Employee onboarding process for Cricket Academies: the first fortnight of a new coach
A new coach takes charge of young players and their parents within days. A fortnight of structured onboarding gives them the batch, the grounds and the academy way before they take the nets alone.
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Cricket academies often hire a good player and hand over a batch the next morning. The coach does not know the net rotation, the ground rules, which child has an injury or who parents prefer to speak to. First sessions run on guesswork, and small errors become complaints.
A short plan fixes it. Before day one the coach receives the batch list, timetable and safety routines. In week one they shadow a senior coach, meet the ground staff and the administrator, and run drills with a senior present. In week two they take a batch, and the head coach reviews with them.
How to set it up
1. Send a joining pack
The batch list, timetable, ground and net map, safety routine, uniform and contact numbers, along with a short note on the academy's coaching approach.
2. Walk the ground with the head coach
Show nets, wickets, equipment store, first-aid kit, water points and the nearest hospital. Introduce the ground staff and administrator by name.
3. Shadow, then co-coach
The new coach watches one or two sessions, then runs drills while a senior coach watches. Give feedback on cues, safety and how they treat young players.
4. Hand over the batch with notes
The previous coach or head coach shares injury notes, strengths, parent contact preferences and goals for each player.
5. Review at day fourteen and day thirty
Meet the coach, ask what is unclear and ask two parents for feedback. Record agreed actions on the coach's onboarding checklist.
Check these first
Before changing anything, find out what is true today. These take an afternoon and use your own records.
- Ask your last new coach what they wish they had known on day one.
- Check whether the batch list shows injuries and parent contact preferences.
- See whether every coach knows where the first-aid kit is and what to do in an emergency.
- Look for a record of the new coach's first review.
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Questions owners ask
Skill with a bat or ball is not the same as coaching. Teach the academy approach, safety and how to deal with parents, even if the person played at a high level. Pair with a senior for the first weeks.
Yes, a shorter one. A one-page brief on safety, batch, schedule and who to call helps a camp coach start well and protects the children in your care.
Hear both sides privately and look for specifics. Often it is style, not substance. Agree a shared drill format and review again in two weeks before taking a larger step.