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Detailed. Values Driven. Experienced.

In 2012 Sports Coach Agents Limited was set up by Josh Knappett and Phil Knappett to bring together Josh’s playing, coaching and educational grounding, with Phil’s experience and insights in coach education, teaching, and child protection.

We specialise in consultancy services which include cricket coaching, coach education, performance development, athlete/coach learning, and personal development. We commit to improving the performance of the people and organisations that we collaborate with and we bring in experienced others to help develop high quality experiences for all that engage with our organisation. We love the game of cricket and fully endorse the role it (and team sports) can have in the development of people through childhood and adolescence.

Josh grew up through the Middlesex CCC Junior programme and then joined the Oxford MCCU in 2003 when he completed his undergrad degree in Sports Coaching, BA. He signed his first professional contract as a batter/wicket keeper for Worcestershire CCC  in 2004/05. He spent 5 seasons playing on their staff before 2 additional years career playing for the Unicorns in the List A PRo40 and CB40 league alongside furthering his career in London. 

Josh completed his ECB Level III at the age of 18 and graduated ECB UKCC Level IV with Post Grad Diploma in Elite Cricket Coaching from the University of Gloucestershire before the age of 30. This complements over 15 years of experience as an ECB coach educator and internal verifier. 

He provided services to Teddington Cricket Club in Bushy Park between January 2012 and October 2018 combined with delivering roles within Middlesex CCC from the professional 1st Xl down to Youth Pathway cricket.

I feel proud to have worked alongside Teddington CC taking the club forward and giving many players a strong start on their cricketing journeys. Teddington CC is a wonderful club, with wonderful people. Together, over the last 6 years, we grew from a little over 250 juniors to over 430, with sustaining continual growth of Teddington juniors into seniors as well investing heavily in coaching to improve the quality of all cricket delivered in the junior section. The club in the period also won 2 first xl Middlesex ECB premier league titles in 2014 and 2016. Now in review, seeing the club grow to in-excess of 500 junior members after I finished, I’m proud to have been a part of developing values and processes that helped the club continue to grow upon strong foundations.”

Josh Knappett, Director, SCA ltd.

Phil brings his love for the game and sport, with his unique experience of being a teacher, ex-deputy head of inner London schools, youth club leader, and over 20 years of child protection services training. He had over 15 years working for Middlesex Cricket as the role of Cricket Development became professionalised, and helped secure not only investments into youth and recreational cricket but also in growing the game and providing people and communities the opportunity to come together through our great game.

Josh and Phil have experience and insights at working with young players, professional adults, individuals and organisations and everywhere in between! They draw on international experiences from coaching, training, playing and consultancy services around the world – please get in contact if you wish to discuss how Sports Coach Agents Limited can help your organisation.

As a company, they are passionate about all levels of coaching, personal development and am energised by working with any individual or organisation who wants to improve/develop/progress/grow/achieve.

Josh was an integral part of supporting Middlesex Cricket’s journey into joining forces with Sachin Tendulkar in the creation of Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy. He provided his services to Middlesex Cricket and TMGA as they brought together Middlesex Cricket and Sachin’s experience and expertise to help young people be better cricketers, better people and good global citizens of the future. He was responsible for constructing the curriculum and shaping the player’s, parent’s and coaches experience.

All the best

Josh and Phil

Directors of Sports Coach Agents Limited