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Former South African batsman and coach of both the South African and Indian national cricket sides, Gary Kirsten has launched a fully-online cricket coach education and accreditation program, CoachED.

Kirsten advises that individuals looking to advance their cricket coach education, or coaches looking for a credible cricket coaching accreditation, are now able to do through the newly-launched online program, CoachED set to go live on Thursday, 2nd April 2020.

Kirsten explains “the game of cricket has changed and this has impacted how we coach. We wanted to develop a coach education program that not only addressed these changes in real-time, but also empowered coaches of all levels with the necessary skills and knowledge to advance both themselves, and the game.”

Kirsten is passionate about the accessibility of quality, structured cricketing resources in an effort to improve the standard of cricket coaching internationally, which is what prompted his latest project, CoachED and adds “we’ve engaged with many coaches around the world and found there is commonality in barriers to upgrading cricket coaching skills. We wanted to design a holistic, scalable platform that addresses this, providing opportunities to upskill in any cricketing areas and levels.”

So, bringing together some of the best coaches in the game, and drawing on Kirsten’s years of coaching experience, the team has developed the comprehensive CoachED programme.

Kirsten also advised “it is about letting coaches who want to be better, be better. The program took a lot of time to develop as we’ve compiled interactive, user-friendly content in written, audio and visual form, with the digitising of all content a big challenge. We are incredibly proud of the product and believe this is going to be a game changer in the field of cricket and cricket coach education. It will also continue to evolve as the game does, while being accessible to all who wish to further their coaching journey.”

In line with online education, the modules are all short courses formulated in a learner-driven design so that coaches can benefit from cricket coaching skills, drills and tools that are tailored to individual requirements. Coaches successfully completing the CoachED test requirements will receive their digital certificate and feature on the CoachED database. This will accredit them as qualified cricket coaches and is a qualification that complements existing cricket coach certifications, knowledge and experience.   

CoachED platform options:

1. The comprehensive library provides users with up-to-date, engaging and interactive content on all of the 11 modules covered. This includes information and drills on batting, season management, player management, leadership and captaincy, among others. Users will receive digital knowledge badges for all modules completed that can be shared on social media, as well as access to other value-added services.  

2. The accreditation section is for coaches wanting specific accreditation through the CoachED platform. Testing is based on the extensive library content, with questions graded in increasing levels of difficulty. Upon successful completion, accredited coaches will be posted on the CoachED directory as qualification verification, as well as receiving members’ benefits - including access to the private CoachED resource group, discounts on additional content, practical workshops, e-commerce discounts and cricket coach recruitment opportunities.

3. The Elite Accreditation CoachED package is for coaches who wish to take their learning to the next level. This features live, interactive, web-based sessions with Gary Kirsten. Enrolees, under the direct mentorship of Gary Kirsten, will form part of an Elite CoachED Resource Group with more advanced questions requiring submissions of video practicals and written tests. The Elite Accreditation CoachED package will only be available to a limited number of coaches during the three-month enrolment period.

Earlybird CoachED package specials:  

To celebrate the launch of this cricketing platform, CoachED is offering a number of Earlybird package specials until Wednesday, 1st April - the day before the official launch. These include:

Package 1: Full access to content library - $100

Package 2: Full access to content library and CoachED accreditation - $300

Package 3: Full access to content library, Elite CoachED Accreditation package and online mentorship with Gary Kirsten (10 exclusive interactive web sessions over three months), plus e-commerce discounts and access to the Elite CoachED Resource Group - $1500

For more information visit www.coachedcricket.com

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