All Stars Cricket

Be an Activator for the All Stars Cricket Programme (Summer 2018)

swillmott / January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 / Positions, Volunteering

Volunteer Activators are being sought for the ECB’s All Stars Cricket programme – a scheme aimed at developing the movement skills of 5 to 8-year olds and increasing their interest in cricket. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to gain experience that will relate to coaching or teaching. Training is provided, and there is the flexibility for students to receive that in Lincoln or back at home. Similarly the volunteering in the Summer can be at any club that is involved in All Stars Cricket. Students from any sporting background are welcome! A novel feature of the programme is an emphasis on inviting parents to participate in activities, and the training also covers interactions with parents.

Our local coordinator is Justin Owen of Lincolnshire Cricket, and the slides from a recent information session can be found here: Uni ASC Activator presentation. Details of the scheme and its benefits are given. Justin can be contacted at justin.owen@lincscricket.co.uk

All Stars Cricket Activators, Applications Still Open!

swillmott / March 16, 2017 / Positions, Volunteering

We have some new videos from the ECB explaining the All Stars Cricket scheme and its benefits. Training is provided, with very useful transferable skills such as how to engage parents in activities.

All Stars Cricket Hype Reel; https://www.ecb.co.uk/tv/327845

All Stars Cricket – bringing it to life in clubs; https://www.ecb.co.uk/tv/327817

(The first few minutes of the second video help explain the Activator role in All Stars Cricket)

Applications are still being taken until at least the end of March.

Express an interest via this link and the ECB will do the rest in linking you with the nearest opportunity: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7JR8D22

All Stars Cricket Activators, Summer 2017 (deadline extended)

swillmott / February 12, 2017February 28, 2017 / Positions, Volunteering

The University of Lincoln is one of 19 around the country to be involved with providing student activators for the new All Stars Cricket initiative from the ECB, “a nationwide programme that is designed to inspire five- to eight-year-olds to take up cricket and provide a great first experience of the game.”

Activators will receive full training and other benefits and will be matched up with a club for the sessions, which will run at locations across the country for about eight weeks between May and September. The programme has been designed with the flexibility to undertake your training and/or delivery either close to the University or your home.

Every All Stars Cricket Activator (Action Hero!), will receive training and will be signposted to a local club, which has everything you need to ensure a great first experience for kids and their parents. All Stars Cricket will give kids all the skills to play the game and directly connect them to the heroes of the men’s and women’s England team. An explanatory video can be viewed here.

All sessions are planned to run for approximately 8 weeks, between May and September across the whole of the country, meaning you can choose to support sessions either at home or at University, whichever works best for you!

Students interested in registering for the scheme can sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ASCActionHero

The application deadline has been extended until Monday 10^th March.

Some of the available dates and locations for training are as follows. You only need to attend one!

11th April: Derbyshire (Venue TBC)

19th April: Northamptonshire (Indoor School, The County Ground, Abington Ave, Northampton NN1 4PR)

20th April: Lincolnshire (Lincoln College, Monks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HQ)

24th April: Leicestershire (The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester, LE2 8AD)

25th April: Nottinghamshire (Venue TBC)

Note: activators do not necessarily have to have extensive cricket experience and skills. Good people skills are the key requirement!