Safe Hands Validility Period Extented

Due to the ongoing uncertainty around national restrictions due to COVID, the ECB Safeguarding team have taken the decision to extent the validility period of the Safe Hands webinar certificate from 12 to 24 months. This means, for example, that club safeguarding (welfare) officers who completed the Safe Hands webinar in June 2020 do not need to undertake the course again until June 2022. Please click on the letter below for further details:

Letter to Club Welfare Officers regarding Safe Hands Certification

 Two Day Foundation 1 Coaching Course

Please see the flyer and below regarding a female only Foundation 1 coaching course which takes place on consecutive weekends over May & June.

There is also a link to registration.

Female Coaching Course

Link to book

ECB Certificate in Coaching Children Blended Course & ECB Certificate in Coaching Children Blended Course & Female ONLY – NEW

From December 2020 the Yorkshire Cricket Board will be offering blended learning courses for participants to allow for an element of both online and face-to-face modules to be completed. The online learning will consist of 7-virtual classrooms that will be conducted on ZOOM of up to 1-hour and then 3 face-to-face modules that will be planned locally to offer a practical element to the course within these will be 2 assessed observations, prior to completing the qualification.

Venue: ZOOM Conferencing & Outdoor Venue TBC

Cost: £250 (Bursaries are available of up to £50 for any female coaches that wish to attend the course).

Please find the flyers at the bottom of this article for both the online courses.

To book or if you have any questions whatsoever please contact Dale Kerruish, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Kevin Gresham, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ECB Certificate in Coaching Children Blended Course

ECB Certificate in Coaching Children Blended Course & Female ONLY – NEW

Pre- requisites for certification

18 years of age

Emergency first aid certificate

Safeguarding young cricketers certificate

Disclosure & barring service check through the ECB

First Aid

CCDG intends to run First Aid courses before the start of each season. Bookings can be made by contacting Julie Pearson by e mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by telephoning 07704 668869. 

Safeguarding & Protecting Children

All coaches must now complete Safeguarding courses "on line". Contact Dale Kerruish (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for access. 

Child Welfare Safe Hands

Clubs are reminded that every CWO is required to go on a Safe Hands course even if they are employed in Education or Social Services and have undergone child welfare training as part of their employment. As advised by the County Welfare Officer and ECB this is so that they receive the "cricket perspective" and understand the sport's child welfare structures and reporting systems. For details of courses check this site for details or contact Ray Knowles, the YCB Child Welfare Officer on 01924 405512.
If you do attend any courses, please inform Neil Myers on 01274 882971or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that the HCL CWO records may be updated.