England Indoor Cricket

Our Vision is to bring affordable quality Indoor Cricket and other Indoor Sports options to all Children.

Our Hope is that children have and enjoyable experience in Indoor Cricket and want to continue to enjoy the fellowship of Indoor Cricket and other Indoor Sports throughout their lives.

We know that we can provide the knowledge, skill and professional experience to improve your child’s skill in sports.

Primary and Intermediate Schools

Indoor Sports Programme

Various Programme Purposes

• Teach children new sporting skills for life!
• Get children active
• Teacher interaction and supervision of sports options
• Build social skills and encourage team of sport options
• Reward for good behaviour
• Provide quality, safe, weather protected indoor activities

This popular Indoor Sports Skills Programme is now being launched in England and Wales after 12 years of success in the southern hemisphere.

The programme is endorsed by the ECB and Sport England, and has been enjoyed by an average of 800 children per indoor sports arena per annum since 2000.

These programmes will teach young English boy’s and girl’s exercise and sports skills
they can use for life!

We are excited to be once again giving England Schools in the areas surrounding the existing 8-a-side Indoor Cricket Arenas the chance to participate in this fantastic and exciting Indoor Sports Programme from 1 October 2009.

The Offer

• Coached sports option
• A Program designed to assist all children to develop Sports Skills
• No Weather Problems or Cancellations
• Well Organised and supported by ICE, the ECB, and Sport England

We hope to see your school add the Indoor Sports Programme to their curriculum for 2009!

The Program Consists of

• An average of 20 students per court
• Indoor Sports Arenas will provide supervision by qualified coaches
• Supervision can be provided by school or club coaches at a discounted rate
• Each programme can run anywhere from 1-10 weeks, with a one hour session per week. Students will learn skills, movements and knowledge of the sport’s rules and regulations specific to the chosen Indoor Sports.

Payment required on each day of participation

This programme has been created for schools as an inexpensive way for children and to help them to enjoy the sport.

It will also help children gain and learn

• Co-ordination
• How exercise can be fun!
• Social skills
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Skills that can help in all sports
• More confidence in sport and most importantly life

Examples of Lessons

Example of an activity from an Indoor Netball lesson

ACTIVITY 5: ATTACKING A vs. B

DURING THE ACTIVITY

• Players line up in pairs on the sideline. While running toward other sideline A stops, changes direction a number of times. B tries to keep up. Emphasise good body balance, pushing off leading foot and short, quick steps.

Example of an activity from an Indoor Hockey lesson

ACTIVITY 3: PUSHING GAME - 1 RUN

BEFORE THE ACTIVITY

• Hockey sticks, balls, wickets

DURING THE ACTIVITY

• Split the children into 3 groups with names for each of their teams
• The ‘batter’ pushes the ball into the field. Fielders chase the ball then push or dribble the ball back to the bowler who must try and hit the wickets before the batter returns to the wickets from the run.
• Maximum of 10 runs per batter. Rotate the bowler after every batter.
• To continue to play, bowler pushes the ball to the batter who must trap the ball before pushing it into the field.
• Rotate the batting team after all team members have had a turn.

VARIATION

• Turn the activity into a fun competition by keeping count of each team’s runs.

Benefits of the “Let’s Play” Junior and Senior Children’s program

a) Indoor Sports can be played in any weather – no disappointment

b) Indoor Sports are low impact and non contact – less injuries

c) Indoor Sports are sun safe – on the government’s health agenda

d) Indoor Sports promote a healthy, active lifestyle – anti-obesity

e) Indoor Sports can be enjoyed by both boys and girls of all ages – from 7 to 70 years of age

f) Indoor Sports can be played at night or during the day – flexible to suit busy lifestyles

g) Indoor Sports can be structured to suit the needs of the group – something for everybody in an environment where they are comfortable with the level of their performance

h) Proven career path for premier players to local, national, and international representation if required

BOOKING SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL INDOOR SPORTS ARENA DURING AUGUST 2009!