We have umpiring, coaching and First Aid courses coming up in the next few weeks. These courses are proving popular so make sure you sign up soon to avoid disappointment
Sunday 22nd September – ECB Introduction to Umpiring Course at Cottenham Sports Pavilion
This course is designed to give new umpires the key skills, knowledge and confidence to stand as an umpire in cricket. Whether you plan to support Junior Softball cricket through to adult cricket, this course will cover the following topics:
– Understanding the role of the umpire
– Gain a basic understanding of umpiring the game
– Answering appeals and the common methods of dismissal
– How to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the game
This course follows on from the Umpiring Skills Workshops run both pre and during the 2024 season and from those workshops it is clear a wider understanding into the Laws of the Game, Sportsmanship and the Spirit of Cricket is required by a wider cross-section of the cricketing family. The cost is £70 per delegate and we hope each club will encourage and subsidise at least one member of their club to attend.
To book a place use this link – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/00leM9
Sunday 29th September – ECB Support Coach at Chippenham Cricket Club
Our friends at Chippenham CC have a number of their members wanting to attend this course and we are sure in your club you have members and parents who would be brilliant help during your winter junior programmes, So we would like to extend our invitation to these important club members
The course is taking place from 10am to 1pm at Chippenham Cricket Club, Parkside, Chippenham, CB7 5PS. Delivered by our brilliant and experienced ECB Tutors, this programme has been developed to equip learners with the knowledge, expertise, and self-assurance required to support qualified coaches and enhance the experience of players.
We’d love you to attend and to book your place please follow this link – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/rgky5o
Sundays 6th and 13th October ECB Foundation Coach Course – Comberton Village College Leisure Centre
This programme has been designed to develop a learner’s knowledge, skills and confidence to use icoachcricket to lead safe, fun and inclusive sessions that ignite a lifelong love of our game.
This popular course combines both on-line and face-to-face modules to really underline the core steps behind the ECB Coaching principles and gives learners the chance to practice their coaching. Each day of the face-to-face modules run from 9.30am to 4.00pm. This course is ideal for people wanting to coach cricket for the first time rather than assist and want to learn to key components to allow them to succeed. To book your place please use this link – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/kDZmMY
Sundays 27th Oct, 3rd, 17th and 24th Nov – ECB Core Coach – Comberton Village College Leisure Centre
This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead player-centred coaching sessions. taking a players love of the game and helping them develop skills to allow them to progress through the game. This course also combines both on-line and face-to-face modules and focuses on starting to develop skills and drills in different aspects of the game, building on the ECB coaching principles. Each day of the face-to-face modules run from 9.30am to 4.00pm. This course is perfect for an Foundation Coach/Level 1 coach looking to widen their skills or an experienced player looking to develop as a Coach. Please use this link to book your place – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/G2xryX
For each of the ECB Coach Development Courses – attendees may qualify for a Bursary provided by the England and Wales Cricket Board Foundation Trust. To find out more about the bursary and to access the on-line application form please follow this link – https://www.cambscricket.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cambridgeshire-Bursaries-2024.pdf
Wednesday 13th November – Emergency First Aid – Spicers Pavilion, Cambridge Road, Sawston
We have two courses coming up on Wednesday 13th November both being held at the Sawston & Babraham CC Spicers Pavilion, Cambridge Road, Sawston and led by the very popular Emma Walker.
The first course will run during the afternoon, starting at 1.45pm. If you would like to book a place on this course please use this link – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/b4RZzk
The second course will run during the evening, starting at 6.15pm. To book a place on this course, please use this link – https://booking.ecb.co.uk/RmRYPE
Every club needs more 1st Aiders and we are aware that those who attended our first First Aid courses post-Covid will be about to expire at the end of 2024, so please discuss and pre-plan the re-training with your members
Junior Programmes.We hope you will discuss each of these courses within your committee and will hopefully identify suitable people to attend. You tell us you need more Coaches and Umpires to support your Club, including your Women and Girls sections and your
There is a cost of £40 per candidate on the First Aid courses, this represents good value compared to other providers and is priced to purely break even, taking into consideration both room hire and tutor costs.
We hope as a Club Committee you consider the needs not only of your Club, but the benefit of having more Coaches, Umpires and First Aiders will have on our sport and the experience provided to all who play and watch our game.
If you have any questions at all, please contact me Neil Liversedge by email (neil.liversedge@cambscricket.org.uk) or by phone (ring 07886978329).
