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 to Willing and able to work with other coaches as part of a team Knowledgeable about cricket Possess an understanding of fundamental movement skills, specific cricket skill sets, tactics, game awareness, player development and planning An excellent communicator and organiser Friendly, approachable and enthusiastic Reliable and responsible Willing 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 sessions Liaise with other coaches at the club to ensure quality coaching is taking place to drive up standards in your club generally Liaise 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 experience