Back to Coaching 
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) October 2025
Date
Sunday 5th October & Sunday 19th October
Venue
KES, King’s Lynn
Time
1pm until 8pm each week
Booking Link
https://booking.ecb.co.uk/nyKP92
ECB Foundation Coach (Two Saturdays) February 2026
Date
Saturday 7th February &
Saturday 21st February
Venue
Taverham Hall (Langley Prep School)
Time
12pm until 7pm each week
Booking Link
https://booking.ecb.co.uk/oyrdky
ECB Foundation Coach (Four Thursdays) April & May 2026
Date
Thursday 23rd April
Thursday 30th April
Thursday 7th May
Thursday 14th 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 *
