Important Information for Juniors

Junior Grades and Match Days
What programs are offered and when do they run?

 This season, Kilsyth fields the following Junior teams:

• Woolworths Cricket Blast (5 to 10 years) - Runs on Friday evenings (Please visit the Woolworths Blast page for more information).

• Under 10s – Matches played on Friday evenings with a 5:00pm start. Non-competitive cricket.

• Under 12s – Matches played on Friday evenings with a 5:00pm start. Competitive cricket.

• Under 14s – Matches played on Saturday mornings with an 8:30am start. Competitive cricket.

• Under 16s – Matches played on Saturday mornings with an 8:30am start. Competitive cricket.

• Under 18s – Matches played on Friday evenings with a 5:00pm start (BHRDCA). Competitive cricket.

• Girls Cricket –  Matches played on Sunday mornings. Competitive cricket.

 

Age Group Eligibility
What age group can my child play in?

To be eligible to play in an age division, the player must be under the nominated age prior to 1st of September of the season commencing.

• Under 12's - players must be under the age of 12 by the 1st of September for the coming season.

• 13 & Under Girls - players must be under the age of 13 by the 1st of September for the coming season. 

• Under 14's - players must be under the age of 14 by the 1st of September for the coming season. 

• Under 16's - players must be under the age of 16 by the 1st of September for the coming season. 

• 16 & Under Girls - players must be under the age of 16 by the 1st of September for the coming season. 

• Under 18's - players must be under the age of 18 by the 1st of September for the coming season.

*Note: There is age qualification flexibility for girls playing mixed cricket for up to two years over the specified age group.
E.g. a 14 year old girl can still play Under 12 cricket and so forth.
*Junior players may be granted a permit by the RDCA to play overage in an age group under special circumstances.

 

Junior Training Times and Days
When do the Juniors train?

• The Juniors train once a week from at Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth.

• In 2022/23 the Under 16's from 5.00pm on Thursdays and they can stay on to train with the Seniors.

• In 2022/23 the U10, U12 and U14 train from 4:30pm on Wednesdays.

• If there are any changes during the season please confirm with your age group/team coach/the Junior Co-ordinator.

• Training times/days may be cancelled/changed in the week depending on weather, heat etc.

 

Junior Fees
Are there any fees?

• The fees for all junior age groups is $125 + $6.65 Insurance Fee. All payments are taken online when you register to play (please see the next section titled 'Registration'). The fees help cover the cost of your child playing cricket at Kilsyth including equipment such as match balls, insurance and Club affiliation fees.

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Attire - Training and Match Day
What do I wear at training and on match day?

• At training, players should wear comfortable sports shoes, tracksuit pants/shorts and an appropriate shirt (either a club shirt or white t-shirt).

• On match days, all players must wear appropriate sport shoes, white cricket pants, the Club's playing shirt and cap/wide brim hat. They are advised to wear SPF30+ or above sunscreen each time they enter the field and reapply as applicable to protect them from strong sun exposure.

• If you need merchandise, it can be purchased from the Club's merchandise manager who will have everything that you need. However, special orders must be lodged well before the season starts to ensure they arrive for Round 1 as they take a while to process, make and be delivered. These include personally named and numbered playing shirts. We have non numbered/named shirts for any new players who join the Club during the season.
   

Equipment

Do I need to purchase equipment to play cricket?

• For those new to cricket that do not yet own the necessary cricket equipment, the Club have equipment that can be borrowed at the game or at training.

• Alternatively, you can purchase your own equipment from your local sports store.

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Parent Involvement

Coaching/Team Managing/Scoring and Other roles

• Parents are encouraged to get involved on match days and at training.

• Each team appoints Coaches, Scorers and Team Managers prior to each season commencing. If you are interested in any of these roles, please contact the Junior Co-ordinator prior to the season and have a chat.

• You will require a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) if you are appointed an official role as team Coach.

• If you don't want to be a Coach/Team Manager/Scorer, that is completely fine, there are plenty of other things that you can help out with in a non official way.

• Ways parents can help in a non official way are as follows: Setting up the stumps, setting up the scoring table and chairs, sweeping the pitch and putting out the boundary cones for example.

• These tasks are very simple to carry out which greatly assist the Coach/Team Manager and eases the load on them.

 

Weather Interruptions
What if it rains? Is there a heat policy?

What happens if it rains on game day?

• Players are expected to still turn up to the venue as per normal schedule (unless advised otherwise by your Team Manager or Coach). As a general rule, always expect to play cricket regardless of what the weather appears to be like outside.

• Players will need to wait at the ground and stay until the match is called off or can start.

• Regarding heat policies, please refer to the RDCA Junior Handbook detailing acceptable playing temperatures for all competitions. The RDCA will notify
   

Season Duration
Is there a Christmas break?

• The season spans from October to March with a break between late December and early January.

• Yes there is a break. These dates are to be confirmed as per the fixture release but generally the last game prior to Christmas is the second last weekend before Christmas. The competition generally resumes in the third weekend of January.

• Over the break, Representative cricket is played during this time. Hence, if your child is selected in a Representative cricket team, they will play cricket in early January.

 

Registration
My child wants to play, what do I need do to register them?

• All Junior players from every club must register on www.PlayHQ.com to play cricket in the RDCA.

• There is a compulsory insurance charge to be paid by all participants.

• In order for Juniors to play cricket, they must register and to complete the registration process, it can only be completed by paying. This is a very secure and encrypted process so you need not to worry about making payments online.

• When registering, you will be asked to setup a MyCricket account in order to complete your registration (new players).

• For returning players, you will already have a player ID and will need to know the ID number to proceed through the registration process.

• You will find your player ID on the PlayCricket (formerly MyCricket) database by searching your name to locate this information. If you have trouble finding this information, please contact Junior Co-ordinator Mark Watson (details below) or email the Club - kilsythcc@gmail.com

• As a parent registering on behalf of your child, please register the player under your childs name. Parent/guardian details go into a separate field when completing the registration process.

 

​A button has been provided below to directly link you to the registration page to save you time:

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