Harrow Cricket Club Training Schedule Summer 2008.doc

You will find details of our coaching team, junior and safety guidelines on this page.

Junior Coaching Team

Ray Bennison - Tyrone Perera - Carl Clarke - Divyesh Patel

Neil Rands - Doug Steward - Alan Smith  Pete Atfield - Trusha Patel.
David Morris - Eranga Mendis - Theo Modeste

Coaching Code Of Contact

Consider the well being and safety of participants before the development of performance.

Develop an appropriate working relationship with performers, based on mutual trust and respect.

Make sure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability and experience of those taking part.

Promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair play).

Display consistently high standards of behavior and appearance.

Follow the guidelines laid down by the ECB and HCC.

Hold the appropriate, valid qualifications and insurance cover.

Never exert undue influence over performers to obtain personal benefit or reward.

Never condone rule violations, rough play or the use of prohibitive substances.

All coaches / team managers are encouraged to work to high standards and adapt recognisor best practice where possible. In addition to their own standards of practise, coaches / team manager should be aware and adopt HCC own:

Code of conduct.
Child Protection Guide Lines
Equity Policy Statement
Safety Guidelines

Harrow Cricket Club Junior Rules

Harrow Cricket Club is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well being of all its members. The club believes that it is important that members, coaches, administrators and parents associated with the club should, at all times, show respect encouraged to be open at all times and to share any concerns or complaints that they may have about any aspect of the club with Ray Bennison, Colts Secretary.

As a member of Harrow Cricket Club you are expected to abide by the following junior club rules:

All members must play within the rules and respect officials and their decisions.

All members must respect opponents.

Members should keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.

Members must wear suitable kit – (Helmet, box and gloves for batting and wicket keeping when playing with a hard ball) – for training and match sessions, as agreed with the coach/team manager.

Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly.

Junior members are not allowed to smoke on club premises or whilst representing the club at competitions.

Junior members are not allowed to consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on the club premises or whilst representing the club.

Code of Conduct for Parents/Carers :

Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them.

Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials.

Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results.

Never force your child to take part in sport.

Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding the good performances of all.

Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes.

Publicly accept officials’ judgements.

Support your child’s involvement and help them to enjoy their sport.

Use correct and proper language at all times.

Officials / Volunteers Code of Conduct:

Consider the well-being and safety of participants before the development of performance.

Develop an appropriate working relationship with performers, based on mutual trust and respect.

Make sure all activities are appropriate to the age, ability and experience of those taking part

Promote the positive aspects of the sport (e.g. fair play).

Display consistently high standards of behaviour and appearance.

Follow all guidelines laid down by the national governing body and the club

Hold the appropriate, valid qualifications and insurance cover

Never exert undue influence over performers to obtain personal benefit or reward

Never condone rule violations, rough play or the use of prohibitive substances

Harrow Cricket Club Coaching Team:

Responsible to: Harrow Cricket Club Cricket Committee.

Main Duties:

To take full responsibility for the club’s junior coaching sessions at Harrow Cricket Club on Fridays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

To prepare all coaching sessions in advance.

To work with and include other COACH(ES) in the preparation and running of each session.

To attend junior club meetings and report on progress.

To offer the club feedback on the organisation and degree of success of junior coaching and competitions.

To assist in the selection of teams.

To inform Team Managers in advance of any matches that cannot be attended.

Accident Guidelines:

Stay calm but act swiftly and observe the situation. Is there danger of further injuries? 

Listen to what the injured person is saying.

Alert the first aider who should take appropriate action for minor injuries. 

In the event of an injury requiring specialist treatment, call the emergency services.

Deal with the rest of the group and ensure that they are adequately supervised.

Do not move someone with major injuries. Wait for the emergency medics.

Contact the injured person’s parent/carer.

Complete an incident/accident report form.

Volunteer Agreement

All coaches/team managers/officials working within HARROW CRICKET CLUB are encouraged to work to high standards and adopt recognised best practice where possible. In addition to their own standards of practice, coaches/team managers/officials should be aware of and adopt HARROW CRICKET CLUB’s own:

Codes of conduct for coaches/team managers/officials.

Child protection guidelines.

Equity policy statement.

Safety guidelines.

Young Players Wearing Cricket Helmets:

All players up to the age of 18 must wear helmets when batting or keeping wicket against a hard cricket ball.

Helmets with a faceguard or grille should be worn when batting against a hard cricket ball in matches and in practice sessions.

Young players should regard a helmet with a faceguard as a normal item of protective equipment when batting, together with pads, gloves and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box).

Young wicket keepers should wear a helmet with a faceguard when standing up to the stumps.

This guidance applies to all players up to the age of 18, both in adult and in all junior cricket played with a hard cricket ball.

Fast Bowling Directives:

For the purpose of these directives a fast bowler is defined as a bowler to whom  a wicketkeeper in the same age group would in normal circumstances stand back to take the ball.

Age                            Max Overs Per Spell                    Max Overs Per Day

Up to 13                    4 overs per spell                            8 overs per day

U14,U15                   5 overs per spell                           10 overs per day

U16,U17                   6 overs per spell                           18 overs per day

U18,U19                   7 overs per spell                           21 overs per day

Having completed a spell the bowler cannot bowl again, from either end, until the equivalent number of overs to the length of his spell have been bowled from the same end.

Fielding Regulations:

No young player in the U15 age group or younger shall be allowed to field closer than 8 yards (7.3 metres) from the middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side, until the batsman has played the ball.

For player's in the U13 age group and below the distance is 11 yards (10 metres).

These minimum distances apply even if the player is wearing a helmet.

In addition any young player in the U16 to U 18 age groups, who has not reached the age of 18, must wear a helmet and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box) when fielding within 6 yards (5.5 metres) of the bat, except behind the wicket on the off side.

Junior Cricketers In Adult Matches:

All players must recognise that they have a duty of care towards all young players who are representing the club and they shouldn't place a young player in a position that involves an unreasonable risk taking account of the circumstances of the match and the relative skills of the player.

Cricket Nets Safety Guidelines:

When practising with hard cricket balls, appropriate protective equipment must be used. Players should regard a helmet with a face guard as a normal item of protective equipment when batting against a hard ball, together with pads, gloves and for boys, an abdominal protector (box).

A young player should not be allowed to bat or stand up to the stumps when keeping wicket without a helmet against a hard ball.

Batting practice with a hard ball will not be allowed outside of the net area, unless adequate space is available and safety precautions are observed.

Spectators will not be allowed in the practice area. Neither should they be permitted to watch from behind the net, unless it has been made clear that they do so at their own risk.

No more than 4 bowlers should be in action in the net at any time.

Only 6 players in a coaching net at any time.

In net situations, players must be aware of the necessary safety requirements. For batters - the method of retrieving the ball, keeping the area of the pitch and its surrounds free from cricket balls. For bowlers- let the batter retrieve the ball in the net. Bowlers MUST at all times, face the batsman.

Players of similar ability should be placed in the same net.

Kit bags etc,must be placed at the side of the nets - not in the bowlers run up area.

Please wear the correct clothing. Cricket whites or tracksuit bottoms & white top.

Players using our facilities do so at their own risk.