Page 37 - West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club Yearbook 2015-16

UNDER 8 – AGE CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
The 2015/16 season for our Under 8 teams was a great success. We had 35 children making up 5 teams this season which demonstrates the enthusiasm for cricket that exists in our community. Many players had come through from playing Kanga cricket into the Under 8 game format and transitioned smoothly. This was great to see and pays tribute to our club’s excellent Kanga system which prepares our young players very well with the skills required for “big” cricket. Players quickly adapted to the harder ball and wooden bats without too many problems, however getting used to pads, gloves and those funny things called “boxes” took the kids a little longer. Running in pads became a specific training activity and a source of amusement as many kids adjusted.
All of our Under 8’s showed improvement in all areas of the game – batting, bowling and fielding over the course of the season. This was due to the dedication of their coaches and the kids’ interest and commitment to cricket. A special thanks goes to our coaches and managers who devoted their time and energies to ensure our players learnt a lot and had great experiences. Thanks to Tim and Greg from the Reds, Dave and Matt from the Blues, Jay, Dave and Elizabeth from the Golds, Paul, Aaron and Faisal from the Greens and Sam and Elissa from the Orange team.
We were also lucky to have the services of a team of young coaches led by Daniel Anderson who ran well organised group training sessions for our players several times during the season. Our kids really enjoyed these sessions and learnt a great deal.
Cricket for the Under 8’s this season was all about fun and there was plenty to go around. Ours players enjoyed scoring runs and taking wickets but more importantly they simply enjoyed being part of a team and playing cricket matches each week. There were many fantastic performances from our Under 8’s with bat and ball which gave our families and friends a lot to cheer about. Thanks also goes to all those who supported our players throughout the season from our scorers and umpires to everyone who helped on the sidelines and behind the scenes.
Hoping to see all our players and their parents return for another great season in 2016/17.
Lyndal Harrison U8 Coordinator
U8 Green U8 Green
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