Main Purpose of Job:
This is a specialised role focused on enhancing the batting skills of both Senior and Academy
players within the Somerset County Cricket Club women’s cricket programme. This role is crucial
for maintaining high performance and competitiveness, ensuring that players are well-prepared
for domestic competitions and first XI selection. The Women’s Assistant Coach and Batting Lead
will collaborate closely with professional staff and pathway staff to ensure a cohesive
development strategy that aligns with the Somerset framework. Alongside this provide support &
coaching assistance as required by the Director of Cricket, Women’s Head Coach & Director of
Talent & Development.
Main Responsibilities:
Coaching and Player Development
- Provide all year-round high-quality batting coaching and support to Senior players
and, when possible, Academy players, ensuring alignment with the club’s strategic
objectives and coaching philosophy from regional pathways through to the elite
professional level. - Deliver elite 1-1 coaching sessions and general coaching assistance as required by the
Head Coach, Director of Talent & Development, and Girls Academy Lead. - Lead the planning and execution of development programmes for batters, preparing
them for the demands of domestic and national level competitions while
incorporating innovative techniques and strategies to enhance player performance. - Conduct individual and group batting sessions as directed by the Head Coach,
Director of Talent & Development, and Girls Academy Lead, focusing on technical,
tactical, and mental skills that allow batters to succeed. - Assist the Head Coach with preparing, developing, and supporting the needs of the
professional squad, during both the winter and summer, ensuring alignment with
overall team strategies. - Provide an environment with high levels of challenge, support, and innovation that
develops and facilitates elite skills and behaviours, ensuring the continuous
improvement of players’ technical and mental capabilities.
Strategic Planning and Talent Management
- Support the Director of Talent & Development and Girls Pathway staff in developing
and implementing a long-term strategy to deliver a constant stream of players onto
the Somerset CCC professional staff, incorporating data-driven decision-making to
identify and develop talent. - Oversee the batting talent pool, monitor player development, and adjust performance
plans as necessary to optimise growth and readiness for higher levels, making datadriven decisions to ensure the effectiveness of these plans. - Contribute to the talent identification processes with the Director of Talent &
Development, helping to maintain a depth chart for batters based on data-driven
assessments and long-term strategic goals.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with the Women’s Head Coach and other coaching staff to support
team preparations, player selection processes, and overall squad development
throughout the year, ensuring that all decisions are aligned with performance data
and club strategies. - Support the Head of Pathway Coaching in facilitating and delivering specific specialist
coach development sessions to regional coaches, sharing innovative approaches and
best practices in batting coaching. - Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including partner
counties, to enhance the development pipeline and support for Somerset’s batting
talent, ensuring a collaborative approach to player development. - Represent the Club as directed by the Director of Cricket, Women’s Head Coach, or
Director of Talent & Development, in the promotion of the Club on matters relating to
the playing and organisation of cricket, ensuring that all communications are
consistent with the club’s values and strategic objectives.
Player Reviews and Continuous Improvement - Implement, monitor, and review individual development and performance plans for
Somerset CCC and appropriate Academy players, utilising performance data and
analytics to tailor coaching methods and track progress. - Participate in multidisciplinary performance reviews for players, providing insights into
batting skills development and progress for each Somerset CCC and Academy
player, ensuring that feedback is grounded in objective data and aligned with
individual performance plans. - Undertake other tasks and responsibilities as requested by the Director of Cricket,
Head Coach, or Director of Talent & Development, which may include attending
seminars, workshops, and meetings to stay updated with the latest coaching
techniques and strategies, particularly in the use of performance data and analytics.
Policy and Conduct - To ensure the Club’s equity, diversity and inclusion policy and standards are always
upheld and always abide by the Club’s code of conduct - To ensure the Club’s safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times
including adherence to the staff code of conduct and consistently advocating the
safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk at all times. Appropriate
consideration must be given to safeguarding in all activities and decisions which are
undertaken.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure
everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full
extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment
in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected. Everyone is responsible for creating
Job description
an inclusive working environment and we expect all colleagues, partners customers and suppliers
to abide by our equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the
recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair
discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation,
marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity,
and age.
Safeguarding Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children,
young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It
is everyone’s responsibility to keep vulnerable people safe.
As part of our safer recruitment process all relevant roles are subject to an enhanced or standard
DBS check as appropriate, and two satisfactory references. We also require every staff member to
undergo safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
We encourage an open, welcoming environment where everyone should feel safe to express any
concerns. We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and
safer working practice across all that we do.
Key contacts in the business:
Internal:
- Director Of Cricket
- Women’s Head Coach
- Professional and Academy players & staff
- Director of Talent & Pathway
- Clinical Lead & Sports Science and Medicine team
External: - ECB
- National Counties Pathway Leads
- Media
- Franchise teams