Our Player Pathway
The Cheshire Cricket Board Player Pathway offers an annual coaching programme for boys & girls to develop their skills, and reach their full cricketing potential.
Courses are delivered by our team of ECB Level 3/4 coaches. All our coaches hold up to date First Aid, Safeguarding & DBS certificates.
Players can enter 'the pathway' through our Summer, Autumn, or Advanced programmes.
NOTE – entry via the Advanced programme must be by nomination from a Cheshire based community cricket club or Cheshire Cricket Board coach.
We offer cricket courses for girls and boys from age 5, as detailed below.
Some of the most talented club cricketers from the Advanced attend the final tier of our winter programme, the CCB District and Excellent Courses which will help form the selection process for the County’s representative teams.
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion across the sport of cricket from those playing, watching, volunteering, officiating, coaching, and working, so that everyone can say “Cricket is a game for me”.
The Cheshire Cricket Board supports the ECB Anti-Discrimination Code
Boys' and Girls' Pathways
CHESHIRE CRICKET BOARD PLAYER PATHWAY EXPLAINED
Summer Course (Jul-Aug)
For all ages and abilities. No experience required.
Autumn Course (Sept-Oct)
Aimed at players between 7-15, with a combination of group coaching, soft-ball games and net sessions (soft & hard-ball)
Advanced Course (Oct-Jan)
Aimed at players between 7-18 who have received a nomination from a Cheshire based community cricket club or Cheshire Cricket Board coach. A mixture of group coaching, athletic development, games-based-learning and net sessions (hard-ball)
District Course (Jan-Apr)
BOYS PATHWAY ONLY: Invite only courses for U11 (7-11), U13 (12-13), U15 (14-15) & U19 (16-19) age groups. At the conclusion of the course all players will be considered for selection for our District Festivals (U11, U13 & U15)
Excellence Course (Jan-Apr)
BOYS: Invite only courses for U12-U17 age groups. At the conclusion of the course all players will be considered for selection for Cheshire's County Age Group squads. Please note – players on the U12-U15 Excellence Course for boys, will also be considered for selection for our District Festivals (U13 & U15).
GIRLS: Invite only courses for U11, U13, U15 & U17 age groups. At the conclusion of the course all players will be considered for selection for Cheshire's County Age Group squads.
Emerging Player Programme (Oct-Apr)
BOYS PATHWAY ONLY: An invite only programme for high performing players from Cheshire's County Age Group squads.
Junior EPP (U12-U14) / Senior EPP (U15-U17)
Girls Academy (Oct-Apr)
GIRLS PATHWAY ONLY: An invite only programme for high performing players from Cheshire’s County Age Group squads (U13, U15 & U17)
