COACHING VACANCIES

SELSEY CRICKET CLUB

JOB DESCRIPTION

Junior cricket Coach 12- to 16-year-olds

Payment: negotiable per hour/mileage

Current hours 2 hours every Thursday but looking to improve/increase if demand increases

Nic Nolan helps on sessions to offer support to coach and juniors.

Selsey Cricket Club is a West Sussex-based Cricket Club which was founded in 1834. We currently run one league side which plays in Division 7 West in the Sussex Cricket League. We run ECB-programmed All Stars and Dynamos for 5- to 11-year-olds. We are keen to resurrect our Colt’s structure and above all offer cricket to 12 to 16-year-olds within the local community. We have just started taster sessions (so a broad-spectrum ability mix) and this is where the role of a junior cricket coach comes in. We would like to appoint an individual who is keen to coach this section, currently, it is every Thursday from 5 to 6 pm looking to go through to mid-August. These dates/hours can be changed to suit you as long as delivered in a structured manner.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Work with the Selsey CC Committee to coordinate/plan sessions for 12- to 16-year-olds on dates/times to suit
• Create a fun, safe and inclusive playing environment that inspires the juniors to keep learning and playing cricket
• Help juniors develop their skills (physical, psychological, social and cognitive.)
• Facilitate fair and respectful play at training
• Guide individual and team progression
• To inspire young people’s enjoyment in the game
• Look at ways of helping improve current juniors’ structure with the support of the Committee (marketing through local schools etc)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• ECB coaching at any level
• Current ECB DBS or be willing to update immediately
• Current First Aid or willing to update

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Reliable
• Professional but friendly
• Communicate clearly
• Passion for the game, learning and teaching.

So, if you feel you have something to offer and enjoy the challenge of helping regenerate cricket for juniors in Selsey please get in touch. We are a friendly club and see this as a great opportunity. There is a hunger there within the community.

Please contact Nic Nolan Selsey Cricket Club Secretary at secretary@selseycc.co.uk for more details about the role.