Get into Cricket 2.0
Get into Cricket initiative centred around training, developing, and rewarding young people at your club across all areas of the game. Book your place
On the back of the success in its first year, Get into Cricket is back and its bigger and better than before.
So, what are you waiting for…? 2024 is the year that YOU can start your journey as a cricket volunteer.
Our exciting programme inspires Young Leaders aged 14 to 18 (school years 9 to 13) to ‘Get into Cricket’ volunteering and will provide individuals with a toolkit of qualifications that will directly support their development. Involvement will also benefit the clubs they’re involved in by encouraging participants to start volunteering immediately, with incentives to complete and log voluntary hours.
The launch of Get into Cricket in 2023 inspired…
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During Get into Cricket you will work through the following mandatory workshops:
- All Stars Cricket & Dynamos Cricket Activators Course (Coaching)
- Introduction to Umpiring
- Introduction to Scoring
- The Grounds Management Association Workshop
- Certificate in Emergency First Aid
- Nutrition and Health Workshop
- Digital Marketing – New in 2024
- Safeguarding – New in 2024
The whole programme will only cost £30 per participant.
Courses close to you… The Foundation aim to make the course accessible throughout Gloucestershire where we will deliver strategically placed courses, one per district and there will be 15 places available per course.
Get into Cricket will encourage you to use the qualifications you obtain on the course to complete voluntary hours back at your cricket club.
Once you have completed all of the modules, the Foundation will offer you tickets to watch Gloucestershire CCC play in the Metro Bank One Day Cup as a way of rewarding you for your commitment. On reaching 20 hours, signed off by a club official, you will receive a Get into Cricket t-shirt from the Foundation’s partners Gray-Nicolls. Furthermore, on completion of 40 hours, you’ll get a Get into Cricket hoodie. In addition, the course will dovetail nicely with completing voluntary hours as part of other award schemes such as, the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Gareth Dawson / Workforce Development Officer
Gareth joined the GCB in 2016 and progressed into his current role as Workforce Development Officer in 2021. His main roles are being the main point of contact for the ECB on all Coach Development matters and grow the number of active coaches across the County of Gloucestershire.
Additionally, he will support the Gloucestershire Association of Cricket Officials (GACO) in developing an Officials Strategy that aims to grow the number of officials across the game. Increase the number of courses that are available to potential officials and work with GACO to transition volunteers from ‘course takers’ to ‘standing officials’.
Support the Gloucestershire Grounds Association in developing a programme of activity that supports ground staff across each year. Coordinate and manage both national and local Reward and Recognition events for all groups of volunteers. On top of practical delivery in schools, he will work with teachers to enhance their cricket delivery and work with universities/colleges to provide opportunities for students to gain qualifications and coaching experience.
Gareth is a Liverpool FC fan, a big follower of cricket around the world and plays his cricket at Hatherley & Reddings.
