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Opening Up Warwickshire Cricket Board Newsletter November 2015
Local cricket coach Alan Hyatt, of Kings Heath Cricket Club, has been hon-oured by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at its annual NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards (OSCAs).
Alan – who lives in Kings Heath has been a volunteer coach and member of Kings Heath CC for 20 years – joined England cricketers Eoin Morgan and Charlotte Edwards at the glittering awards ceremony at Lord’s where he was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Coaching award by former England captain and current Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss.
Andy Wyles, Club Cricket Development Officer of the Warwickshire Cricket Board, said: “Alan managed the youth cricket programme at Kings Heath for more than 10 years, and since stepping down from the role – three years ago – he has nurtured and developed new coaches to ensure that young cricketers get the best possible training in the game. “His efforts have ensured that Kings Heath Cricket Club has one of the biggest pools of coaches in the region and everyone who is involved in grassroots cricket in Birmingham and Warwickshire would agree that he is a very worthy winner. Congratulations to Alan.”
Alan was one of 12 winners at this thirteenth NatWest OSCAs ceremony, which forms part of the ECB’s volunteering pro-gramme that gives cricket clubs advice on educating, recruiting and rewarding volunteers.
Paying tribute to all winners, Matt Dwyer; ECB’s Director of Participation and Growth said: “All these winners play such a vital role in ensuring grassroots cricket across England and Wales continues to flourish.
“These fantastic awards are just one way to recognise their outstanding contribution to cricket and it was a great privilege to meet so many of the hard working volunteers at yesterday’s event. Congratulations to all the winners- you are the unsung he-roes of the game and your awards are richly deserved.”
Local cricket coach wins prestigious national award at NatWest OSCAs
Alan pictured with Director of cricket Andrew Strauss
To all Club Welfare Officers—places are still available on our Safe Hands Workshop on
Monday 2nd November for full details and to book go to page 4!!
Training and Development
Level 2 Coaching for Children
The WCB will be running a Level 2 Coaching Children Course at Edgbaston for anyone who will mainly be coaching children under
the age of 13. Places are still available, however, they are going quickly!!
Course Dates:
Day 1 – Sunday 15th November Introduction Day/First Aid Course - 10.ooam to 5.00pm
Day 2 – Sunday 22nd November Welcome to the Family/Coaches kitbag/Fixed Practice—10.00am to
5.00pm
Day 3 – Sunday 6th December How Players Learn/Physically/GBL—10.00am to 5.00pm
Day 4 – Sunday 13th December Integrated Practice/Variable Practices—10.00am to 5.00pm
Additional day – Assessment – TBC
If you would like to apply please click on the link and complete the Warwickshire Coach Education Application Form – CCC Autumn 2015 and return to Darren franklin, WCB, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7QU . If you have any questions/queries please contact: [email protected] or to visit our website http://www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk/level-2-coaching-children-courses/
Level 2 Coaching for Young People & Adults
This course looks at working with players who are over the age of 13 and have played cricket in the junior section for a number of
years, these player may be very experienced and play county level. This course will look into how to challenge these players. Plac-
es for this course are limited with only 18 places on the course available!
Course Dates:
Day 1 – Saturday 9th January 10.00am to 5.00pm
Day 2 – Saturday 16th January 10.00am to 5.00pm
Day 3 – Saturday 23rd January 10.00am to 5.00pm
Day 4 – Saturday 6th February 10.00am to 5.00pm
Additional day - Assessment – TBC
If you would like to apply please click on the link and complete the YPA Application Form and return to Darren franklin, WCB, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7QU . If you have any questions/queries please contact: [email protected] or to visit our website http://www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk/level-2-young-people-and-adult-courses/
Scorer’s Courses
Scorer’s Level 1 Scorer’s Level 1A Venue: Edgbaston Venue: Edgbaston Date: January 24th & 31st and February 7th 2016 Date: Sunday March 13th 2016 Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm. Total Cricket Scorer Venue: Edgbaston Date: Sunday March 13th 2016 Time: 10.00am-4.00pm. Registration for Level 1, 1A, and TCS can be made via the ECB ACO website at www.aco.ecb.co.uk and clicking on ‘find a course’. Enter ‘Warwickshire’ as the County and click on ‘search’ or contact Heather Vernon at [email protected]
District Cricket Restructure
Warwickshire Cricket Board has recently taken the decision to move from 6
districts to 4. This exciting new transition is to improve the quality and stand-
ard of cricket at youth level throughout the county. By doing this we are cre-
ating a more competitive environment for players to accelerate onto the
Development of Excellence performance ladder creating a closer gap be-
tween District and DOE cricket.
Our plans to professionalise district cricket is to achieve:
Greater concentration of playing talent
Greater identification for players with their district / nearest town or city
A higher standard of coaches
Competition for coaches working with performance players
More support and training for district coaches with a view to progress
Rationalisation of resources
District cricket will consist of the following four teams at Under 11s, 13s and 15s - Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and Warwick. These four dis-
trict teams will train throughout the winter and will play in a Whitsun and summer festival. WCB will also be running the current under 9s dis-
trict in all four districts and the possibility of an under 17s district week in the summer.
With the district structure moving to 4 areas, the Warwickshire Cricket Board is now looking for Managers and Coaches:
Managers
Warwickshire Cricket Board is now looking for an individual within each district team to manage the running of the team through the summer
and winter months. Having managers at each age group will align the district with county and will improve the management and running of
district cricket.
If you would like to apply for the role of Volunteer District Manager please complete the application form : District Manager Application
Coaches
Warwickshire Cricket Board is now looking for coaches to apply for the role of district coach with a view to professionalise district cricket within
the county. Within each District team (U11, U13, U15) there will be three coaches – one lead coach and two support coaches.
If you would like to apply for the role of District Coach please complete the application form: District Coach Application
Sponsorship
This exciting new transition to move from 6 District to 4 is to improve the quality and standard of cricket at youth level throughout the county.
By doing this we are creating a more competitive environment for players to accelerate onto the Development of Excellence performance lad-
der creating a closer gap between District and DOE cricket.
We are currently looking for valued supporters of youth cricket to sponsor the development of youth cricket in Warwickshire. We have a num-
ber of different packages which supporters can own throughout the 2015-2016 season. Please see the link attached for our various District
Cricket Sponsorship Package
For more information on the above please visit our website: www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk or contact Darren Frank-
lin: [email protected]
District Cricket—New Posts and Sponsorship
Did you see the Ben Stokes obstructing the field incident in the recent one day international between England and Australia?
What did you think? Would you have given the batsman out?
Ever wondered about the Laws of Cricket and wanted to know more?
Want to umpire either for your club or as a league registered umpire in senior or junior cricket?
Warwickshire County Association of Cricket Officials will be holding Level One umpiring courses in the county from January 2016
onwards. The course will help you qualify as an umpire and allow you to support the game in much needed and valued capacity.
Players of all ages always appreciate the presence of a fully qualified umpire to help the game run smoothly.
There is a choice of course to try and suit everyone who is interested with courses held on Saturday mornings (9.30am to 12
noon) and Monday evenings (7.15pm to 9.30pm) at Edgbaston as well as on Monday evenings (same time) in Bedworth. The
course lasts ten weeks and our team of experienced umpire tutors will take you through all the laws of cricket and help you to
qualify as a fully knowledgeable umpire for the 2016 season.
The Saturday course will start on Saturday 16th January and finish on Saturday 19th March 2016 with the Monday course starting
on Monday 18th January and finishing on Monday 21st March. 2016.
There is already a healthy demand for places on the courses so if you are interested please contact David Johnson who is the Warwickshire County Education Officer for umpiring via email: [email protected] or telephone: 07976 100473.
Umpire Courses in Warwickshire—2016
First Aid & Safe Hands Workshop
First Aid – Cost £15.00
Course 1 Monday 16th November 2015 5.45pm – 9.00pm Leamington CC, Arlington Avenue, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 5UG
If you wold like to apply for this course click on the link below: http://www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk/events/first-aid-and-life-support-for-cricket-coaches-leamington/
Course 2 Thursday 10th December 2015
5.45pm – 9.00pm Bedworth CC, Miners Welfare Park, Rye Piece, Ringway, Bedworth, CV12 8JH
If you would like to apply for this course click on the link below http://www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk/events/first-aid-and-life-support-for-cricket-coaches-bedworth/
If you have any questions/queries or to request an application form please contact: [email protected]
Safe Hands Workshop – Cost £35.00
The Safe Hands course is for designated Club Welfare Officers (CWO’s). The three course is advises Welfare Officers of the roles, requirements and responsibilities of child-safeguarding in clubs.
Monday 2nd November 2015 5.45pm—9.00pm Edgbaston Cricket Ground, (Executive Box)
If you would like to apply for this course click on the link: http://www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk/events/safe-hands-workshop-november-2015/
If you have any questions/queries please contact: [email protected]
Safeguarding Young Cricketers/DBS/WCB CA
WCB CA The Warwickshire Cricket Board Coaches Asso-ciation (WCB CA) is our support centre for War-wickshire affiliated qualified coaches. WCB CA will provide access to the latest thinking and ideas as well as contact with like-minded coaches.
Please see this small video from the ECB for why you should join the ECB and WCB CA http://www.ecb.co.uk/development/ecb-coaches-association or to go to the Warwickshire Cricket Board Coaches Associa-tion please click here
How do I become a member of the Warwickshire Cricket Coaches Association?
When joining the ECB CA, if you live in Warwickshire, you will automati-
cally be affiliated to the Warwickshire Coaches Association.
ECB CA annual membership is currently £30 by direct debit or £37 by
cheque.
Click here to go to the ECB website to download an application form.
Safeguarding Young Cricketers
The England and Wales Cricket Board is firmly and enthusiastically com-
mitted to continuing to provide an environment that is safe, welcoming
and friendly for children and for all people to enjoy the game of cricket.
Safeguarding in cricket is based upon providing an enjoyable environ-
ment that meets the needs and requirements of children.
A welcoming environment where children are asked for and are able to
offer their views and opinions (for example, about the game, training
sessions, or arrangements generally) is a safer environment, where chil-
dren feel more able to share concerns, and everyone feels more able to
challenge poor practice or behaviour.
If you are a CSW / level 2 coach and need to renew your Safeguarding
Young Cricketers certificate please email Darren Franklin
on [email protected] with the following details:
Full Name, DOB. Email, Address, Postcode and Contact number
You will then receive an email from [email protected] (check you junk
mail) which will provide you with a password to your own e-learning
portal where you can complete the safeguarding young cricketers mod-
ule online. This will stay in date for 3 years. At which point you will have
to renew the certificate again.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring) checks and ECB vetting
The England and Wales Cricket Board is firmly and enthusiastically com-
mitted to continuing to provide an environment that is safe, welcoming
and friendly for children and for all people to enjoy the game of cricket.
Safeguarding in cricket is based upon providing an enjoyable environ-
ment that meets the needs and requirements of children.
Like all organisations working with children, the organisation (the club,
league, panel or other setting) has safeguarding responsibilities con-
ferred upon it by legislation and guidance. One such is to have “safe
recruitment practices for individuals who…will work regularly with chil-
dren, including policies on when to obtain a criminal records check”.
This Guidance is available here: Guidance on Roles in Cricket that Re-
quire a Vetting Check
To obtain a DBS application form, please contact GB Group (Formerly
TMG) on 0845 251 3000 or Click here to request an application pack
For more details please following this link: http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/
safeguarding-and-protecting-children/disclosure-and-barring-checks-
and-ecb-vetting
10 Easy Steps to your application:
Warwickshire Youth Competitions Roadshows
We are looking to receive your feedback and insight on the 2015 season before we move ahead with our plans for 2016. In order to solicit this we have arranged a series of Roadshows as listed below. If you have coached or managed a junior team and have some views please come along:
Wednesday 11th November 7.00pm—9.00pm Meeting Room 1, Main Stand, Edgbaston Stadium, B5 7QU Wednesday 18th November 7.00pm – 9.00pm Bedworth CC, Miners Welfare Park, Bedworth, CV12 8NT Wednesday 25th November 7.00pm – 9.00pm Coleshill CC, Park Road, Coleshill, B46 3LE Please note this session will include some input from a grant funding expert – so you may wish to pass this onto your clubs expert.
Wednesday 2nd December 7.00 – 9.00pm Kenilworth Wardens CC Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth CV 8 2 AL.
The primary aim of these meetings from a WCB point of view, is to listen to the views of clubs. There are many positives that come from the programme, close on a 1000 games played in 20 competitions with lots and lots of children playing. However, its always important to take account of change and how we can improve things for clubs and players alike. If you intend to come along please let us know via [email protected]. If you cannot attend we would be grateful for any written feedback you may have.
To book your FREE place contact Peter Wreford, ASCL Secretary: [email protected] or 07971 877965
Dates for November
Monday 2nd Safe-Hands course for Club Welfare Officers at Edgbaston Wednesday 11th Club Roadshow, Edgbaston Monday 16th First Aid course at Leamington Tuesday 17th Umpires Association Meeting at Edgbaston Wednesday 18th Club Roadshow, Bedworth and Captaincy Workshop at Solihull Municipal Thursday 19th: Street Chance Awards at the Oval Wednesday 25th WCL AGM and Club Roadshow at Coleshill
Contact Us
WCB
The County Ground
Edgbaston
Birmingham B5 7QU
0121 446 3615
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Ed McCabe
General Manager
Angela Durndell
Office Manager
Andy Wyles
Clubs & Leagues
Darren Franklin
Training & Development
Danny Maskell
Schools
Eaton Gordon
Community & Participation
Alex Roslyn
Development & Retention Coach
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www.warwickshirecricketboard.co.uk
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