Kampong Junior Cricket Parent Support Program CRICKET IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORTS ENGAGING MORE THAN ONE FIFTH OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION

Why Do Kids Want to Play Sports AND cricket at kampong Why Do Kids Want to Play Sports AND cricket at kampong Only 5 Choices?

Why Do Kids Want to Play Sports Fun Friends Fit in Feels Good They are good at it

WE NEED TO KEEP IMPROVING OUR YOUTH SYSTEM

Kampong Cricket Youth /Coaches Need To Develop IN OUR PROGRAM Fundamental Movement Skills Establish Functional Movement Patterns Develop Sport Specific Skills Teach Cricket-specific Skills Team support And Most Importantly Create A Love For The Game Our coaching Philosophy-LTAD.

Long Term Athletic Development The LTAD approach focuses on having kids perform age-appropriate skill acquisition drills to maximize their athletic potential. It progressively gets more complicated and more specialized as the athlete develops and reaches the next level of development.

LTAD Phases of Development Excel Training to Excel Training to Compete Learning to Compete Training to Play Learning to Play FUNdamentals Active Start 5-8 years 9-12years years years Fundamental Movement skills Fundamental Sport skills High performance

Junior cricket - Programs THE CYCLONE – AGES 5/6/7 /8 The Cyclone is the perfect junior cricket for teaching fundamentals. It focuses on developing all the fundamental movement skills. Various safe and fun stations are created to not only include traditional cricket elements such as batting,bowling,catching, but also crucial physical development stations THE SMASH ZONE – AGES 8/9/10 /11 The Smash Zone is our second junior cricket level SMASH stands for STABILITY, MOBILITY, ABC’s SPORT SKILLS, HONE your cricket skills. Each class consists of a dynamic warm up and deliberate practice stations. Still with a strong focus on fun the juniors will learn the key physical elements required for the age along with appropriate cricket skills THE WAVE - AGES The Wave focuses on 6 key stations including batting,bowling, mechanics, speed and stamina, deliberate practice, competing. This level further enhances thier cricket skills as well as teaching them to be competitors. Emerging mens / Junior Development Program or cricket For Life Program

Key Factors Influencing LongTerm Athletic Development LTAD 1.10 Year Rule-10,000x 2.FUNdamentals 3.Transfer of Learning 4.Developmental Perspective 5.Windows of Opportunity 6.Phases of Skill Development

Fundamental Movement Skills Fundamental Sport Skills Stages of Developing a sporter/Cricketer

What Happens if They Don’t Learn Fundamental movement skills FMS Can’t Throw – No Cricket,Baseball, Softball, Bowling, Football, Rugby, etc. Can’t Run – No Cricket, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Football, Rugby, Squash, Badminton, Track and Field, etc. Can’t Catch – No Cricket, Baseball, Softball, Football, Rugby, Basketball, etc. Can’t Swim – No Water Polo, Swimming, Diving, Kayaking, Sailing, Surfing, Scuba, etc. From Dr. Istvan Balyi’s LTAD Resource Papers - Canada

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Locomotive Skills –Run, Jump, Dodge, Skip Stability Skills (ABCD’s of Athleticism) –Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed –Deceleration

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Manipulative / Object Control Skills Throw, Kick, Strike, Catch, Dribble Awareness Space awareness, kinesthetic awareness, rules

Reasons for Poor FMS Limited exposure during development phase No access to facilities,training material,opportunities, or programs Modern inactive lifestyles Little or no play ill-informed coaches Overzealous coach Poor coaching style for child Overemphasize competition and winning too early Parents – ill-informed Family influences

Fundamental Sport Skills (FSS) CRICKET-Specific Skills Bowling oa. Grip Speed Control,Swing,Spin Alignment Throwing Distance Control Force Control Batting Grip, Posture, Alignment Stance, Balance Tactical awareness Tactics Field placements Risk-Reward

Fundamental Sport Skills Sport Specific Skills –Advanced Striking in cricket batting Baseball Batting Field Hockey Slap Shot Golf swing –driver Soccer –Advanced Throwing Pitching Football Throwing Javelin, Discus, Shot, Hammer Basketball Free Throws Lacrosse –Wrist Release Education Table Tennis Racquetball, Squash Frisbee Toss

Source: TIME “Inside the Adolescent Brain” (May 10, 2004)

Physical Literacy Our kampong youth Should have both movement and sport skills before onset of growth spurt. From Dr. Istvan Balyi’s LTAD Resource Papers - Canada

EARLY Specialization Kampong youth coaches would highly discourage early specialization in only playing 1 sport -CRICKET (Before PHV) since it may lead to: –Physical imbalances –Overuse injuries –Early burnout –Poor FMS development

FUNdamentals Cyclone 6-9yrs 1.Agility 2.Balance 3.Striking 4.Throwing 5.Catching 6.Kicking 7.Jumping 8.Locomotion 9.Visualization / Awareness 10.Rotation 11.Push/Pull 12.Core Strength Warm-Up Twelve Stations Active Start FUNdamentals

AgilityKickingPush/PullStrikingLocomotionCatching Balance Jumping Visualization/Awar eness Rotation Core Strength Throwing Cyclone 6-9yrs

The Cricket SMASH Track 9-12 yrs tability S obility M BC’s A Port Skills S One Cricket Skills H Agility Balance Coordination Learning to PlayTraining to Play

BATTING BASICSTHROWING Horizontal Striking [CUTS AND PULLS ] CATCHING BOWLING basics 4 tent peg Upper Body Mob/StabLower Body Mob/Stab ABC’s SMASH Track 9-12 yrs

THE WAVE PROGRAM 11-14YEARS BATTING BASICS THROWING CATCHING PRACTISESPEED/STAMINA BOWLING BASICS 4 TENT PEG 3D STABILITY COMPETITION ’STRENGTH Training to Play Learning to Compete

The WAVE Program at is designed for early Secondary School age juniors YRS It takes into account the challenges encountered during what can be one of the most difficult times in a junior Sporter/cricketer life-dealing with their major growth spurt. Whilst the program continues to further develop all cricket fundamentals, it has a particular focus on developing all the skills required to play better. It teaches BATTING skills such as Alignment,force control, develops match strategy, game management and introduces Match preparation skills. There is also a focus on teaching effective practice, analysing competition performance and basic mental skills. Athletic development takes advantage of a number of training factors that are highly trainable at this time. Speed, Stamina, Suppleness, Strength and 3D Integration are all trained and developed as part of our Wave Program. The WAVE Program runs for 90 minutes on Thursday afternoons. THE WAVE PROGRAM 11-14/15 YEARS Training to Play Learning to Compete

Stab. (15%) Strength (15%) Skills (40%) 3D Integ. (5%) Mob/Stab (10%) Stamina (10%) Speed (10%) Skills (15%) 3D Integr. (10%) Suppleness (25%) Stamina (25%) Speed (25%) Speed (25%) Mob/Stab (15%) Speed (15%) CRICKET Skills and FSS (70%) Mobility / Stability (25%) Mobility / Stability (25%) Speed & FMS (75%) IDEAL TIME LINES : PROGRAM OVERVIEW Biological age (years) Vel Growth (cm/day) Strength (25%) One-on-one Coaching One-on-one Training Decide Pathway Practice (15%) Divide Boys & Girls

References : Canadian Golf LTAD playcricket.com.au/learn Dr. Istvan Balyi’s LTAD Resource Papers - Canada Titliest Performance Institute TIME “Inside the Adolescent Brain” (May 10, 2004) Mvg Peter Cantrell References : Canadian Golf LTAD playcricket.com.au/learn Dr. Istvan Balyi’s LTAD Resource Papers - Canada Titliest Performance Institute TIME “Inside the Adolescent Brain” (May 10, 2004) Mvg Peter Cantrell