Welcome to the NZ Cricket Coaching Centre! Here you'll find information to help you in your coaching journey.
Click the buttons above to explore the various learning opportunities available, from in person workshops in your area to virtual webinars and online modules you can complete.
The 'let's coach' button will take you to our game library, scroll through to find game and activity ideas for your next training.
Click on the buttons below to explore NZC's approach to coach development, and explore each course in more detail.
Virtual Learning Opportunities are a great way to upskill from the comfort of your own home. You'll be part of a webinar with other coaches from around NZ, which is an excellent way to hear and learn from other cricket coaches.
Find the topic that interests you, and click the register today button.
Wednesday 2nd September, 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Coaching pace bowling practical master class
A virtual master class featuring Auckland Hearts coaches Donovan Grobbelaar and Matt Blandford. This session is an NZC extension module. The session focuses on coaching pace bowlers within a training environment to enhance technique and skill.
Monday 7th September, 7pm - 8.30pm
Reflection - A powerful tool for coaches
This session is an advanced development session. It focuses on giving coaches a deeper understanding of what a quality reflective process or system could look like for them as a coach, and why reflecting in a deliberate manner will accelerate their growth as a coach as well as their players development.
Monday 14th September, 7pm - 8.30pm
Leading player led environments
This session is an Advanced Development session. It focuses on building coaches awareness and understanding of what a player led environment, as well as how to deliberately shape the environment to be player led.
Monday 21st September, 7pm - 8.30pm
Observing players in action
This session is an advanced development session. It focuses on giving coaches a deeper understanding of how to deliberately observe their players when 'in action' to enable accelerated skill development.
Monday 5th October, 7pm - 8pm
Understanding your team
This session is a development session. The purpose is to build coaches understanding of coaching 'Gen Z' players, and what they can do deliberately to meet the needs of people that fit within this generation.
Monday 12th October, 7pm - 8pm
Coaching holistically
This session is a development session. The purpose of this session is to build coaches awareness of the different domains they need to be aware of in order to deliberately coach in a holistic manner.
Monday 19th October, 7pm - 8.30pm
Quality in-match coaching
This session is a development extension session. The focus of the session is to build coaches understanding regarding the principles of quality in-match coaching for youth/secondary school cricket.
Tuesday 3rd November, 7pm - 8.30pm
Supporting the transition to hard-ball and designing purposeful net sessions
This session is an advanced foundation extension session. It is specifically for coaches coaching junior hard-ball cricket (10 - 13 year olds), any coaches outside of this are still welcome to register and attend. The purpose of this session is to provide coaches with additional methods and tools to create purposeful net trainings, as well as how to support their players if they are transitioning from soft-ball cricket to hard-ball cricket.