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Junior Cricket Information

Welcome to the 2010/11 season, GUCC Junior Club is a vibrant and growing club which organises great sport and fun for children and families in the area, get involved and be part of it!
We are a volunteer organisation, please help out in whatever way you can with coaching, umpiring, scoring, managing, transport and supporting other volunteers.

GUCC Juniors are organised into 2 areas:

Midgets (school years 1 to 4) who play with an incrediball
Juniors (year 5 and older) who play with a hard cricket ball.

Midgets

Cox’s Bay Reserve is the practice grounds for Year 1 - 4 - from 4.30 or 5pm on Thursday evenings. Come along, bring your friends and join in the fun! GUCC Midgets play with an incrediball.

Year 1's practice @ Cox's Bay by the end of Regina St from 4.30 - 5.30pm.

Years 2 - 4 practice time and location depends on coach availibility and what suits most of the team...your team manager will know details.

All practice and playing gear & balls will be provided by GUCC...please look after your gear as much as possible so we can re-use it again next season. If you require more gear please contact GUCC Office.

Junior Morning

GUCC Juniors (years 5 and older) play with a cricket hard ball and practice is usually at Cox's Bay Reserve or Victoria Park depending on coach and pitch availibility.

Year 5 & 6, year 7A & B, year 8A & B play on Saturday mornings. Year 8's turn into U14's after Christmas and play in the afternoon.

Year 7 Premier and Year 8 premier and U15/18 play on Saturday afternoons.

Teams are supplied with feilding kit, balls & one set of batting pads & gloves. Please look after gear and return as much of it as possible at the end of the season. We do have more equipment available if you need it though....just get in touch with GUCC Office.

Draws, conditions of play, cancellation info and lots more info is available @ www.graftoncricket.co.nz . Keep an eye on it!

Junior Afternoon

GUCC year 7 Premier and Year 8 premier and U15/18 play on Saturday afternoons.

NOTE: year 8's turn into U14's after Christmas and play Saturday afternoons.

Teams are selected after pre-season trials run by GUCC Coach Richard James, year co-ordinators will be in touch after enrolments close to let you know when your trials are.

Teams are supplied with feilding kit, balls & one set of batting pads & gloves. Please look after gear and return as much of it as possible at the end of the season. We do have more equipment available if you need it though....just get in touch with GUCC Office.

Girls

In the Midget Section, girls play in mixed teams and follow the Have-a-Go and Kiwi Cricket formats. Once they move into the Junior Morning section, girls can play in the EDCA Girls league or continue in mixed teams. As the girls progress into secondary school, afternoon cricket is available through the Women’s grades and opportunities to trial for district representative teams are available.

Coaching

During the holidays, week-long coaching clinics are run at the Victoria Park nets. These are very popular and are run by a qualified coach. (see Holiday Clinics below)

Specialised coaching sessions are run during the winter i.e., Development Squads for the U14, 15 and 18 age groups as well as clinics focusing on specific skills e.g., spin bowling, wicket keeping, etc.

All junior coaches are encouraged to become qualified coaches. NZC training courses are held regularly at Eden Park.

Parental Help

Like most amateur bodies, GUCC relies heavily upon a sound volunteer base. There are a number of areas parents/caregivers can help: Team Management, Umpiring/Scoring and the Committee as well as generally supporting teams.

Season Summary

The first game of the season will be Saturday 31st October 2009. Play will continue every Saturday (weather permiting) until the 12th December. Over the Christmas school holiday Saturday cricket takes a break and restarts 6th Feb 10 with the last game of the season Saturday 27th March 2010.

These dates will be confirmed when the draw is made.

Holiday Clinics

We will again be running these popular clinics through the School Holidays for Year 1 - 8 children. Click here to obtain more information. [ Holiday Clinic ]