Sportscotland has awarded coach education subsidy to Cricket Scotland for members attending our coaching courses from 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2024.
The sportscotland subsidy is to help address challenges around accessibility, affordability, and inclusion within coach education.
The new approach means that subsidy support during the period is targeted towards individuals from under-represented groups and people with a protected characteristic such as disability, gender, care experienced by young people and those from a deprived area.
Cricket Scotland’s application focused on reducing the barriers to learning and development opportunities by providing subsidies to:
Female coaches – Compared to males, the number of female coaches involved in cricket in Scotland is very low. To continue to grow women’s and girls’ cricket, we require more female role models in all areas of the sport.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) – these communities are underrepresented in our coaching membership.
Young coaches – Data shows young people are economically disadvantaged. Therefore, subsidies can be provided to those under the age of 21 or those in full-time education.
Rural based coaches – Rural areas contribute towards the growing cost of additional courses and assessments in rural areas (based on the coach’s home address postcode, contact us for more detail on which rural postcodes qualify).
You can apply for sportscotland subsidy for the following courses in this period:
It is worth contacting your local authority Community Sports Club/Hub Support Officer to see if financial support is available for your course.
Another way to fund your coaching course could be to ask your club to pay (part of) your fee in return for coaching hours at the club, once you have completed your course.
• Check you meet the pre-requisites of the subsidy targeted groups listed above.
• Book onto a Cricket Scotland organised course starting between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.*
• Are currently a member of the Scottish Cricket Registration System.
*All dates of the course and assessment must be fully attended
Throughout the year, we have a number of ICC Level 1 and ICC Level 2 Coaching Course taking place across Scotland.
After you have booked onto the course, you will be able to complete the subsidy application form. You must apply for the subsidy before day one of your course.
• Cricket Scotland checks your subsidy application and sends approval/refusal to the contact email on the application form.
• Approved subsidies will be reimbursed within one month of your application.
• If you are struggling to pay the total cost of your course, without the subsidy being applied, please contact Cricket Scotland to look at potential alternative options.
