Dorset Cricket Board

The Dorset Cricket Board have organised the following courses below, Emergency First Aid for Cricket, ECB Foundation 1 Course, ECB Core Coach Course (Level 2).

To get help in deciding which coach education course is right for you please see the attached document at the bottom of the page.

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ECB FOUNDATION 1 COACH COURSE
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The ECB Foundation 1 Coach course is the entry level coaching qualification and is based around providing Fun, Safe and Purposeful sessions to players. The ECB are rolling out the ECB Core Coach (level 2 qualification) in November 2021. The ECB Core Coach (details below) will also be an entry level qualification so candidates can attend this without attending the ECB Foundation 1 Coach course.

For more information on what the ECB Foundation 1 Coach Course involves then please click here

Dorset ECB Foundation 1 Coach Course - Sturfit Leisure Centre 2021
Venue - Sturfit Leisure Centre, Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EW
Dates: Sun 14th and 28th November 2021
Times: Both 10am to 5pm
Cost: £150
Age: 17 and a half to attend course, 18 years old to receive qualification
Registration Deadline: 5th November 2021

Click here for the Dorset ECB Foundation 1 Coach Course - Wey Valley School 2021 booking link

Dorset ECB Foundation 1 Coach Course - Lytchett Minster School 2022
Venue - Lytchett Manor Sports Centre, Lytchett Minster School, Post Green Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6JD
Dates: Sat 15th and 22nd January 2022
Times: 9.50am to 5pm
Cost: £150
Age: 17 and a half to attend course, 18 years old to receive qualification
Registration Deadline: 6th January 2022

Click here for the Dorset ECB Foundation 1 Coach Course - Lytchett Minster School 2022 booking link

WOMANS AND GIRLS / DISABILITY COACH SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE FOR ECB FOUNDATION 1 COACH COURSE
We have a small number of £50 subsidies available to female coaches or coaches with a disability for the ECB Foundation 1 Coach courses. These are available up to the end of January. If any female coaches or coaches with a disability want to book on an ECB Foundation 1 Coach and would like to claim a subsidy then please contact Greg Parsons at greg.parsons@dorsetcricketboard.co.uk to ask if a subsidy can be allocated.

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ECB CORE COACH COURSE (Level 2) INFORMATION
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ECB Core Coach - This course follows the ECB Foundation 1 Coach course in the coaching pathway but can be taken as the entry level course for a coach. There is information on the new course below as well as the dates that we are running this course. please be aware that although the dates are available the booking links will not be available until the ECB rolls the course out nationally in the middle of November 2021.

ECB Core Coach Initial information
Purpose
When launched, the ECB Core Coach programme will become an entry level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales alongside ECB Foundation ICoach. This programme is one part of a wider strategic response to needing morecoaches on the ground able to inspire and develop players.ECB Core Coach will replace the ECB Certificate in Coaching Children’s Cricket and ECB Certificate in Coaching Young People and Adults’ Cricket provision.

Programme descriptor
This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills andconfidence to lead player-centred coaching sessions. An ECB Core Coach will bequalified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.

Programme structure
The programme will consist of fourteen modules in total. Six e-learning modules areintegrated with eight face-to-face modules.

Specification
• 8 face-to-face modules – 3 hours each 
• 17 years of age to enter – 18 years of age to certificate 
• Assessment – observations, multiple choice and short answer questions 
• Certification pre-requisites – valid ECB DBS and valid safeguarding training 
• National price – £300.00

Dorset ECB Core Coach Course (Level 2) - Lytchett Manor Sports Centre 2022
Venue - Lytchett Manor Sports Centre, Lytchett Minster School, Post Green Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6JD
Dates: Sat 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th February 2022
Times: 9.50am to 5pm each day
Cost: £300
Age: 17 and a half to attend course, 18 years old to receive qualification
Registration Deadline: 27th January 2022 (Booking Link to be provided in November 2021)

Dorset ECB Core Coach Course (Level 2) - Thomas Hardye School 2022
Venue - Thomas Hardye School, Queen's Ave, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1ET
Dates: Sat 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th March 2022
Times: 9.50am to 5pm each day
Cost: £300
Age: 17 and a half to attend course, 18 years old to receive qualification
Registration Deadline: 24th February 2022 (Booking Link to be provided in November 2021)

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EMERGENCY FIRST AID FOR CRICKET
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Places are offered on a first come first serve basis. To Book and pay for any of the workshops below please click on the booking link next to the course.

Emergency First Aid for Cricket Workshop
Venue: Wimborne Cricket Club, The Leaze, King Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DY
Dates: Tues 7th December 2021
Times: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Cost: £55
Registration Deadline: 5th December 2021

Click here to book on the 7th Dec Wimborne Emergency First Aid for Cricket Workshop

Emergency First Aid for Cricket Workshop
Venue: Wimborne Cricket Club, The Leaze, King Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DY
Dates: Tues 22nd March 2022
Times: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Cost: £55
Registration Deadline: 20th March 2022

Click here to book on the 22nd March 2022 Wimborne Emergency First Aid for Cricket Workshop

Further First Aid Options

If the above workshops do not suit then please find details of external First Aid providers below that you can research to see if they are running workshops. There are other First Aider providers in Dorset so please feel free to search yourself as well.

1st Class First Aid Training - to visit their website please click here

Southern First Aid Training - to visit their website please click here

Wessex Coach Education - to visit their website click here

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COURSES COMING SOON!
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The courses below are currently being organised and will be advertised once confirmed:

ECB Support Coach - We are planning on running a batch of these courses in the pre and early season of 2022. When courses have been organised they will be advertised

Safe Hands for Safeguarding Officers - this is one of the qualifications that Club Safeguarding Officers are required to attend. 2 workshops are being organised for February / March 2022 and will be advertised shortly.

Safeguarding Young Cricketers - any coaches for Club Safeguarding Officers who have an expired Safeguarding Young Cricketers certificate can complete a free online ECB Safeguarding Young Cricketers course via invite. Please email Greg Parsons at greg.parsons@dorsetcricketboard.co.uk to ask to be invited onto a course.