Coaches Association
The Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation run workshops and provides development opportunities for Gloucestershire’s coaches.ECB Coaches Association
The purpose of ECBCA is to inspire participation and maximise performance of cricket coaches and players. Members come from all levels of the game, right from the England team downwards, and have somewhere to turn to get the ongoing support all coaches need in order to be the best they can be.
Nationally, the ECB Coaches Association offers a range of products and services that help you to support players. Your membership will provide access to the latest thinking and developments through our resources, invitations to workshops, networking with like-minded coaches as well as being able to wear the three lions on their clothing.
Coaches who sign up to become a member of the ECBCA will automatically become a member of the GCFCA. The GCFCA support local coaches by delivering workshops and development opportunities for Gloucestershire’s coaches.
Membership Benefits
As an ECB CA member (full or associate) you will have 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.
Join today and access a range of benefits which you can access through your on iCoachCricket account.
ECB Coaches Code Of Conduct
Wings to Fly
Coaches Matter
CA inspire
Hitting the Seam
Coaching Insight
Insurance
If you are a full member of the ECB CA you will receive specialist insurance, which includes:
- Public Liability: The members’ legal liability for injury to third parties and/or damage to third party property, £5,000.000 limit of indemnity
- Employer’s Liability: The members’ legal liability for injury to helpers in coaching sessions, £10,000,000 limit of indemnity
- Personal Accident: A range of benefits from Accidental Death at £20,000 to cost of repair of spectacles or dentures, £300
- Legal Expenses: Recently introduced to provide additional protection for the members in respect of various, potential, legal actions
- Legal and Tax Helpline: Advice on any legal/tax matter 24 hours a day 365 days a year
For more GCFCA information, please contact Gareth Dawson Community Coach. If you need to update or amend your membership details, please contact the ECBCA.
Harry Watts / Club Development Manager
Harry joined the team in August 2022 as our Urban Development Officer and was initially responsible for growing the game of cricket in the urban areas of Bristol and Gloucester. In April 2024, Harry was promoted to Club Development Manager where he now delivers on a number of ECB priority areas including Facility Development, Clubmark, as well as working with Local Authorities on their Playing Pitch Strategies.
In 2018, Harry graduated from Swansea University with a degree in Media & Communications and later gained a PGCE in Primary Education from UWE, having spent multiple years working in primary schools. At his local club, Thornbury CC, Harry supports in different areas, including being an emergency player when required!
Now in his exciting role as Club Development Manager, he is responsible for leading the team of club development staff and working closely with cricket clubs across the county to provide direct support with the aim of creating sustainable clubs for the future. Furthermore, Harry leads youth competitions and the ECB Clubmark Accreditation and sits on a number of GCF Development Groups and Committees.
As a local Bristolian, Harry is a Bristol Rovers supporter and is a big all-round sports fan.