COACH EDUCATION PROGRAMME

2007/8

The Cricket Board of Wales recognises that Coach Education plays a pivotal role in the overall development of cricket within the country and will run various courses throughout the winter months of 2007/8 to expand and improve its existing coaching base (application form).  

Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Cricket

These courses (12 hours + assessment) will help you to assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision. This may include running warm ups / cool downs, small sided games and small group work. The target audience for this course is:

Parents helping out at club junior sections

Volunteers working in club junior sections

Adults assisting club coaches on club junior practice nights

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Cricket

ECB Coach

The role of the ECB Coach Award holder is to be able to “Prepare for, deliver and review coaching sessions”. This course (24 hours + 10 sessions of supervised coaching + assessment) will help you to be able to: 

• Introduce and develop the game of cricket to people of all ages in  an enjoyable way
• Develop FUNdaMENTAL movement skills
• Develop and improve players (as people as well as cricketers) particularly at FUNdaMENTAL and Learning to Train stages of the LTAD model
• Develop your coaching skills, knowledge and qualities

The target audience for this course is people who have gained the Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Cricket and have previous experience of playing / coaching cricket.

Both courses will require attendance or evidence of attendance on a Good Practice Child Protection course and a minimum 3 hour First aid course as well as the enhanced CRB check.

The programme of courses for 2007 and 2008 are listed below. Please contact the relevant person to check for availability for the course before sending an application form.  For general enquiries regarding Coach Education, please call Peter Brett, CBW Coach Education coordinator on 07768 552615 

UKCC Courses 2007 / 2008

ECB Level 1 to Coach Award Conversion Course £190

This course is designed for those exisiting ECB Level 1 coaches to upgrade to the new Coach Award Course (UKCC2)

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Cricket

ECB Coach                                                              £ 290 

 
Safeguarding Children Workshops £ 20 or inclusive in Level 1 fees 

 First Aid Workshop   £ 20 or inclusive in Level 1 fees 

Coach Development Workshops (CDW)
 
In addition to the certified courses the Cricket Board will be running Coach Development Workshops for those coaches who wish to develop their own coaching skills and prepare for the ECB Club Coach Award or Level 3

These workshops will be three hours in duration and are non-assessed

The Fee is £25 per workshop

The details below show the outline content of each workshop.
 

CDW 1 – Coaching Batters 1                            CDW 2 – Coaching Batters 2

•Revision of key principles                                  •Practical use of video

•Pre-delivery movements                                     •Reinforcement of technical information

•Additional shots                                                •Highlighting strengths in players

•Drills                                                                •Addressing problems

•Coaching opportunities                                      •Tactical considerations
  

CDW 3 – Coaching Bowlers                             CDW 4 – Coaching in the Nets

•Practical use of cameras                                   •Purposes of nets

•Revision of key principles                                  •Advantages and disadvantages

•Observation and analysis practice                      •Revision of net management

•Drills                                                                •Practical coaching opportunity

•Seam and spin variations                                   •Net variations

•Tactical considerations                                      •Using bowling machines

CDW 5 – Coaching Wicket Keepers                 CDW 6 – Coaching a Team

 and Fielders   

•Additional keeping techniques                            •Pre-match preparation

•Practical coaching practice                                •Role of coach during match

•Using drills with keepers                                    •Post match work

•Additional fielding techniques                             •Using games in training

•What makes a good fielding drill?                       •Planning club nights

 
Coach Development Workshops available for 2007 / 2008 -  £25 per workshop