Coaching Courses

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, in conjunction with the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board have always made it a priority to stage quality coaching courses for youngsters all year round, to encourage participation from an early age and promote the benefits of local club cricket.
All our coaches have current ECB qualification and up to date Enhanced CRB checks.

Below you will find details of all the schemes taking place in 2010.

Half Term / Friday Night / Saturday Morning Coaching
Running throughout the year, these sessions are ideal for both beginners and advanced club cricketers alike. Using both softball and hardball, sessions are different every time.
The softball sessions will consist of numerous fun skills that incorporate the essentials of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) and culminate with a game of Kwik Cricket aimed at those youngsters aged between 5 and 7 year old and 8 - 10 Year olds. For the 11 – 14 year olds the hardball net sessions provide a great opportunity to practice under the watchful eye of our professional coaches. For more information call Chloe on 0115 982 3008.

Individual Coaching
If you would like to arrange a 1:1 coaching session, please contact Chloe Gibson for more information. Cost are likely to be approximately £40 per hour (£15 Single Lane hire and £25 for the hire of the Cricket Coach). For more information call Chloe on 0115 982 3008.

Trent Bridge Proficiency Test Award Scheme
The Trent Bridge Proficiency Test Award Scheme runs during the summer holidays at Notts Sports Ground, Lady Bay and Ellerslie Cricket Club.
The scheme is in 5 stages from preliminary to platinum, We encourage all young people to achieve the full range of awards.

Please ensure that you are booked on to the correct course as no refunds will be issued if the test award is not passed, it is not the aim of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club to have people failing these awards but criteria and standards must met. In previous years an A and B Pass status were awarded, this has now been review and it will be a straight pass or Fail. If a B pass was achieve you will need to retake this award eg: a B Pass achieve in silver will mean you will need to retake the Silver award.

Preliminary Award - Stage 1 – Cost £15 / £13.50 Junior Outlaws
Particularly ideal for those aged 5+, this is an introductory course for beginners and includes: grip, stance and backswing, playing back and forward, as well as bowling and fielding techniques and skill-based games with a soft ball. (Suitable for 5 - 8 Year olds)

Bronze Award - Stage 2 – Cost £30 / £27 Junior Outlaws
A ‘starter’ course, introducing the basics of the game in batting, bowling, fielding and wicket-keeping to over-8s and holders of the Preliminary Award. Suitable for those wishing to have a good grounding in the basics. (suitable for 8 - 11 year olds)

Silver Award - Stage 3 – Cost £30 / £27 Junior Outlaws
For Bronze Award holders. This increases the breadth of coaching and includes more specialist batting and bowling tuition and more advanced fielding and wicket-keeping. This course is ideal preparation for moving into a Club Youth section.

Gold Award - Stage 4 – Cost £30 / £27 Junior Outlaws
Designed for Silver Award holders, it emphasises the basics and concentrates on movement and balance when executing the skills of cricket.

Platinum Award - Stage 5 – Cost £30 / £27 Junior Outlaws
Designed for Gold Award holders, it aims to enhance even further the skills and attributes required to be an exceptional club cricketer. This award is for 11+ Year olds due to the skill set.