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Coach Accreditation Pathway for NT Cricket |
Coach education is vital to ensure coaches engage relevant and current tools to deliver a positive cricket experience to players and their parents.
Cricket Australia has developed a comprehensive coach education program designed to assist coaches working with cricketers at all levels.
As the governing body for cricket in the Territory, NT Cricket conducts coach accreditation courses throughout the year. There are four levels of coaching courses available.
Duration: 2 hours
Prerequisites: None
Cost: No cost
Minimum Age: 16 years old
Introduction to Cricket is a free online course for volunteers, parents and people who have just started coaching. This course teaches the basics of coaching, so you can coach your child, school or club team.
During interactive lessons in an online environment, you will learn key coaching techniques and principles. You will be given a survival guide that is essential for MILO in2 CRICKET coordinators, junior team coaches, school teachers or volunteers managing sides.
The course covers technical points, games and activities, tips for match days, and general information about the role of the coach.
As the course is online, you can complete it at your own pace in the comfort of your home. You can log in as often as you like and the course can be completed in a number of sittings to suit your personal lifestyle.
For a cricketing beginner, the course should take about two hours to complete. Cricket savvy
people will be able to complete it in a shorter time frame.
Upon successful completion of the course, you can print out a certificate and will be accredited by the Australian Sports Commission in both introductory coaching and umpiring. You can become a member of Cricket Coaches Australia for your two-year accreditation period, which entitles you to receive discounts on resources and gain access to the Members Only website.
As well as meeting the basic requirements for the beginner coach, the course
also covers the theoretical components of the Level One (Development) Coaching Course.
Following completion of Introduction to Cricket, coaches can sign up to a one-day practical assessment day to upgrade their accreditation to Level One.
Click here to enrol in Introduction To Cricket |
Cricket Australia's Level Two (Advanced) Coaching |
Duration: 30 hours
Prerequisites: Current Level One NCAS-registered coach actively coaching in a sport-specific area.
Cost: $150
Age requirements: NT Cricket recommends a minimum age of 18 years
The Level Two (Advanced) Coaching course is designed for coaches involved at levels of the player pathway that feed into the high performance levels of cricket.
The course is designed for coaches involved in premier grade clubs, district/squad programs or representative teams. It has been developed in consultation with State and Territory coaching managers, the Australian Sports Commission, and the Cricket Australia Centre of Excellence (COE).
This course is registered under the Australian Sports Commission’s National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS). Cricket Australia is the recognised provider of the NCAS and empowers its member State and Territory Cricket Associations to deliver this course on its behalf.
Course materials
The course is intended to meet the various defined outcomes and competencies without being prescriptive of delivery styles or presentation formats. Course organisers should detail fully the requirements of each topic area (content, outcomes, competencies and assessment requirements) to ensure presenters are able to meet such requirements in a manner compatible with their own styles.
The Australian Sports Commission’s Better Coaching: Advanced Coach’s Manual, is the key course manual and is accompanied by a cricket-specific workbook. Other cricket specific resources are provided to candidates.
Pre-course requirements
- Candidates must register with playbytherules.net.au and complete the free online training for coaches. A certificate of completion (available online) must be provided to the course supervisor to confirm successful completion.
- Successful completion of Cricket Australia's Umpiring Guide CD-ROM Umpiring, the Laws of Cricket and the Spirit of Cricket and its associated work requirements
- It is also a requirement that coaches agree to abide by the Cricket Australia Coach’s Code of Behaviour to satisfy accreditation under the NCAS.
The Level 2 curriculum is divided into four modules of study:
- Coaching preparation
- Athlete preparation
- Coaching athletes
- Optional
These modules cover:
- The role and skills of a coach
- Skill acquisition
- Creating the environment
- Player development
- Professional development
Pre-course requirements
- Candidates are required to complete pre-course assessments as well as post-course assessments.
- Recognition of prior learning may result in advanced standing being offered, whole or in part, for the Level Two Coaching Principles course. Competencies obtained by a coach through previous training, work experience and/or life experience are determined on an individual basis. Refer to the Coaching Principles Agency Handbook for further information on recognition of prior learning.
Cricket Australia Level Three Coaching course |
As part of its National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), recognised by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), Cricket Australia is responsible for the organisation and conduct of Level Three courses.
Cricket Australia conducts one Level Three Course each year. It is a one-week, live-in course, generally held at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.
NT Cricket is usually invited to nominate a maximum of two candidates to the course.
The selection criteria as determined by Cricket Australia are:
- Current accredited Level Two (Advanced) Coach
- Recommended three-years experience as practicing Level Two Coach
- Full-time or part-time employees of State Associations working in High Performance programs
- Secondary candidates appointed as head coaches at District/Grade Club Level
For more information contact:
Brett Rankin
NT Cricket - High Performance Education & Training Manager
P: 0438 207123
E: brett.rankin@ntcricket.com.au
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