Thursday 4th September 2008

Introduction to Cricket – Be Involved

The ‘Introduction to Cricket – Be Involved’ course ran on Friday 5^th September at Barton Cricket Club with 14 participants from the Club attending as well as members from the Derbyshire Cricket Board and ECB. This was the first time this new course had been run in the country.  

The course is very much designed to  recruit new parents, other family members and players into volunteering their time and skills into cricket club life. John Sookias, Barton’s Junior Coordinator, delivered the course and outlined all the possible roles that need to be filled within a successful cricket club to support the young players that are the ‘life-blood’ of every club.  

Attendees got a glimpse of how simple it can be to help with scoring, umpiring or organising Kwik Cricket matches, helping run Club websites, providing refreshments for players as well as understanding what young players really need in terms of family support and encouragement if they are to reach their potential in the game.