Junior Section

General Info

The club has a vibrant youth section, with an excellent record of developing youngsters not only for the club’s senior XIs but for district and county representative sides.  Nevertheless, the emphasis is on involvement and participation by all and the development of generic physical and social skills as well as specific cricketing ability.

The junior section is organised as follows:
 
Fun-damentals (Kwik Cricket) age 7 and above.

Under 11 hardball.

Under 13.

Under 15.

Under 17.

Practice arrangements for 2010 are as follows:

Kwik Cricket - Tuesday night starting April 13th,  6pm - 7pm
 
Under 11's - Friday night starting April 16th, 5.30pm - 7pm
 
Under 13's - Friday night starting April 16th, 5.30pm - 7pm

Under U15's - Tuesday night starting April 13th, 5.30pm till 6.30pm
 
Under 17's - Tuesday night with Seniors starting April 13th  6.30pm - 8pm

Fees for training will be as follows:-
 
Kwik Cricket   £1
 
U11's, U13's, U15's and U17's   £2

Full details of fixtures and team managers’ names and contact numbers are given on the fixture card.

All teams are run in accordance with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) “Safe Hands” directives and recommendations for safeguarding children.  If any parents would like further information on this, please contact the team manager of the Club’s Welfare Officer, Matt Parker.  Alternatively, see our policy documents.  Registration and parental permission forms are also available.

Last season, we set up a formal school-club link agreement with De Ferrers and its partner primary schools under the aegis of the East Staffs School Sport Partnership (part of Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent).  It is hoped that these closer links with benefit all parties.  The club will be providing coaching and facilities for the schools and aiming to attract more boys and girls to become junior members.