Cricket Connects
‘Engaging with people and groups not currently accessing cricketing opportunities to expand the playing, volunteering and coaching of cricket across Ireland’
What is Cricket Connects?
Cricket Connects is a Cricket Ireland participation initiative supported by Sport Ireland and the Dormant Accounts Fund. The Cricket Connects project aims to encourage, support, and mentor participants to undertake volunteering and coaching roles as Cricket Connects Champions within the programme and their immediate and wider community.
Cricket Connects Training
Cricket Connects offers a bespoke training programme of communication, awareness, and leadership skills that can be used to deliver person-centred cricket coaching to local community groups and clubs. All Cricket Connects Champions are subject to Garda Vetting once they register to complete the programme. Training modules include; Leadership; Coaching Cricket; Multicultural Awareness; Sports Inclusion & Disability Awareness; Safeguarding.
If you, your Club or community group are interested in the Cricket Connects programme, please get in touch via email on programmes@cricketireland.ie
Have your say!
Are you aged 16+ and interested in cricket? As part of our Cricket Connects project, we want to hear from you! You can scan the QR code in the image to the left, select the image or follow this link to participate in our survey: Cricket Connects Customer Discovery Survey
Cricket Ireland - UCC CARL Research Partnership
Cricket Ireland has in 2021 partnered with the Community-Academic Research Links (CARL) at University College Cork to conduct pioneering research of the pilot Cricket Connects programme. UCC CARL has supported the output of a strong research report from Final Year student, Diekololaoluwa Prophecy Amujo entitled: 'An ethnographic exploration of the experiences of asylum seekers within direct provision undertaking a local cricket training course'. The report came from Diekololaoluwa's participation as an observer in the Cricket Connects programme pilot in Cork while she also carried out key stakeholder and programme participant interviews. The full report is available here: Cricket Ireland - UCC Cricket Connects Research