Coach As a Coach in your club your role will be to deliver fun, interactive, safe and appropriately pitched player development sessions. You will work on these in conjunction with your Lead Coach and Head Coach.

Ideally, you’ll need to be: A fully qualified coach able to work effectively with the team or age range you are assigned toWilling and able to work with other coaches as part of a teamKnowledgeable about cricketPossess an understanding of fundamental movement skills, specific cricket skill sets, tactics, game awareness, player development and planningAn excellent communicator and organiserFriendly, approachable and enthusiasticReliable and responsibleWilling to be Cricket Ireland Access NI/Garda Vetting checked

What you will probably do:Work alongside other club coaches, assistants and volunteers in providing exciting and safe coaching sessionsLiaise with other coaches at the club to ensure quality coaching is taking place to drive up standards in your club generallyLiaise with your club’s Coaching Coordinator, your local Provincial Union and the Cricket Ireland Coach Education Officer to maintain the best standards for your club and your players

How much time might it take?This role in most cases will take between 2-3 hours per week, mainly in the evenings and weekends, with additional time for matches. The higher the level of team you are working with may mean a greater time commitment.

What you should get out of it:The satisfaction of knowing that you are delivering sessions to the best of your ability and that your players are succeeding at their own level and achieving their full potential will be intrinsically rewarding. You will not only have the respect of your club but also of other coaches and cricketers.

Benefits of volunteering:To learn new and develop existing skills through hands on experienceThe possibility of personal and professional development and/or trainingThe ability to explore different sorts of career or job opportunities in a voluntary capacityWorking with a variety of different people of different agesA chance to get out, have fun and meet some new people – enjoying the traditional social life that cricket clubs generateExperiencing new challengesSupporting your local community – putting something back into your community, personal satisfaction knowing you have helped othersThe possibility of a written/verbal referenceA brilliant CV booster