Head Coach

**Purpose of the Role**:
**Key Accountabilities**:

- Leading the coaching staff in planning the Women’s Professional team’s training and playing programme.
- Accountable for producing an ongoing pipeline of Cricket players for Central Gauteng Lions & National Team.
- Leading and working closely with the women’s coaching and support staff to deliver varied, integrated, and inclusive Cricket Coaching Programmes.
- Liaise with the CEO on the performance of individual players and their suitability for selection to the Professional squad.
- Create winter development plans for all women’s player match-practice and personal development).
- Organise, assist, and run practice sessions for the squad players and ensure maximum opportunities for all players to develop their skill base.
- Sustain depth within the CGL team to ensure that the CGL remains premier professional cricket team in SA cricket.
- Promote and develop batters and bowlers where individuals can fulfil specific roles within the professional team.
- Provide clarity to the women players in terms of their position and the specific requirements to gain selection for the Women’s Professional team.
- Liaise with league clubs regarding allocation of women’s professional players and their availability during the season.
- Monitor women’s players performance and discuss with the relevant provincial teams.
- Ensure that open and regular communication is always a priority (CEO, the Captain, the Amateur Programme Coaches and all support staff) including submission of reports where required.
- Liaise with the Head Groundsman regarding pitches and practice facilities when needed.
- Update all coaching staff within the system of best practice.
- Actively keep up to date on modern coaching techniques and share knowledge with the professional staff.
- Be aware of the benefits of coaching methods and techniques used in other sports.
- Continually update personal coaching techniques to provide the best possible resource for playing staff.

**Job Type**: Temporary
Contract length: 24 months

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 2025/04/25