Bancroft Lions Cricket Club

Bancroft Lions Cricket Club

Bancroft Playing Fields, West Grove Sports Ground, Ray Lodge Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 7PE

Tel: 07852 871093

April 2014

Dear Parent,

Welcome Letter

Welcome to our second full season for Bancroft Lions Junior Cricket Club. We have enjoyed some amazing success in our first year and look forward to building on this as our young cricketers grow and develop.

Bancroft Lions Cricket Club provides opportunities for young people between the ages of7 and11 (girls up to 13) to receive coaching and take part in competitions in Essex District tournaments and local friendly matches. All coaching is provided by experienced qualified coaches who are trained and have been screened for their suitability for working with young people.

We welcome parents and carers or guardians to all training and competitions and value your support. A copy of the club’s Code of Conduct together with the Core Values for Members and Guests with your child’s Junior Membership application form. The Code is in place to ensure a safe and appropriate environment for all junior cricketers and club members, including your child. Anyone entering club premises, attending any training sessions, matches or competitions is required to abide by the provisions of the Code of Conduct. Anyone who breaches the provisions of the Code or who does not agree to be bound by it may be prevented from entering club premises as a result.

Below is some information about matches, training times and dates, details regarding travel arrangements, kit and membership.

Matches are played on a Sunday morning either at our home ground, which isBancroft Playing Fields, West Grove Sports Ground, Ray Lodge Road, Woodford Green, Essex,IG8 7PE,or away at local cricket clubs. Along with these matches,weregularly attend cricket festivals to ensure that all our players get the opportunity to play appropriate competitive matches. Midweek matches are also played to expose all of the young people get a chance to have fun and challenge themselves playing cricket.

Training sessions take place every Thursday,6pm – 8pm from24th April2014to 6thSeptember 2014at Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham RoadLondon Area, London E17 4HR .

Arrangements should be made for your child to travel to and from training sessions and matches. We would appreciate it if children can arrive promptly and are collected promptly at the end of the session if they are not making their own way home. If you are going to be late picking your child up, please contact David Walcott, 07852 871093 orGina Webb, 07801 858 058 and let them know.

Our club kit available to purchase.Please speak to Kate Brown, Kit Managerduring Training to place your order.

The club has the following membership structure. Fees must be paid by 17th April 2014.

• Cheques should be made payable to Bancroft Lions Cricket Club or;
• via an on line BACS payment:

Account name: BANCROFT LIONS CRICKET CLUB

Sort Code: 20-52-74

Account no : 53139840

Reference: Player’s name

Membership Fees / 1st Sibling / 2nd Sibling / Comments:
Full Junior Membership * / £120.00 / £60.00 / For Under 16's only. Does not allow the individual to vote at AGM's or on Club business matters. Free outdoor training fee's for the duration of the outdoor season (20 sessions). Free match fees for the season.
Squad Junior Membership / £35.00 / £25.00
Full Junior Membership after 18th May / £100.00 / £80.00
Club Membership (over 16 's only) / £25.00 / (Incl voting and social membership)

* Full Membership can be paid in instalments 17th April £65 & 2ndJune £65

The cost of training sessions and competition fees for non full junior members are as follows:

Training Fees / 1st Sibling / 2nd Sibling / Match Fees (Players Only) / 1st Sibling / 2nd Sibling
Full Junior Membership / No Charge / No Charge / Full Junior Membership / No Charge / No Charge
Squad Junior Membership / £4 / £2 / Squad Junior Membership / £5 / £3
Non Member (Guests) / £6 / £4

We would be grateful if you could complete:

• The attached Junior Membership Form for your child. For safety reasons it is important that the club is informed of any medical condition or allergies that may be relevant should your child fall ill or be involved in an accident at the club.
• Signed acknowledgement and acceptance of the Club’s Core Values

If you would like to talk to someone about this information or your child’s involvement with the club, please contact the Club Chairman, David Walcott on 0785 287 1093.

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you.

Core Values and Spirit of cricket.

Like all sports there is a competitive nature within it, hence it is worth remembering the ethics and code of conduct which make this sport stand out from so many of the others. Below are reminders of the five main elements of the spirit of cricket which we t standby at all levels at Bancroft Lions:

Team work

Teamwork is essential to our sport.

We play selflessly: working for the team, not for ourselves alone, both on and off the field.

We speak out if our team or sport is threatened by inappropriate words or actions.

We take pride in our team, rely on one another and understand that each player has a part to play.

We welcome all new team members and include all because working as a team enriches our lives.

Respect

Respect forms the basis of our sport.

We hold in high esteem our sport, its values and traditions and earn the respect of others by the way we behave.

We respect the umpires and accept their decisions.

We respect opposition players and supporters.

We value our coaches and those who run our clubs and treat clubhouses with consideration.

Discipline

Strong discipline underpins our sport.

We ensure that our sport is one of controlled physical endeavour and that we are honest and fair.

We obey the ‘Laws of the Game’ which ensure an inclusive and exciting global game.

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is the foundation cricket is built upon.

We uphold the cricket traditions of camaraderie with team mates and opposition.

We observe fair play both on and off the pitch and are generous in victory and dignified in defeat.

We play to win but not at all costs and recognise both endeavour and achievement.

Enjoyment

Enjoyment is the reason we play and support cricket.

We use our sport to adopt a healthy lifestyle and build life skills.

We safeguard our young players and help them have fun.

 We enjoy being part of a team and part of the cricket family because it enhances confidence and self esteem.

Code of Conduct

Bancroft Lions Cricket Club is committed to ensuring that all children* participating in cricket have a safe and positive experience. We will do this by:

1.Recognising that all children participating in cricket (regardless of age, general, race, religion, sexual orientation, ability or disability) have a right to have fun and be protected from harm in a safe environment.

2.Ensuring that individuals working within cricket at or for our club provide a safe and positive and fun cricketing experience for children.

3.Adopting and implementing the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children” and any future versions of the policy.

4.Appointing a Club Welfare Officer and ensuring that they attend all current and future training modules required by the ECB and NSPCC, so that are able to undertake their role effectively.

5.Ensuring that all people who work in cricket at or for our club, such as staff, officials, volunteers, team managers, coaches etc understand that the Safe Hands Policy applies to them according to their level of contact with children in cricket.

6.Ensuring that all individuals working within cricket at or for the club are recruited and appointed in accordance with ECB guidelines.

7.Ensuring that all individuals working within cricket at or for the club are provided with support through education and training so that they are aware of and can adhere to good practice and code of conduct guidelines defined by both the ECB and by the Club.

8.Ensuring that the name and contact details for the Club Welfare Officer is available
-as a first point of contact for parents, children, volunteers and staff within the club.
-As a local source of procedural advice for the club, its committee and its members.
-As the main point of contact in the club for the ECB County Welfare Officer and the ECB Child Protection Team
-As the main point of contact in the club for external agencies in connection with child welfare.

9.Ensuring that correct and comprehensive reporting procedures exist for raising and managing safeguarding and child protections concerns. Such procedures recognising the responsibility of the statutory agencies and in accordance with pre defined safeguarding and child protection procedures as defined by the ECB, Statutory agencies and local Safeguarding Children Board LSCB guidelines and policies.

10.Providing everyone connected with the Club including parents, children and volunteers, with the opportunity to voice any concerns they have about possible suspected child abuse and/or about poor practice, to the Club Welfare Officer.

11.Ensuring that all suspicions, concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.

12.Ensuring that access to confidential information relating to child welfare matters is restricted to the Child Welfare Officer and the appropriate external authorities as specified within ECB safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Summer Season 2014