High Performance Coach, Boys Pathway – Cricket in Leeds

For more than 160 years, Yorkshire County Cricket Club has shaped the game and hosted some of cricket’s most iconic moments. As one of the most successful and recognisable clubs in world cricket, Yorkshire holds a unique place in the sport’s history.

Through Chasing Glory: 2026–2036, Yorkshire is entering an exciting new era — a long-term strategy focused on returning the Club to the top of the game, strengthening our connection with communities across the county, reenergising Headingley, and building a Club that can thrive for generations to come.

We have an exciting opportunity for a High Performance Coach to join our talent pathway. The successful candidate will play a key part in advancing player development within the County Age Group Programme, ensuring the delivery of high-quality coaching and player development pathways. You will be responsible for delivering coaching across both the summer and winter programmes, while leading and managing a minimum of two County Age Group teams.

The role will also involve supporting the delivery of the Emerging Player Programme and Academy Programme, as directed by the Head of Pathway & Academy Coach. The overarching objective is to maximise player potential, contribute to the development of future elite cricketers, and help create a strong pipeline of talent for both Yorkshire and England.

Reporting to the Head of Pathway's, this role will involve:

• Deliver high-quality coaching across squad, small group, and one-to-one sessions in line with programme objectives and delivery standards.
• Provide impactful coaching interventions for County Pathway individuals and teams, including Academy, Emerging Player Programme (EPP), and County Age Group (CAG) players, as agreed with the Head of Pathway.
• Lead the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of County Age Group Winter and Summer Programmes.
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Pathway to establish recruitment strategies and skill-specific depth charts for future Academy players, while supporting Pathway Coaches responsible for leading the Emerging Player Programme (EPP).
• Lead the planning, development, monitoring and delivery of individualised and holistic development programmes for players.
• Support the Head of Pathway and work alongside coaches to set objectives for the Academy and holistic Pathway goals.
• Plan, implement, monitor, and review individualised, holistic player development programmes to support long-term progression and performance.

We are looking for people who meet the below criteria:

• ECB Level-3 Coaching Qualification or an ECB Level-2 Coaching Qualification with a willingness to work towards an ECB Level-3 Coaching qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering high quality coaching within a high performance environment.
• A knowledge and understanding of the requirements of a Talent Pathway environment.
• Excellent Time Management & Ability to work under pressure.
• Good knowledge of IT Systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, to produce Depth Charts, Reports and PDPs.
• Demonstrable experience / or commitment to delivering the principles of the Club’s EDI strategy.
• Demonstrable experience / or commitment to working with a safeguarding framework.

Working at Yorkshire Cricket, you will benefit from the following:

• Health cash plan provider.
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays which increases based on years of service.
• Pension contributions.
• Yorkshire County Cricket Club membership.
• Access to employee assistance programmes.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Volunteering leave.
• Wellbeing and cultural leave.

Yorkshire Cricket is committed to safeguarding children and adults. Due to this role being in regulated activity, the postholder will be required to undertake an ECB Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check; it is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Should you have any questions regarding the vacancy or require any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to get into contact with us at vacancies@yorkshireccc.com.