Youth Cricket
Collingbourne Cricket Club will have a full youth section running in 2024, including All-Stars (5-8yo), Dynamos (8-11yo) as well as hard ball cricket for our teenagers. Full details will appear here shortly, but if you are interested in playing youth cricket then please contact Youth Officer Barry Reed at info@collingbournecricketclub.co.uk who can offer support and assistance with any queries.
What Is All Stars Cricket?
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All Stars Cricket provides a fantastic first experience for all children aged 5-8 years old where they’re guaranteed 8 weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development. The programme is designed to introduce children to the sport, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so.
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Every child that registers will receive a pack full of goodies. Your child’s pack will include:
• Cricket bat *
• Ball *
• Bag *
• Personalised t-shirt with your child’s name
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* Exclusive to Collingbourne Cricket Club participants only.
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All Stars is all about giving children the best first experience of the sport, with an emphasis on fun! Children will learn fundamental movement skills including catching, throwing and batting. Soft balls and plastic bats are used by everyone and all participants are given their very own cricket bag full of everything they need to play the game.
Every child will earn stars in their own activity booklet that match the skills learned during the programme:
Batting – hitting a moving ball
Throwing – underarm and overarm
Catching – small and large balls
Bowling – overarm
Running – lots of movement
Teamwork – fun games with friends
Communication – the basics of cricket
Spirit of Cricket – how to respect others
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Sessions will take place on Sunday mornings from 10:30 - 11:30, beginning on Sunday 12 May 2024 for 8 weeks.
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Price: £30 per child
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Register for All Stars Today - Click Here
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What is Dynamos Cricket?
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Dynamos Cricket provides a fantastic next step for all those graduating from All Stars Cricket and the perfect introduction for all 8-11 year-olds new to the sport!
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Dynamos is all about fun and provides children with a more social offer, focusing on developing the fundamental skills required to play cricket.
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We know how important it is to look like the heroes of the game, so every child who registers will receive their very own Dynamos Cricket New Balance t-shirt, personalised with their name and number.
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As well as the shirt, every child that registers with us will also receive a:
• Cricket bat *
• Ball *
• Bag *
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* Exclusive to Collingbourne Cricket Club participants only.
Sessions begin with a 5-10 minute warm-up to get the children moving and recapping on gross motor skills and basic ball handling.
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The sessions continue with skill builders for 15 minutes, providing everything children need to play, particularly focusing on bowling, which can be the make-or-break element of any game of cricket!
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The session finishes with a game of countdown cricket that will take 30-45 minutes and give everyone a chance to participate in all elements of the game – batting, bowling and fielding.
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Sessions will take place on Sunday mornings from 10:30 - 11:45, beginning on Sunday 12 May 2024 for 8 weeks.
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Price: £40 per child
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