Stalbridge Cricket Club

Junior Cricket Newsletter 2013

Dear Parent / Young Cricketer

Junior cricket coaching and practice sessions for the 2013 season soon begin again in The Park, and will start (weather permitting!) on the following dates:

Under-9s
(yrR - yr4) Sunday 21^st April                  10.30am – 12.00         and every Sunday

Under-11s     
(yrs 5,6)          Wednesday 17^th April           6.15pm – 8.00pm       and every Wednesday

Under-13s     
(yrs 7,8)          Monday 15^th April                 6.15pm – 8.00pm       and every Monday

Under-15s     
(yrs 9,10)        Monday 15^th April                 6.15pm – 8.00pm       and every Monday

Even if the weather is poor, we can still use the first outdoor sessions to sort out membership and registration. However, don’t worry if you cannot come to the first sessions, everybody is welcome to join in at any stage, and even if the sessions are not at a convenient time for your family, please let us know as you can still be involved in the Club.

A 2013 membership form is enclosed. If you would like to join the Club this season, please complete your form and return it to one of the Club’s Junior Coaches/Managers at the sessions in the Park, along with your membership fee. This fee is payable by May 5^th and will cover all outdoor supervised coaching and practice sessions for 2013. The membership subscription for the under-11, under-13,and under-15 age groups will be £12.00 including a free practice ball to keep for use during Club sessions. For the under-9s and below the membership subscription will be £8.00.

Teams for the Under-9s, -11s, -13s and -15s begin their North Dorset Cricket Association league matches from April also, and full SCC fixture cards will be available shortly (in the meantime, full fixture lists are on the club website www.stalbridgecc.co.uk). This year, based on our assessment of the probable numbers of players in each age group, we will be running one under-9 team, two under-11 teams, two under-13 teams and one under-15 team.

Team managers for 2013 are shown below. The Club has eight Level 1 or UKCC1 qualified ECB Coaches, two UKCC2 Coaches and one ECB Club Level Coach, and all of our junior coaches/managers have undertaken Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks as to their suitability to work with young people.

Under-11 Outlaws                
Matt Coleman (Team manager)         01963 364463 / 07855 417082

Under-11 Pirates                  
Colin Moore   (Team manager)          01963 364251 / 07731 634206

Under-13 Reds                     
Steve Yeo       (Team manager)                                      07708 262855

Under-13 Blues                    
Matt Chant     (Team manager)          01963 363757 / 07977 562352

Under-15s
Phil Calcott    (Team manager)          01258 820759 / 07966 135542

Clubmark Accreditation

Stalbridge CC is an ECB Clubmark Accredited cricket club, meaning that SCC has been judged by the ECB to operate its junior section according to important core standards. This includes providing a good quality cricket programme for young people in line with ‘Safe Hands’, the ECB’s Welfare of Young People in Cricket Policy. It also means that the Club has adopted written policies on issues such as child protection, equity, accidents & incidents, and codes of conduct for players, coaches, volunteers, club officials and parents – some of which we are required to distribute with membership details! This accreditation is important for the Club and its members – it is about doing what we do in the correct way, but it also enables the Club increased access to funding opportunities from the ECB.                       

Club Kit

Stalbridge Cricket Club playing shirts, caps, leisure and training wear are available to junior members, and are similar to those worn by the senior teams. This is available in junior sizes and can be bought online at the Club’s website www.stalbridgecc.co.uk

‘Chance to Shine’ at Stalbridge Primary School

Following the Club’s involvement last year at Stalbridge Primary School, in 2013 we will again be providing a coaching programme in the school, to be delivered by the Club’s coaches. This forms part of the North Dorset Cricket Association’s ECB ‘Chance to Shine’ scheme, which will see similar coaching taking place in other primary schools in the district. The intention will be that any children who wish to follow on from this introduction to cricket will find it an easy next step to become involved with Stalbridge CC sessions on Sunday mornings.

SCC Website, Facebook & Twitter 

Don’t forget you can keep up to date via the website, at www.stalbridgecc.co.uk

We have recently upgraded the site, and the new site is much more interactive than the old site allowing for extra functions such as event notification and team selection. To get the best out of the site it is helpful if members are registered, so please register by following the on-screen instructions (click on ‘register’ in the left-hand menu bar). To cut down on admin workload, we aim to use the site as much as possible to keep people informed of Club activities, so get registered now!!

You can also follow the Club on Twitter and on Facebook.

SCC Lottery Bonus Ball

This is a vital source of fundraising for the Club. For those who may not know, you can play by paying £1 per week for a number between 1 & 49. Each week, the person holding the number matching that which is drawn out as the Bonus Ball in the National Lottery wins £25.00, with the rest of the money raised going to the Club. It’s a good way to support the Club, with the chance of also winning a few quid back!

There are currently a few spare numbers, so if you are able to buy a number or know somebody who is, contact Colin at colin@stalbridgecc.co.uk. (The minimum period for taking part is 6 months @ £26)

Shop online and raise free funds for SCC! 

The Club is now registered with Easyfundraising.org.uk, so that members and supporters can raise money for the Club simply by linking through our website to popular online retailers, such as Amazon, ebay, Argos and M&S. 

Over 3000 retailers will donate up to 15% of the cost of your shopping to the Club and it won't cost you a penny more to shop via easyfundraising.org.uk than by logging on direct to the retailer site. 

Simply by making this one small change to your shopping habits, you could make a big difference to Stalbridge Cricket Club! See the website for more details or if you have any questions or feedback please contact John Arter (arter_jr@yahoo.co.uk) or Phil Calcott (phil.c@tinyworld.co.uk).

It only remains for us to wish everybody an enjoyable spring and summer – hopefully with lots of warm sunny weather! We look forward to your involvement with the Club in 2013.

Stalbridge Cricket Club, Junior Sub-committee