Sodbury And Yate's Youngsters Benefit From Cricket Boost
Article Date: 3rd May 2004
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Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club has continued its investment in local cricket with the addition of 8 new coaches. The qualification of 8 club members as England and Wales Cricket Board Level One coaches brings to the local area a rich resource of skills and knowledge. The club’s aim is to use the coaches to introduce and develop cricket amongst Yate and Sodbury’s young people in an environment of safety and enjoyment.
The coaches passed their assessment in the months before Christmas and since February have been coaching the club’s under 13 and under 15 squads at Yate Leisure Centre. With the season now in full swing, the youth players are training outdoors at Sodbury’s home ground, near to the Wickwar Road / St John’s Way junction.
CSCC Youth Secretary and coach Mark Reynolds has already seen the benefits. ”The guys that have recently qualified have already made a great impact at the club. They’re bringing to the boys and girls a level of coaching which may have been lacking in the past. You can see it in the under 11s’ eyes, they’re mustard keen for it.”
Sodbury Town Council kindly awarded the grant that enabled the cricket club to put their members through the coaching assessment.
Under 11 and Under 13 training takes place every Tuesday evening from 6.15pm to 8pm at Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club. For more information on this and the under 15 and under 17 training times, visit www.chippingsodburycc.co.uk or phone Mark Reynolds on 01454 314147.
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About Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club
Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club is situated next to the town of Yate and 20 minutes from Bristol. The cricket club is ideally positioned to welcome opponents from the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol areas. Founded in 1860, the club is one of the more established in the area and they are now moving fast into the new millennium.
The club runs 4 league senior teams every Saturday and 2 friendly teams every Sunday. The Saturday 1 st XI play in the top division of the Adams Exhibitions Bristol and District Cricket Association league (The Senior Division). The established youth set-up includes Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 league teams.
