Summer School – Youth Coaching

Revised Coaching Schedule

 

It is our intention to run a ‘Summer School’ in July and August this year for our young players and the details are below;-

 

Daily sessions will be from 10.30am to 12.30pm (weather permitting) commencing on Wednesday 16 July and continuing until Thursday 28 August.

 

Every Tuesday – Under 15 year olds.

Every Wednesday – Under 13 year olds.

Every Thursday – Under 11 year olds.

 

Players should only come on the day of their age group. Ranjit Pande will be in charge of these sessions and a small charge of £1.50 per session will be made on each day to allow for an assistant coach to be present. These sessions are open to non-members.

 

Given the additional morning sessions, the evening coaching schedule will be amended as follows from Wednesday 16 July as follows:

 

Monday evenings 7pm-8.30pm  - Under 11 year olds

Tuesday evenings 7pm-8.30pm  - Under 13 year olds

Wednesday evenings 7pm-8.30pm – Under 15 year olds

 

There will be no charge for the evening sessions and are for club members only. Under 15’s are also welcome to attend senior practice on a Monday night but there will be no formal coaching on Monday evenings for U15’s.

 

 

 

This page of the website is dedicated to our youth section. All youth team (U11's, U13's, U15's and U17's )players can check this page for updates on practice times, match times, match results and match reports as I hope to post updated information on a regular basis.

Please note there will be no youth coaching on Monday 5 May (Bank Holiday)

Regular Practice Nights are 7pm to 8.30pm

The coaching nights for different age group are as follows:

Monday : Under 15 and Under 11
Wesley Best, Ranjit Pande, Denver Pearson, Bruce Topping

Tuesday : Under 13
Wesley Best, Ranjit Pande

Wednesday: Under 13 and Under 11
Wesley Best, Ranjit Pande

Thursday : Under 15
Bruce Topping, Denver Pearson, Ranjit Pande

 

Junior Outdoor Practice:

Practice will commence on Monday 21 April for all youth teams. on the first night we will be letting you know our plans for the summer and how and when practices will be run. We hope to improve the quality of coaching available to all our underage players and much work has already been done during the winter. All parents are welcome to attend the fist practice night for more information.

Bruce Topping

12 April 2008

Latest News :

At the end of last season, the executive committee of the club agreed to set up a "Cricket Development" sub-committee with the the remit of improving our coaching setup for under age players. The committee currently consists of Bruce Topping, Wesley Best and Denver Pearson and has achieved the following to date:

  1. Produced a written long term youth development plan.
  2. Produced a formal Child Protection Policy.
  3. Adopted formal child protection procedures.
  4. Wesley and Denver have applied to attend their level 1 ECB coaching course and should be qualified by the start of the season.
  5. Bruce and Ranjit are already qualified coaches.
  6. Phil Weir has been appointed as the clubs Child Liaison Officer.
  7. The club adopted a formal Child Protection Statement at the AGM to be included in the club rules.

During the season we intend to concentrate on providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all our underage players.

Please watch this space for further news in the coming months.

Jan 2008

Youth Team Cup Draws

Colts Cup - Portadown away (winner plays Woodvale at home)
Graham Cup - Ards away (winner plays Instonians or Holywood)
Banoge U13 Cup - Cliftonville away (winner plays Donaghcloney or Armagh)
Quoile U11 Cup - Saintfield away (already in second round)

22 Jan 2008

Youth team fixtures have now been added. Click here for details.
We have full set of youth team league and cup fixtures to fulfil. If any parents would be willing to assist in transporting players to these matches please contact Wesley Best, Denver Pearson or Bruce Topping.

29 March 2008