Primary school is an important development stage for young people in their physical, social and mental wellbeing.
By providing cricket opportunities to your pupils you can help them improve their fundamental sports skills, create new friendships, develop team working and let them experience a new sport for the first time.
The Yorkshire Cricket Board works with several funding partners to facilitate cricket participation in schools with a focus on Dynamos Cricket Intros and Chance to Shine; covering both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 provision.
Dynamos Cricket Intros
Dynamos Cricket is an eight-hour cricket programme designed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to create a safe, fun, and inclusive environment for children to enjoy cricket – ideal as an after-school club.
With funding available from Sky Sports, schools meeting certain criteria can run a Dynamos Cricket Intros programme free of charge to their pupils, who will receive a free personalised New Balance t-shirt and a packet of Topps Wild Cards upon registration.
This is a self-delivered programme – the YCB will provide the training and equipment required to create engaging cricket sessions for young people and trust in you to build a love of cricket among your pupils.
For more information about funded Dynamos Cricket Intros programmes please contact our Dynamos Coordinator Jamie Boynton.
Chance to Shine Engagement Day
Our Chance to Shine Cricket engagement day is an excellent way for your pupils to be introduced to a sport they may not have played before and to have lots of fun learning the skills of the game in a fun, safe, familiar and inclusive setting.
Engagement days typically include a brief assembly delivered by the YCB, and multiple cricket sessions held throughout the school day. The YCB will provide the equipment and will coordinate the activities on the day.
The YCB can also provide more information about the sport and can share details about local clubs where children can take their new-found love of cricket beyond the school grounds.
To find out more about Chance to Shine click here.
Chance to Shine – Whole School Programme
The Chance to Shine whole school programme is a full term of cricket delivery. Supported by our charity partners at Chance to Shine and fully delivered by our qualified YCB team.
The programme consists of 36 hours of cricket delivery and includes a full induction, a cricket assembly, Teacher CPD to ensure continuation of cricket within the school and play sessions for selected year groups during curriculum time.
This programme is available to a limited number of schools per year, so to find out if your school can be considered for a Chance to Shine programme please contact your local YCB Head of Region:
East Yorkshire - Rob Johnson
South Yorkshire - Gareth Davis
North Yorkshire - Richard Wilkinson
West Yorkshire - Steve Archer
Competitions
Working closely with local school game organisers across Yorkshire, our regional teams run Primary school competitions for the following:
Year 3/4 Open Finals
Year 3/4 Girls Finals
Year 5/6 Open Finals
Year 5/6 Girls Finals
Following our regional rounds, a Year 3/4 Yorkshire Finals showcase event is held at the home of Yorkshire Cricket, Headingley Stadium!
If your school would like to get involved in localised competitions, please get in touch with our local Club & Community Development Managers who will point you in the right direction.
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