PARKDALE
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Pirates Handbook 2017-18
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to provide all players,
members and officials with an understanding of the club, its
operational requirements and general culture.
It also aims to provide guidelines for all players and members
in respect of required standards and conduct when
representing the Club on and off the field.
All players, members and parents are encouraged to read the
enclosed information carefully, and to ensure that an
understanding of this document is considered as part of your
commitment to Parkdale Cricket Club at all times.
This handbook has been prepared by the Parkdale Cricket
Club Executive Committee to give you as a Pirates Player or
Parent a ready reference to information for the cricket
season.
GERRY GREEN
Finally, congratulations on being a part of this great club!
RESERVE
Major Sponsors 2017-18
275-295 Nepean Hwy
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Gerry Green Reserve
Corner
Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
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PIRATES CLUB CULTURE
At Parkdale Cricket Club (PCC) the emphasis for our Pirates
Junior program is founded on participation, developing cricket
and life skills while making friends - not winning.
In accordance with the Cricket Australia Junior policy, PCC
has developed junior coaching philosophies and guidelines
that support our volunteer coaches, ensuring our players
receive consistent coaching. The focus is on developing a
sense of belonging and the core skills which ensure players at
all levels enjoy their cricket and most importantly the club
environment.
The Pirate’s Junior Management is also committed to
ensuring your cricket experience is a pleasant and positive
one for players, families and friends alike.
PCC Pirates enforce that ALL junior players receive batting
and bowling opportunities and are rotated through all field
positions, to ensure they have the opportunity to learn,
practice their skills and to experience all aspects of the game.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Additionally, an important aspect of player development is
the preparation and support of players as they transition
from junior to senior cricket.
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President:
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PCC Pirates always facilitate and support player development
pathways/options. These include the transition within our
junior program, transition to senior cricket, district club
cricket and the various junior representative cricket
opportunities available through governing bodies.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
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COACHING
PCC Pirates place high emphasis on player development. We
seek to continuously improve our services offered, including
through growing a culture of professionalism amongst the
coaches, managers and players; including encouraging and
supporting all team coaches to obtain at least Cricket
Australia Level 1 Community Coaching Certification.
PCC Pirates aspires to build relationships and partnerships
with others who offer further opportunities for our players.
PCC Pirates understands the various stages of skill and
social development that young people are experiencing.
PCC Pirates provide guidelines and strategies on how to
manage young cricketers effectively within junior cricket to
nurture a skill development pathway that is developmentally
appropriate.
PCC Pirates promote the qualities and values required to
optimize a safe and supportive environment that has the
benefit of an enjoyable experience. This includes selecting
challenging activities, praise for improvement and effort,
with relevance to their age, level of maturation, fitness, skill
acquisition and level of competition. Allowing young people
to learn and be with their friends is the primary goal.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
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ABN:
92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
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848 304
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Junior
President:
VIC
3195
For example at the entry level (the under 8–10s or
ROOKIES) teams and players are encouraged to play for
enjoyment rather than to “win games”. Statistics are only
recorded for individual and team performances and are not
collated in a competition table.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
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PIRATES JUNIOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE AND ROLE DEFINITION
The governance and management of the junior program is
to be coordinated and implemented through collaboration of
the following networks. The Pirates committee main
objective is to provide a supportive role to the Parkdale
Cricket Club Executive committee in the operations of the
Junior cricket program. Together in a collaborative and
integrative manner we will strive to uphold the values of the
Parkdale Cricket Club which include: Participation,
Inclusiveness and Community enjoyment!
PCC Pirates – Vice President/Junior President (Executive
Committee)
Communications
communications to
stakeholders
Officerparents,
Manage
all
Pirates
players and community
SECA delegate- Attend the SECA meetings on behalf of
Parkdale Cricket Club and report back to the Junior President
the minutes of the meeting.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Events Officer- Manage, organize and facilitate events for
the Pirates program.
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92 644 709 354
Team Managers- A representative from each Junior
side to collaborate on match day with Team coaches as per
Team mangers checklist. Provide constructive feedback on
week to week issues throughout the season.
E:[email protected]
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Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Rob Scerri
Pirates Coaches’ and Managers’ Responsibilities
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
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All teams find their own way of organising what has to be
done but, generally, the coach runs the team, organises and
conducts training sessions and controls play. Usually, from
U12 level, teams appoint a captain for the day’s play; the
coach supervises the captain’s batting and bowling orders to
ensure they are fair. The manager supports the coach with
team administration which usually includes preparing parent
rosters for scoring, umpiring, completing and lodging the
match report (compulsory) into My Cricket.
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Outlined below is a summary of compulsory responsibilities
for each team:
Ensure the Australian Cricket Board’s and Parkdale Cricket
Club’s endorsed codes of behaviour are observed (available
via our home page link).
Practise and preach the juniors cricket philosophy and
objectives.
Practise skill development (training) with the players once a
week.
Compile match batting and bowling lists ensuring everyone
gets a fair go.
Compile a match scoring and umpiring roster for parents.
Complete and lodge the match abstract and juniors’ match
report by the Monday after the conclusion of each game.
GERRY GREEN
Assist the team captain (if one is appointed).
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Ensure health and safety requirements are met, e.g. players
have protective gear, Sunscreen and water.
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92 644 709 354
Attend coaches’ and managers’ meetings and distribute
email news bulletins to all families in your team.
E:[email protected]
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President:
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Notify your team of important dates and remind them.
Rob Scerri
Keep the Club up-‐to-date with your contact details.
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
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Ensure your team cares for Club equipment. If match day
conditions are such that, in your opinion, they increase the
chance of injury, you must delay or abandon the game.
NEVER put children at risk.
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SPECIFIC DETAILS OF RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE 2016-17 SEASON
PIRATES TEAM MANAGER – MATCH DAY CHECKLIST
Coach’s Team Bag; will contain1 First Aid Kit
1 Score Book
SECA Handbook
1 Ball Counter
6 Bails
2 Match Balls- 1 as spare
Practice balls as available
Parkdale Free Charcoal Chicken Voucher
Adriano’s Pizza Voucher
Team Kit; will contain6 Stumps – ATEP Stickered
Set of Boundary Cones
4 sets of leg guards (Pads)
4 Helmets
3 pairs of batting gloves
1 pair wicket keeping gloves
1 Gray-Nicolls Collapsible Scoreboard – ATEP
Stickered
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
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The Coaches team bag will be retained by the coach.
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Team Coach to ensure Match Balls requested from President.
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Team Manager and Coach are responsible for returning
above items included in Team kit each week.
Rob Scerri
It is the responsibility of the Team Manager to ensure
Scores are entered each week following match – by
delegation or by Team Manager.
For all junior enquiries
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Team Manager to arrange for Match Report and any photos
to be emailed to Media Manager Chris Wilkie for website
posting.
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Team manager to prepare season match day roster of
assigned parent duties: scoring, morning tea, umpire duties
etc.
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Team manager will be the first point of contact for players,
parents for player availability/changes. Any changes will be
communicated to the Junior Coordinator/President and
Coach in a timely manner.
Team Manager to ensure a thorough clean –up of the area
and review of the facilities is undertaken to ensure
continued goodwill of ground facilitators. A garbage bag and
direction to players to undertake this is very important.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
W:parkdalecc.com
ABN:
92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
Gerry Green Reserve
Corner
Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
Social Media:
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Pirates Code of Conduct
Parents’ Code
Remember, children are involved in organised sports for
their enjoyment. Encourage your child to play by the rules in
the “spirit of cricket”.
Encourage good sportsmanship and skill improvement young people learn best from example. Applaud good play of
both your team and the opposing team.
Do not publicly question any official’s, coach’s or manager’s
judgment or character. Parents are not to get involved in
any disagreements or disputes, leave this to club officials.
Recognise the value and importance of the club volunteer
coaches and managers. They give their time and resources
to provide recreational activities for your child.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
Parents are encouraged to participate in game planning and
administration but please leave the tactics and execution to
the coach and the players.
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
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ABN:
92 644 709 354
Parents are asked to put any concerns or thoughts in writing
and hand to the coach at the conclusion of the game or at
training
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President:
VIC
3195
The coach is to liaise with the Parkdale CC Club Liaison
Officer in dealing with any parent concerns.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
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Field
Pirates Coaches’ Code
The coach’s primary goal is to ensure that all children in
your team have fun playing cricket. Winning is not an
essential ingredient for having fun. Teach players to follow
the rules in the spirit of cricket.
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Be reasonable in your demand of the young player’s time,
energy and enthusiasm.
Never ridicule a player for losing or making a mistake.
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Develop and encourage individual and team respect for the
ability of their teammates, officials, opposition players and
coaches.
Avoid overplaying the talented players. Every player deserves
equal time and encouragement.
Ensure that club equipment and facilities meet safety standards.
Pirates Players’ Code
At Parkdale CC Pirates the primary objective is to have fun
playing cricket.
Play by the rules and within the spirit of cricket.
Be a good sport: signal boundaries, declare dropped catches,
only appeal when you think it is out, don’t sledge opposition
players etc.
Respect your teammates, coaches, managers, opposition
players and coaches, official’s and all volunteers that support
your game.
Whether you win or lose ALWAYS be gracious in defeat, humble
in victory and judge yourself by the effort you put in, not by the
result of your individual performance or result of the game.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
W:parkdalecc.com
ABN:
92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
Gerry Green Reserve
Corner
Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
Social Media:
parkdalecc.com
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WET OR EXTREME HOT WEATHER CANCELLATION
PROCEDURE
PCC Pirates state it is the responsibility of the coach/team
manager to assess the state of play. It is their responsibility
to check the SECA website or contact the appropriate
persons, communicate directly with the opposition club and
their own team and advise accordingly.
Please note: Usually, it is up to the coaches of both teams to
decide if play will proceed in wet weather or extremely hot
weather. This decision is often made at the ground.
Wet or extreme hot weather may also cause training to be
cancelled in which the responsibility to communicate falls
upon the Pirates head coach in collaboration with team
mangers. This is done through social media and being
available for contact by phone.
HEALTH AND WELFARE GUIDELINES
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
A common sense approach is expected by PCC Pirates when
regarding health and welfare of our juniors.
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
Safety is paramount- All Pirates juniors must wear
protective clothing at all times when batting. This includes a
helmet, box, pads and gloves.
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ABN:
92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
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Corner
Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
PCC Pirates expect that all players will bring at least a bottle
of water and a piece of fruit/healthy snacks.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
PCC Pirates expect that each parent provides their own
sunscreen and hat at all matches in the summer seasons.
Parents are asked to arrange for the prompt collection of
children after games and training sessions.
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PCC PIRATES JUNIOR CRICKET DEVELOPMENT AND
PATHWAY PLAN
Aims of the Pirates Junior Program
Success at junior level will not be measured on the number
of junior premierships won. Instead success will be judged
on how many players are able to progress from junior
cricket to senior cricket, how many players are chosen in
representative development squads and junior teams. This
document is a working document that is not set for each
season but will evolve with the skills and desire of the
Pirates Junior Committee. The aim is to provide an
environment that is safe, healthy and fun; as well as
challenging.
Milo in2CRICKET to U/12 Transition
To retain each participant (kids and their parents) in the
transition from Milo in2CRICKET to Milo T20 Blast non-comp
though to Pirates U12 competitive cricket.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
To introduce top age participants to ‘traditional’ Pirates U12
competitive cricket including; hard balls, pads, gloves etc.
275-295 Nepean Hwy
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To equip them with the skills to be successful and enjoy
competitive cricket.
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92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
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Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Pirates U12 Transition into Under 14s
Once players move to Under 14s, more focus on cricket
game skills and senior cricket preparation will take place.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
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This may mean that not all players are rotated evenly.
Batters will be allowed to bat longer and bowlers will be
allowed to bowl longer.
Training will take more of a senior cricket focus with many
of the same drills as apply in the senior club being applied to
the Under 14 group.
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Pirates Juniors to PCC Seniors Transition
To encourage Pirates U/14 and U/16 players, where judged
by coaches and parents to be ready, to participate in PCC
Senior XI games.
To closely monitor players in their first year of seniors and
ensure they are selected in PCC Senior XI sides with at least one
of their peers.
PIRATES PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
PCC Pirates focus at all times, is on developing the skill,
knowledge and character of our players. This is achieved
through teaching the basics of cricket development and
evaluated on the outcomes demonstrated below.
Demonstrated
Attitude:
GERRY GREEN
To display respect to and a positive attitude toward coaches
officials and other players.
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To encourage team mates to excel at training and on match
days.
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848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
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To demonstrate positive body language at all times.
To demonstrate good concentration and focus skills.
Rob Scerri
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Fielding:
To adopt an aggressive approach to all fielding situations.
To provide positive encouragement for all fielding attempts.
To demonstrate under pressure all types of catching,
throwing and team plays.
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Batting:
To understand your role in the team.
To bat in partnerships.
To demonstrate the ability to turn over the strike.
To run aggressively between wickets.
To outlast the bowlers’ patience.
Bowling:
To bowl a line of 10cm or “the corridor" just outside off
stump.
To bowl in partnerships creating pressure at both ends.
To know your delivery before you commence run up.
GERRY GREEN
To bowl aggressively on a ‘perfect length’. (dependent on
pitch / type of bowler / spin or fast & game plan)
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To display an understanding of and input into the game
plan.
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To demonstrate the ability to deliver your role within the
game plan.
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
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To demonstrate good communication skills with Coaches /
team mates.
To display inner confidence when undertaking all tasks and
demonstrate you are physically well conditioned.
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SPECIALIST PIRATES PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
A program for any junior cricketer that wants to strive for
excellence and/or desires to play premier cricket.
The program will consist of nominated PCC mentors working
with PCC Pirates juniors.
Pirates junior cricketer/s will be assigned a mentor with
whom they can go to for one on one specialist training to
work on any aspect of their game. A time at which is both
agreed upon by both the mentor and the PCC Pirates junior.
Each session may consist of a net session, video analysis,
conversation or anything else the PCC mentor regards as
influential towards the goals of the each junior Pirate as
they transition to senior cricket.
GERRY GREEN
RESERVE
275-295 Nepean Hwy
Parkdale VIC 3195
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ABN:
92 644 709 354
E:[email protected]
Gerry Green Reserve
Corner
Hwy &
M:0421Nepean
848 304
Imes Street, Parkdale
Junior
President:
VIC
3195
Rob Scerri
For all junior enquiries
please contact
the club via email:
[email protected]
with Pirates in the Subject
Field
Social Media:
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