Bassetlaw and District Cricket League Official Handbook 2016

218 Appendix 5 – NCB Guidelines for Junior Players in Open Age Cricket On 14th December 2015 following its regular review of this policy the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Directors decided to make a small but significant change to their policy. With immediate effect the following policy will apply to Nottinghamshire cricket: a) A small number of Year 7 Under 12 age group County players (Under 12 years on 31 st August 2015) can be selected to play in open age cricket. Their names will be published on an ‘Approved List’ available on the NCB website (www.nottscricket.co.uk ). b) The Board’s Player Pathway Development Officer will be responsible for identifying which players are assessed as fit and ready to play in open age cricket. This decision will be based on the players’ skills & abilities, cricket experience, stage of cognitive & emotional development and their future potential playing levels. c) No appeals will be permitted for any Under 12 County Player (Under 12 on 31 st August 2015) not selected. d) The ‘Approved List’ will appear on the NCB website each year. Selected players and their parents/guardians will be informed. The player and a parent/guardian MUST give explicit written consent to play in open age cricket, the same process any Year 8 player (Under 13 on 31st August 2015) has to undertake. Club Welfare Officers can assist with this process. Leagues will be informed in order that appropriate player registrations may be carried out including entry on Play-Cricket. Clubs who have players on the ‘Approved List’ will also be notified. This list will be published following the completion of the squad’s winter training programme which is around the start of the playing season. e) Each year the County Under 12 squad (Under 12 on 31 st August 2015) will be selected following trials around September of the previous year and will generally consist of 14 players. Some members of this squad may not be selected to play in open age cricket and therefore their name will not appear on the ‘Approved List’. f) If a player in Year 6 or below (Under 11 on 31 st August 2015) is selected for the County Under 12 squad, they will NOT be considered for inclusion on the ‘Approved List’. g) The NCB’s Player Pathway Development Officer will monitor the Under 12’s squad during the playing season. If a player not on the ‘Approved List’ develops during the playing season in such a way that they ought to be included on the list then their name will be added, published and circulated as d) above.