North Eastern Junior Cricket Association

Season 2006/07

U11 and U13 Competition Handbook

Codes of Behaviour

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Codes of Behaviour

Coaches and Team Managers

  • Quality coaches and team managers are the key to developing quality in junior sport
  • Fostering positive attitudes towards physical activity and sport creates an environment in which sporting skills are identified and developed
  • Be reasonable in your demands on the players time and enthusiasm
  • Teach your players that the rules of the sport are mutual agreements, which no one should evade or break
  • Avoid over playing the talented players, the ‘just average’ players need and deserve equal time
  • Remember that children play for fun and enjoyment and that winning is only part of their motivation. Never ridicule children or yell at the children for making mistakes
  • Ensure that equipment and facilities meet safety standards and are appropriate to the age and ability of the players
  • The scheduling and length of practice times and competition should take into consideration the maturity level of the children
  • Encourage your team to respect the ability of your opponents, as well as the officials and opposing coaches
  • Follow the advice of a Doctor or Physiotherapist when determining whether an injured player is ready to play of commence training
  • Make every effort to keep up to date with sound coaching principles

Players

  • Play by the rules
  • Never argue with an official. If you disagree, have your captain, coach or manager approach the official during a break of after the completion of the game
  • Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials or other players, deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent is not acceptable or permitted in any sport. Do not show you are unhappy when you are given out
  • Work equally hard for yourself and your team. Your performance will benefit – so will your team’s
  • Be a good sport. Applaud good plays regardless of the team
  • Treat all players as you would like to be treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another player
  • Co-operate with your coach, team mates and opponents. Without them there would be no competition
  • Place in proper perspective the isolated incidents of unsporting behaviour, rather than make such incidents the ‘highlight’ of the event
  • All talk must stop when the bowler reaches their bowling mark
  • Bad language (swearing) is not permitted
  • Once a batter is dismissed, members of the fielding team are not permitted to give the batter a ‘send off’
  • Sportsman-like behaviour is encouraged

Codes of Behaviour (continued)

Parents

  • If children are interested, encourage them to participate. If they are not willing, do not force them
  • Focus upon the child’s effort and performance, rather than the overall outcome of the event
  • Teach children that an honest effort is as important as victory, so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment
  • Encourage children to participate according to the rules
  • Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a game
  • Remember children are involved in organised sport for their enjoyment, not yours
  • Remember children learn best from example. Applaud good plays by all teams
  • If you disagree with an official, raise the issue through the appropriate channels, rather than question the official’s judgement and honesty in public. Remember that most officials give their time and effort for your child’s involvement
  • Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities
  • Recognise the value and importance of volunteer coaches. They give their time and resources to provide recreational activities for the children and deserve your support

Responsibility of the Coach / Team Manager

  • Junior Cricket Coaches and Managers have a special responsibility to:
  • Encourage enjoyment of sport
  • Provide equal encouragement to boys and girls
  • Recognise and cater for groups with special needs
  • Set realistic standards and objectives for their juniors
  • Set an example of good sporting behaviour
  • Keep up to date with the latest coaching techniques and ideas
  • Provide a safe environment for players to train and compete

Setting the Standard for Umpires

  • Umpiring Junior Cricket takes special skill. An overzealous umpire can ruin a game just as quickly as one who is too generous in interpreting the rules.

Some hints to help junior umpires avoid some of the problems:

  • View your role as primarily one of teaching and guidance to assist young players to learn and implement cricket skills better
  • Be consistent, courteous and helpful to all players
  • Keep informed of sound officiating principles and take account of children’s growth and development
  • Use common sense to ensure the spirit of the game is not lost due to strict application of rules and the over-calling of violations
  • Discourage unsporting behaviour and promote respect for opponents

Rules

  • The normal rules of cricket to apply to the North Eastern Junior Cricket Association unless otherwise stated. Please read the following and apply them when umpiring.

Hot Weather Policy

  • All teams will abide by the forecast for the match day, as at 6.00pm on the Saturday evening prior to the match, as stated by the Bureau of Meteorology.
  • For the 6.00pm weather report, phone the Bureau of Meteorology on 8366 2700 and follow the prompts. If the forecast temperature for Sunday is 38 degrees Celsius or above, all matches shall be cancelled.
  • SMA Heat Policy to be followed by all clubs.
Two Day Matches – Under 13

Time

  • Matches shall start at 9.00am sharp and conclude at 12.00pm.
  • A drinks break is taken at 10.25am until 10.35am.
  • Both team managers / coaches should agree upon extra drinks breaks prior to the match.
  • Drinks breaks should be taken on the field of play wherever possible.

Overs

  • The side batting first shall be restricted to 50 overs maximum at which time its innings must be compulsorily closed. The side batting second shall receive, in its first innings, at least the same amount of overs as the side batting first (if their innings was compulsory closed).

Bowlers

  • All players, with the exception of the wicket-keeper, must bowl.
  • With the above exception, each player must bowl a minimum of two overs, with no player bowling more than 7 overs in a game.
  • A bowler must complete a minimum of 2 overs – maximum of 4 overs, before all other bowlers complete their quota.

Batters

  • The team objective should be to bat for the 50 overs. Encourage your batters to value their wicket.
  • Batters are required to retire at the end of the over in which their 50th run was scored. The scorers are to write in the scorebook “Retired, not out 50.”
  • A retired batter on 50 runs or more may return at the fall of the last wicket.
  • Coaches / Managers may retire batters at any stage.
  • Retired batters with less than 50 runs may return at the fall of the next wicket.
  • Retired batters with the lowest score return first.
Two Day Matches – Under 11

Time

  • Matches shall start at 9.00am sharp and conclude by 11.30am.
  • A drinks break is taken at 10.10am until 10.20am.
  • Both team managers / coaches should agree upon extra drinks breaks prior to the match.
  • Drinks breaks should be taken on the field of play wherever possible.

Overs

  • The side batting first shall be restricted to 40 overs maximum at which time its innings must be compulsorily closed. The side batting second shall receive, in its first innings, at least the same amount of overs as the side batting first (if their innings was compulsory closed).

Bowlers

  • All players, with the exception of the wicket-keeper, must bowl.
  • With the above exception, each player must bowl a minimum of two overs, with no player bowling more than 6 overs in a game.
  • A bowler must complete a minimum of 2 overs – maximum of 4 overs, before all other bowlers complete their quota.

Two Day Matches – Under 11 (continued)

Batters

  • The team objective should be to bat for the 40 overs. Encourage your batters to value their wicket.
  • Batters are required to retire at the end of the over in which their 40th run was scored. The scorers are to write in the scorebook “Retired, not out 40.”
  • A retired batter on 40 runs or more may return at the fall of the last wicket.
  • Coaches / Managers may retire batters at any stage.
  • Retired batters with less than 40 runs may return at the fall of the next wicket.
  • Retired batters with the lowest score return first.
One Day Matches – Under 11 and Under 13

Time

  • Matches shall start at 9.00am sharp and conclude at 12.30pm.
  • A break of ten minutes should be taken between innings.

Overs

  • One-day matches shall be a maximum of 30 overs per side or 10.40am, whichever comes first.
  • Coaches and managers need to be aware of a slow over-rate, and should not let this occur.
  • The second innings should be the same number of overs as the first innings.

Bowlers

  • All players, with the exception of the wicket-keeper, must bowl.
  • Five bowlers will bowl 4 overs each, with five bowlers to bowl 2 overs each.

Batters

  • Batters are required to retire at the end of the over in which their 30th run was scored. The scorers are to write in the scorebook “Retired, not out 30.”
  • A retire batter on 30 runs or more may return at the fall of the last wicket.
  • Coaches / Managers may retire batters at any stage.
  • Retired batters with less than 30 runs may return after the fall of the next wicket.
  • Retired batters with the lowest score return first.

All Matches

Team Numbers

  • The maximum number of players in any game is 14.
  • The batting team has 10 wickets to use at their discretion. Their innings is over when the maximum number of overs has been reached or 10 wickets have fallen.
  • All players playing on the day must bowl with the exception of the wicket-keeper. The wicket-keeper can bowl if he/she wants to.

No Ball

  • A no ball shall be called, with one run being added to the team score, when:

- the ball is above waist high for a full toss

- the ball is above shoulder height (in an upright standing position) for a short pitched ball

- any ball bounces more than twice before reaching the batting crease

- the ball lands off the matting (hard wicket only) (NB dead ball to be called if the ball deviates from

the edge of the matting)

  • A no ball is shown in the bowling analysis as a dot with a circle around it.
  • Should a batter score from a no ball the run scores and is added to the batters personal score.
  • The only way to get out from a no ball is run out.
  • Six deliveries is the maximum to be bowled in any one over, except in the last over of an innings, where six legal deliveries must be bowled to complete the over.

LBW

  • Please refer to the Rules of Cricket – In Under 11 cricket a warning is to be given before the batsman may be dismissed LBW. In Under 12 cricket no warning is to be given and the batsman is to be given out first time he or she is out LBW. Please review to the front of your NEJCA scorebook for more guidance.

The Balls

  • All teams participating in the North Eastern Junior Cricket Association must use a Kookaburra two-piece leather ball weighing 142 grams.

Safety Equipment

  • It is compulsory that all players wear helmets when batting.
  • It is strongly recommended that wicket keepers also wear helmets when standing up to the stumps. This should occur at training and during matches.
  • A good helmet has a face grill, fits comfortably, protects the back of the head and the temples, is light and well ventilated, hygenic and can withstand the impact of a cricket ball without splitting. Only helmets that display the Australian Standards Approval should be worn.
  • Although at times it is taken for granted, it is essential that when batting and wicket-keeping, all cricketers use correct leg and thigh pads, gloves and protectors when playing with cricket balls.

Fielding Numbers and Field Placings

  • There must be only 11 fielders on the field at any one time, but more than that may be rotated through the field whilst the innings is in progress. Both Team Managers / Coaches should discuss this before the game.
  • No fielder may take up a position in front of, or parallel with, the striker’s popping crease closer than 10 metres from the batter.
  • No player may enter this restricted area until the ball:

- is hit by the batter or

- strikes the body or equipment of the batter or

- passes through to the wicket-keeper

  • Any infringement will result in ‘Dead Ball’ being called by the umpire, and the ball being rebowled.

The Size of the Ground

  • It is recommended that the maximum size of the boundary is 45 metres from the centre wicket wherever possible.

Dress Code

  • White or cream coloured shirts with collar (club shirts are permitted).
  • White or cream coloured trousers or shorts with white socks and shoes.
  • Caps or hats and sunscreen are strongly recommended.

The Age of the Player

  • All players playing in the U11 or U13 competition must be under the relevant age as of Sept 1st .
  • All players must be registered with the Association. The Coach / Team Manager has the responsibility to lodge all registrations within 14 days of the first game played by each player.
  • Match points for the corresponding game(s) will be forfeited if there is a failure to register, or play, a player who does not meet the required age limit.
  • Once a player is registered, he or she can play with no more than two clubs in any one season.

Finals

  • In all Divisions, the top two teams at the end of the Minor Round shall play off in a Grand Final.
  • Finals Countback System: If teams are equal on points at the end of the Minor Round, placings will be decided by Runs Aggregate on 1st innings for games between the teams concerned in countback.
  • Finals will be two-day matches, with one SACA umpire officiating at both ends.
  • If the Grand Final result is a tie, both teams will be awarded the premiership.
  • If the first day is cancelled, the match shall be played under One-Day circumstances the following week.
  • If the second week is cancelled, the win shall be awarded to the higher ranked team.

Affiliation Fees

  • $50 per team entered.
  • Invoices for affiliation fees to be sent to all clubs on or before 1st November 2006, payable no later than 31st December 2006. Any club un-financial after 31st December 2006 will be permitted to continue playing but will not receive any performance points until payment is received.
Match Points

Two Day Matches

First innings win2 points

First innings lossnil

First innings win & outright loss1 point

First innings loss & outright win2 points

First innings win & outright win3 points

First innings tie1 point

Draw or no result1 point

No match returnnil

First innings win and match tie2 points

First innings loss and match tie1 point

One Day Matches

Win2 points

Lossnil

Tie1 point

Draw or no result1 point

No match returnnil

Medical Facilities

Home Team / Nearest Medical Centre / Address / Telephone
Tea Tree Gully / North Eastern Medical Centre / 1331 North East Rd,
Tea Tree Gully / 8264 2300
Pooraka / Ingle Farm Family Practice / 15 Roopena St, Ingle Farm / 8263 1133
TorrensValley / Campbelltown 7-Day Family Medical Practice / 66 Gorge Rd, Newton / 8365 3111
Kensington / WakefieldHospital / 300 Wakefield St, Adelaide / 8405 3333
Modbury, HopeValley
Ingle Farm / ModburyPublicHospital / Smart Rd, Modbury / 8264 6000
Payneham / SportsMed / Payneham Rd, Hackney / 8130 1222
Walkerville / Klemzig Medical Centre / 78 OG Rd, Klemzig / 8369 0444