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.
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.
Groups include, potential coaches that are female, from ethnically diverse communities, with a disability, experiencing financial hardship.
Support Coach
The course upskills individuals who want to help and support a qualified coach in the delivery and organisation of safe cricket games and sessions.
This vital role supports the coach in action and development of players predominantly in the club or school environment.
Foundation Coach
Developing a learner’s knowledge, skills and confidence to coach safe, fun and inclusive sessions that ignite a lifelong love of the game.
You be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.
Core Coach
The ECB Core Coach programme is an entry level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales.
An ECB Core Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.
Advanced Coach
Developed to help you challenge your current coaching practice and further your knowledge and understanding in a variety of areas.
Specialist Coach
Designed to build on your experiences to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge existing thinking and beliefs about cricket coaching and develop specialist areas of expertise when coaching individuals, units and teams.
Masterclasses for Coaches
We work with professionals to deliver tailored masterclasses to support the development of recreational cricket coaches.
Led by the likes of Richard Dawson (ECB’s Elite Performance Pathway Coach), Chris Taylor (former England Fielding Coach) and more.
Theresa Ellison / Administration Officer
Theresa’s role is to help and support others in the wider Gloucestershire Foundation team to ensure that the Foundation runs effectively and efficiently. Some of the key administrative areas are:
- Helping to organise and set up the trials, winter nets programme and performance programme for the Girls and Boys Zonal squads
- Keeping club contact details up to date including checking that each club’s Safeguarding Officer has valid qualifications and initiate and verify DBS applications for club volunteers
- Administering online bookings including trials, winter nets programmes, Coach Development courses, holiday camps etc
- Helping with many financial activities by creating invoices, payment of bills, chasing outstanding debtors etc
- Help to create and run the office side of Coach Development
Theresa acts as the point of contact for many administrative parts of the Foundation.
