Core Coach
The ECB Core Coach programme is designed to create coaches who inspire and develop players and make a difference to the game.The programme is a blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore the player-centred planning process, player development, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences.
Programme Outcomes
This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead player-centred coaching sessions.
An ECB Core Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision. The course consists of 8 face-to-face modules lasting three hours each and 6 bitesize e-learning modules.
Who is it for?
Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire and develop players and make a difference to the game.
Experience of playing or coaching cricket is desirable but not essential when applying for this programme.
Commitment
£300.00
Eight face-to-face modules lasting three hours each, including two observed coaching opportunities, and typically delivered over 4 days.
Six bite-sized e-learning modules lasting 15-20 minutes each
Online multiple-choice questionnaire
Pre-Requisite for Certification
18 years of age
Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding for Coaches & Activators or Safeguarding Level 2
Current ECB DBS
Coaching Bursaries
You may be entitled to a Coaching Bursary if you
Are female
Are from an ethnically diverse community
Have a disability
Are experiencing financial hardship
Book a Core Coach Course
Please review our cancellation policy before booking onto any of our courses.
| Venue | Type | Date | Time | Cost | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester | Archway School, Stroud | Open | Saturdays 14 Mar | 28 Mar Sundays 19 Apr | 26 Apr | 09.30 - 17.30 | £300 | Book Here |
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.
