Homepage Club News Diary The Club Ground Memory Lane Club History 1st XI 1st XI Fixtures 2nd XI 2nd XI Fixtures Sunday XI Fixtures Who's Who Committee  Cricket Force ... Winter Nets Club Shop Junior Cricket Under 10 Under 11 Under 13 Under 15 Under 17 Junior Fixtures Junior Coaches Junior News Quiz Junior Team Selection Senior Team Selection Sponsorship Barrow Town CC Under 11's Season 2007 Junior News Links Cricket Equipment  Find Us How To Find Other Grounds Contact Us Clubmark Development Plan Thoughts From The Groundsman Freds World Fixture Secs Quiz Answers Code of Conduct U10 Fixtures U11 Fixtures U13 Fixtures Under 15 Fixtu... U17 Fixtures Andy Wright's Blog Barrow Shield U15 Competition U7 to U10 Player Develop Building On The Start U8 to U12 U12 to U15 Transition From Junior To Senior Player Player Development Conclusion Player Development Clubforce Message Cricket Force ... Under 15 Test 1st XI  2nd XI  Clubforce 2008 CLUBFORCE2 Report CF2008 U13MR1804 U13MR2004 U13MR0405 U13MR1805 Results U11MR0205 U11MR0905 U13 v Outwoods U13 v Outwoods2 Pro 10 

Building On The Start U8 to U12

BTCC

From a young age a child should be introduced to cricket by the softball format and this will give them the confidence needed, however the time comes even for the this age group that the hardball should be used. Only introduce the hardball to children who can cope with it. This really is down to the coach making an assessment and working and in partnership with the youngster and parent/guardian to decide when the right time to progress has been reached. A good coach will use a halfway house method of introducing the hard ball. Start in nets with the softball and get the youngsters to get used to net safety and all the kit used. Then take the step up to a hard ball but with bowling that is suitable for the skill level of the player. For the bowlers increase the length of the pitch and now for the coach he needs now to work on bowler's control of line, length, grips and bowling actions. Most good coaches now should be able to build on the work already started but unfortunately a lot don't and after some good early base work the performance of the youngster will plateau or even decline, its largely down to the coach or parent who doesn't understand how to increase the skill levels or address the coaching needs of the child. It is now important at this stage that he or she is given the skills to perform at a level of consistency, this will come from being coached well and also having interaction with other talented players. The most difficult task for any coach is to teach a player how to play cricket after the age of 8 or 9 because their motor skills and their body movements have already been established. To change those ingrained movements takes a lot of a coach's time and in most cases he doesn't have the time, so start early 9 is sometimes too late. Moving up to 10 and 11 years opportunities commence for talented young cricketers to join district and county squads, this sometimes can be a difficult time for both player and parent as selection now becomes very apparent. Also to be successful at this stage youngsters are expected to perform to a high level with lengthy trials and squad sessions you have to be committed. The time it takes to select a player at this point is too drawn out and in most cases a judgement is made of a youngster when he is warn out, which can't be good. To get into a county squad at such a young age is a great achievement but all too often complacency can set in and the player you see at 11 by 13 hasn't developed at the same pace as before and his performances over the next few seasons nose dives.

IMPORTANT YEARS

Building On Early Work Under 8 to Under 12

56 
4 



This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker
You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it.
Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX,
the market leader for music, photo, and video software.