Help shape the future of Victorian cricket.
Cricket Victoria is seeking an experienced Men’s Senior Coaching Assistant to play a key role in developing bowlers across our Men’s State, Pathway and Big Bash Victoria programs.
Working alongside the State Senior Head Coach – Men and a multidisciplinary high-performance team, you’ll deliver technical coaching across pace and spin bowling, provide tactical support and match-day expertise, and help players maximise their potential through individual development, performance analysis and skill acquisition.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of Australia’s leading high-performance cricket environments, contributing to the development of current and future Victorian and Australian cricketers.
About the Role
Reporting to the State Senior Head Coach, you will:
- Assist with the planning and delivery of pace and spin bowling coaches across Cricket Victoria’s Men’s State programs, including the senior squad, pathway and emerging players.
- Work with the State Senior Head Coach and State Bowling Coach to develop and implement individual bowling development plans.
- Deliver technical bowling coaching and skill acquisition sessions across senior and pathway programs, with the ability to coach both pace and spin bowling.
- Analyse bowling performance using observation, video and performance data to provide meaningful feedback.
- Contribute to match preparation, bowling strategy and post-match reviews.
- Support the Men’s senior team, 2nd XI and Emerging Player Programs through coaching, talent identification and player development.
- Identify and support the next generation of bowlers to accelerate their development and readiness for Victorian cricket.
- Assist with batting coaching and fielding programs as required across Cricket Victoria programs.
- Contribute to coach development initiatives, including coach education and Premier Cricket programs.
- Collaborate with coaches, athletes and performance support staff to deliver high-performance outcomes.
About You
You’ll be an experienced coach who is passionate about developing bowlers and creating
environments where athletes can thrive.
You’ll also bring:
- Experience coaching within an elite or high-performance cricket environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in bowling coaching and athlete development.
- Strong understanding of bowling performance across red-ball and white-ball cricket, with consideration given to either a spin or pace-dominant coaching background. The ability to coach both disciplines within a high-performance environment would be highly regarded.
- Understanding of both spin and pace bowling technical coaching and tactical development would be an advantage.
- Experience using video, performance analysis and data to inform coaching decisions.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary high-performance environment.
- Level 3 Cricket Australia Coaching Accreditation, or equivalent internationally recognised qualification.
- Current Working with Children Check, or ability to obtain.
Why Cricket Victoria?
At Cricket Victoria, we’re committed to developing exceptional people and achieving sustained
success on and off the field.
You’ll join a passionate and collaborative high-performance team, working alongside some of
Australia’s leading coaches and practitioners while helping shape the future of
Victorian cricket.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re passionate about developing elite bowlers and want to make a lasting impact on Victorian
cricket, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience
and suitability for the role.
