Juniors

Term 1 2021 Super 6’s

When – Friday 5 Feb to Friday 26 Mar
Time – 5.30 to 7.00 PM every Friday
Where – WEP Harris Oval, St Lucia

How Junior Blues Super 6’s work

• 6 players per team on the oval at any one time but teams can be up to 8 players
• 6 overs per side with each batter facing a maximum of 12 deliveries
• Every player will bowl 1 over (6 deliveries)
• Players will rotate to a new fielding position after each over
• If there is an extra player, the bowler will be replaced by the extra player
• If one team has 7 players and the other team has 5 players, teams will be split evenly (by swapping a player) to make two sides of 6
• 60 minutes per session
• Full protective equipment is used during games
• Minimum of 6 sessions during each school term
• Winning and losing is not important only having fun and enjoying the game of cricket
• Parents are encouraged to coach, umpire and score during each match

The following items are provided annually with each player registration

MSW Cricket

UQCC fields girls and boys teams in the MSW competition both pre-Christmas (school term 4) and post-Christmas (school term 1). Teams are based off skill level rather that age level and are divide into Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3. A summary of Staging is provided on the MSW website.

All Girls Cricket League

UQCC will be entering both a Stage 1 and Stage 2/3 team in the MSW All Girls Cricket League for the 2020-21 season. A summary of Staging is provided on the MSW website.

Matches are in the T20 format and held on Friday evenings. Training for All Girls Cricket League will be held on Monday afternoons at WEP Harris Oval.

Grading Using Stages

This season MSW have made several improvements to the competition which will improve player grading, representative trails, and the quality of games. Key changes to be aware of this year:

• Whilst “Stages” are retained, there is a push back to age groups. Players can still play up or down age groups, but there is a push to ensure kids of roughly the same age are playing against each other (last year the focus was ability, hence 12 years old’s playing 16 years old’s which didn’t work).
• We will be looking to grade players more and introduce a Division 1 team for each age group. Again, some kids will still play up. Friends can still request to play together, but if a decent player really wants to play with his friends he will likely move down.

This is now a focus of Queensland Cricket with a view of  improving the quality of our representative sides. UQ has been underrepresented in the past and the Club wants to ensure this is addressed.

Below is a simplified snapshot of how the Division 1 Teams will work.

Individual and Team Equipment

All equipment is provided for Junior Blasters and Super 6’s programs.

The following equipment will be provided to each MSW team

• Set of stumps
• Boundary markers
• Match balls
• Kit bag
• Score-book
• Chalk
• Umpire counter
• Tape measure

Coaches are required to collect equipment for their team on TBC.

The Club has updated its approach to the provision of individual equipment following COVID-19. It is now expected that all players will provide their own equipment including the provision of a helmet which is now mandatory.

Parents are free to source their own equipment from any supplier. However, to assist parents in sourcing the equipment please refer to the flyer below. The kits shown in the flyers provides the equipment required at a reasonable price. KD Sports are experts in cricket equipment and will ensure your child is fitted appropriately. That is, while providing a pack option there is flexibility to have different sizes for say gloves and pads. An off the shelf (online) kit has generic sizes for each component of the pack.

The option without the helmet (Starters Kit) is only for the very beginner level of MSW cricket. Excluding this level everyone else will require a helmet and therefore the minimum kit would be the “1000 Personal Kit”.

KD Cricket Kit Options.

MSW Junior Registration Information

There are multiple Juniors registration options, below is a guide to help navigate the options.

1. Junior Full Season U8-U10 – for single registrations of players U8 & U10 who wish to play both pre and post Xmas cricket fixtures.
2. Junior Full Season U11-U17 – for single registrations of players U11 and up who wish to play both pre and post Xmas cricket fixtures (Recommended for players wanting to play in the Opens U15-17 Sunday T20 competition post-Xmas).
3. Junior Pre Xmas U11-U17 – for single registrations of players U11 and up who wish to play pre Xmas cricket fixtures only.

The following items are provided annually with each player registration

• Club long sleeve white playing shirt
• Club training shirt
• Choice of either UQCC club cap OR sunhat (NEW PLAYERS ONLY)

Playing and training shirts as well as a UQCC club cap or sunhat are worn by players in games and at training.

Additional Club Clothing

Additional UQCC items can be purchased through the club shop.

5 Year UQCC Juniors Baggy Cap

If 2020/21 will be your 5th season of playing MSW Saturday cricket for UQCC Juniors (i.e. you commenced in the 2016/17 season and have played every season since) then you will have earned a 5 Years UQCC Juniors Baggy Cricket Cap. The Cap is to recognise the commitment of those Juniors who have played for UQCC Juniors for 5 years, with the presentation at the commencement of their 5th season.  It is not based on cricket ability, nor on playing a season or two and cannot be purchased.  Rather it’s awarded by the UQCC Juniors to recognise the commitment and loyalty of the player to UQCC Juniors.  It’s something that we’d like all our Juniors to aspire to earn.

Boys Winter Cricket 2021

Nominations are now open for the upcoming 2021 winter season.

UQCC Juniors are looking to enter teams in the U13’s through to the U16’s and will offer the following registration types:

• Full season – for players wanting to play all matches (cost TBC)
• Casual player – for players wanting to play casually (cost will be on a per game basis)

The season will run from early May through to mid-August. Matches will be played on Saturdays from 11:45am to 4:35 pm.

If you are interested, please complete the expressions of interest form below by Friday 5 March 2021.

BOYS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST NOMINATION FORM

If you require more information contact [email protected]

Girls Winter Cricket 2021

Nominations are now open for the upcoming 2021 winter season.

UQCC is looking to enter teams in the U14’s and Opens girls winter cricket season.

The season will run from May through to August and will be played as a T20 on Sundays. The competition will be played fortnightly.

At this stage we are seeking expressions of interest not registrations. If you are interested, please complete the expressions of interest form below by Friday 5 March 2021.

GIRLS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

Once the level of interest is know we will advise the registration process.

If there are any questions please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Roles and Responsibility

It is important to recognise that the coach is a volunteer, in most instances a parent, and often takes on the role as a last resort as no one else is willing to take on the role. There is a vast span of cricket knowledge and coaching experience amongst our junior coaches.

The goal for UQCC is that all our junior coaches attain a Level 1 Community Coaching certification and have a current QLD Blue Card. Level 1 Community Coaching certification involves completing the online Introduction to Cricket module and a 3 hour practical session.

UQCC strongly recommends the completion of these courses by all coaches regardless of their level of coaching or playing experience. The online modules are particularly important for enforcing CA and Queensland Cricket’s message of keeping players in the game through participation and fun.

The role of coach and manager can be performed by one person however, some teams may prefer to separate these roles.

Some of the roles and responsibilities include:

• Organising and running weekly training sessions
• Hands on role for game day
  • This will be more hands on for the younger players/earlier stages
  • Pre-match drills/discussion
  • Post-match discussion
  • Setting the field, batting, bowling order (stage dependant)
• Completion of game day checklist and retention of the checklist
• Remaining at the training or match venue until all children have been picked up by their parents

It is important to note:

• The coach is not a specialist coach
• The coach’s role is to coach the team not your child
• The coach should point out and assist with problem areas
• The coach does not have the time to focus solely on one child. Some drills should be provided to the child or recommend the child attends the Blues Academy (for focused one on one training by a specialist coach)
• A baby-sitting service. Coaches give freely of their time for the betterment of the players and team. It is expected that parents pick up their child on time at the completion of the game.

Game Day Responsibilities

The focus for parents and players is to have fun and enjoy the game of cricket. However, there are a arrange of tasks that need to be completed on game day to achieve this. These are listed below:

• Setting up the field. It is the responsibility of the home team to set up the stumps and boundary markers. Recommended: Parents
• Discuss the match/umpire conditions with the opposition. Recommended: Coach
• Pre match drills. Recommended: Coach or Parent as directed by the coach
• Pre match discussion. Recommended: Coach
• Umpiring – For the earlier stages it is recommend that this be undertaken by the coach when the team is fielding. This should be undertaken by a parent when the team is batting so that the coach can remain with the team on the sideline. Recommended: Manager/Parent.
• Game Day checklist. Recommended: Manager/Coach
• Finalising results with opposition. Recommended: Coach
• Entering of results into My Cricket (optional). Recommended: Manager/Coach.
• Packing up of field and tidying up area. Recommended: Parents/Players.
• Post-match discussion: Recommended: Coach.

Resources

https://www.community.cricket.com.au/coach/

Role

The role of parents in junior cricket is particularly important. Parents should encourage and support their child and members of their team. It is expected that parents will assist at the direction of the coach/manager on game day or at training.

As mentioned previously, the focus at UQCC is to retain junior players in the game through participation and fun. UQCC has a zero tolerance on parents coaching from the sidelines and any demeaning/derogatory comments to players, officials, and spectators of both sides. Any such behaviour should be reported to the coach in the first instance.

Part of the cricket experience is to enable players to make their own decisions and to learn through their mistakes. It is important that on match days all coaching is left to the coach as multiple messages become confusing for the player.

Pre-Christmas Season

• Registrations close – 15 September
• Pre-season training – week beginning 6 September (5 weeks)
• Coaches and managers season launch – TBC
• Team training commences – week beginning 4 October
• Season commences – 9, 10 and 11 October
• Team photos – Monday 19 October
• Junior presentation day – 12 December
• Season concludes – 11, 12 and 13 December