State Championships

Nominations & Trial Process 2018-2019

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide clubs, coaches, and families of young cricketers with information as to how a young cricketer might enter the Representative stage of the Australian Cricket Pathway via the Hurricanes State Championships.

The ‘State Championships’ are designed to identify talent, view performance under pressure, and assess the competencies of individual athletes whilst providing them with a quality cricket experience and valuable feedback on their individual performance.

Background

Regional

Focus

‘Finding &

Developing

Talent’

State Focus

‘Opportunities

for identified

Talent’

Tier 4

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 1

Primary Stakeholders Talent Program

CA and State staff (FT)

State HP staff (FT)

Representative Coach/s

(Volunteer - P/T)

CA Rookie Program

State Academy

Programs, State Youth

Teams

Regional Pathway - Hurricanes

State Championships

Classification

Region Representative

Coach/s (P/T)Regional Academy

Programs

April 2018

Statewide Combines for

age groups U13 to U17

May 2018

Extended training squads

Finalised

June/July 2018

Extended Squad Training in each

Region Commences

U13 to U17

August 2018

Regional Squads Finalised

October 2018

1st Round of State

Championships

Proposed Timeline – Boys & Girls State Championships

Note; Exact dates and locations for State championships will be finalised April 2018. Participants should be aware that some games will be played in September/October & January School holidays

Region Training Hubs

Training Facilities; Burnie, Devonport, Launceston, & Hobart

Note; other facilities like hockey centre’s, will be used as required

West Park Indoor Centre, Burnie

Devonport Oval Indoor Centre,

Devonport

NTCA Ground Indoor Centre,

Launceston

BlundstoneArena Indoor

Centre, Hobart

Selection CriteriaThere are a number of criteria that selectors of the U/13 to U/17 Male & Female Hurricanes State Championship programs will consider when selecting squads and representative teams each season. These include (but not limited to) all of the following:

1. Talent Identification

• Natural talent in at least ONE skill, with potential in other aspects of the game smaller young player with excellent technical skills but not the strength "yet" to score big runs.

• Young fast bowler with lots of pace without taking too many wickets at that stage.

• Athleticism or potential to be athletic tall, strong athlete who could become a bowler in futures years.

• Spinners who turn the ball but may not yet have the control• Competitor on the field and at training• Desire to be in a contest, determination to compete at all times• Attitude and mental strength• Willingness to listen and learn about the game• Passion for the game• Multi-skilled players who make themselves far more selectable.

Selection Criteria2. Performances

• Games for representative teams during that particular season (U11 through to U17).

• Premier, Community & Grade clubs during that particular season (U11 through to U17).

• School matches in relevant competitions.

3. Coaches Reports

• Coaches from various clubs, teams, associations and schools should provide reports and feedback on players who show the skills and attitudes required to be part of State Championship programs. This ensures selectors are well informed prior to a player attending any trials.

• We recommend Club Coaches utilise the Junior Formats ‘Score Cards’ for Junior Club Cricketers and provide a copy with the player nomination.

• Representative Coaches can utilise the AMS Pathway Player Progress Report

Selection Criteria4. Cricket

• This is based on producing and developing positive, confident cricketers who move the game forward in all aspects.

5. Character

• Select cricketers of character, with high expectations of themselves, who continually strive to get better and improve - skilled, athletic and smart cricketers.

Note: The selection criteria is a ‘guide’ only. The criteria provides selectors with basic framework in which to operate and form opinion on ‘talent’.

Junior Formats Key Skills <U13 Boys, <U14 Girls• Hit a moving ball on 2 sides

of the field with horizontal & vertical bat shots

• Judge when and where runs can be scored

• Bowl over 18m with a straight arm and within the batters reach

• Catch & throw 30m

• http://community.cricket.com.au/clubs/junior-formats/format-summary

Junior Formats Key Skills >U14 Boys, >U15 Girls• Score runs by attacking and

defending balls (staying in), against pace and spin from the foot and back foot

• Judge when and where multiple runs can be scored

• Bowl with pace / spin controlling variations of line and length over 20.1m (full pitch)

• Catch & throw >40m

• http://community.cricket.com.au/clubs/junior-formats/format-summary

AMS – Pathway Player Progress Report & Feedback

• Designed for players already at representative level

• Available only to Representative & High Performance coaches and players in the AMS system

What about existing Representative Players?

ALL Representative Players who have participated in the 2017-2018 Hurricanes State Championships Program, Hurricanes Youth Academy, or State underage Programs will automatically be part of the initial training squads that commence in July 2018.

These players do not have to attend Trials or Combines in April or

be nominated.

Nomination Process

March 2018

Call for Nominations U13 to U17

March 2018

Nominations submitted by Monday 19th March

Players notified by 26th

March

April 2018

Statewide combines for age groups U13 to U17

School Holidays Weeks of April 16th to 20th

April 23rd to 27th

Nominations will only be accepted from;

• Official Club Coaches• Club Junior Coordinators• Club Junior Development Officers• Official Club Administrators • Representative Coaches coaching in the Hurricanes State Championships or Hurricanes Youth Academy• Cricket Tasmania High Performance or Game Development Staff • High Performance Coaches or Talent Scouts aligned to Cricket Tasmania programs• Coaches working within School Cricket Programs

Nomination Process

https://crickettasgmd.wufoo.eu/forms/ml222fr1prjc39/

Please complete the supplied

excel sheet and upload to

WUFOO via the below link;

Nominations submitted by Friday 19th March Players notified by 26th March, 2018

Statewide Key Contacts

Web & Social Mediahttps://hurricanesstatechampionships.teamapp.com/http://ctyouthhighperformance.tas.cricket.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/ctpathways/https://twitter.com/CTpathways