PARENTS CHARTER
i) Let the coach do his job: parents offering alternative advice will only confuse the players.
ii) Please avoid criticising a player for making a mistake – mistakes are part of learning.
iii) Let players carry their own kit to and from the dressing room.
iv) Please do not enter the changing room or the players’ area unless invited to do so by a member of the
management team.
v) Matters relating to team tactics are the sole responsibility of the coach and team captain. They should
not be publicly criticised by players, parents or non-participants.
vi) The batting order will be decided by the coach and captain, no one else.
vii) Judgements of players’ performances are the prerogative of the selectors. Shows of public disapproval
by parents and spectators should not occur.
viii) Players, parents and spectators must accept without question decisions made by selectors and the
umpires during the course of the game.
ix) ALL matters relating to team and individual discipline on and off the field are the responsibility of the
selectors, coaches and managers. This includes players’ behaviour off the field and when travelling to and
from matches.
x) In the case of a parent or player being involved in an incident related to the above or in any other
matter connected with the sportsmanlike conduct of the game, the player may be withdrawn forthwith
from the game concerned and the match report will be considered by the Somerset Cricket Board
xi) Any player may be withdrawn by the coach / manager from any match at any time and for any
reason.
xii) Young players need the support and encouragement of their parents. It is positively detrimental to
their personal and cricketing development if they witness a parent or supporter publicly contradicting
what they have been told by their coach and manager, however unhappy the parent may be about any
specific incident
xiii) Any requests for feedback are to come directly to the SCB Head Coach, via email, who will speak to
applicable age group coaches as and when it is necessary. Information will be fed back to the relevant
parties in due course.
xiv) Any concerns or complaints should be brought to the attention of the age group coach. Issues of a
wider nature should come direct to SCB Head Coach.
xv) Any squad player who is unavailable due to injury is more than welcome to show their support at
fixtures/tours, however, any such support is independent of any SCB arrangements.
xvi) Selection into a summer squad does not guarantee that a player will play in every game, or play a full
part in every game.