Ticknall Cricket Club
The Grange
Ticknall
Derbyshire
Job Description
Post
Responsible to
Player/Coach
Director of Cricket
Job Purpose
The post holder will be responsible for delivering and coordinating a
programme of cricket based activities across the club and within our existing
PESCL schools. Delivering a full development initiative they will undertake
coaching and deliver an annual festival of cricket for these schools.
The post holder will be responsible for the preparation of the clubs 1st XI team
for all competitions and as a player will be of a proven playing standard
commensurate with Premier Division cricket in Derbyshire.
The post holder will act as the senior coach within the clubs Junior
programme. They will be responsible for the delivery of coaching across the
club. This role will cover the delivery of the FUNdamentals programme of
Long Term Athlete Development through to the coaching of identified Gifted
and Talented cricketers within the clubs ‘elite athlete group’.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Junior Cricket
1. To increase participation, competition and skill levels within the club
2. To monitor all activity in accordance with key performance indicators
3. To coach young people of all abilities and ages and cater for a wide
range of experience
4. To develop and deliver a comprehensive cricket programme within the
club showing clear pathways for young cricketers
5. To develop and expand current PESCL links
6. To coach with a focus on FUNdamentals and LTAD within the clubs
Junior programme
7. To organise an annual festival of cricket for local schools
8. To retain young people in cricket by ensuring high quality, enjoyable,
young-person-centred experience and providing guidance on
progression opportunities based on the young players individual
interests and abilities
9. As the Senior Coach to supervise/mentor/guide all of the existing
coaching staff within the club and inspire other players to take on
coaching responsibilities
10. To undertake the preparation of documented coaching programmes
throughout the club
11. To provide quantative and qualitative progress reports on the coaching
programme to the line manager and as required by the management of
the club
12. To be responsible for the identification of young players with talent and
for the preparation and submission of the required documentation for
nominations for representative cricket at District and County levels.
13. To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time
and which are commensurate with this post within the club.
Senior Cricket
1. To act as Coach to the clubs 1st XI.
2. To develop and deliver a coaching programme commensurate with
cricket played at Premier Division level in Derbyshire for all of clubs
senior sides
3. To play within the clubs 1st XI team and maintain a personal level of
competence commensurate with the level of cricket played
4. To identify cricketers across the club who should be part of the senior
squads and develop a coaching programme for these players as part
of a planned and documented scheme of succession planning.
Footnote
This Job description summarises the major responsibilities of the post. It
is not intended to exclude any activities that may become that may
become necessary in the future.
Appointment to this post is subject to the receipt of a satisfactory
Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Record Bureau.
Disability Descrimination Act (1995)
If you are a disabled applicant and this will affect your ability to do any of
the above duties the club will consider making some changes it thinks are
reasonable.
Examples of changes may include providing equipment, making
alterations to the workplace or changing some parts of the Job
Description.