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Develop your knowledge, skills and confidence to support qualified coaches and inspire others.
For those aged 16 and over, you’ll need to complete a safeguarding qualification and ECB DBS check before being certified.

The course costs £40, for a face-to-face module lasting three hours, plus two bite-sized e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each, with a multiple-choice assessment.

Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to coach safe, fun and inclusive sessions that ignite a lifelong love of the game. You can take part at age 17, but you’ll need to be over 18 to be certified. You’ll also need to secure a safeguarding qualification and a valid ECB DBS check before being certified.

The course costs £150, with four face-to-face modules each lasting three hours, three observed coaching opportunities, plus seven bite-sized e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each, with a multiple-choice assessment.

Become able to lead player-centred coaching sessions, independently and without supervision, for anyone aged 17 and over. Experience of playing or coaching cricket is desirable but not essential.

The course costs £300, for eight face-to-face modules lasting three hours each, including two observed coaching opportunities, plus six bite-sized e-learning modules lasting 15-20 minutes each, with a multiple-choice and short-answer question assessment.

Run by the ECB with a couple of courses happening each year. This eight-day course spans three months and is available only to those who hold an ECB Level 2 or equivalent.

As part of this qualification, you’ll also undertake individual and group coaching with players in your own club environment.

Coaching is challenging, enormously rewarding and a critical element of cricket. Without great coaches, players can’t access the expertise, support and passion they need at every level of their development.

If you or someone you know is thinking of joining the coaching family, click here to find out which programme is right for you. As part of our commitment to increasing diversity in cricket, bursaries are available for learners taking their first step into coaching, gaining a qualification or taking the next step on their coach development journey. Groups that could benefit include.

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

Register on an ECB Support Coach, ECB Foundation Coach or ECB Core Coach programme between 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2026, and you could be awarded between 50 – 100% of the programme cost, through a discount code.  Applicants will need to complete registration and make full payment, and will receive a refund when they attend.

Please contact patricia.hankins@nccc.co.uk if you have any bursary-related questions.

The ECB Coaches Association aims to inspire cricket coaches and players. Members come from all levels of the game, from the England team downwards, and all have access to the Association for support and a range of products and services that help to support players.

Membership provides access to the latest thinking and updates through resources, invitations to workshops, networking and of course, being able to wear the ECB CA three lions. Full members of the ECB CA also receive specialist insurance