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

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
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 
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.

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.