Batting Coach

Hampshire Cricket; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Cricket is seeking a Batting Coach to support the Senior Hampshire Squad across the annual cycle. You will lead the Hampshire Batting Strategy, deliver specialist coaching, and develop senior and high-potential batters. You will manage supporting batting coaches and align with performance staff to ensure high standards.

The role involves winter work, travel with the first team, and collaboration with Pathway coaches to nurture talent within the region.

Qualifications

• Able to communicate effectively with players and coaches.
• Experience of setting up and delivering coaching programmes.
• ECB Level 4, ECB Specialist Coach or ECB Level 3 with ambition to pursue ECB Specialist Coaching Programme.
• Able to prepare training programmes to meet individual and team needs.
• Extensive experience of playing or coaching County cricket at a professional level.
• Strong technical knowledge of all facets of cricket.
• Wide cricket network including overseas contacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop Hampshire Batting Strategy with Head Coach.
• Lead delivery of batting coaching for senior and high-potential batters.
• Coordinate and mentor supporting batting coaches.
• Provide specialist batting programmes and individual development plans.
• Travel with first team for away matches and assist match preparations.
• Assist Performance Analyst with opposition scouting.
• Collaborate with Pathway and other coaches across programmes.
• Ensure safe batting practices and conditioning relevance.
• Mentor Pathway batting coaches and align with support staff.

Skills

Communication

Coaching programmes

Technical cricket knowledge

Networking with cricket contacts

Mentoring pathway coaches

Safeguarding awareness

Sport science collaboration

Education

ECB Level 4 or ECB Specialist Coach or ECB Level 3 (pilot towards Specialist)

County cricket playing or coaching experience

Job description

Batting Coach

Permanent Full Time

Department / Area: Hampshire Cricket

Reports to: Director of Cricket/Head Coach

Location: Utilita Bowl & Hilton Southampton

Utilita Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton,

SO30 3XH

The Role

To support the Senior Hampshire Squad with all cricket coaching requirements across the annual performance cycle, acting as the Batting Coach. Lead the development and delivery of the Hampshire Batting Strategy, providing specialist coaching and individual development plans for all senior and high‑potential batters across the Hampshire. Manage and coordinate the work of support batting coaches, ensuring consistent technical, tactical, physical, and analytical development standards. Contribute to Hampshire’s wider commitment to educate, influence, and nurture cricket talent across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Head Coach to develop a clear and compelling strategy for Hampshire Cricket’s professional batting unit.
• Assist the Head Coach with the delivery of coaching programmes for training, preparation and playing, both on and off the field, for the men’s senior performance squad.
• Undertake one‑on‑one coaching with identified players in order to develop their game
• Prepare and deliver specialist batting programmes for players.
• Travel with the first team squad to away matches to assist the Head Coach with match preparations.
• Assist the Performance Analyst with the scouting of opposition.
• Develop positive and strong working relationships, and work closely with other specialist coaches, both in professional cricket and Pathway trainings.
• Provide batting drill coaching and warm up support in training sessions and on matchdays.
• Assist with the coaching of our Pathway and identified talented young cricketers and coaches over the Winter.
• Apply safe batting practices, identify and minimise risk factors to batters, both professional and in the Pathway.
• Work closely with the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Physiotherapist in applying appropriate strength and conditioning principles relevant to safe batting
• Be a mentor for promising Pathway batting coaches.
• Establish a close working relationship with the performance support staff (Cricket Performance Analyst, Physiotherapist, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Sports Psychologist, Operations Executive) and Pathway staff.
• Be available during the Winter to provide coaching to the professional staff
• Develop positive working relationships with coaches and playing staff.
• Ensure regular communication with coaches, players, and Director of Cricket.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

• Able to communicate effectively with players and coaches
• Experience of setting up and delivering coaching programmes
• ECB Level 4, ECB Specialist Coach or ECB Level 3 with the ambition to embark on the ECB Specialist Coaching Programme
• Able to prepare training programmes to meet the needs of each player and the team as a whole
• Extensive experience of playing or coaching County cricket at professional level
• Strong technical knowledge of all facets of the game of cricket
• A wide-ranging cricket network including overseas cricketing contacts

Considerations

All applicants must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK. Due to the temporary nature of this role, sponsorship for overseas nationals cannot be provided.

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Hours Of Work

40 hour per week contract across a calendar year with hours that will fluctuate by season. Spring and summer being the heaviest period of workload, offset against a quiet autumn and less demanding winter. Hours to be agreed by Director of Cricket and Head Coach in line with programme demand.