Female Cricket Specific Coaching Courses in Kent – Winter 2026
Thursday 1st October 2026
The Kent Cricket Foundation, in partnership with the ECB and Metro Bank, is offering a range of excellent opportunities to gain coaching knowledge and qualifications over the coming months, either as an aspiring female cricket coach or a coach in the female game.
Another cricket season has come to an end, and the women’s and girls’ game continues to flourish . While a well-earned break is due for our players, coaches, and supporters, thoughts inevitably turn to 2027 and how we can best prepare for another successful season.
Three levels of coaching qualification are available this winter, delivered by experienced coaches and tutors. These courses not only help participants develop the skills and confidence to coach others but have also proven invaluable in enhancing their own game. Thanks to bursary funding, these female-only or female cricket specific courses are available at highly subsidised rates.
ECB Support Coach
A foundation-level qualification designed to provide learners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to support qualified coaches and help enhance the player experience.
COST
- Standard price: £50
- With bursary funding: £25
DURATION
- One 3-hour face-to-face module
- Short online learning module
VENUE, DATE & TIME
- Wrotham School, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
- Sunday 29 November 2026
- 9:30am start
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ECB Foundation Coach
This qualification enables learners to lead coaching sessions independently without supervision. Coaches will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to use iCoachCricket resources to deliver safe, fun, and inclusive sessions.
COST
- Standard price: £200
- With bursary funding: £100
DURATION
- Four face-to-face modules (3 hours each)
- Series of short online modules
VENUE, DATES & TIME
- Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School, Canterbury, CT1 3EW
- Tuesdays:
24 November 2026
1 December 2026
8 December 2026
15 December 2026
- 6:00pm start
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Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund ECB Core Coach
This coach education programme is designed for the recreational game and provides an entry-level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales alongside the ECB Foundation Coach. Learners will gain the skills to lead player-centred coaching sessions and coach independently without supervision. This course is only open to female coaches and those coaching (or wanting to coach) women’s and girls’ cricket.
COST
- FREE through Metro Bank and ECB funding
- Standard price: £400
- ⚠️ Very limited spaces available
DURATION
- Four face-to-face days (6 hours each)
- Online learning modules
- Final assessment arranged either at your club or at a Kent Cricket Foundation assessment day
VENUE, DATE & TIME
- Wrotham School, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
- Sundays:
15 November 2026
22 November 2026
6 December 2026
13 December 2026 - 9:30am start
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How to Book
All of the above courses, along with other coaching and development opportunities, can be booked through the Kent Cricket Website: