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Challow & Childrey Cricket Club
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Junior Section Rules
Code of Conduct for Parents/Carers/Spectators
Additional Parental Information from Safe Hands
Welcome to our 2006 season.


Junior Section Rules
As a member of Challow and Childrey Cricket Club you are expected to abide by the following rules –
  1. All members MUST play within the rules and spirit of cricket and respect officials and their decisions.
  2. All members are expected to show good behaviour at all times when representing the club – nothing less will do!
  3. All members MUST respect and care for the facilities, grounds and changing rooms and any other facilities which may be used. 
  4. NO bicycles to be ridden on the grass at Challow.
  5. All members MUST respect their opponents.
  6. Members should keep to agreed times for training and competitions or inform their coach or team manager if they are going to be late.
  7. Members MUST wear suitable kit for training and matches as agreed with the coach or team manager.  Please ensure you are       appropriately dressed for the weather – sun cream, hat, raincoat etc.
  8. Please bring a drink to all Wednesday coaching sessions and matches.
  9. Members must pay their subscriptions at the start of the season promptly.
  10. All male youth players playing hardball cricket MUST provide their own protective box.
  11. All youth players MUST wear a helmet for batting, keeping wicket and close fielding as recommended by the ECB. This season the wearing of helmets is compulsory for all players under the age of 18. There are no exceptions. This ECB regulation will be rigidly adhered to.  For further information please speak to your coach (All helmets supplied by the club will conform to European Safety Standards).
  12. Youth members ARE NOT ALLOWED to smoke, consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on the club premises or whilst representing the club.
  13. To avoid any misunderstandings we ask that camera phones are not taken into the changing rooms it would be preferable to leave them at home along with any other valuables.
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Code of Conduct for Parents/Carers/Spectators

  1. Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them.
  2. Discourage unfair play.
  3. Never argue with officials.
  4. Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results.
  5. Never force your child to take part in sport.
  6. Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding the good performances of all.
  7. Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes.
  8. Publicly accept officials’ judgements.
  9. Support your child’s involvement and help them to enjoy their sport.
  10. Use correct and proper language at all times. 
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Additional Parental Information from Safe Hands

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO
  1. To avoid any misunderstandings we ask that camera phones are NOT taken into changing rooms, (it would be preferable to leave them at home).
  2. We may use photos of youth members on club publicity (website, literature etc), however, we will ensure that we do not use a name with the photograph.  If you have any concerns regarding this please let us know.
  3. Should we wish to use a photograph together with a name, parental consent will be sought before doing so.
  4. We ask that parents taking photos/videos at any cricket events do so for their own personal records/family albums and that the privacy and confidentiality of other club members and opponents is respected.
  5. Video analysis is a very useful coaching aid.  In the future we may use video analysis as part of our coaching programme.   If we choose to do so great care will be taken to ensure the confidentiality of the films and that all films are stored carefully.
CLUB CHANGING POLICY
  1.  Mixed Gender Teams: Unfortunately most cricket pavilions/club houses do not have enough changing rooms to facilitate separate- sex changing.  We therefore suggest that all players arrive at the venue changed and ready to play.  The changing room can then be used for the storage of kit, putting on of protective wear and team talks.  We will endeavour to ensure the changing rooms are supervised by two responsible adults – ideally one of each sex.
  2. U15 – 17 Youth Members Playing with Senior Sides: We hope that many of our older and more able youth members will have the opportunity to play in a senior team during the course of a season.  Again since most cricket pavilions/club houses only have two changing rooms this means that youth players will share changing facilities with the senior adult cricketers. If you have any concerns about this issue please contact John Pilcher on 01235 868154 or 01235 763335.
TRANSPORTATION
  1. It is the responsibility of parents/carers to transport their child or children to and from the club and all fixtures.
  2. In case of emergencies Challow and Childrey Cricket Club will endeavour to ensure that all club coaches and team managers for youth fixtures have completed a Private Vehicle Registration form (this is to help ensure that their vehicle has appropriate insurance, road tax and MOT).
COACH QUALIFICATIONS
  1. All our training and coaching sessions will be lead by ECB qualified coaches.  It is an ECB requirement that all volunteers, coaches, team managers, umpire and scorers are CRB checked and we are working hard to ensure that Challow and Childrey Cricket Club follow this requirement.
  2. Coach education is high on our agenda, we are encouraging all our coaches to gain a coaching award, a current first aid and child protection certificate, plus be a member of the ECB Coaches Association.  Coach education is an on-going concern and we hope many of our coaches will go on and gain further coaching qualifications.
  3. In addition the club will run basic resuscitation sessions during the coming season.
FIRST AID
  1. Many of our coaches have current first aid qualifications; the current level 1 cricket coaching course includes a first aid unit.  At Wednesday training a first aid kit and instant cold packs are available in the club house.  At away fixtures team mangers will be provided with a first aid kit and instant cold packs.
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Welcome to our 2006 season.

On the club notice boards the following information is displayed:
  1. Young People in Cricket – Underpinning principles.
  2. Code of Conduct for Club Officials, Coaches, Parents, Spectators and Volunteers.
  3. Anti-bullying Policy.
NEWS FOR 2006
  1. Coaching Ratio.  Our aim is to maintain a coaching ratio of 1 coach per 12 children – this means we need a small army of volunteer coaches on a Wednesday evening and assistance with our competitive youth fixtures.  We will do our best to commit to this ratio.
  2. Waiting List .  Committing to the coaching ratio does mean that we have had to start a ‘waiting list’.  If you know of any young cricketers (boys or girls) who are interested in joining Challow and Childrey Cricket Club please contact the club in order for their name to be added to the list.
  3. Youth Selection for Senior Sides.  Any youth member with the ability, form and commitment to play for our senior teams will be considered at senior selection.  It is hoped and expected that all youth players will aspire to play in our senior teams and be available if selected.
  4. Attendance at senior nets sessions are by invitation from the Selection Committee and specifically the Club Captain Roger Podbery.
  5. Youth Players in the 3rd Team.  Wherever possible 3 youth players will be included in the senior 3rd team playing OCA Division 8.  The aim is to provide experience of playing in longer games and to assist them in fully integrating into the club and helping them make the transition from youth to senior cricket.
  6. U14’s and U13’s to be Introduced to Scoring. Part of playing in the 3rd team involves taking your turn to score; scoring is a valuable part of the game especially when it comes to producing averages at the end of each season.  The ability to score a match also helps players to understand the complexities of the game.  In preparation for this we would like to introduce scoring to all U14 and U13 youth members.
  7. Parental Involvement. We would like to encourage parents/carers to become involved, all offers of assistance will be/are greatly appreciated.  We are aware that we have plenty still to learn so if you have any suggestions, ideas, concerns or worries please tell us, we would like all parents/carers to feel happy with and a part of the club.
Any queries or questions please contact:
John Pilcher
Youth Co-Coordinator & Child Welfare Officer
Home Tel:  01235 868154
Club Tel:  01235 763335
Email: jandmpilcher31@hotmail.com
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