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Cricket Shropshire is pleased to confirm the schedule for ECB Coach Education courses for Autumn/Winter 2026/2027.

We will be running three ECB Foundation Courses and one ECB Core Coach during this period.

Booking links and courses below.

ECB Foundation Coach – Packwood School, Shrewsbury, Sunday 1^st and Sunday 8^th November.

ECB Core Coach – Ercall Wood School (Wellington), Sunday 24th January, Sunday 31^st January, Sunday 7^th February & Sunday 14^th February.

Assessment Day for this course is Sunday 21^st March (the assessment day is now separated from the face-to-face modules).

There are some changes to the ECB Core Coach which are outlined in the infographics below.

ECB Foundation Coach – Ercall Wood School (Wellington), Sunday 4^th April and Sunday 11^th April.

ECB Foundation Coach (Female only) – Bomere Heath CC, Sunday 18^th and Sunday 25^th April.

Cost is £200 for ECB Foundation Coach and £400 for ECB Core Coach.

Bursaries for these courses are available, further info and application link HERE.

Candidates should be available to attend all the course days/dates – for Foundation and Core the course days are typically 9.30am-4.30pm.

Please see below link to our website that details the Coaching Pathway in more detail – please read through the ‘Joining the Coaching Family’ guidance document for further detail around suitable courses – Coach Education – Cricket Shropshire

Cricket Shropshire is also looking to schedule some ECB Support Coach Courses in the Spring/early Summer. Please contact us if you have interested candidates at your club, we are able to run these at clubs outdoors.This course is three hours in length and qualifies individuals to assist/support a qualified coach. The cost of this course is £50.

If anyone has any questions, please contact Ed Ashlin – ed.ashlin@cricketshropshire.co.uk

These infographics relate specifically to changes to the ECB Core Coach course this year.