Youth Coaching
For 2009 we will adopt a structured programme that has been
designed to help our players develop from U10 through to senior
cricket – covering all the skills of the game:
|
Ages
|
Activity
|
Squads
|
Focus
|
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8-10 |
- Basic sports skills
- ABCs – Agility, Balance,
Coordination, Speed
- Development of power and
endurance
- Participation & Variety
|
U10 |
Talent Identification
- Introduction to cricket, and some
basic skills
- Focus more on encouraging
participation and ABCs than
competition
- Links to local Primary schools
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| 11-12 |
- Learn how to train
- Developing basic cricket skills
- Developing basic tactical
awareness
- 75/25 training/compete ratio
|
U11
U12 |
Recruitment
- Encouraging players into cricket
- Development of basic skills
- Entry into local league and cup
competitions at these age groups
- Links to local Primary and
Secondary Schools
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| 14-15 |
- Develop technical skills
- Develop tactical awareness
- Develop specialist skills
- 50:50 training/competition ratio
|
U15 |
Specialisation
- Specialist coaching for specific
areas,such as spin bowling,
batting, seam bowling, wicket
keeping
- Full competitive fixture list at each
age group
- Introduction to sports psychology –
visualisation skills,coping with
stress,building an innings etc.
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All coaches, helpers and club officials undergo a full
CRB check before being allowed to work with players, and we
place child welfare at the core of all we do as a club, with
a designated Child Welfare Officer appointed.