Page 18 - West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club Yearbook 2015-16

KANGA REPORT
Season 2015/16 concluded our 24th In2Cricket (Kanga) season with another successful season.
We finished the season with 87 boys and girls registered allowing us to have 7 Teams. Since starting in 1992/93 we have now registered 2,431 children, all who have been given exposure and the basics to play cricket for the rest of their lives.
This season we ran again our School Development program that saw our Level 1 and Level 2 Coaches coordinated by Daniel Anderson run skills sessions for our Kindy, Year 1 and Year 2 children at many of the local schools. A special thanks to the Principals of Cherrybrook Public, West Pennant Hills ,Oakhill Drive, Murray Farm Public Schools and St Agatha’s. To be able to have the opportunity to run In2Cricket introduction sessions during school periods adds tremendous value in introducing children to cricket and building on the strong relationship we have had with these schools for a number of years.
For many of our children and Parents this was their first taste of cricket. We again ran our Level 0 coaching program and this gave some of our new Coaches and Managers the introduction needed to run their Teams. It was great to see all games run like clockwork with lots of involvement from parents and supporters. The sessions each week were a lot of fun and it was great to see the children and family support back up right until the end.
We changed things up a little and added in 3 skills days which were extremely popular and will definitely return next season. The kids loved going from activity to activity and having the opportunity to learn from different coaches. None of this would have been possible without all the volunteers. To the Coaches and Managers, a huge thank you from me. The children all enjoyed it thoroughly and learnt everything they did because of you guys. It was very clear to see the skill levels from the start of the season to the final weeks. A big thank you too all the parents, your help and assistance made each week run much more smoothly.
We hope to see all the boys and girls back out there playing cricket again this season. Once again thank you to everyone involved for all their help and support.
Bill Peterkin Director
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