The Carina Cricket Club Coaches and Managers Information Session 2014/15

Session Outline 1.The Carina Cricket Club why we are here and our philosophy on kids participating in cricket, i.e. it is about having fun!! T20 Blast 2.General team management parents and players 3.Use of club facilities training nets, club kits, club house 4.Game day checklist (this is a requirement for insurance) 5.Coaching and Training make sure it is fun Level 1 coaching course 6.Game day set up, umpiring, scoring, ringing in the scores and general running of the game 7.Rule Changes for Season 2014/15 EDJCA BEARS 8.My Cricket entering results and managing teams (this will become your best friend and give the players some great stats to keep looking at) Making sure all your details in My Cricket are correct as this enable QLD Cricket to give you some goodies 9.Season events Xmas BBQ and End of Full Season Presentation Day.

The Carina Cricket Club The Carina Cricket Club are currently experiencing a period of sustained growth due to the ever increasing popularity of cricket in Brisbane particularly as the Australian test team will battle for the ashes this summer. Background of the Carina Cricket Club The Carina Cricket Club is the junior club within the Mater Hill Cricket Club. Mater Hill was formed in 1975 and as the club grew it then merged with the Eagles Cricket Club. The Carina Cricket Club has continued to grow and now has over 200 children playing cricket in the local cricket competitions and development games. Player Development and Enjoyment The Carina Cricket Club provides a fun and competitive environment for boys and girls to enjoy the great team sport of cricket. Our club introduces the sport to children from the age of 5 in our Milo In2Cricket and T20 Blast program and offers club cricket from U9’s through U12’s in the EDJCA (Eastern Districts Junior Cricket Association) competition and U13’s upwards in the BEARS (Bayside East and Redlands Cricket Association) competition. We are a participation based club that aims to engender mateship, responsibility, community spirit and physical health within our players and the wider community. We provide a safe and caring environment where individual players can maximize and develop individual talents while enjoying the benefits of a working in a team environment. This strategic plan, developed by the Carina Cricket Committee, sets out the goals along with the necessary strategies to achieve the Carina Cricket Club vision which we are currently in the last year of that 3 year plan. But it needs updating Strategic Statement

General Team Management –Players are there to learn and have fun but must be respectful of other players, coaches and managers. –Get Parents involved, give them jobs to do like assisting at training, helping get players ready on the sideline. –Communication is the key –Here is a suggested resource at Coaches Cricket AustraliaCoaches Cricket Australia –And for those that have seen it before I can’t miss this which is a highly recommended suggestions of what not to do is thisthis

Use of Club Facilities Training facilities for the Carina Cricket Club Access to cricket nets at Clem Jones Centre and Whites Hills Training equipment in the shed near the Clem Jones Centre nets Hockey fields and athletics track, check the training schedule as there are tight restrictions on these fields use. Kit bags Always lay out the kits before the game and check it when packing it up, inevitably too many people going into the kit bag means things get lost. Assign this job to a parent on game day and at training. Club House – Committee meetings and other events.

Game Day Checklist The Game Day checklist is a requirement for insurance purposes JLT provide the coverJLT This is real and you shouldn’t think it won’t happen to you!!

Coaches and Training The best thing that you can do at training is to make it fun Make activities competitive – how many catches in a row, team v team Don't let the players have downtime, try and keep them all occupied all of the time Plan your sessions Don’t over complicate drills and sessions If they don’t get it at first don’t persist and insist as they will in their own time Resources are available on the Carina Cricket Club website and other sites – Training session guidelines Have a Go and Have a Game session outlines EDJCA Junior Coaching guide and online resources Know the rules

Game Day Setup –Game day checklist as described previously –Get there well before the start of the game –Home team sets up the field, the rules explain how to do this, field markers, length of the pitch –Wet Weather – coaches/managers on both sides need to make a call in the absence of any official cancellation Scoring –Understand the rules –Have a list from the coach of the batters and bowlers nameslist –Don’t forget to ring in results –Have a good cup of coffee handy or someone that can get it for you! Umpiring –Understand the rules –Get the signals right for the scorers

Rule changes EDJCA – Current rule provision to allow children to move forward up to 1m to be given greater emphasis. – Statements to be added to current rules emphasing the focus on positive play, regardless to game result and directing coaches to avoid negative play. – U9’s: Umpires to place tees either side of pitch. Balls that land outside tees are declared dead & umpire calls to batsman “Tee Ball is live and count down from 3”. If ball is wide on right of pitch, batsman much hit ball off tee on right. Batsman can be dismissed from a ball hit off the tee. The original wide ball is not scored as a wide, it is effectively dead. Any runs (or wickets) from the tee shot are scored. Balls off tee are to be hit forward, batsman is not allowed to turn around and hit behind the wicket. Batsmen to be encouraged to play straight. – u10’s: Batsmen swap ends after 2 wides or unplayable balls. – U11 & u12 rules for the game to end once a result is achieved, the game ends (as per ‘real’ cricket) which is contradictory with EDJCA’s stated policy of maximising participation for all players. Change the rules so that the full allocation of overs is played each day regardless of the result. – Umpires on field may provide ‘guidance’ to all players at the break between overs. Umpires may not ‘captain’ the team or set fields, Addenda to rule to be added to clarify this distinction. BEARS –Spinners to allowed to bowl 10 overs straight

My Cricket

Season Events Committee meetings (more help is needed), in particular roles that will need to be handed over in coming years, Equipment Coordinator, Uniform Coordinator, Sponsorship Coordinator and then the core committee roles will need help. Xmas party End of Seasons Trophy day Other events throughout the season organised through QLD Cricket

Other Those that are old hands around the club is there anything else that needs to be said? If not then make sure you have fun, ask for help!!!