Surrey Cricket Foundation

Coaching is an enormously rewarding, challenging and crucial role in cricket.

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 you can have as an ECB Foundation I 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, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.

For a guide to the Foundation One course (including course structure) then please see the link at the bottom of this page.

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 I 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

•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

Please note that missing any of the face-to-face modules may result in candidates losing their course fee and not being able to complete the course.

Pre-requisites for certification

•18 years of age
•Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers
•ECB DBS - We recommend that you have this in place before you start the course. If you do not have a cricket specific DBS or it has expired, please be aware that the ECB operates an online system. Please check with your club's Child Welfare Officer to find out if they have an online verifier who can initiate the process for you, otherwise please contact us.

Completion of all modules on the course and venue you are registered for is mandatory to complete the qualification. Only in exceptional circumstances will you be able to switch course/venue.
Please be aware that flexibility will no longer be considered for those stating holiday as a reason for non-attendance.

Course dates

If you have any questions relating to the courses, please get in touch with Alastair Hughes.