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- New course seeks to enhance coaching capabilities by advancing technical knowledge and providing specialised training
- Over 25,000 global learners have graduated from the full suite of courses to date
- Learners wanting to pursue courses in the ICC’s Training and Education programme can register here
- A downloadable video is available here for editorial use
The International Cricket Council’s burgeoning Training and Education programme welcomed a new course designed for aspiring coaches today, with the unveiling of the highly-anticipated ICC Coaching Course Level 2.
The new offering is set to bolster the ICC’s existing Training and Education programme, which has to date seen over 25,000 global learners graduate across the full suite of courses for aspiring coaches, umpires and pitch curators.
The ICC Coaching Course Level 2 is designed to provide more technical knowledge of cricket coaching for individual athletes, featuring modules that cover biomechanics, video analysis, skill acquisition plus more in-depth study on how to coach specialist batters, bowlers and wicketkeepers.
The new course is delivered in two components; free online resources delivered via an innovative and interactive platform, followed by face-to-face practical workshops driven by ICC member federations.
Learners wanting to study courses under the ICC’s Training and Education programme can register to the online learning platform here.
As participation continues to grow across global cricket communities, the ICC Coaching Course Level 2 furthers the ambition of the ICC Training and Education programme, which seeks to improve the playing experience for all by improving access to world-class education resources.
The programme is supported by an extensive network of ICC Master Educators and Tutors, operating in 92 countries worldwide to train and accredit prospective coaches, umpires and pitch curators.
This global network has contributed to the success of the programme to date by ensuring that member countries can establish their own local workforce to deliver the different elements of the ICC Training and Education programme as and when they need to.
Speaking on the launch of the Level 2 Coaching Course, the ICC General Manager – Development, William Glenwright said: “The ICC Coaching Course Level 2 is a significant step forward for the development of the sport, building on the success of the education offerings currently available in the ICC Training and Education programme.
“Thanks to the fantastic work of our Members, more and more people are playing cricket worldwide and these courses are vital to ensuring that everyone who wants to play, can be coached by ICC-accredited individuals who have benefitted from world-class education resources, furthering their development and enjoyment of the sport.
“We are thrilled to see this course come to fruition and we wish to extend our thanks to our global network of ICC Master Educators, ICC Tutors, and to Member federations, who continue to help develop the sport globally.”
Former Nepal captain and now Secretary of the Cricket Association of Nepal, Paras Khadka also commented on the launch of the new course, adding: “We are very glad that the ICC Coaching Course Level 2 is now available, and we are excited to see the impact it will have on improving the standard of the game in Nepal and creating healthy competition within our coaching ecosystem.
“It’s very important that we integrate more of these coaching courses because the fact is that cricket is growing in the country. Everyone knows where Nepal cricket is heading and we need to capitalise on this to develop more coaches to teach the right stuff because the game has evolved over the last 25 years.
“Better coaching means that you develop better cricketers. We need to develop as many coaches as possible with the right platform in mind and we’re very grateful that the ICC has helped us with this.”
More information about ICC Training and Education courses can be found at https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/development/training-and-education
