ECB Foundation Coach is a new coach development programme and qualification that has been created to help more people take their first steps into coaching cricket. This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach cricket sessions that are active, purposeful, enjoyable and safe.

A qualified ECB Foundation Coach will be able to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision. (Qualification DOES NOT allow the coach to operate a bowling machine)

  • Cost £150 Per Candidate
  • Minimum Age 17 (Certificate not available until 18th birthday)
  • Complusory ECB DBS Check required prior to course

ECB Bursaries Available for Selected Groups

Groups that have been identified to increase the diversity of learners accessing coach development programmes are:

  • Potential coaches/coaches that are female
  • Potential coaches/coaches from ethnically diverse communities
  • Potential coaches/coaches with a disability
  • Potential coaches/coaches experiencing financial hardship.

ECB Foundation Coach (Two Sundays) November 2024

Date
Sunday 10th November and Sunday 24th November

Venue
KES, King’s Lynn

Time
10am until 5pm each week

ECB Foundation Coach (Two Saturdays) February 2025

Date
Saturday 1st February &
Saturday 15th February

Venue
Taverham Hall (Langley Prep School)

Time
10am until 5pm each week


ECB Foundation Coach (Four Thursdays) April & May 2025

Date
Thursday 24th April
Thursday 1st May
Thursday 8th May
Thursday 15th May

Venue
Taverham Hall (Langley Prep School)

Time
6pm until 9pm


More courses may released throughout the year.

More Course Details

This course is a blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers who will explore what coaching looks like, the impact you can have as an ECB Foundation Coach, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences.

By committing yourself to this programme and becoming a qualified coach you will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, stay safe and learn at every stage of their development.

The ECB Foundation Coach is now the entry level qualification required to coach cricket.

Course Content

* Role of an ECB Foundation Coach ** Purposeful sessions *
* What does coaching look like? ** Active, Safe, Enjoyable sessions *
* ICoachCricket ** The coaching tools *
* Foundation principles – fielding, bowling & batting ** Differentiation *

Commitment

* 12 hours of face-to-face tuition (either 2 x 6 hours or 4 x 3 hours) *
* 7 bitesize e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each *
* 3 Observed coaching opportunities during face-to-face modules *
* Online multiple-choice Questionnaire *