Junior Training Plans – 2024 Season
With the cricket season nearly upon us – we wanted to share with you our Junior Plans for the 2024 season. Please
read the following sections to familiarise yourself with our plans.

Reception, Year 1 and 2 – AllStars U7 Training – Friday – 5.00-5.45pm
Organiser – Mark Timms
For those new to cricket, AllStars provides a fantastic first experience for all children aged 5-8 years old where they’re
guaranteed 8 weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development. The programme is designed to introduce
children to the sport, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so.
Every child that registers will receive a backpack full of goodies. Your child’s pack will include:
• Backpack
• Cricket bat
• Cricket ball
• Personalised t-shirt with your child’s name
All children returning to All Stars will receive a kit bag, a set of stumps, a new ball and a personalised t-shirt.
At AOMCC we will organise an 8-week programme (this is the AllStars) and then 8-weeks of additional coaching
sessions (aligned to our normal Junior Training). So, 16-weeks of weekly cricket action!
By receiving this information, you will have already followed a link and creates and ECB All Stars or Dynamos
account. If you are a returning customer, then please use your previous details to log-in.
The cost for AllStars is £45 and this includes a kit pack for your son/daughter. This also includes membership to
AOMCC for the 2024 season.
The 8-week AllStars programme is every Friday at AOMCC home ground, Little Ees Lane,
M33 5GT. AllStars starts on Friday 3 May and continues until Friday 21 June*.
From Friday 28 June* – you can access more weekly sessions aligned to our normal Junior Training.
This continues until Friday 23 August*. There will be no session on Friday 19 July.
The additional training fee cost for these 8-weeks is £3 per session.
In addition to registering via the ECB AllStars link – all NEW parents will need to complete our 2024 Membership
Form where you will have the opportunity to join as a Social Member and to join our monthly 100-Club Lotto.
Returning members will automatically renew for 2024, so don’t need to sign up again.
All details will be posted on the AoM U-7 / AllStars 2024 WhatsApp Group.
* Please note – the final session for All Stars / Dynamos may change due to weather and other cricket related
competitions events which we may organise. Assuming we don’t cancel too many sessions due to weather, you should
receive 8-weeks of All Stars / Dynamos and 8-weeks of additional coaching.

Year 3 and 4 – Dynamos U9 Training – Friday – 6.00-7.00pm
Organiser – Raj Kumar and Jamal Benzafar
Year 3 to Year 8 – Girls Dynamos U14 Training – Friday – 6.00-7.00pm
Organiser – Mark Timms and Gareth Tuff
The follow-on which the ECB have organised after AllStars is called Dynamos.
Dynamos Cricket provides a fantastic next step for all those graduating from All Stars Cricket and the perfect
introduction for all 8-11-year-olds new to the sport! Dynamos provides children with a more social offer focused on
developing fundamental movement skills and applying them in an exciting game of countdown cricket.
We know how important it is to look like the heroes of the game, so every child who registers will receive their very
own Dynamos Cricket New Balance t-shirt, personalised with their name and number.
At AOMCC we will organise an 8-week programme (this is Dynamos) and then 8-weeks of additional coaching
sessions (aligned to our normal Junior Training). So, 16-weeks of weekly cricket action! This includes a GIRLS ONLY
Dynamos session for Year 3 to Year 8 at the same time, every Friday night.
By receiving this information, you will have already followed a link and creates and ECB All Stars or Dynamos
account. If you are a returning customer, then please use your previous details to log-in.
(Please note – when using the Girls Dynamos booking link – please ignore the pre-populated information about the
age of those allowed to participate in the programme. The sessions we are organising are for girls aged 8-14 / Year
3 – Year 8)
The cost is £45 and this includes a kit pack for your son/daughter. This also includes membership to AOMCC for the
2024 season.
The 8-week Dynamos U9 sessions are every Friday at AOMCC home ground, Little Ees Lane,
M33 5GT. Dynamos starts on Friday 3 May and continues until Friday 21 June*.
From Friday 28 June* – you can access more weekly sessions aligned to our normal Junior Training.
This continues until Friday 23 August*. There will be no session on Friday 19 July.
The additional training fee cost for these 8-weeks is £3 per session.
In addition to registering via the ECB AllStars link – all NEW parents will need to complete our 2024 Membership
Form where you will have the opportunity to join as a Social Member and to join our monthly 100-Club Lotto.
Returning members will automatically renew for 2024, so don’t need to sign up again.
Furthermore, the U9’s and Girls Team will enter 1-team into the South Manchester Junior Cricket League. Fixtures
and selection will be through the 2024 U-9 WhatsApp Group and the 2024 U-14 Girls Dynamos WhatsApp Group.
All details will be posted on the AoM U-9 / Dynamos 2024 AND the U-14 Girls WhatsApp Group.
* Please note – the final session for All Stars / Dynamos may change due to weather and other cricket related
competitions events which we may organise. Assuming we don’t cancel too many sessions due to weather, you should
receive 8-weeks of All Stars / Dynamos and 8-weeks of additional coaching.

U11; U13; U15; U18 Membership Plans
At AOMCC we will organise an 18-week Summer programme.
To become a NEW member for the 2024 season, please complete our 2024 Membership Form. Returning members
will automatically renew for 2024, so don’t need to sign up again.
The cost for membership is £45, plus the opportunity to play in the team fixtures. Without membership, players will
not be eligible for selection to the teams.
All training sessions are at AOMCC home ground, Little Ees Lane, M33 5GT.
The 18-week training starts w/c 15 April.
Training fee cost is £50 for all 18-weeks. There won’t be an option to pay on a weekly basis.
On some of the U13 and U15 Thursday sessions, there will be a Senior Cricket T20 Cup competition taking place. In
this case, the Thursday sessions will have to be cancelled or the plans changed to accommodate the number of
coaches we have available and the space available to train.
The U11’s, U13’s, U15’s and U18’s will enter teams into the South Manchester Junior Cricket League. News about
training, fixtures and selection will be through the 2024 WhatsApp Groups.

Year 5 and 6 – U11 Training – Friday – 6.30-8.00pm
U11 League Team Managers: Dave Tudor, Mark Timms, Matt Johnson
Date of First Training: Friday 19 April (Friday 19 April and Friday 26 April will be 6.00-7.30pm)
Game Days: Sunday morning – 9.00am-12.00noon

Year 7 and 8 – U13 Training – Thursday – 6.00-8.00pm
Year 9 and 10 – U15 Training – Thursday – 6.00-8.00pm
U13 Team Managers: Vivek Tharaken and Mike Stephens
Date of First Training: Thursday 18 April
U13 Game Days: Friday evening – 5.00-8.00pm
U15 Team Managers: Nick McHugh and Mike Stephens
Date of First Training: Thursday 18 April
U15 Game Days: Monday or Tuesday evenings – 5.00-8.00pm
Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13 – U18 Training – Tuesday – 6.00-8.00pm
U18 League Team Managers: Yusuf Bhamjee and James Marshall
Date of First Training: Tuesday 16 April
Game Days: Thursday evenings – 5.00-8.00pm

BEFORE THE SESSION
Membership
Junior Membership for the 2024 Season is £45, payable through the ECB links (for AllStars and Dynamos) and payable by
Direct Debit (for U11, U13, U15) when completing our 2024 Membership Form. U18 players will play the same rate as
“Students”. As in previous years, we have charged a Training Fee for the practice sessions. The one-off cost for the training
sessions is £50 for U11’s, U13’s and U15’s.
Kit and Equipment
All players must come to the session changed and ready to play. Sharing of equipment should be limited, so it is advised
that each player (Year 5/Year 6/U11 and above) has their own 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 a specialist shop – such as Orion
Cricket – who will be visiting the club at regular occasions throughout the season.
Information Day
On Saturday 20 April at 2.00pm – the Junior Team will be hosting an Information Day for any current parents and new
members. This will be an opportunity for the Junior Team to present to you our objectives for the coming year and to
clarify any questions you may have in relation to registration, teams, selection or any cricket related issue you may have.
Weather
In the event of inclement weather, a message will be posted on our WhatsApp groups at least 30 minutes before the start
of the session.
Coaching
For the 2024 season, we are pleased to announce a collaborative arrangement between the club and the Sumit Panda
Cricket Academy who along with his team of experienced, high quality and committed coaches, will be providing the
coaching for all of the players. The length of the U11, U13, U15 and U18 sessions will be increased to give the best 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 SESSION
Arrival
Travelling up and down Little Ees Lane can be very difficult when it’s busy, so we have arranged the timing of the sessions
to limit the number of people overlapping from one session to another and to reduce congestion on the lane. Therefore,
please arrive in good time before your session is due to start. Please meet at the side of the clubhouse and register players
with one of the junior organisers who will ask the players to go to a particular area of the outfield where your session will
start. Kit bags are best left with parents or near the nets – ready for the batting session.
The Practice Session
Coaches will guide the players through the skills as normal, ensuring all the players have fun and make progress. Parents
can follow your son/daughter around during the session or watch the session from the beer garden. Coaches are restricted
in what help they can provide the players, so we ask parents to be available to support your son/daughter in case of an
injury or by helping put any kit on.
AFTER THE SESSION
Clubhouse
Parents and players are welcome to use the clubhouse facilities – ensuring that our Club rules and policies (available on
the club website) are read and followed. Please look out for our food and drinks promotions on Thursday and Friday
nights – especially for Juniors, Parents and Families.
Matches
Your Junior Team Manager will communicate and organise the teams for the weekly matches through the WhatsApp
groups. Where possible all players will get an opportunity to play in the matches, but if there are lots of players within
each age group, then priority will be given to those that show the best behaviour, attitude and commitment to the
training sessions. We will also try to arrange friendly matches to increase the number of opportunities for the players .