Coaches play a vital role in enabling players to reach their potential. The ECB Foundation phase offers a range of courses to suit people wishing to pursue support roles and coaching qualifications.

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club facilitate ECB Coach Development courses across the county at a range of venues, all of which are delivered by highly qualified Coach Educators. 

Available coaching courses:

• ECB Support Coach
• ECB Foundation Coach
• ECB Core Coach
• Continuing Professional Development Workshops

 To view details of each course, and the latest published dates of courses, click here.

 For further details about specific courses or to book, please contact coachdevelopment@dcfcricket.com or call 07971 613182.

ECB Coaching Bursaries

Bursaries are funded by the England and Wales Cricket Trust and are intended to increase the diversity of learners taking their first step into coaching, gaining a qualification or taking the next step on their coach development journey.

Groups that have been identified to increase the diversity of learners accessing coach development programmes are:

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

A bursary can be awarded to learners that register on ECB Support Coach, ECB Foundation Coach or ECB Core Coach programmes between 1st February 2024 and 31st January 2025.

Anyone wanting to access coach development that is experiencing financial hardship will be awarded a bursary of up to 100% of the national price of the programme.

Once an applicant receives confirmation they will need to complete their programme registration using a discount code to redeem their bursary.

Anyone wanting to access coach development that is female, from an ethnically diverse community or has a disability and who is not experiencing financial hardship will be awarded a bursary of up to 50% of the national price of the programme.

Once an applicant has completed their programme registration and made full payment, completed the bursary form, including details of the enrolled course, and attended face-to-face modules, the applicant will receive a refund to redeem their bursary.

Click here https://forms.office.com/e/cmikXC66kw  to begin your bursary application. Please note if you are experiencing financial hardship and applying for a bursary you will need a discount code to complete your ECB Support Coach/ECB Foundation Coach/ECB Core Coach registration.

To view details of each course, and the latest published dates of courses, click here.

For further details on the bursary scheme, please contact coachdevelopment@dcfcricket.com or call 07971 613182

ECB Coaches Association

The purpose of ECB Coaches Association is to inspire participation and maximise performance of cricket coaches and players.

Membership is £30 and open to qualified coaches from all levels of the game, right from the England team downwards. Nationally, the ECB Coaches Association offers a range of products and services that help you to support players.

Your membership will provide access to the latest thinking and developments through our resources, and ECB Three Lions clothing.

Membership is only open to qualified coaches. Please click here to apply, or contact coachdevelopment@dcfcricket.com or call 07971 61318, for more information.

First Aid Courses

First aid courses are put on by Nottinghamshire Cricket Club on the following dates:

• Thursday 14th March 2024 at Cuckney CC 18.00

Booking links will be made available once the events are live.