With another season of junior cricket fast approaching, the Yarrawonga Mulwala Cricket Club (YMCC) is now calling for registrations for all junior programs.
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Catering for all children from five years of age to 16, the YMCC offers extensive and exciting development programs which provide all juniors the opportunity to learn and develop the basic skills of cricket in a nurturing team environment.
The littlest Lakers will continue to participate in the Woolworths Junior Blasters (5-7) and Master Blasters (8-10) programs on Friday nights, starting at 5pm.
Saturday mornings will continue to see developing youngsters take on the best that the Wangaratta and District competition has to offer.
Last year YMCC had two Under 12 sides, two Under 14 sides and one Under 16 side.
A commencement date for Woolworths Junior/Master Blasters will be confirmed through Facebook. The program is action packed, and the boys and girls will enjoy learning fundamental cricket skills.
Each of the eight one-hour sessions is broken into drills and modified games with the focus on fun and active participation.
Parental involvement is essential, with 10-15 people required to assist each week to ensure the children learn as much as possible.
All kids get their own Junior Blasters pack and wear the colours of their favourite Big Bash heroes. All equipment is provided, and kids will use plastic bats and rubber balls to allow for safe participation.
Also, on a weekly basis there will be Encouragement Awards and the ever popular icy poles.
The Master Blaster competition allows for kids to continue building on their skills as they look to transition into Saturday morning competitions.
This program is aimed at 8-10-year-old boys and girls and will be action packed with an extremely fast paced format. Teams will be made up of eight players and the opposing teams will bat simultaneously on neighbouring small ovals so all players are participating at all times.
A rubber ball will be used, so protective equipment is not required, further speeding up the game. Each pair will bat for four overs, for a total of 16 overs per match ensuring games are completed within one hour.
Each team will have an experienced coach and wear their favourite Big Bash team’s colours.
Saturday morning cricket provides junior players the opportunity to further develop their skills on their way to senior cricket under the watchful eye of experienced and knowledgeable coaching staff.
Saturday morning cricket will commence in mid-October with the YMCC looking to field two U16 sides. The club will again have two/three sides in the U14 competition and look to field two U12 teams this year.
Numbers continue to grow down at Lakers HQ and there is no doubt that the professional programs on offer play a big part in that.
While none of the junior sides tasted any premiership success last season, they none the less made personal improvements with their skills.
Under 14 Bulls side and 16 team however, made the grand final and acquitted themselves well. The club are very confident that all of last year’s players are keen to continue to build on their skills and look forward to seeing new players join them in their endeavours.
Once again, the YMCC will be conducting all registrations online via Cricket Australia’s “Play Cricket” website.
Simply log on to www.playcricket.com.au and follow the prompts for either the Junior Blaster or Master Blaster. The registration fee this season is $99 per child for Junior and Master Blaster, which is set by Cricket Australia.
Saturday morning cricket also will need to register through the same website, www.playcricket.com.au. Please ensure that you have registered by the end of September, as this will allow time for team allocations, etc.
If you encounter any problems registering online, or if you require any further information, then please do not hesitate to contact Alaster Mitchell (Junior contact person) on 0400077233.
The YMCC are also seeking expressions of interest for coaching staff for the Saturday morning U12, U14 and U16 junior teams so if you have a passion for coaching and junior cricket, put your hand up and contact Junior contact person, Alaster Mitchell.
Due to COVID-19, a usual mini pre-season was unable to happen. Please check Facebook for when ‘normal’ training can resume.
A big thank you goes out to fabulous junior sponsors: Crusty Loaf, Yarrawonga Video Land, Subway, McDonalds, Ricky D’s Pizza, Wingates, Avalanche, Yarrawonga Fish and Chips, Foodworks Mulwala, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Resort and the Yarrawonga Godfathers. Your continued support to the junior cricketers is very much appreciated.
The Lakers are very keen to develop Women’s cricket numbers. Last year the WDCA ran a very successful girls’ Cricket comp in Wangaratta on Tuesday nights.
If your daughter is keen to be involved in this or any of the junior cricket programs, please give Al Mitchell a call to discuss the options.
The WDCA allows girls aged 14 to play in the Under 12 competition.