ECB Foundation Coach
Coaching is an enormously rewarding, challenging and crucial role in cricket. The ECB Foundation Coach course is a new coach development programme and qualification that has been created to help more people take their first steps into coaching cricket.
A blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore what coaching looks like, the impact an ECB Foundation Coach can have, the skills they can help players to develop and how they can learn from their experiences. By committing to this programme and becoming a qualified coach they will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.
Programme Outcomes
- This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach cricket sessions that are active, purposeful, enjoyable and safe.
- An ECB Foundation Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.
- It is now the entry level qualification required to coach cricket.
Content
- Role of an ECB Foundation Coach
- What does coaching look like?
- iCoachCricket
- Coaching, fielding, bowling and batting
- Foundation principles – fielding, bowling and batting
- The coaching tools
- Purposeful sessions
- Active sessions
- Safe sessions
- Enjoyable sessions
- Differentiation
Who is it for?
Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire players and make a difference to the game.
Commitment
- 4 face-to-face modules lasting 3 hours each
- 7 bitesize e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each
- 3 observed coaching opportunities during face-to-face modules and an online multiple choice questionnaire
- Cost £150
Pre-requisites for certification
- Although a candidate can be 17 years of age to commence and complete the course they must be 18 years of age to achieve the qualification and become certified
- Valid safeguarding training – Safeguarding Young Cricketers
- ECB DBS
Upcoming courses
| Venue | Lavington School, The Spring, Market Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4EB |
| Dates | Saturday's 7th October 2023 and 21st October 2023 |
| Times | 9am to 4pm each Saturday |
| Cost | £150 per person |
| Booking | COURSE CLOSED TO REGISTRATIONS |
| Venue | Calne Community Campus, White Horse Way, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0SP |
| Dates | Sunday's 26th November 2023 and 10th December 2023 |
| Times | 9am to 4pm each Sunday |
| Cost | £150 per person |
| Booking | COURSE CLOSED TO REGISTRATIONS |
| Venue | Dauntsey's School, West Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4HE |
| Dates | Sunday's 7th April 2024 and 21st April 2024 |
| Times | 9am to 4pm each Sunday |
| Cost | £150 per person |
| Booking | Please click here to register |
For more information, please contact Karen Smith:
