Advanced Coach
At all levels of the game coaches can make a difference to a player’s experience and help them enhance their performance.Players need coaches with expertise, support and passion at every stage of their development. At all levels of the game coaches can make a difference to a player’s experience and help them enhance their performance.
The challenge for all coaches is to learn as they develop, just as players do. Therefore, the ECB have developed a programme that will help you challenge your current coaching practice and further your knowledge and understanding in a variety of areas.
Programme Outcomes
This programme has been designed to build on your experiences and give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to help players improve their game as well as developing a wide area of expertise when coaching individuals, units and teams.
Content
- Batting
- Seam bowling
- Spin bowling
- Fielding
- Wicketkeeping
- Captaincy
- Psychology and decision making
- Strength and conditioning
- Biomechanics
- Communication and leadership
- Talent identification
- Skill development
Who is it for?
Commitment
- Attendance at a selection day after shortlisting
- 8 face-to-days split between 3 modules held over a 3 month period
- Individual and group coaching with players in own environment linked to applied activities such as planning and reflecting
- Attendance at an assessment centre
Pre-requisites for certification
- Emergency aid certificate
- Safeguarding certificate
- ECB Disclosure and Barring Service check
For more information, please contact Gareth Dawson Workforce Development Officer.
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.
