Juniors / Academy
(Secretary / Organiser: Alan Dell )
We currently have the following ECB qualified coaches at the club:
ECB Level 2: Craig Williams; Alan Dell
ECB Level 1:
Andy Hitchcock; Adam Morton; Andy Pitt; Damien Pitt; Martin King, Mark Shanahan, Patrick McAleavey
Coaching sessions 2010
When and where: every Wednesday evening at the PRCC ground during the season commencing Wednesday 21 April.
U-11 6:00 - 7:00;
U-13 & U-15 6:45 - 8:00
Due to numbers and resources we will be staggering
the start times of the two age groups; the times will be Under-11s 6:00 -
7:00 whilst the remainder are 6:45 - 8:00.
Essentially our youngsters are divided between the Under 11s (we aim to
accommodate suitable youngsters from 6-year-olds up to those who were
under 11 on 31 August 2009) and the others (under 15 on 31 August 2009 -
although players who played U15 last year and are too
old to play league cricket in this age group this year are welcome to come and join in the practice sessions as these
will prove invaluable in their development into senior
cricket).
Girls are particularly welcome. This is something which the ECB has asked us to try to focus on and we would love to be able to field at least one - probably mixed-age - team.
Subscriptions: A combined fee of £25.00 applies for the weekly coaching. It also covers a family subscription and represents terrific value for the money. Both this and the match fee of £1.00 per junior game are unchanged.
U-15 age group: Our aim for this diverse age group is
to prepare juniors
for league cricket - in 2011 as well as 2010. Practices will be split
into groups rotating weekly between game situation practice and batting,
bowling and fielding drills on the outfield away from the square and
bringing our practice 'cage' back into use.
Andy Hitchcock will manage the U-15 side we have entered in the
Aylesbury & District Midweek League. He and Andy Pitt lead this
'senior' side, which should have a good foundation with many of last
year's U-15 squad still qualified to play.
U-13/14 age group: Alan Dell and Damien Pitt will be
leading the under-13s and under-14s
assisted by Steve Greaves. Known numbers mean that we were not likely to
have the basis for entering a side in a league so we shall be relying
on fixtures to be arranged with other local clubs; we are still in the
process of fixing dates for games in this age group but they will be
essential as this age group will be competing in the U15 league next
year.
U-11 age group: Craig Williams and Martin King will lead this group
although of course they will have assistance from the other coaches.
Craig will manage the team we have entered to play in the U-11 midweek
league so the oldest ones should not lack match practice.
- Towards the end of the school year we have a Kwik Cricket
tournament on
11 July which will act as a focus point for the U11 age group.
- We will be continuing our 'in-house' certification scheme brought
in
last year so those children who achieved their bronze certificate will
be working towards the silver one, whilst those with silvers go for
gold. Of course new additions will all hope to get at least their
bronze certificates this year.
Welfare: PRCC has a detailed policy relating to the welfare of our youngsters and has been awarded the ECB 'ClubMark' certificate - please see this page.
Any problems or concerns should be referred immediately to our Welfare Secretary, John Bushby.