About
Since 2014, ACF cricket coaching education and development program is designed to enhance the understanding and teaching of cricket across schools, colleges, and universities in the United States.
Key Highlights:
- Coaching Clinics: The ACF has conducted 92 weekend coaching clinics across the nation.
- Coach Certification: The unique cricket coach certification program is tailored from an American coach’s perspective, facilitating educators in their understanding of the game and its instruction to students. By adhering to these guidelines, it is anticipated that coaching cricket to American youth will become more accessible, alongside the certification of coaches based on techniques employed by American sports coaches.
- Educational Integration: The ACF has collaborated with educators at nine universities to integrate cricket into educational programs.
- Recent Initiatives: The ACF launched a Level 3 certification, which includes advanced analytics, video analysis, and AI-driven coaching tools.
- Partnerships: The ACF program is approved by the American Cricket Education Council (ACEC) and endorsed by the Cricket Hall of Fame. Originally accredited by the ACF Board of Directors with aim to educate Americans about cricket. ACF Program recognized nationwide by Physical Education Teachers & United Cricket Coaches.
- Leadership: The ACF coach certification program is managed and executed by the esteemed coach Jatin Patel. This program, conceived by Coach Patel—who is a Cricket Hall of Famer and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award—focuses on a comprehensive approach to coaching, drawing from his experience as a multi-sport coach, mentor, and administrator.
- Honors: Coach Patel has also voluntarily contributed as an architect in developing the USA Cricket Coaching and Umpiring programs, which received USA Cricket board’s approval in November 2019.
- Coaches Corner: Every Sunday between 6 pm to 7 pm, on Cricket Show USA (https://www.youtube.com/@cricketshow) more details on Cricketshow.org