Buckingham Town Cricket & Sports Club Bourton Road Buckingham MK18 1BG    
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Youth Cricket At Buckingham Town

As a club, we are strongly committed to the identification, development and promotion of local young talent – with come success. Last season our first team featured at times three players under 17, and our second and third XLs similarly gave opportunities to young players to develop. With over twenty junior players gaining representative honours last season, the future is looking promising.

  • Our Approach to Coaching
  • Fixtures
  • Summer Coaching Clinics
  • U10 & Downwards
  • U11, U12, U13
  • U14, U15, U16

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    Coaching At Buckingham Town

     As a club, we are committed to developing and promoting local talent. As such, the youth section is extremely important to us, and we are extremely fortunate to have the support of a large number of coaches, team managers and senior players. For 2008 we will continue with a structured programme that has been designed to help our players develop from U10 through to senior cricket – covering all the skills of the game, and also embracing the principles of the Long-Term Athletic Development programme (LTAD). This is a UK-wide sports initiative designed to help identify and develop the stars of the future. Essentially, this is split into four phases that are reflected in our coaching programme:

    LTAD Phase Ages Activity Squads Focus
    FUN-
    damentals    		           
    6-10
     
  • Basic sports skills
  • ABCs – Agility, Balance, Co-ordination, Speed
  • Development of power and endurance
  • Participation & Variety
    		• U10 Talent Identification
    Introduction to cricket, and some basic skills
    Focus more on encouraging participation and ABCs than competition
    Links to local Primary schools
    Training
    To
    Train    		 11-13
  • Learn how to train
  • Developing basic cricket skills
  • Developing basic tactical awareness
  • 75/25 training/compete ratio
    		• U11
    U12
    U13     		Recruitment
    Encouraging players into cricket
    Development of basic skills
    Entry into local league and cup competitions at these age groups
    Links to local Primary and Secondary Schools
    Training
    To
    Compete    		 14-18
  • Develop technical skills
  • Develop tactical awareness
  • Develop specialist skills
  • 50:50 training/competition ratio
    		• U14
    U15
    U16     		Specialisation
    Specialist coaching for specific areas, such as spin bowling, batting, seam bowling, wicket keeping
    Full competitive fixture list at each age group
    Introduction to sports psychology – visualisation skills, coping with stress, building an innings etc.
    Training
    To
    Win    		 18+
  • Integration Phase – fine tuning technical, tactical and mental capacities to maximise performance
  • 25/75 training/competition ratio
    		• Develop-
    ment XI
    3XI
    2XI
    1XI     		High Performance
    Coaching support and continuity provided via the Development Squad
    Commitment to Youth Development from senior captains and partner clubs
    Specialist coaching and mentoring

    This is an ambitious undertaking, and we are fortunate to be able to call on a pool of ECB-qualified coaches and senior players. All coaches and helpers undergo a full CRB check before being allowed to work with players, and we place child welfare at the core of all we do as a club.
     

    Summer Coaching Clinics

    Buckingham will continue our tradition of running coaching courses during the Summer Holidays. These cover all aspects of the game, and are all-day activity course run under the direction of a Level II coach. Dates for this year's coaching course are 18 - 21 Aug 2008, at 10am to 3pm each day.
     

    Wet Weather and Cancellation Process

    Sometimes weather or pitch conditions, or illness can cause us to have to cancel sessions at short notice. Whenever possible, we will announce any cancellations via the website or news groups. For cancelled fixtures, every effort will be made to contact all affected parents as soon as the club is notified of the cancellation.
     

    Fixtures

     See fixtures.
     

    U6 - U10

     Training: Friday 6.00 - 7.30pm (2 May - 15 Aug 2008)

    The lower age limit is currently those children in Yr 1.

    Because of the outstanding success of the Friday evening session places for new children are at a premium. If you are interested in joining please contact Adrian Johnson.

    Team Manager: Adrian Johnson (01280 824588)

    Membership Coordinator: Trish Robey (01280 823788)

    Teams (Shires):
         Wizards: Stu Helps (phone 01280 820925, mobile 0771 4293616)
         Knights: Adrian Freeman (phone 01280 817798 mobile 07990 652109)

    Programme:

    Our aim is to provide an introduction to the game of cricket, whilst looking to identify and encourage talented young players. Our focus is very much on using cricket as a means of developing the core basics of the ABCs - Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and Speed.

    More importantly, the emphasis is on FUN. Over the course of the season, players will cover the basic skills of the game, covering fielding, bowling and batting through fun games and activities. The U10 will play a mixture of friendly and competitive fixtures.
     

    U11, U12, U13

     Training: Sunday 10.00 – 12:00 (Dates TBA)

    U11 (Bucks) Team Manager     Mike Taylor (01280 824689)
    U12 (Shires) Team Managers     Paul Sly (01280 817883)
    U13 (Bucks) Team Manager     John Pengelly (01280 814669)

    Programme:

    At these age groups, the emphasis is on encouraging young players into cricket, developing and enhancing the basic skills of the game, and starting to focus on how these skills can be moved to the competitive game.

    Activities are wherever possible differentiated to ensure that talented players are encouraged to develop to their potential, without discouraging those who may develop later. Specialist coaches covering Wicket Keeping, Batting and Bowling will be more actively involved to help this process - but the emphasis remains very much on participation and enjoyment of the game.
     

    U14, U15, U16

     Training: U14, U15: Sunday 2.00 – 4.00pm (Dates TBA)
    U16 TBA

    Team Manager U14 (Bucks and Shires)    John Pengelly (01280 814669)
    Team Manager U15 (Bucks)     John Pengelly (01280 814669)
    Team Manager U16 (Hair Moda League)     Paul Hill (01280 812666)

    Programme:

    At these age groups, the emphasis moves gradually from skills training to training for competitions. Much more use is made of specialist coaching, and a far greater emphasis is placed on match play – in particular tactical awareness and mental preparation.

    Players will also have the opportunity to play senior cricket either on a Sunday, or with the 3XI on a Saturday, and it would be normal for there to be an overlap with the Development Squad programme.

    Care will be taken with all players – but in particular with bowlers – to limit the amount of cricket played each week to minimise the risk of long-term injury to players – in line with ECB guidelines.

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