[00:00:00] Josh Kennedy: Welcome back to the Cricket Matters podcast. Today, we're talking about how much does a cricket coach cost. But before you tune into this episode, I highly recommend going back and listening to the previous two, where we talk about the benefits of hiring cricket coaches and mistakes to avoid as well, when you're looking for a cricket coach.

[00:00:16] James, is it, I mean, I could just say how much does a cricket coach cost go, but it's probably not a simple answer, right? 

[00:00:23] James Breese: No, exactly. And also how long's a piece of string it, it entirely depends on location, whereabouts, the qualifications of the coach, how much you've got to spend, what type of training you want to do.

[00:00:37] 'cause there's loads of different methods of coaching now these days too. So it, it is, it, it depends kind of factor. But we've gotta just remember this now as like, well, what should you be paying for it? Well, should you be paying for it in the first place too? 

[00:00:52] Josh Kennedy: Well, what, what's a rough average then? Have we got a rough average for cost of a coach in the UK, in the UK?

[00:00:57] James Breese: Yeah. But as, as in all the other podcasts we've just done [00:01:00] recently about coaching and hiring coaching, there's blogs that go with it. So I check out, recommend checking out the cricketmatters. com forward slash blog to see this here, because we've done a pretty in depth article about the average costs. So in the UK, let's just stay in the UK.

[00:01:12] Now, as an example, we put down, we found out that the average one to one, you know, which is the traditional form of coaching. In terms of cricket coaching, the average cost range is between 30 a session to 150 a session, depending on who it is, who it's with and who you're with. That's a, that's a big old scope that isn't it?

[00:01:31] Right? That's a big old scope. So the higher end of the spectrum tends to be the international coaches who are still doing one to one stuff. Right? So that's, that's something to bear in mind. Now that's one to one. From what I've seen, there's not much online cricket coaching going on. We do online cricket coaching.

[00:01:47] So again, there's a, there's a, there's a range here of how much it costs. Now I can say on this because of what we do, it ranges from 25 a month to 350 a month, and the 25 a month is the actual, we [00:02:00] call the, the pro cricket pro, uh, the pro, pro cricket players program. Right. So where we want to try and talk about the idea of like what they're training.

[00:02:07] That's just their fitness step. It's like what we do with our athletes in house. It's simple training, but then on the top end of stuff, we're working with our guys to improve their technique, batting, bowling, and working on their strength and conditioning and working on the nutrition and the mobility at the same time, or sometimes dealing with injury rehab.

[00:02:22] So that's the big broad spectrum in the, from the 25 to 350 range. 

[00:02:28] Josh Kennedy: Do you think online, before we go any deeper, do you think online coaching is? Cricket coaching is something people have even thought about because do you think most people go, Oh, well, I need a cricket coach. I've got to go and see someone face to face.

[00:02:39] James Breese: I, I think we're in the same place right now, Josh, as what we were when we started online coaching and teaching our online coaching personal training back in 2015, 2016. It wasn't the thing. No one was doing it. Some people started doing it because of COVID and they had to, but no one's really adopted the approach that we like to do with people.

[00:02:58] We look at the full, [00:03:00] complete picture. So, yes, we do more of what we call a hybrid coaching approach now where if people want to work with us in person, great. But they have to do the stuff outside of that the rest of the week to help 'em improve before the next session. And we hold 'em accountable to it too.

[00:03:14] So it's a big difference. You don't just go to your coach, like you don't come to me, work with me one, one-on-one for an hour, then go away and then I'll see you next week. No, you work one-on-one with me. 

[00:03:23] Josh Kennedy: Then you don't hear from you for a week, . 

[00:03:25] James Breese: Yep. Well, exactly. Yeah. That's what happens to most people.

[00:03:28] That's it's this, that's why we're going back into cookie coaching is we've seen enough of this over the last like 12, 18 months and no one's delivering the service that we, I want to have for myself. When I'm working with people to hold me accountable, the same way that you hold me accountable with my strength and conditioning work.

[00:03:40] So it's about making sure we hold them accountable, but doing the stuff that blends into the idea of one to one coaching. So we can do one on one technical stuff, I can do throw downs, we can do technical drills there. But what's the stuff they're doing behind the scenes before the next session to improve their game?

[00:03:55] Now, most of the time we see they suffer from physical issues that stops them from [00:04:00] playing or doing certain things. Most people with a sweep shot, they can't, don't have enough hip flexion. They don't have enough, uh, roti, um, roti stability or rotation work. to be able to carry out certain shots. So we have to work on that in between the sessions to get them better for the next time.

[00:04:15] Particularly if they want to work on their sweep shots as a good example. So, yeah, so there's multiple ways to look at it. We do more of a hybrid online approach in how we deliver things, but the traditional format right now is one to one cricket coaching, and that's the cost between 30 a session to 150 a session, depending on where you are.

[00:04:32] You go to and what you're trying to do. 

[00:04:35] Josh Kennedy: What about, uh, do you wanna look at costs in other countries? Cause obviously, you know, we're talking, uh, Australia and New Zealand. Cricket is huge. South Africa. 

[00:04:43] James Breese: Yeah, I think that that's a good point. Again, Australia, what we've seen is from doing the research anywhere between 200 to 300.

[00:04:50] Uh, dollars a session is what we see on average, uh, online coaching between 40 to 600 a month, which is a bit of big total spectrum to in New [00:05:00] Zealand, something similar. It's like 60 to 350 session per one on one session. You know, South Africa is a lot cheaper because obviously the cost of the round is so much less than the pound and the dollar.

[00:05:09] So it's looking between 250 to 600 a session, right? So it's, it's hard. I think go check the blog out for sure to see the more in depth chart here that we have on this. But just bear in mind that with all, how much does a cricket coach cost? It's like how long is a piece of string? It depends on so many factors, particularly country, location.

[00:05:28] London has to be way more expensive than it is here in Cardiff, as a good example. I think that's a good point about, and the credentials and experience of the coaches you're working with too. So you need to know what your budget is to give you a rough idea. Now I'm sure lots of coaches out there don't know how to charge and what to charge for themselves either.

[00:05:44] And that depends on what your experience is. Now we have, obviously Josh, we have each over 20 years experience working at the highest levels of health and fitness. We have been, we've been teaching trainers and coaches all over the world in doing so. So we, we are very [00:06:00] different in our approach to training and cricket coaching because we have that experience and expertise that we can bring to the table to compliment the cricket coaching that we're doing as well.

[00:06:08] And the fact that I'm playing still too. So there's, there's lots of different factors in here now, but in terms of how much does cricket coach cost? How much should you spend? Well, it depends, I think. I think people and parents and athletes need to change their perspective in thinking of just one on one sessions for quick technical things.

[00:06:25] They need to think about more. What is the long term approach? What is the 12 week approach? That's a better way to look at things because I can do one on one technical stuff, doesn't mean you can be a better cricketer for it. It may change a couple of things. And some people just need one on one, one on one little tweaks.

[00:06:40] That's cool. But for the vast majority, they need a plan. What's the plan for 12 weeks? And that's where we focus much where we come in to do things differently. It's helping you find out, okay, cool. You may come in for something. We see something completely different that's affecting your entire game, right?

[00:06:57] So therefore, what's the plan to get out of it? And we go 12 weeks as a [00:07:00] starting point for everything that we do. And then for some of the more advanced athletes or the ones who are more long term coaching, we look at year long plans. So it's very different from the one to one traditional sessions that you do and get used to.

[00:07:10] So we find, and I find personally, they haven't worked. Yeah. 

[00:07:14] Josh Kennedy: Yeah, people need to start maybe thinking a little bit outside the box, moving away from just that one to one, uh, option and going in hybrid or online, obviously. Are there any, before we wrap up, what about any other additional costs, anything else you may need to consider?

[00:07:29] James Breese: Yeah, hiring venues, um, renting facilities. So for example, in the indoor season, the coaches may have to pay. for, uh, cricket centers or like lanes and cricket centers. So you may have additional costs on top of what you're paying. You may also have outdoor facility costs as well. Uh, transport costs is could be good and they try to how to get there.

[00:07:48] Some people would travel to us from quite a long way away. I've got to factor in their fuel costs to come to us too. Or sometimes if, if they, if I'm going to them, they're going to factor in my, my, my service [00:08:00] charges to go to them at the same time too. So there's multiple ways to look at these things.

[00:08:03] There's other costs, including kit equipment. Training equipment too, actually, I think. Sometimes we recommend people buying bits of equipment, sometimes a kettlebell for weight training, sometimes a TRX to help they can have at home, sometimes even a feed buddy they can help practice their shots, or some cones and hurdles.

[00:08:20] There's other, always, always little bits you can do to improve your game. Nothing too expensive, but just don't think Okay, the cost per hour is going to be this or maybe other additional costs accordingly to based on based on what you have. So, so just bear that in mind for adults, coaches, parents, you know, there's other things you've got to take and factor into the equation.

[00:08:38] And yeah, sometimes the cost is not always what you see. So just be clear when you ask your coaches how much it's going to cost. You get a clear honest answer to, 

[00:08:47] Josh Kennedy: and therefore budget effectively for it. Absolutely. And yeah, start thinking outside the box and moving away from, uh, just from one to one training and have get a plan in place.

[00:08:57] As you say, a 12 week plan is the way forward [00:09:00] as far as we think. Anyway, that is it for today. Please don't forget to rate review and subscribe. And if you would like our free training plan, then go to cricketmatters. com forward slash train.