The heart and soul of OBC as a cricket club is our junior program. With approximately 50 teams every year, the strength of our junior section is the envy of clubs around the city and make us the largest cricket club in the South Island.
In 2020/21, OBC has registered 42 Junior teams – and has Mandie Godliman from Coaching Solutions looking after these teams’ development throughout the summer – with sides ranging from Have-a-Go (catering to 4 and 5 year olds), all the way through the grades to the ages of 13 and 14 while they are still at Primary/Intermediate school.
Mandie and her team run a fantastic Junior program and we are very proud to provide quality coaching for all our teams and players throughout their cricketing journey at OBC! If you are looking at joining OBC or registering your child to play for OBC please get in contact with Mandie Godliman through mandie@coaching-solutions.co.nz
Old Boys Collegians is proud to provide approximately 500 junior players with the opportunity to get outside and play cricket with their mates and we couldn’t provide these opportunities without the help of Coaching Solutions! Click here to learn more about our Junior Program for your child! If you have an enquiry relating to Junior cricket please email juniors@oldboyscollegians.com.
Junior Club Code of Conduct
Aim: Provide high quality cricket experience which is fun and provides a high level of technical training to develop players skills in a safe environment. This code of conduct must be adhered for the benefit of everyone.
All players, umpires, managers, coaches, parents and spectators should:
- Respect the rules
- Respect the officials and accept their decisions
- Respect the opponent
- Have a concern for equal opportunity
- Be gracious winners and dignified losers
As Players
- Have fun, develop your own skills while accepting your limits
- Co-operate with others and treat them with respect
- Know the rules and don’t cheat
- Accept the Umpire’s decision without dissent, even if you do not think they are right
- Don’t use coarse language
As Parents and Spectators
- Every player is required to be supervised by their appropriate adult at games
- Never force children to participate – only encourage
- Don’t achieve your dreams by pressurising a child
- Talk to your child/player in an encouraging way. Are they having fun?
- Are they learning that being fair and developing new skills are important?
- Do not encroach onto the playing area
More details here – https://www.cjca.org.nz/boys/codes-of-behaviour/
Note: Failure to comply will result in exclusion from sessions, temporary initially or permanently for repeat offences for the benefit of others.
Junior Training sessions run at Elmwood Park:
Punctuality
- Please arrive prompt for the start of your session. Wait at the front of the pavilion until your coach comes over. Note that coaches maybe training another group directly before your session, please do not disturb them.
Behaviour
- Disruptive behaviour is not acceptable for the sake of others.
- Respect your coach and your team mates.
- Unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated, such as play fighting, bullying etc.
- Listen at all times to your coach, no talking when they are talking.
- No defiance.
- Unacceptable language including swearing is not to be used at any time.
Safety
- During coaching session players are supervised by club coaches, but appropriate adults are responsible for their own children before and after this time or if there is a behaviour issue.
- Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times, no jandles or bare feet at anytime.
- It is compulsory for any children using hardballs, when batting and wicket keeping up to the stumps to wear a helmet and box along with the normal protective equipment.
- Only players being coached by club coaches are allowed in the enclosed nets 3.30-6.30 Monday-Friday
- You must inform the coach of any injuries before and during the session. First aid and ice is provided. Accident report forms may need to be filled in.
- Once the session has finished coach’s move into the next group, anyone waiting for parents must wait in front of the pavilion. No child waiting is the responsibility of the coach.
Facilities & Equipment
- Treat with care the facility and equipment. Any damage will be chargeable.
- All equipment is to be returned to its proper place after use.
- Bring your own drinking bottle, drinking water is available at the front of the pavilion.
- Gear bags are not to be left on the path please put these on the grass outside the nets.
- No muddy shoes in the pavilion area or nets.
- There is a toilet available please ask the coach and leave it clean and tidy.
Wet weather
- In the event of rain, we may try and run an indoor session in the pavilion if available. Please check www.facebook.com/OBCCJuniors we aim to post around lunchtime through to the start of the session.
Please note: Failure to comply will result in exclusion from the session, temporary initially or permanently for repeat offences for the benefit of others
Mandie Godliman
OBC Junior Coordinator