Things that give you the sh1ts

[The Ash Man]

Clare Lindop

[mighty_tiger_79]

Book a taxi days in advance......or so we think.

Have done so previously with no issues.

It seems policy must have changed cos now even of you book a taxi it doesn't appear on the drivers system until 10mins prior to booked time.

Never ever again will I be using a taxi....it will be Uber, drink more responsibly or crash at the venue depending if that's viable

[Spargo]

It seems policy must have changed cos now even of you book a taxi it doesn't appear on the drivers system until 10mins prior to booked time.

Been that way for quite some time.

[mighty_tiger_79]

It seems policy must have changed cos now even of you book a taxi it doesn't appear on the drivers system until 10mins prior to booked time.

Been that way for quite some time.

Shows how often I use them.....

Learn something everyday. And that was a lesson learned the hard way.

[Jase]

Another trip to the ER with Mini Jase... possible Appendicitis or possible constipation....

Probably poo related

[helicopterking]

Junior Cricket( U/10's, 12s)
Could be done so much better.

[Jase]

Another trip to the ER with Mini Jase... possible Appendicitis or possible constipation....

Probably poo related

And nope not poo related...

Appendicitis

[Footy Chick]

at least they caught it early Jase.

[Booney]

Junior Cricket( U/10's, 12s)
Could be done so much better.

Don't call wides, no balls, throws. Call the occasional 5 ball over.

Now, for legitimate play, have at least two parents on the side lines organizing the players. Getting the pads on the next batsman, making sure the batsman after the next is ready too.

All junior sport relies on the parents getting involved, the more the merrier and junior cricket is about THE most important to have people helping out with.

[helicopterking]

Junior Cricket( U/10's, 12s)
Could be done so much better.

Don't call wides, no balls, throws. Call the occasional 5 ball over.

Now, for legitimate play, have at least two parents on the side lines organizing the players. Getting the pads on the next batsman, making sure the batsman after the next is ready too.

All junior sport relies on the parents getting involved, the more the merrier and junior cricket is about THE most important to have people helping out with.

Nothing to do with parental involvement, because most clubs have it going pretty well. I'm talking about general play.
U/10, U/12 should have the pitch shortened. Most of the wides called are because kids are using everything they have got to get it down the other end. They are not strong enough to get the full length of the pitch.Get a white Velcro strip with a peg hole either end, get stumps on a metal base with hinged stumps attached, and move the stumps to the popping crease and peg the white strip as the new popping crease. Also, do what they do in T20s and bowl blocks of 5 overs at each end, so time isn't wasted changing fields. 2.5 hours could be cut to 2 hours just with these few changes.
One game I witnessed,U/10s, I watched a nephew of mine bat 4 overs and make 0*. He got 4 balls that landed on the pitch in 4 overs.He came back in later and 3 balls that hit the wicket, he scored off them all. His teams score was 113. 75 extras. .then bowled the opposition out for 68. 55 extras. So 179 runs, 130 extras.
The other game I witnessed,U/12s my other nephew faced 5 balls, 4 landed off the pitch then got run out.The 1 that did land, he hit. He come off, looking bored and said ' I only got 1 ball I could hit'. So he played for 2.5 hours to bowl 2 overs and get 1 legitimate delivery to face. Every kids that was lucky enough to get legitimate deliveries where talking about the shots they played, and if they happened to hit a 4, you couldn't get the smile off their face.
I think cricket is falling behind massively because of lack of initiative. Why would they choose to play cricket and barely participate for 2.5hours in hot weather, when basketball, football,soccer and other sports are over in 1 hour and they are involved for a majority of this time.
From what I witnessed, you have about 1, maybe 2 kids that can actually get the ball through to the keeper with 1 bounce 4-6 balls an over. If you do have a kid that is more advanced, then he should be pushed into higher age groups, for safety reasons and cricket development.
Surely, the people who work for Cricket Australia and SACA must go watch these games. And if they think that it's a good set up, then they are blind.
Kids at these age groups should only be playing on hard wicket as turf doesn't help the situation.

[Booney]

Junior Cricket( U/10's, 12s)
Could be done so much better.

Don't call wides, no balls, throws. Call the occasional 5 ball over.

Now, for legitimate play, have at least two parents on the side lines organizing the players. Getting the pads on the next batsman, making sure the batsman after the next is ready too.

All junior sport relies on the parents getting involved, the more the merrier and junior cricket is about THE most important to have people helping out with.

Nothing to do with parental involvement, because most clubs have it going pretty well. I'm talking about general play.
U/10, U/12 should have the pitch shortened. Most of the wides called are because kids are using everything they have got to get it down the other end. They are not strong enough to get the full length of the pitch.Get a white Velcro strip with a peg hole either end, get stumps on a metal base with hinged stumps attached, and move the stumps to the popping crease and peg the white strip as the new popping crease. Also, do what they do in T20s and bowl blocks of 5 overs at each end, so time isn't wasted changing fields. 2.5 hours could be cut to 2 hours just with these few changes.
One game I witnessed,U/10s, I watched a nephew of mine bat 4 overs and make 0*. He got 4 balls that landed on the pitch in 4 overs.He came back in later and 3 balls that hit the wicket, he scored off them all. His teams score was 113. 75 extras. .then bowled the opposition out for 68. 55 extras. So 179 runs, 130 extras.
The other game I witnessed,U/12s my other nephew faced 5 balls, 4 landed off the pitch then got run out.The 1 that did land, he hit. He come off, looking bored and said ' I only got 1 ball I could hit'. So he played for 2.5 hours to bowl 2 overs and get 1 legitimate delivery to face. Every kids that was lucky enough to get legitimate deliveries where talking about the shots they played, and if they happened to hit a 4, you couldn't get the smile off their face.
I think cricket is falling behind massively because of lack of initiative. Why would they choose to play cricket and barely participate for 2.5hours in hot weather, when basketball, football,soccer and other sports are over in 1 hour and they are involved for a majority of this time.
From what I witnessed, you have about 1, maybe 2 kids that can actually get the ball through to the keeper with 1 bounce 4-6 balls an over. If you do have a kid that is more advanced, then he should be pushed into higher age groups, for safety reasons and cricket development.
Surely, the people who work for Cricket Australia and SACA must go watch these games. And if they think that it's a good set up, then they are blind.
Kids at these age groups should only be playing on hard wicket as turf doesn't help the situation.

Good post, I agree. I did about 3-4 years of junior cricket coaching, some of the matches made for pretty slow Saturday mornings.

Keep the batsman in the normal spot, but bring the bowler up to around the 2/3 mark, in fact, you could bowl all the over from one end all day. it would make no difference.

Kids that age on turf? No way, how will they get anything playable at that speed and trajectory?

Trust me, whilst very rewarding to be involved in ( at least one of the kids is now playing A Grade District ) it can be mighty, might frustrating.

I still insist, more parents involved on and off field and the games are much, much smoother. When it's one Dad playing a lone hand and the rest of the parents are sitting like you're a baby sitter.......

[heater31]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

[Brodlach]

I have spent the last 8 years at junior cricket both as a parent and coach and a lot of what you are saying can be eradicated by the two coaches getting together before the game. Rules state that a bowler that has trouble making the distance can be brought up right to the middle of the pitch if required. We had a kid that when he first started he would never make the distance and was becoming so despondent that he was going to give up, just by letting him move forward he was happier and the bowling was better for the batmen, within two seasons he had gone from our "worst bowler" to our best and is now in a junior district squad.
We have always encouraged our kids that if it is a wide to at least if possible chase the ball and have a swing, but wont be given out if caught. That's where the discussion between the coaches comes in. Encouragement and positive reinforcement at this age is far better than than explaining rules and tactics IMO.
Guarantee that SACA and CA don't watch these matches
Common sense has to prevail, it is not all about which team wins.

[Booney]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

It's a pity, that at your current age, things haven't improved much. Keep at it mate, keep at it.

[MW]

Junior Cricket( U/10's, 12s)
Could be done so much better.

Don't call wides, no balls, throws. Call the occasional 5 ball over.

Now, for legitimate play, have at least two parents on the side lines organizing the players. Getting the pads on the next batsman, making sure the batsman after the next is ready too.

All junior sport relies on the parents getting involved, the more the merrier and junior cricket is about THE most important to have people helping out with.

Nothing to do with parental involvement, because most clubs have it going pretty well. I'm talking about general play.
U/10, U/12 should have the pitch shortened. Most of the wides called are because kids are using everything they have got to get it down the other end. They are not strong enough to get the full length of the pitch.Get a white Velcro strip with a peg hole either end, get stumps on a metal base with hinged stumps attached, and move the stumps to the popping crease and peg the white strip as the new popping crease. Also, do what they do in T20s and bowl blocks of 5 overs at each end, so time isn't wasted changing fields. 2.5 hours could be cut to 2 hours just with these few changes.
One game I witnessed,U/10s, I watched a nephew of mine bat 4 overs and make 0*. He got 4 balls that landed on the pitch in 4 overs.He came back in later and 3 balls that hit the wicket, he scored off them all. His teams score was 113. 75 extras. .then bowled the opposition out for 68. 55 extras. So 179 runs, 130 extras.
The other game I witnessed,U/12s my other nephew faced 5 balls, 4 landed off the pitch then got run out.The 1 that did land, he hit. He come off, looking bored and said ' I only got 1 ball I could hit'. So he played for 2.5 hours to bowl 2 overs and get 1 legitimate delivery to face. Every kids that was lucky enough to get legitimate deliveries where talking about the shots they played, and if they happened to hit a 4, you couldn't get the smile off their face.
I think cricket is falling behind massively because of lack of initiative. Why would they choose to play cricket and barely participate for 2.5hours in hot weather, when basketball, football,soccer and other sports are over in 1 hour and they are involved for a majority of this time.
From what I witnessed, you have about 1, maybe 2 kids that can actually get the ball through to the keeper with 1 bounce 4-6 balls an over. If you do have a kid that is more advanced, then he should be pushed into higher age groups, for safety reasons and cricket development.
Surely, the people who work for Cricket Australia and SACA must go watch these games. And if they think that it's a good set up, then they are blind.
Kids at these age groups should only be playing on hard wicket as turf doesn't help the situation.

Good post, I agree. I did about 3-4 years of junior cricket coaching, some of the matches made for pretty slow Saturday mornings.

Keep the batsman in the normal spot, but bring the bowler up to around the 2/3 mark, in fact, you could bowl all the over from one end all day. it would make no difference.

Kids that age on turf? No way, how will they get anything playable at that speed and trajectory?

Trust me, whilst very rewarding to be involved in ( at least one of the kids is now playing A Grade District ) it can be mighty, might frustrating.

I still insist, more parents involved on and off field and the games are much, much smoother. When it's one Dad playing a lone hand and the rest of the parents are sitting like you're a baby sitter.......

AMEN! When I coach U11 soccer 90% of the parents don't even stay

[helicopterking]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

I still think under 12s must have shortened pitches. When they hit U/14s they go back to full rules.

[Lightning McQueen]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

I still think under 12s must have shortened pitches. When they hit U/14s they go back to full rules.

What association are you referring to?

[heater31]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

I still think under 12s must have shortened pitches. When they hit U/14s they go back to full rules.

Can't agree on that. Under 12's are the bottom rung of elite pathways....they need to begin somewhere. Also there will always be a few that are left behind.

[Lightning McQueen]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

I still think under 12s must have shortened pitches. When they hit U/14s they go back to full rules.

Can't agree on that. Under 12's are the bottom rung of elite pathways....they need to begin somewhere. Also there will always be a few that are left behind.

Problem is the huge gap between the best players and the weakest players in the team. Under 12's should be bowling the full length of the pitch or not bowling until they can.

[helicopterking]

I tend to agree. At that age group I didn't start to consistently hit the pitch until at least 11 years old....

Under 12's is the age group you should begin to play 'real' cricket with full length wicket and all the gear.

I still think under 12s must have shortened pitches. When they hit U/14s they go back to full rules.

Can't agree on that. Under 12's are the bottom rung of elite pathways....they need to begin somewhere. Also there will always be a few that are left behind.

Problem is the huge gap between the best players and the weakest players in the team. Under 12's should be bowling the full length of the pitch or not bowling until they can.

Have you watched a U/12 match?
U/12s 6-7 of them would struggle to do it consistently . So you want them to just stand in the field for an hour and 4 kids bowl all day, that should keep them interested in the game. It's about getting them to participate. The best players should be encouraged to attempt to play a higher age bracket.