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On Tuesday the 25th of February, the NCU Coaches Association (NCUCA) was launched with 35 coaches from 18 clubs in attendance. This programme has been set up in association with Cricket Ireland and is being run in conjunction with the Cricket Ireland Coaches Association (CICA), which means that coaches will receive dual membership of the NCUCA and the CICA.
The purpose of the NCUCA is to support and raise the profile of coaches within the union and provide them with as many opportunities to gain knowledge, experience and confidence through some of the many programmes that we are running, whilst also being a part of the larger support network through CICA as well. Members of the NCUCA will receive Coaching Insurance, key ECBCA and CICA resources and also be invited to specific workshops/events geared towards coaches in the NCU area.

On the evening itself, Nigel Jones (NCU Cricket Development Officer) and Stephen Moreton (Cricket Ireland Coach Education Officer) provided the attendees with an overview of both CA’s and Michael Hingston spoke about what resources will be specifically available to NCUCA Coaches. The coaches also filled out a feedback form to provide us with information on what information they would like to receive and what form they would like it to come in as well. Finally, the evening was completed with a workshop session, which was organised by Andy McCrea (NCU Elite Coach) and Eugene Moleon (NCU Northern Knights Head Coach), for which the coaches took part and got to dissect “What a good coach looks like”. The evening was a great success and we would like to thank all those who came along and were involved in the organising of the event as well.

Cost to become a member of the NCUCA/CICA, is a yearly annual fee of £35 and this is paid directly to Cricket Ireland. Membership forms and more information can be found by clicking here.

To find out more information on the NCUCA or becoming a member, please contact Michael Hingston via email at michael.hingston@cricketireland.ie or by phone on 00 44 7595 382 115.

NCU Development Officer Nigel Jones
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