Suffolk County Cricket Board

The Coaches Association run a full programme offering courses to clubs and individuals to gain UKCC qualifications. 

We are delighted to announce our 2011/12 Coach Education Programme:

UKCC Level 1
The course is aimed at beginner coaches essentially designed for parents, volunteers and teachers starting on the coaching pathway. (Minimum Age = 16 years old).
Spring 2012 Dates: Sundays 12th February - 4th March 2012, inclusive* @ Thomas Mills School, Framlingham
Times: 9.25am-4.30pm
Cost: £225
Please click here for full Course Information and an Application Form 

UKCC Level 2
The Level 2 course is suitable for you if you wish to be a lead coach at a club or school or if you wish to progress to coach at a higher level.  Candidates must already hold a UKCC Level 1 qualification.
Spring 2012 Dates: Sundays 8th January - 5th February 2012, inclusive (Assessment day Sunday 10th June 2012)** @ Culford School, Bury St Edmunds
Times: 9.25am-4.30pm
Cost: £275
Please click here for full Course Information and an Application Form

Young Leaders Courses
The aim of the Cricket Young Leaders Award is to raise the profile of cricket within a Young Leadership role, inspire Young Leaders to get actively involved with cricket and help provide additional support for Kwik Cricket tournaments.  The course is aimed at 14-18 year olds.
Spring 2012 Date: Monday 16th April 2012 @ Newmarket Leisure Centre
Times: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Cost:  £17pp
Please click here for an Application Form.

Coach Development Workshops & Club Coach Assessment Courses

The Coach Development Workshops & Club Coach Assessment are for coaches who have attended the new ECB UKCC2 course. These workshops are designed to act as “stepping stones” for individuals who wish to work towards attending either the UKCC3 course and the Club Coach Course.

CDW Dates:  Saturday 15th October, Saturday 22nd October, Saturday 29th October 2011
Club Coach Pre Assessment & Assessment Days: Saturday 12th November and Saturday 26th November 2011
Course Times: 9.25am-4.30pm
Venue:  KEGS Conference Centre, Bury St Edmunds / Assessment Day will be held at: Suffolk One, Ipswich
Cost: CDW’s £250pp, Pre Assessment & Assessment Day £150 pp

Candidates are invited to apply for each of these courses by completing the attached Application Form.  Places are limited to 24 but a minimum of 12 candidates are required to run the course.  If we are unable to fill the courses with minimum numbers we may have to cancel or postpone our programme.  Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for an application form and full course details.

Candidates are invited to apply for any of our Coach Education courses by completing an Application Form.  Demand for the courses can be high, and places are limited to 24.  The closing date for our 2011 course registration is 31st August 2011 but applicants are welcome to apply after this date and we will endeavour to accomodate your requirements.

If you have any queries or would prefer a copy of any Course Information or an Application Form sent by email, please do not hesitate to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

* Candidates must be able to attend all dates. Full details are available within the Course Information.
** Candidates must be able to attend all dates and an additional assessment day.  Full details are available within the Course Information.

For further details on how to join ECB Coaches Association and course options please click here.

UKCC Level 3

Applications for 2011 are now closed.  Please click here for the application process in detail.

The below diagram depicts the ECB Coaching pathway formulated in 2005. All courses and awards up to and including the ECB Club Coach are provided internally and locally by the County. ECB Head Coach upwards the support is run by the ECB themselves on a national basis.

A full description of course content and level can be found by following this link –
http://www.ecb.co.uk/development/ecb-coaches-association/

From ECB Young Leader to ECB Club Coach you are the driver of how far and how quickly you want to achieve that status. The Suffolk Cricket Board provides all the ingredients and steps of the ladder you need to become a Club Coach. The step from Club Coach to Head Coach is a big one and requires a nomination from the County Board and a big commitment from the individual. This is usually for coaches at County Level with experience and desire to continue their development at a minimum of county standard.

Delivery
The Suffolk Cricket Board delivers the local programme via the Suffolk Coaches Association, The Suffolk Coaches Association Team is led by Carl Webb-Snowling and Bobby Flack our Lead Tutor and Field Based Trainer. The following is a brief outline of the work involved in this process.

Each summer the above panel meets having asked the Clubs how many places they require for each course for planning purposes. With this information a decision can be made on how many courses at each level are needed and in which locations. It has been normal practice to take an educated guess at this point as clubs haven’t been as forthcoming as everyone would like. Once the numbers of each course is known, venues and tutors can then be booked and the courses registered with the ECB & Coach wise. Until recently we have suffered within Suffolk due to the number of qualified tutors we had available, Bobby Flack has worked some magic and we are now seeing more Suffolk based Coaches tutor trained to support our needs. The costs associated with each course are then calculated and the support provided by various revenue streams factored in to provide a cost to the individual. It is worth mentioning at this point that The Suffolk Cricket Board financially supports our Coach Education programme and it is accepted that this area makes a net loss to the board.

The course dates and venues are then given to every club for booking purposes and the Professional team has agreed to assist in providing the admin support to complete this task. It would help all if the application forms could be completed fully as chasing missing information is a key waste of valuable resource!

We do need to have a deadline date for applications as the ordering of resource material has been an issue. Once the course deadline date has been reached the resources can be ordered and paid for and the tutors can begin the planning in line with numbers. Upon course completion and subsequent assessments the tutors then apply for the certificates from Coach Wise and upon receipt the loop is closed with issue of said certificates to the individuals concerned.

Within Suffolk we are always willing to listen and learn – but we can only do that if we receive feedback from you and the clubs!

Is the right number of each course available?
Are they in the right locations at the right times?
What can we do to support Coach Development in the County?

Any questions regarding Coach Education in Suffolk can be e-mailed to:

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If you are connected to a club please contact your Clubs Junior Representative who will happily discuss Coach Education with you or if you are interested in Cricket Coaching and want to know where to start please dont hesitate to contact us.