1. Reward Ownership Leadership Excellence

2. Programme in its 6th year 740 Young Leaders completed the programme
About the Programme
Programme in its 6th year
740 Young Leaders completed the programme
16,000 volunteering hours completed
Kent OSCA winner in 2011 and 2012
ECB National OSCA winner 2012, runner-up 2011
Pro-Active London Awards short listed (amongst 3) for Community Project of the year 2013
Sport and Recreation Alliance Youth Project of the Year 2015
Recognised with Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award 2016

3. What is the Young Leaders in cricket award
Who is involved
What are the objectives
The courses
What your club and the Young Leader will get out of it
Role of the club/school co-ordinator
Next steps
Questions

5. Programme
Has been developed with the aim of providing quality courses to potential young leaders.
Approved by the England and Wales Cricket Board and will be administered by the Local District (Area) Development Group.
A pioneering initiative for retaining young people in cricket.
The programme is run by volunteers
We ask for a small contribution of £40 towards the running costs from participants

6. Purpose
To give the opportunity for Young People between the age of 14 and 16, to acquire skills and competency in leadership that will allow them to volunteer within the community of their cricket club and/or school.
To retain young people between u14-u15 (Year 9 &10) in cricket as a sport by investing quality time and resources into a specialised programme.

7. Benefit to Young Person
Cricket leadership skills.
Improved understanding of the positive impact coaching can have.
Qualifications and life skills.
Role model to younger members of the school.
Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
University Personal Statement and/or CV.
Community Sports Leadership and Sports Leaders UK award in Junior Sports Leadership.

8. Benefits to Club
Engages the year old age group and draws in their parents or guardians into club life
Creates a cohort of volunteers for the club from the young people
Provides young officials, match managers, groundsman helpers
Frees up adult volunteers for other functions at the club
Instils the ethos of volunteering at the club
Closer club/school links
Demonstrates the wider role of the cricket club in the community and cricket as a socially inclusive sport.

9. Modules ECB Activators module . 2 x 3 hours course
ECB Scoring and umpiring. 3 hour course
I of G Groundmanship. 2 hour course
First Aid hour course
Courses to run from March through to May 2017

10. ECB Activators Award - Content
Module 1
What to coach skills
Coaching activities/games
Pass and move
Relay catching
Basic batting and bowling
How to coach skills
Provide instructions and explanations
Provide demonstration
Organize
Warm-up and cool-down
Establish and maintain a fun and safe environment

11. ECB Activators Award - Content
Module 2
What to coach skills
Continuous/non stop cricket
Quick runs and safe catching
Pairs cricket
How to coach skills
Build rapport/relationships
Keep it safe
Make it fun
Organize
Adapt sessions to individuals

13. ECB ACO Young Officials Course
Young Umpires Course
Roles and Responsibilities, Preparation, the Playing Area, Positioning and Signals, methods of Dismissal, LBW, Extras and Injured Players
Young Scorers Course –
Roles and Responsibilities , Preparation
Symbols and Signals, The Scorebook

15. Institute of Groundmanship course
Understand the tools and machinery used for effective maintenance of sports pitches
Maintenance and inspections
Safety
Use
How to read a pitch
SETTING OUT AND MARKING OUT
Pitches and squares - practical

17. First Aid Awareness
Assessing an incident – arrival at the scene, dealing with casualties, contacting the emergency services, prioritise first aid treatment.
Wounds and bleeding – Treatment of minor injuries and nose bleeds.
Recognition and treatment of – A casualty that is unconscious and breathing normally (recovery position). A casualty that is unconscious and not breathing normally (CPR). AED awareness.

18. Examples of volunteering – 20 hours minimum required, it is recommended to volunteer in as many aspects of the running of the game as you can.
Umpiring
Scoring
Pitch preparation and ground maintenance
Coaching
Warm up
Managing teams
Kit management
Results management
Fund raising

19. Young Leaders Fund Raising module
We will be encouraging all leaders to embark on a fund raising project for this year. Your target will be £40 per leader.
You can work in a team, for your club or on your own to achieve your target.
Funds raised will be ploughed back into the programme to ensure future generations benefit from the programme.
Excellent achievement to have on your CV.
An insight into how your club raises money to sustain cricket.

20. Young Leaders Fund Raising module examples
Leaders embarked on a number of projects to raise funds including:
Sponsored for runs scored, wickets taken, catches and other significant milestones (Hat-tricks, five wicket hauls and 50’s)
Cake sales, car washing, club projects, scratch cards ..the list is endless!

21. Award/Reward for Young Person as a volunteer
ECB Activators Certificate of attendance. (upon completion of volunteering 10 hours)
vCricket rewards – ECB vCricket polo shirt , volunteering certificate and invite to Lords (upon completion of volunteering minimum 20 hours)
IOG certificate
ACO certificate.
First Aid certificate of attendance.
Fund raising certificate

22. ECB Young Leaders Award Qualifications
Can be used as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme
Contributes to Community Sports Leadership and Sports Leaders UK award in Junior Sports Leadership.
Can be referenced to as part of University Personal Statement and CV.
Employers are 75% more likely to employ an individual that has participated in community volunteering than not.

23. Summary – Benefits
Will provide the necessary tools to improve your own game. Pathway to level 1 in coaching or officiating
Skills and competency to volunteer – confidence.
Qualifications recognized at National Level.
By volunteering at your club and/or your school, you will give more children the chance to play matches and receive quality coaching.
To give something back to the wider community.
An achievement that can make a real difference on your Personal Statement for University or C.V.
Invitation from the ECB to attend an award ceremony at an iconic venue.

24. The Pledge Your Club/School will:
In conjunction with the (Your District) District Cricket, arrange for each Young Leader to undertake the ECB Young Leaders’ Award, First Aid, Scorers and Umpires and Institute of grounds man courses, as appropriate.
Ensure all Young Leaders co-manage matches with a responsible CRB checked adult.
The Young Leader will:
Attend each course, notifying the course provider of any delay or absence within good time.
Volunteer at each level for at least twenty hours within the same season and complete fund raising target of £40.
As a Young Leader, continue to be a role model to younger cricketers and an ambassador for the school in the wider community.
Record all volunteering activity where appropriate and return to club co-ordinator in timely fashion 
Parents will:
Ensure their son/daughter attends each course, notifying the course provider of any delay or absence within good time.
Ensure their son/daughter promptly attends each volunteering activity for
Ensure their son/daughter records all volunteering activity where appropriate and returns to school co-ordinator in timely fashion

25. Working with the clubpay site

26. Role of coordinator at Your Club/School
Select/Identify young people to be invited
Issue letter of invitation
Obtain pledges
Inform steering group of those signed up and liaise for course dates
Inform YL’s of course dates they are booked on
Allocate volunteering sessions within school/club
Sign off volunteering recorded hours

27. Presentation at Lords on Monday 3rd October 2016

28. Questions