1 Club Background

Mission statement

To provide access to cricket and related social activities throughout the village and surrounding communities, regardless of ability, age, race, colour, creed or gender in line with the objectives of the club.

Aims & Objectives

Aim 1: Harness and develop all cricketers so they have the opportunity to contribute to the game of cricket at all levels and play a central role in club cricket life

GCC during 2012 was awarded the ECB ‘Club Mark’ Status. We will:

• Develop and increase the coaching structure at the club so all ages and abilities will have access and opportunity to develop their skills
• To define and develop the club culture to make sure we continue to participate within the laws and ‘spirit of the game’
• Continue to develop the facilities available at the club to encourage greater membership and participation from family and friends of current and new members
• Continue to develop our club processes in accordance with ECB Clubmark Standards.

Aim 2. Develop and strengthen a structure and pathway for women and girls to actively participate in and follow cricket

We provide cricket opportunities for all with girls and woman being encouraged to take part in cricket and play in mixed cricket as age rules allow. If numbers permit, a girls’ youth team will be established. However, where numbers do not permit then it is incumbent upon the Club to ensure that girls are given the opportunity to continue their cricket developments either in a mixed group or at other clubs who do have sufficient numbers to run girls’ cricket teams.

We will continue to liaise with our existing Level 2 coach from Essex County Cricket Board whose initiatives focus on introducing girls to cricket.

Aim 3: Develop and strengthen the whole club environment, promoting cricketing opportunities for disabled people

We provide cricket opportunities for all. The club shall encourage members with learning and or physical disabilities and in conjunction with Aim 1 provide development for all irrespective of ability and opportunities to play competitive matches. One of the main objectives of the club selection committee is to make sure competitive cricket is available to all playing members and no one is neglected due to disability.

Aim 4: Develop and promote cricket for black and ethnic minorities

We provide cricket opportunities for all. The club currently has members of both Asian and Caribbean ethnic origin.

Aim 5: Ensure that our cricket club is an integral part of the local community, contributing an invaluable service to all sections of the local community, developing club members, supporters and volunteers

We continue to improve the quality of training, coaching and facilities at the club with the aim to:

1. Increase playing numbers across all age groups
2. Increase the numbers of family members to the club and the opportunity for them to play in organised matches .
3. Increase the number of coaches and their qualifications to meet growing demands of the club and its membership

Note Immediate priority for 2014 is to increase the management and coaching set up for each of the youth teams. This will include developing the management structure around each team to have an allocated coach, team administrator manager (looking after availability and match notification through Teamer, a non playing parent as team manager and a current U18 youth player as assistant coach. We will also encourage the youth (16–18yo) members to take the first step on the new coaching path being created through ECB in 2014.

4. To establish the Club as one of the central recreational, meeting and vocational venues in the village community. We work closely with the Parish Council to improve coaching equipment and facilities available at the club.

Note The club pavilion has been completely refurbished since 2010, new roof; new storage garages and security shutters have been completed and the work is being finalised with new hard standing pathways being created and solar panels being installed. 2013 saw new furniture procured for the bar area. A work schedule for 2014 ground and pavilion improvements is being developed in conjunction with the Galleywood Playing Field Management Committee and Co-Tenants Galleywood Football Club and Galleywood Youth Football Club and the Club will continue with its involvement with Nat West Cricket Force initiative

Note In October 2012 The Club was awarded a highly commended trophy from Active Chelmsford in recognition of it achievements

Aim 6: Develop and strengthen senior playing teams, providing positive role models to all club members, leading to achievement and success

We continue to integrate youth Cricket members into open access cricket.

1. Ensure the members (2013) that have moved above U15 level still have the opportunity to continue their development, through coaching sessions and access to open age cricket. Our Priority for 2014 is run a mobile match play team at U16 and organise Saturday friendly’s over the scope of the League season.
2. We will provide coaching session for under 18s during the winter and on Thursday evenings during the summer of 2014 .

Note: A record number of under 18s played for the senior teams during 2013.

3. We will make sure the introduction of youth members to open age cricket is smooth and appropriate to the person’s skills and is in line with ECB Directives/guidance. WE will work closely with Captains and Senior Members to ensure all are aware of their responsibilities – Code of conduct continues to be issued as part of annual membership.
4. Throughout club we will implement a code of conduct for all involved in the cricket club

Note Code of conduct issued to all members for 2013. Code of conduct to be reviewed and updated for 2014.

5. We will encourage youth coaches and helpers to be role models to others. Issued Code of Conduct
6. We will encourage our youth graduates to develop their cricketing skills further by introducing them to the ECB's coaching path.

Note A new structure is currently being developed by the ECB with a roll out during 2014.

7. We will continue to improve the club facilities to encourage more playing and family Members. Improvements at club started in 2011 and are now ongoing.

Note we are part of the Nat West Cricket Force development programme for 2014. We now have more registered members than ever before.

2. Facilities

Main Ground

Clark’s Field, Slades Lane Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8RW

Improvement initiatives include:

1. We will improve the fencing and clear ditches around the ground. This will include painting erecting new boundary boards.

Equipment

2. We will improve quality of existing side screen with second screen being provided at the football pitch end park end.
3. We will develop a plan for the fund raising and creation of two lane net for training
4. WE will apply for Under XX kit bag for 2014 through the Lord Taverner’s scheme.
5. We will apply for Parish Council Grant in 2014 for cricket equipment.

3. Personnel

Current Personnel

The Club is fully constituted and run through elected Hon Officers.

The youth section also has a fully constituted sub-section with elected Hon Officers including fully trained Child Welfare Officer(s) and First Aider(s).

Galleywood currently have around 20 senior playing members. Furthermore, we have around 30 players that are under 20 and are available to play in the senior team. The club is supported by a further 50 youth players along with their parents and siblings all of which are members of the club in line with the club constitution.

We currently have access to one level 3 coach, one level 2 and five level 1 coaches, with 10 addition people assisting with coaching duties. All are CRB checked.

Personnel Requirements

During 2013 we increased the number of youth members across the club and particularly at the U9 age groups. We now have two new coaches at U9. We will continue to increase our coaching team.

Priorities for 2014

As a club we rely heavily on volunteers for ground and wicket preparation duties. We need to increase this volunteer pool to ensure the current ground staff are not over worked with the increased demands.

Visit local schools in conjunction with Essex County Cricket Board coach and offer taster coaching session, inviting participation for both sexes.

We will encourage other helpers to undertake the first stage in coaching qualification.

4. Club Teams

Existing teams & Numbers

Saturday 1^st & 2^nd XI

During 2013 we ran a few development fixtures which all enjoyed. The adult teams increased the use of youth player during 2013

Initiatives for 2014 include:

We will look to increase the Sunday development XI fixtures and additionally run an U16 team in the mobile match play competition

We will seek to run a 3^rd XI for the duration of the league season. This will require a dedicated organiser/captain

We will expand our under 15 team to two teams

WE will continue to participate in the Kwik Cricket Festivals during 2014

5. Talented players

Trial and assessments

Dates for 2014 district trials have been received and nomination have been submitted for:.

U14: Tom Nurcombe, Alex Moss, James Adams, Scott Wilmer, Ethan Feltham, Andrew Cockrell

U11: Josh Feltham, Jimmy Brace

Players in representative cricket

Sam Adams U10 during 2013 and U 11 in 2014

Facility usage

As well as cricket, the club share our home with thriving football clubs including a large youth section (400 plus members) with teams at all age groups.

Essex police, Anglia Ruskin University and Bank of New York Mellon regularly hire the facilities.

6. Schools Activity

Current contacts

During 2012 a number of visit to schools were made in conjunction with our new level 2 coach.

Future contacts

Need to continue with school contacts that include

St Michael’s, Widford Lodge, Mildmay, Larkrise, Beehive, Moulsham

7. Five year future objectives

Participation

Increase the youth membership by 10% (excluding members who graduate to Senior cricket) year-on-year. Any increase needs to be controlled to ensure as a club we can manage the increase. Success being measured by the number of youth members who return year-on-year. We have achieved this objective during the previous three years (2011 – 2013) and plan will be created to deal with the potential increase during 2014.

Increase the opportunity for open access cricket to all youth member between the ages of 15 and 18. This is being achieved through creation of a 3^rd Xi during 2014.

Club Membership

To gradually increase the overall club membership and participation.

Coaching roles

To increase members who are level two and have initial coaching certificates.

Provide a structure for each team so that administration support, team manager, coach and assistant for all youth teams is in place for 2014.

Volunteer roles

Increase the volunteer for running social and fund raising event during 2014.

Increase volunteers who work on the ground and pitch preparation

Participation of families and members in Nat West Cricket Force day during 2014.

Involvement of parents in managing a team, providing match day refreshments, fee collection and management of player availability, through Teamer.

1. Current status

Galleywood Cricket club is a fully constituted cricket club and has been established since 1931. We play at Clarke’s Field, Slades Lane, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex. The club are affiliated to the Essex Cricket Board and a founder member of the T Rippon Mid Essex Cricket League. The Club runs two Saturday teams, one Sunday team. The club currently has approximately 20 adult members a number of which are non-playing, 30 players under the age of 20 and a further 50 youth members as part of the colts set up. All parents and siblings are automatically members of the club.

Youth development at Galleywood Cricket Club has been in place since 1970 using a number of players as coaching volunteers. The club have been a member of the youth development league structure since the mid 1980s providing competitive cricket for U13 and U15 age groups. In 2005 the cricket club appointed and arranged qualification of a Child Welfare Officer to ensure the club integrated the ‘Safe Hands’ policy and related guidance within the club and youth development section.

In 2008 it became clear that to move the club and youth development section forward, a dedicated youth committee and coaching set up was required and this committee’s first meeting was in late 2009.

The youth development section (Galleywood Colts) currently has over 80 members (plus family members) and provides cricket development opportunities for young people between the age of 6 and 18.

The following are achievements to date

• The colts sub-section has now been formed and fully constituted within the Club structure
• The youth section have direct responsibility for their own financial stability within the club and have their own bank account, which feed into the overall club accounts at the AGM
• We currently have seven qualified coaches are available and ten helpers, all of which have been CRB checked.
• We provide coaching from January through to September each year
• We have purchased a new roll on net procured during 2012 with Lords Taverners grant and local business support
• We have purchased a new static net in 2014 from club funds.
• We have purchased new playing kit for the U11, U13 and U15 age groups via the Lords Taverners kitbag scheme.
• We have made contacts with local schools as part of a successful recruitment drive of new members
• WE successfully achieved the ECB “Clubmark” accreditation in 2012.
• We now have two Child Welfare Officers with others in training.
• We ran two U13 teams during 2013, significantly increased our U9 members and no have two volunteer coaches at U9.
• We currently now have 10 people trained as qualified first-aiders
• We have participated in the Nat West Cricket Force development since 2011
• We received Highly commended award from Active Chelmsford in 2012 recognition of our achievements
• We were recognised nationally with a Runner Up award in the NatWest CricketForce category in 2012 at the NatWest OSCAs (Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards)

2. Ongoing Objectives

1. To increase the number of qualified coaches initial certificate and level 2.
2. Ensure all new appointed coaches and volunteers are appropriately qualified and are CRB checked.
3. Identify U16 to U18 members who are suitable to assist with younger age groups and ensure they have the right training and support.
4. To encourage greater participation from girls, women ethnic minorities and those with disabilities.
5. Ensure the members in 2013 that have moved above U15 level still have the opportunity to continue their development, through coaching session and access to open age cricket. Part of the recruitment & retention strategy.
6. Ensure the introduction to open age cricket by any members of the youth section (irrespective of age) is smooth and appropriate to the person’s skills and in line with ECB guidance.

Short term development objectives (1 year)

The following are the short term development objectives that will improve the coaching and related facilities available:

2014 targets

1. To review the winter coaching set up to accommodate the increase number
2. Increase the use of Teamer across the club
3. Procure ongoing supplies of training equipment for use in 2014.
4. Seek to develop a formal schools’ partnership with five schools. Initial targets being St Michaels, Larkrise, Mildmay, East Hanningfield and Moulsham. Part of recruitment & retention strategy.
5. Run two U15 teams
6. Run an U16 mobile match play team
7. Provide opportunity for formal coaching on Thursday evenings for 16 to 18 and seniors
8. Procure kit to accommodate the increased number of youth members.
9. Seek sponsorship from individuals and businesses, We need to establish contacts and relationships with organisations who can provide sponsorship/community contributions. E.G Woodland (Kevan Childs) RPD (George Mawby) Nat West via John Gray’s participation in NatWest CricketForce) and The Bank of New York Mellon (Simon Cato).
10. Continue with Nat West Cricket Force facilities development initiative for 2014.
11. Develop utilisation of our Website to attract new members and enhance communication with existing members and families.
12. Increase the number of volunteers to undertake pitch and regularly ground duties.
13. Run a 3rd Xi on Saturdays for the majority of weeks during the 2014 league season.
14. Encourage youth member to get into the new ECB coaching path.
15. Improve the fencing at the ground.

4. Long term development objectives (up to 5years)

The following are the long term youth development objectives:

1. Increase the number of adult teams at the club to three on Saturdays and two on Sundays
2. Look to enter and adult team in the winter indoor league
3. Improve the quality of training and match facilities including a new two lane net training facility
4. Develop a hard standing patio and veranda on cricket side of pavilion
5. Improve the quality of sidecreens