Junior Development Initiatives

BUCCC provides a family friendly environment with emphasis on fun, skill development and opportunities to participate and grow with a local long standing community based club.

As part of its strategy to develop junior cricket into a significant strength of the club, BUCCC provides a comprehensive range of activities.

These include:

• Introduce the game of cricket to children;
• Nurture children through participation in age based teams;
• Support regional representative teams (ECA, Hatch, Dowling);
• Development team playing senior cricket.

Junior Program

BUCCC runs a broad junior program incorporating the following:

Milo In2Cricket Milo In2Cricket program which introduces children, from ages 5 – 10 years. The activities introduce: Series of structured activities over a 12 week period; Basic skills and principles of the game; Family friendly atmosphere; Safe and non competitive environment.

Eastern Cricket Association Participation in age based teams in the programs Eastern Cricket Association programs. BUCCC has juniors playing in: U10 U12 U14 U16 Teams are chosen taking into consideration the developmental needs of each child as well as team balance.

Team Allocation Each team is allocated: Coach; Team manager; Weekly structured training and coaching.

Representative Cricket Talented and keen juniors are encouraged to aspire towards representing the club in the various cricket pathways programs run by: Eastern Cricket Association; Cricket Victoria; Victorian Sub District Cricket Association.

Specialist Training Specialist training program is currently run by the club on each Wednesday for selected club juniors to provide additional coaching and mentoring to players showing capability and keenness to progress their cricket to representative levels.

Senior Pathway Program Selected juniors are also provided regular opportunities to participate in senior cricket through a specialist development team. This is a team captained by a senior player with parent representation providing a highly controlled environment and introduction to senior cricket. Capable juniors are offered opportunities to progress to higher grades of senior cricket.

External Coaching Master Class The club is progressively introducing outside specialist coaches to provide mentoring and coaching to our talented young cricketers. For the current season BUCCC has arranged two 2 former Sheffield Shield players to run coaching sessions for selected players leading up to the representative cricket trials.

We believe that these initiatives can play a positive and active role in the development of confident, self-assured individuals with a sense of connection to their local community through their involvement in a community minded cricket club such as Burwood Uniting Canterbury.

Aims and Guiding Principles of BUCCC

1. To develop in all players, a positive attitude towards sports in general, the game of cricket in particular and to provide for long term appreciation of, and participation in, the game of cricket.
2. To cater for the needs of players and to encourage development of confidence and self-esteem through participation in a level of activity, appropriate to the individual’s stage of development.
3. To provide:
   • Enjoyment for all.
   • Development of basic skills.
   • Development of Team Spirit and Co-operation.
   • Equal opportunity for all to participate.
   • Development of a balanced attitude to competition.

General principles relating to Junior Cricket

1. ALL players are to be given the maximum opportunity for QUALITY participation in ALL aspects of the game, in a safe and secure environment.
2. ALL players should be made to feel that they have contributed to, or are making a contribution, however small, to the team effort.
3. ALL players should be aware that encouraging and supporting ALL team mates is essential to success.
4. ALL players should be aware of the etiquette and traditions of the game of cricket and be encouraged to abide by these at all times.
5. ALL players are entitled to quality advice in the development of the skills of the game of cricket.

It should be noted that many studies have shown that winning has never been a high priority in the minds of junior cricketers. Regrettably it is so in the minds of many parents and coaches, however, slowly but surely they are being eradicated and we are pleased to say that this Club and the Association have led the way in this respect.

Junior Contacts

Committee

Name	Position	Phone	Mobile	Email
Shaun Dowling	Junior Coordinator	9899 0013	0412 805 760	sadowling@optusnet.com.au
Palmina DI Angelo	Junior Secretary	9809 0591	-	johnd@netcore.com.au
Toni Quirk	Junior Registrar	9889 6891	-	philipquirk@optusnet.com.au
John Constable	Junior Newsletter	9830 2501	-	john@jjcgroup.com.au

Coaches

Team	Ground	Coach/Team Manager	Phone	Mobile	Email	Training
U16 Gold	Lynden Park Lower East	Steve Perkins	9077 9400	0403 669 614	serkies@hotmail.com.au	Wednesday Night - Nets & Upper Oval
U16 Green	Lynden Park Lower East	Chris Warner	9890 7329	0417 012 978	cjwarner@westpac.com.au	Wednesday Night - Nets & Upper Oval
U16 Red	Lynden Park West	TBA	-	-	-	Wednesday Night - Nets & Upper Oval
U14 Gold	Lynden Park Upper	Ray Berryman	9897 4617	0419 155 579	rberryman@savills.com.au	Tuesday Night – Nets 1 & 2 and Upper Oval
U14 Green	Lynden Park Upper	Kieran Colgan	9889 7090	0425 744 776	kieran.colgan@dhs.vic.gov.au	Tuesday Night – Nets 1 & 2 and Upper Oval
U12 Gold	Lynden Park Lower East	Phil Quirk	9889 6891	0414 876 333	philipquirk@optusnet.com.au	Tuesday Night – Nets 3 & 4 and Upper Oval
U12 Green	Lynden Park Lower East	Nick Hooper	9889 0096	0413 702 956	nlhooper@bigpond.net.au	Tuesday Night – Nets 3 & 4 and Upper Oval
U10	Lynden Park Lower East	Bruce Hale	9889 6697	-	suecarlin@bigpond.com	Tuesday Night – Lower Oval