Challow & Childrey Cricket Club

CHALLOW & CHILDREY CRICKET CLUB

Youth Registration for 2017 season

Registration night will take place on Friday 21st April between 5.30pm – 7.30pm. If you cannot make this date then don't worry as we will be accepting postal registration forms to the following address:-

Vicarage Hill
East Challow

Wantage
Oxfordshire

OX12 9RR

We would like to encourage the use of postal registration as this spreads out the whole registrations process for us over a period of weeks rather than just over one. Please note: we cannot accept cash via postal registrations; we can only accept cheques via this method. Should you wish to pay cash, you will need to attend the Registration Evening in person.

Please ensure that you have completed a separate Youth Registration Form for each child along with the appropriate fee. Cheques should be made payable to “CCCC”. Please also note that for some age groups we may have to limit numbers in order to meet coaching ratios.

We will notify all postal registrations by email to confirm that we have received their registration form, payment and that their child has been registered. Please ensure your email address is clear on the registration form.

Youth Training Details

To be held on a Friday evening starting Friday 28th April and will run until Friday 21st July. We may add on extra weeks at the end of July if training is cancelled due to bad weather.

Age Group / School Years / Training Time / Lead Coach(es)
Under 9 / 1, 2, 3 & 4 / 4:30-5:30 / Mark Roche
Under 10 & 11 / 5 & 6 / 5:30-6:30 / Nigel Hill/Joe Harris
Under 13 / 7 & 8 / 6:45-8:00 / Ryan Gordon/Joe Harris
Under 15 / 9 & 10 / 6:45-8:00 / Clive Robson
Girl’s only Cricket
(Monday eve’s) / 5 - 8 / 5:30-6:30 / Mark Roche

Girl’s Only Training

This year we are looking to introduce a Girl’s Only cricket session on Monday evenings, which will be aimed at girls who have either already been part of the Under 9 training and those who may not have played before. These sessions will be fun, engaging and aimed at increasing confidence. We hope to also play some matches against other clubs (although there isn’t much Girl’s only cricket in our area!). The sessions will be softball based and girls in school years 5-8 are encouraged to come along and bring their friends. Girls in this group are also welcome to join the relevant Friday night training for their age group (although that will be more hardball based). These sessions will commence on Monday 8th May

Safeguarding of Children

As an ECB ‘Clubmark’ accredited organisation we are committed to ensuring that all children have a safe, positive and fun experience whilst they are with us. We take seriously our responsibilities to ensure the safety and welfare of children within the game. If you have any questions regarding the safeguarding of children please do not hesitate to contact the Club Welfare Officer (Mark Ormrod) on 07443 527686 or via email

Code of Conduct

As part of our commitment to ensure that we operate a fun and safe environment for all can we please remind parents/carers of the following:

· Children aged school years 1 to 6 MUST have a parent or responsible adult remain at the club for the duration of the training session. DO NOT drop off and leave your child.

· Children aged school years 1 to 6 are to wear cricket whites for training sessions (or at least a white t-shirt with light trousers/shorts) so coaches can differentiate between those taking part in training sessions and those who are not.

· When your child is not participating in their training session they must be supervised at all times and not play on the outfield when other training sessions are taking place. This extends to children who are coming to watch others train and to the older age groups who may be arriving early for their session.

· Children should not be allowed to play near the BBQ and the wicket covers

· Children should not use the practice nets after 4:30pm on a Friday evening unless it is as part of their supervised training session.

· Club kit should only be used by coaches for their training session and not removed from the box without prior permission.

Clearly the last thing we want to do is to stop people from having fun but we need to maintain our high safety standards and ensure those training and visiting can enjoy themselves in a safe environment.

Club Clothing

Challow & Childrey CC branded cricket wear (training tops, playing shirts, hoodies etc.) are available to purchase via our website www.challowcricket.co.uk

From the home page click on the “kit store” icon. This will take you to the website of our kit provider.

BBQ & Food

The BBQ & kitchen will be open from 5:30 until 7:30 every Friday training evening. Serving hotdogs, burgers & other tasty morsels.

Join Us!

Whilst on our website we would encourage you to sign-up as a member of the club website. You will get a weekly roundup email ensuring you won’t miss any vital information. You can also post questions to the committee or coaches. From the home page please click on the “join club website” icon. Also join us on Facebook (search for the Challow and Childrey CC Youth Cricket group) and Twitter - @challowcricket

Bad Weather

In the event of us having to cancel training we will post a message on our website and Facebook group, so please check there before ringing the club directly.

Fundraising

The 100 Club provides additional money to support all levels of cricketing activities and general club maintenance. We believe that our youth membership fees represent good value for money (£3.46 per training session) so we would be delighted if you could consider joining the 100 Club. For £12 per year you will be entered into a monthly draw for two cash prizes. The more members the bigger the prize! Forms available on the website or by contacting Phil Cox ()

Celebration Evening

A provisional date of Friday 30th June has been set aside for the Youth Celebration Evening this will allow for flexibility in the event of poor weather. This evening will see the celebration of a terrific season of youth cricket, along with the presentation of medals & trophies. We will keep you updated on the details of this evening nearer the time.

Questions?

The club has an active youth committee which generally meets on a monthly basis. We are always looking for new and enthusiastic members, therefore please speak to one of the below officials if you would like to join us, the more the merrier. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to speak to one of the following officials:

Chairman: Mike Hannaby Secretary: Sam Robson

Membership Secretary: Nancy Rooke Youth/Senior Liaison: Clive Robson

Welfare Officer: Mark Ormrod

General Committee Member: Jenny Dawson

Alternatively you can speak to the Chairman of the Cricket Club Committee, Gerald Wixey – email:

Web: www.challowcricket.co.uk

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