First Aid
First Aid
- The ECB recommends that: (a) each Club appoints at least one First Aider; and (b) each Club ensures that at least one First Aider is present when any cricket activity is taking place at the Club (whether training or matches, and whether using a hard ball or a soft ball).
- A Qualified Health Practitioner can act as a Club’s First Aider even if their First Aid qualification is not equivalent to that described in the definition of “First Aider”.
- It is recommended that any individual who will take up the role of First Aider at a Club or particular event, including a Qualified Health Professional, agrees in advance to take on the role of First Aider and is aware that they are assuming that role.
- It is recommended that Clubs consider who their First Aiders are relative to the needs of the participants involved. For example, a participant may wish to only be treated by a First Aider of the same gender.
- The ECB recommends that Clubs endeavour to provide same gender First Aiders wherever possible. It may also be beneficial to have an individual prepared to act as a chaperone to treatment if requested.
First Aid Courses
- First Aid qualifications should be renewed every three years
- Three hour course, as per the ECB minimum course length recommendation
- Costs £40pp
- Our courses cover Primary Assessment | Recovery Position | Basic Life Support (CPR) | Bleeding | Fractures | Stroke | Soft Tissue Injury | Head Injury
BAWA, Bristol
Tuesday 17 February
18:30 – 21:20
£40
Cheltenham CC
Thursday 5 March
18:30 – 21:20
£40
Cirencester CC
Wednesday 11 March
18:30 – 21:20
£40
Stroud CC
Thursday 12 March
18:30 – 21:20
£40
BAWA, Bristol
Wednesday 25 March
18:30 – 21:20
£40
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.
