BEFORE THE SESSION Membership Junior Membership for the 2026 Season is £50, payable through the ECB links (for AllStarsand Dynamos) and payable by Direct Debit (for U11, U13, U15) when completing our 2026Membership Form. U18 players will play the same rate as “Students”. Training FeesThe one-off cost for the training sessions is £50 for U11’s, U13’s and U15’s.U18’s are exempt from training fees because they will be expected to pay £5 match feeswhen playing senior cricket.All Stars and Dynamos pay a £3 training fee per week after the 8-week programme hasconcluded. Kit and EquipmentAll players must come to the session changed and ready to play. Sharing of equipmentshould be limited, so it is advised that each player (Year 5/Year 6/U11 and above) has theirown kit bag. Items which are important for hard ball cricket include: Bat; Pads; Gloves;Helmet; Box; Thigh-pad(s). Please write initials on ALL of your son/daughters’ equipment.Sports Direct have suitable stock available for first time buyers. Alternatively, you can try aspecialist shop – such as Cricket Kingdom – who will be visiting the club at regularoccasions throughout the season. WeatherIn the event of inclement weather, a message will be posted on our WhatsApp groups atleast 30 minutes before the start of the session. CoachingFor the 2026 season, we are pleased to continue our collaborative arrangement between theclub and the Sumit Panda Cricket Academy who along with his team of experienced, highquality and committed coaches, will be providing the coaching for all of the players. Thelength of the U11, U13, U15 and U18 sessions may change from week to week to give thebest chance for the players to increase their potential and access the best possible fielding,batting and bowling coaching sessions on a weekly basis. DURING THE SESSIONArrivalTravelling up and down Little Ees Lane can be very difficult when it’s busy, so we havearranged the timing of the sessions to limit the number of people overlapping from onesession to another and to reduce congestion on the lane. Therefore, please arrive in goodtime before your session is due to start. Please meet at the side of the clubhouse andregister players with one of the junior organisers who will ask the players to go to a particulararea of the outfield where your session will start. Kit bags are best left with parents or nearthe nets – ready for the batting session.The Practice SessionCoaches will guide the players through the skills as normal, ensuring all the players have funand make progress. Parents can follow your son/daughter around during the session orwatch the session from the beer garden. Coaches are restricted in what help they canprovide the players, so we ask parents to be available to support your son/daughter in caseof an injury or by helping put any kit on. AFTER THE SESSIONClubhouseParents and players are welcome to use the clubhouse facilities – ensuring that our Clubrules and policies (available on the club website) are read and followed. Please look out forour food and drinks promotions on Thursday and Friday nights – especially for Juniors,Parents and Families. MatchesYour Junior Team Manager will communicate and organise the teams for the weeklymatches through the WhatsApp groups. Where possible all players will get an opportunity toplay in the matches, but if there are lots of players within each age group, then priority will begiven to those that show the best behaviour, attitude and commitment to the trainingsessions. We will also try to arrange friendly matches to increase the number ofopportunities for the players.
