Juniors Season 2011/12 Information
INFORMATION BULLETIN – SEASON 2011/12
Welcome to Blackburn Cricket Club for season 2011/12.
I am delighted to have you playing with us and can’t wait for the season to begin.
The Club is looking forward to continuing your cricketing development and offering a great season of Cricket, friendship and competition.
Our Junior section has some great leaders on and off the field and has again employed Bryan Reid a Level 3 Accredited Cricket Coach who has International experience and about as much knowledge about the game of cricket one man can have. I know he is looking forward to passing on his knowledge to our members and coaches again this season.
Following is some information detailing everything there is to know at this stage, our Junior Club Handbook has further information, policies and guidelines for season 2011/2012
Pre-Season Dates and Times @Morton Park for U12,14,16,
Under 10 Information on Pages below.
Training Times;
Under 12 – 9am -10:30am.
Under 14 & U16 – 10:30am -12midday
Dates; All wet weather cancellations will be emailed and posted on clubs website.
Saturday September 3rd
Saturday September 10th
Saturday September 17th
Saturday September 24th
Season Launch:
Sunday October the 2nd - Intra Club Match, BBQ, Teams Named (if ready). Merchandise Stall. Times to be Advised.
Match Dates for U12s, U14s and U16s
(U10s fixture to be advised)
Please note that the match dates below are preliminary and your team manager will
Communicate the final dates as they come to hand.
Round 1. 8th October 2011
Round 2. 15th Oct & Oct 22nd 2011
Round 3. 29th Oct & 5th Nov 2011
Round 4. 12th Nov & 19th Nov 2011
Round 5. 26th Nov & 3rd Dec 2011
Round 6. 10th Dec & 17th Dec 2011
**************Break for Christmas**************
Round 7. 28th Jan 2012
Round 8. 4th Feb & 11th Feb 2012
Round 9. 18th Feb & 25th Feb 2012
Semi & Grand Final dates (to be confirmed)
Fixtures
Fixtures are yet to be released and will be circulated immediately published via email, BCC Website and MyCricket, once published by the BHRDCA Junior Section Manager. Expected late September.
We are fielding 13 junior sides, which will leave the following breakdown of grounds and grading.
Age group Grading Ground Day of play
- Under 10 Black, ~ Non competitive
- Under 10 Red, ~ Non competitive Morton Park Friday evening
- Under 10 White, ~ Non competitive Morton Park Friday evening
- Under 12 A, ~ Morton Park Saturday morning
- Under 12 B, ~
- Under 12 C, ~
- Under 12 Black, ~ Ballyshannessy Friday evening
- Under 12 Red, ~
- Under 14 A, ~ Morton Park Saturday morning
- Under 14 C ~ Ballyshannessy Reserve Saturday morning
- Under 14 ~ Ballyshannessy Friday evening
- Under 16 A, ~ Morton Park Saturday morning
- Under 16 C, ~ Morton Park Saturday morning
For Saturday morning cricket, please ensure you are at your required ground at 8:00am sharp. Friday night games commence at 5pm and you need to be at your ground by 4:30pm. This will ensure enough time for a correct and substantial warm up for the contest of the game ahead.
Training
Regular Season Training will begin for:
Under 10’s - Monday 10th October at
Under 12’s – Monday 3rd October at 5:30pm-7pm at Morton Park – some teams may move to 6pm-7:30pm when the days become longer, Coach and Manager will instruct if this is the case for your team.
Under 14’s & Under 16’s – Wednesday 5th October at 5:30pm-7pm at Morton Park - some teams may move to 6pm-7:30pm when the days become longer, Coach and Manager will instruct if this is the case for your team
All training is then run every week on your allotted night and time, except Monday 1st November is Cancelled due to Melbourne Cup Carnivals. No training over Christmas Holidays, training will resume in late Jan early Feb, email notification will alert you of the required date.
Under 10 Cricket.
Under 10 Cricket is a non competitive development cricket fixture for players coming out of the introductory programs such as Milo In2 Cricket. It is designed to familiarize beginners with the concept of 'teams' and club interaction, while ensuring full participation in a safe environment.
A light-weight synthetic ball is used to reduce the chance of injury for those not accustomed to confronting the leather cricket ball. Scoring is optional and there are no winners or losers.
Games will begin in October and are held on Friday nights (5:15 til dark around 7:30 pm) until early March, with the customary Christmas break. Teams will be rotated through Morton Park Home games to try and get everyone a “good go” on the home of suburban cricket Morton Park.
The under 10 program has proved very successful in introducing boys and girls into the junior
competitive ranks and we will be fielding 3 under 10 sides in the coming season. 13 players a team.
The success of this competition relies on the parent involvement. I need a minimum of 2
parents to “coach” each of the 3 sides. If you have any experience with the rules of cricket or
coaching other sports or are just prepared to assist in making the program a fun and successful environment for the kids to learn and prepare for competitive cricket, please contact me ASAP.
Below is some key dates for preparing for Season 2011-2012.
- Saturday September 17th 10am-11am Morton Park – Merchandise & Uniform Stall will be open and I will be available for any questions and input. All new players can pick up their Free Playing Cap, Training Shirt and Club Junior Handbook if they have not done already. Compulsory Playing Shirts will be available for purchase for $28. All other Club merchandise will also be available to purchase, to view our Clubs range of stock, visit www.blackburn.org.au Club Shop.
- Monday September 19th – I will send out an email asking for players to nominate their friend/teammates for this season. The Club try’s extremely hard to give everyone their preferences, but as you can imagine, it may not be possible in some cases.
- Monday September 26th 7pm Morton Park- Coaches and Managers Meeting, will get all coaches and managers together and sort out final team lists for the season. Hand out resource packs, team kits and First Aid kits, also run over Rules and Guidelines of Under 10 cricket. And set out a training plan for optimal use of B.P.S
- Monday October 10th 5:30pm-6:30pm Blackburn Primary School – First Training, group off into your teams and coaches and start batting, bowling, fielding and throwing.
- Monday October 17th 5:30pm-6:30pm Blackburn Primary School – 2nd Training, Intra Club Matches, Get familiarised with the Under 10 format, this is hugely beneficial for both players and coaches as majority of both are new to Under 10’s.
- Season Starts – Date to be Advised, Training continues on Mondays throughout Season.
- Season Finishes- Fixture will end in last Friday in February. Blackburn CC Under 10 Carnival at Morton Park first Friday in March.
Rebel Sport Deal
Our club has been selected to participate in the new Rebel loyalty ‘Support Your Sport Program’. Under this program, our club can earn 5% of your purchases at Rebel Sport as in store credit to spend on our sports program.
All you need to do is go into any Rebel Sport Store and join ‘
Thanks for your support.
Training and match Attire
At Blackburn CC we expect all our players to be attired according to the traditions of the game
and the local rules. Those dressed like a team play as a team. This means the following:
Training
New Under 10 players will be issued with a free training shirt upon payment of subscriptions, and these are expected to be worn at every training session. If you cannot wear yours for some
reason, an all white shirt will do. Cricket shoes or predominately white runners must be worn
to training and matches. And ideally BCC shorts or black shorts or tracksuit pants (white or dark blue, black permitted).
Brightly coloured board shorts, jeans, belts and chains are NOT permitted.
Matches
White long pants, BCC white club shirts (long or short sleeved). Shirts should be tucked in. Cricket Shoes or White runners (predominantly) , plain white jumpers or with black and red piping (sleeves or sleeveless), headwear – BCC caps (a free cap is issued to all new players on payment of subscriptions) or White floppy hats or ‘Greg Chappell’ style wide brimmed hats.
Coloured clothing, non-white runners and non-BCC baseball style caps are in breach of
BHRDCA rules – the club could attract fines and are contrary to Club policy.
Please observe the above guidelines.
Purchasing Merchandise
Merchandise will be for sale on Saturday September 3rd 10am-11am, 1st pre-season.
Other dates will be advised prior to the commencement of the season. If we do not hold your size in stock you will need to fill out an order form and we will order the merchandise from the supplier. All stock can be viewed at BCC Website Club Shop
.
Sun smart Policy
The Club will again adopt a sensible policy to ensure player protection from the Sun.
Sunscreen will be available with all team managers, but players are asked to apply sunscreen
at home before coming to cricket. Drinks breaks are compulsory but players will also be
encouraged to drink when possible throughout match days.
A no cap/hat, no play policy will also apply, so please have your hats with you at all times.
Rules at Training
1 Do not operate equipment (particularly the bowling machine) unless you have
permission and have been trained in its use.
2 Be aware of others and keep a safe distance from the practice nets and bowling
machine.
3 Look after all equipment used including the Club kits and other player’s personal
equipment, and your own.
4 Follow instructions from coaches, senior players and assisting parents at all
times.
5 Above all, have fun and enjoy learning the skills of the game.
Junior Coaches 20011/12
Under 16- Ian Rayner, Mick Gregory, Vic Fallon & Peter Turnley
Under 14 – Glen Mahoney, Colin McKenzie, Scott Hamilton, Anthony Smith, Matt Yeo & Mark Fitzpatrick
Under 12 – Scott Hubber, Konrad Sund, Jack Murphy, John Hope, Marty Quinlan, Andrew Moore, John Dimattina & …………………..
Under 10 – Jason Hugo & …………………….
We still require further coaches, managers and net captains!!
I only need 1 more Under 12 Friday Coach, and 2-5 Under 10 coaches.
If any other parents would like to become involved in coaching or managing a team please contact me ASAP. The more coaches we have on board the better cricket experience your child will receive!
BCC has invested in the quality of coaching required at junior level by funding the attendance
of our coaches in Cricket
will continue for all those taking up junior coaching roles in future, be they senior players or
mums and dads of juniors.
The next local Level 1 course is Sunday October 9th, at Whitefriars Collge, we already have 6 Coaching staff attending this course this year.
Parental Involvement
We always encourage families to watch their children play, as it gives the kids great reward
for their efforts and creates a positive atmosphere around the teams. In addition, any
volunteer time that can be devoted towards the following pursuits is greatly appreciated:
Team Managers – One or two parents per junior team are required to perform this task.
Responsibilities would include: overseeing scoring, completing the online match data entry at
the conclusion of each home game, preparing drinks, ensuring the equipment kits are
complete and packed away properly at the end of play, encouraging players to watch and
support the team while batting, and generally encouraging team spirit and co-operation.
Net Captains – The purpose of the net captain’s role is to further enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness of net training, allowing the coaches to further develop with players and
their techniques. The net captain is there to provide the fluency and safety of players participating and rotating through the fundamentals of batting and bowling. Making sure that all
players have a bat and a bowl, and to also liaise with coaches in what a player has done
what.
Other Assistance – All parents must make themselves available to the roster for their child’s team. Transport to and from away grounds, support of Club social functions,
support of fundraising activities.
Please let me know if you can help in any of these areas 0457 321 047
Reggie Kunst
Junior Section Manager
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