CUMBRIA CRICKET LIMITED – PLAYER PATHWAY
Cumbria Cricket Limited/Cumbria Schools Cricket Association (CSCA) are committed to providing a clear pathway for our youngsters as they progress through Junior Cricket and into the senior game – we call this the Player Pathway.
For many, this pathway begins at Junior School through Kwik Cricket, after which we hope to see our young cricketers join their local club and play in one of three Junior Leagues spanning our County – The Barrow Junior League, the Westmorland Junior League and the Cumbria Junior Cricket League.
The leagues offer competitive cricket for all abilities and for ages as young as 8 or 9 up to 15 or 16. We would hope to see as many of our Juniors as possible go on and play senior cricket.
There is also, for a number of our youngsters, the opportunity to progress to a higher standard of Junior Cricket representing their Junior Cricket League and ultimately going on to represent the County at their respective age group. For the growing number of girls who play Cricket, Cumbria has its own Women’s and Girls section.
Several of our Junior County players have subsequently progressed onto the Emerging Players Program or joined a First Class Academy. We hope that for some the Player Pathway will also lead to a place in the Cumberland Minor Counties Team.
Following a series of consultations it is intended that the current Representative (District) Cricket Program is restructured in 2013 and that a new process of nominating for League and County Trials will come into being during the 2012 season.
The main benefits of the new nominations process and revised pathway are:-
One single nomination process (for all age groups) which will take place during the latter stages of the 2012 season and each season thereafter.
Four regional outdoor trials (based on the geographical areas covered by our Junior Leagues) will take place towards the end of the 2012 season. This will help to reduce administration, coaching and staging costs and also minimise travel costs for parents.
Four winter training squads will be chosen using a common selection procedure. Again, this regional approach to winter training will help to reduce travelling costs and provide coaches with a longer window within which to coach, develop and assess the squads.
During the course of the winter training, players will be nominated from each of the four squads to become part of the County squad at their respective age group.
The remaining players will take part in a series of League Representative Games. Each of the four league areas will operate teams at U11 (to also include U10s), U13 (to also include U12s) and U15 (to also include U14s) age groups, thus ensuring that a higher standard of Junior Cricket is available to all ages and not just
to two age groups as it presently is. League representative games will take the form of Festivals with games played at the same or nearby venues on the same day. Festivals (rather than individual one-off games) will provide players with a greater opportunity to shine in front of parents, and representative coaches.
CUMBRIA CRICKET LIMITED – PLAYER PATHWAY KEY DATES FOR 2012/13
Barrow Junior League
Westmorland Junior League
Cumbria Junior Cricket League (East)
Cumbria Junior Cricket League (West)
CCL coaches will be assigned to each of the four areas and supplemented by coaches/team managers from the clubs within the area.
By Friday 15th June 2012 / Each of the four areas will set dates and venues for trials and subsequent winter coaching program. Dates must fall within the agreed windows. Trials will be outdoor (but with a back-up of indoors)
By Monday 2nd July 2012 / Nomination forms will be issued to Junior Leagues, Clubs and Secondary Schools and will be available via CCL and League websites.
Each Club will submit one single nomination form listing all Junior players that they feel are worthy for consideration for League Representative or County Cricket and each age group between Under 11 and Under 15
Friday 20thJuly 2012 / Closing date for nominations
By Monday 30th July 2012 / Invitations to trials sent out from CC Ltd office(By e-mail and/or via Club). The invite will set out the dates, venues and cost of the trial and subsequent winter training.
Monday 27th August 2012 to
Sunday 16th September 2012 / Trials. Outdoors but with indoor provision in the event of bad weather. August 28th – Trial ‘window’ opens, there will be three days of trials to fit into each league area:
- u10/u11 - u12/u13 - u14/u15
Oct, Nov, Dec 2012 / CCL Open Course
Jan, mid Feb 2013 / Winter Training Squads (in each of the four areas) to cover each age group between Under 11 and Under 15. Age groups can be amalgamated as appropriate. All players will receive 6 hours coaching.
By MID February 2013 / Each of the four areas will make nominations for the County Squads, with County Trial before end of February
March, April 2013 / League Representative Squad Training. Each participant will receive 12 hours coaching / County Squad Training. Each participant will receive 12 hours plus an additional 4 hours.
May 2013 (Whit Week) / U 11 2 Festivals (20 overs)
U13 x 2 games each-min 35 overs
U15 x 2 games each-min 40 overs each / County Games
Summer Holidays 2013 / U11 x 1 festival, plus reserve day(in case of a rained off day)
U13 x 1 game each plus reserve day (in case of a rained off day)
U15 x 1 game each plus reserve day (in case of a rained off day)
Cumbria Cricket Ltd – Player Pathway
Half term Whit Week 2013 –
U11’s will play in 2 festivals with 20 overs per innings
U13’s will play 2 games with min of 35 overs per innings
U15’s will play 2 games with min of 40 overs per innings
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayU11 / Festival 20/20 round robin / Festival 20/20 round robin
U13 / Cumbria East vs
Barrow / Westmorland
Vs
Cumbria West / Cumbria West
Vs
Cumbria East / Barrow
Vs
Westmorland
U15 / Cumbria East vs
Barrow / Westmorland
Vs
Cumbria West / Cumbria West
Vs
Cumbria East / Barrow
Vs
Westmorland
Summer Holidays 2013
- U11’s will play 1 festival with 20 overs per innings-there will also be a reserve day in case one of the festivals is rained off
- U13’s will play 1 game with minimum of 35 overs per innings-there will also be a reserve day in case one of the festivals is rained off
- U15’s will play 1 game with minimum of 40 overs per innings-there will also be a reserve day in case one of the festivals is rained off
Age group / Summer holidays
U11 / Festival 20/20 round robin / Reserve Day Festival 20/20 round robin
U13 / Cumbria East vs
Westmorland / Cumbria West
vs
Barrow / Reserve day x 2
U15 / Cumbria East vs
Westmorland / Cumbria West
vs
Barrow / Reserve day x 2
Additional notes from meeting:
- must have clear procedures and policy
- players unavailable for the set trial dates will have the opportunity to be assessed
- League areas to nominate by mid-February at the latest
- County Squads selected by end of February
- League areas will get 6 + 12 hours coaching
- County will get 6 + 12 + 4 hours coaching
- County players CANNOT play in League Area fixtures
- League Area players MAY play for the County
NEXT STEP-End of April -for CC Ltd and Junior Leagues to meet ASAP to set up a groups to organise the LA trials-let CC Ltd know so we can communicate as well as Leagues-website, FB Twitter, LA, and Schools.
Bob Simpson
Director of Cricket Development
April 2012
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