Caddington Cricket Club

Caddington Youth Mission Statement

Caddington Cricket Club aim to provide cricket for the children of the local community, giving equal opportunities to all that want to play, regardless of age, race, sex, religion or ability. We aim to provide the best available coaching and practice for all and encourage the best standards of behaviour and sportsmanship.

In our desire to compete we shall not only uphold the traditional values of cricket but also embrace the spirit of the game, while building sporting relationships with other clubs and drawing on the whole-life enjoyment of playing together as a team.  

Achieved By: 

·         Ensuring that all members have the opportunity to play in competitive and friendly matches, thus learning the art of sportsmanship, as well as testing their skills against their peers from other clubs. 

·         Teaching our members about the spirit in which cricket is played as well as the techniques of the game. 

·         Providing high quality practice facilities upon which members new to the game can learn the techniques and experienced members can hone their skills. 

·         Delivering high quality coaching on a consistent basis to all junior members, regardless of ability. 

·         Ensuring that all ability groups have a coaching plan and, as ability develops, members have the opportunity to test their ability in higher groups. 

·         Ensuring that all potential members are encouraged to join, by us removing all the barriers that we can to encourage maximum participation and ensuring that existing members welcome new members fully into the club. 

·         Providing a safe and secure environment in which members can both play and learn cricket and have fun, whilst mixing in a new and diverse environment. 

·         Cricket is more than just a game. We believe that the phrase “its not cricket” empowers those of us who teach the game to stress the values of fairness, competition, inclusiveness, good sportsmanship and life long friendship that the game can bring. We want our members to take pride in winning, but also to recognise and applaud the victors when they have been beaten. We want our members to celebrate each other’s successes but also be supportive when others fail. In this way, we will teach our members not only cricket, but also skills that will serve them well throughout their life. This is why Cricket is more than just a game. 

Respect: 

·          Your opponents 

·         Your captain, coach and team 

·         The role of the Umpires 

·         The traditional values of cricket