Coach Connects March Newsletter

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March Newsletter

Welcome to the March edition of the Coach Connects Newsletter🏏

Pre-season has well and truly begun, the season is only around the corner and we are as excited as you for club cricket to return for 2023.

In this months addition:

Coach Discussions Guest Gareth Thompson
Coach Connects Springs Series
Cricket Ireland Coaching Courses
CICA 2023 Membership Now Open
Latest Research - Planning Practices

In this months Coach Discussions we are joined by CSNI Women's Head Coach Gareth Thompson

In this months discussion we chat to recent award winning Coach Gareth Thompson and his work with Civil Service Northern Ireland

WATCH NOW

COACH CONNECTS SPRING WEBINAR SERIES

In this webinar we will focus in on:

What is character development
Behaviour Management v Character Development
Developing the person 1st
The role of the coach in developing individual and team character

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT REGISTER HERE

This short webinar has been designed to fulfil a training need to support coaches of teams where coaches have concerns about the mental health of a player in their care. This introduction is a practical session to provide the coaches with concrete guidance and support to enable them to process a concern effectively.

MENTAL HEALTH OF A PLAYER REGISTER HERE

In this webinar we will focus on:

Self-Reflection
Peer reflection
Reflection models

How reflective practise can help you and your participants understand what you need in order to continue to develop into the best version of yourself and your team.

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE REGISTER HERE

Research to support your coaching

Coaches are consistently striving to develop their coaching to stay ahead and to support that, we will share research that can be used to improve your own coaching and thus develop your players.

This months research article is:

An investigation of high-performance team sport coaches’ planning practices

Cricket Ireland Coaching Courses

Shaftab Khalid spin bowling masterclass in the ulster university of Jordanstown on February 8th at 6pm.

Cricket Leinster Course

Sunday 16th April 2023 (10am - 4.30pm)

Castleknock College

REGISTER HERE

North West Cricket Union Course

Wednesday 19th April (7pm - 8pm)

Sunday 23rd April (10am - 5pm)

Waterside Shared Village Derry

Ryan Eagleson and Ian Butler fast bowling masterclass in ulster university Jordanstown on February 22nd at 6pm.

No upcoming courses

CICA insurance covers:
Public liability, Wrongful tuition and advice, Injury and Personal accident

To be eligible to be a CICA member you must have a current coaching qualification, a current and up to date safeguarding level one and be Access NI or Garda vetted

CICA MEMBERSHIP 2023

In our Coach Connects Hub, you will find all of our Coach Discussions recordings and all of our previous Newsletters.

Within each newsletter you will find valuable coaching research that support your development as a coach.

Check them out today.

COACH CONNECTS HUB

Coaching Requirements

Coaches

Is your paperwork up to date?
Is your Garda vetting or Access NI up to date?
Have you completed a Safeguarding Course in the last 3 years? (working with vulnerable adults or children requirement)

If the answer to any of these is NO, then NOW is the time to get your paperwork in order to meet the minimum coaching requirements.

Sport Ireland Safeguarding 1 Online Refresher Course

UPDATE MY PAPERWORK

ICC Training and Education Programme

The ICC have developed an App for coaches to complete online courses. It is free to use and coaches in Ireland can currently sign up for the Foundation Course.

The course is six modules, delivered entirely through the app and self-paced.

This is an opportunity to continue your learning, you can learn whenever and wherever you are in the world..

ICC ED APP

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“Play every match as if it’s your last,

but play well enough so that it isn’t”

Jack Lynch