Junior Membership
Cheltenham Cricket Club offer a safe and friendly environment for your children to have fun learning to play the wonderful game of cricket. As a Clubmark accredited Club, we are recognised for our high standards of cricket coaching and support for junior cricketers. This year we are looking to further develop our juniors section with continued investment designed to offer more opportunity, better coaching and more enjoyment for all our boys and girls.
Age groups
A Junior player’s age group is determined by their age on 1st September in the previous year.
Under 9,11,13,15,16,19 therefore means under that age on 1st September 2020 for the upcoming 2021 season.
2024 Season
The club has continued its initiative to upgrade cricket coaching and facilities at all levels. More coaches are attending Coach Education Courses this winter, adding additional qualified coaches to our register. These initiatives will help the club achieve its objectives to improve the quality of its coaching but also improve our coach to player ratios.
Website
Our website has become the member’s central communication hub for all cricket matters on and off the field. Once a junior player is registered team managers can email or text message a parent/player to advise on team selection with match details.
New Members
For anyone looking to join our junior section, please contact our Director of Cricket, Luke Sellers
Help us build a sustainable community club
Please don’t be backward in coming forward. It’s how we all got involved and enjoy sharing the fun with our children. Please contact Luke Sellers to find out more.
And for those of you who would like to support but currently have too much on the go, please join our 200 Club
Fixtures
We will be entering teams in six age groups in a number of friendly and competitive league fixtures. The Club Handbook will have a comprehensive list, and of course will also be posted on this website.
Wet weather
We generally use Pitchero’s Manager App to contact members if matches and/or training sessions are likely to be disrupted, but we also advertise such updates via our social media pages.
Cricket Guidelines
The Club are aligned with ECB Regulations & Guidance on issues such as the wearing of helmets, fast bowling directives, junior players in competitive adult cricket etc.
Video/Still photography
We may wish to video players for coaching purposes. In addition, we may wish to take still photographs, e.g. team photographs. In the current climate, it is recognised that some parents may object to this. If this is so in your case, please let your Junior Manager know in writing.
Website
Only those details which you personally authorise are available to other members. Any other information which you input is available only to approved administrators within the Club. Registration gives you access to the members' section of the website.
Things for you to consider
We always need help with scoring, umpiring and coaching. If you are willing to help with any of these, please come forward. Contact John Hunt for further information.
Supervision of Young Cricketers
Cheltenham Cricket Club adheres to the ECB guidance concerning supervision of children at sessions.
Sufficient adults must be present to adequately supervise all participants and manage any incident that may arise.
During all sessions and matches involving children, a minimum of two responsible adults will be present.
Appropriate ratios for technical disciplines as laid down by ECB are followed:
Supervision ratios
For single sex groups, there will be at least one same gender supervising adult
For mixed groups, there will be at least one male and one female supervising adult
There will always be a minimum of 2 supervising adults present
Drinks breaks
Regular breaks will take place, especially in matches of more than 20 overs per innings.
Breaks during practice sessions or matches on sunny days will take place every 20-40 minutes.
Supervising adults understand that if children ask for a drink they may already be dehydrated.
Risk Assessments
Supervising adults understand the risk assessment used for all facilities at the club.
Supervising adults will ensure that the area to be used is fit for purpose and safe for the activity to be undertaken.
The risk assessment is updated annually.
Registration and deregistration
The club will:
Parents will:
