ECB Foundation Coach is a coach education programme and an entry level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales alongside ECB Core Coach.
The programme has been designed to develop your knowledge, skills and confidence to use icoachcricket to coach safe, fun and inclusive sessions that ignite a lifelong love of the game.
An ECB Foundation Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.
ECB Support Coach is not a pre-requisite to entry for ECB Foundation Coach.
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
£150.00 |
4x |
7x |
1x |
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Programme fee |
Four face-to-face modules lasting three hours each, including three observed coaching opportunities |
Seven bitesize e-learning modules lasting 15-20 minutes each |
One multiple choice question assessment |
Key themes
- Role of an ECB Foundation Coach
- Foundation principles – fielding, bowling and batting
- Safety
- icoachcricket
- What does coaching look like?
- Coaching fielding, bowling and batting
- The coaching tools
- Differentiation
Pre-requisites for certification
- 18 years of age
- Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Level 2
- Valid ECB Disclosure and Barring Service check.
How to apply
To search for the next ECB Foundation Coach near you, visit the course finder, here.
Further learning opportunities
- Full membership of the ECB Coaches Association
- Learning workshops
- Local events
- ECB Core Coach