday 31st October, 09:00 – 12:00
Sunday 15th November, 17:00 – 20:00
Sunday 22nd November, 17:00 – 20:00
Sunday 29 November, 17:00 – 20:00
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Hartpury College, Gloucester
Saturday 30th January, 13:30 – 16:30
Saturday 13th February, 09:30 – 16:30
Saturday 20th February, 13:30 – 16:30
Saturday 20th March, 09:30 – 16:30
Saturday 27th March, 13:30 – 16:30
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Archway School, Stroud
Saturday 30th January, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 13th February, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 27th February, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 6th March, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 13th March, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 20th March, 14:00 – 17:00
Saturday 27th March, 14:00 – 17:00
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St Brendan's, Brislington
Sunday 7th February, 12:30 – 15:30
Sunday 21st February, 09:15 – 15:45
Sunday 7th March, 12:30 – 15:30
Sunday 14th March, 12:30 – 15:30
Sunday 21st March, 12:30 – 15:30
Saturday 3rd April, 09:30 – 12:30
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GCF Coach connect cpds
Scoring runs with dayrn smit
Saturday 17th October, 12:30 – 17:00
Seat Unique Stadium, BS7 9EJ
£20
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Spin Bowling with MArk O'Leary
Saturday 7th November, 10:00 – 15:00
Hartpury University & College, GL19 3BE
£20
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Transition from Soft to Hard Ball
Saturday 23th January, 09:30 – 12:30
Hartpury University & College, GL19 3BE
£10
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Fielding with Cookie Patel
Saturday 6th February, 10:00 – 15:00
Hartpury University & College, GL19 3BE
£20
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Transition from hard to soft ball
Saturday 6th March, 11:30 – 13:30
Archway School, Stroud, GL5 4AX
£10
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Technical Principles Revisited
Saturday 13th March, 11:30 – 13:30
Archway School, Stroud, GL5 4AX
£10
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Coaching groups & Integrated practices
Saturday 20th March, 11:30 – 13:30
Archway School, Stroud, GL5 4AX
£10
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Nicky Clarke / Workforce Manager
Nicky joined GCF from Somerset Cricket Foundation, where she spent 4.5 years gaining valuable experience supporting clubs and leagues, in cricket operations, and with volunteer workforce development. At GCF, Nicky is responsible for supporting the development of the people who make recreational cricket happen, covering everything from grass to game!
Nicky has spent many years supporting the WEPL Board, providing expertise in using Play-Cricket, player registration, and managed migration to clubs across the West of England. She is also a qualified coach, umpire, and scorer who has been lucky enough to score at the county ground in Taunton on a few occasions, including England Lions v South Africa in 2022.
Nicky’s home club is Weston-super-Mare, where she is a long-standing volunteer and has been integral in rebuilding the women’s and girls’ section following Covid. On the rare occasions she’s not doing something cricket related, she has two boys who prefer the social side of cricket to the playing side, she likes to read, run (slowly), and is a half-marathon survivor.