Wiltshire Cricket are now running the new ECB Foundation 1 Coach course and details of our first course are given below:

Venue: Dauntsey’s School, West Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4HE
Dates: Sunday 29th March 2020 and Sunday 12th April 2020
Times: 9am to 4pm both days

ECB Foundation 1 Coach - please click here to register

Coaching is an enormously rewarding, challenging and crucial role in cricket. The ECB Foundation I Coach 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 I 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 1 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 I Coach
What does coaching look like?
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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

Four face-to-face modules lasting 3 hours each
Seven bitesize e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each
Three observed coaching opportunities during face-to-face modules and an online multiple choice questionnaire
Cost £150

Pre-requisites for certification

18 years of age
Valid safeguarding training – Safeguarding Young Cricketers
ECB DBS

Please do not hesitate to contact Karen Smith at Wiltshire Cricket Ltd (Tel: 01249 445225 or email 'karen.smith@wiltshirecricket.co.uk') should there be any questions or for further help.