This presentation is for Australian community junior cricket clubs who are interested in facilitating a program targeting kids with disabilities and special needs.

1. Introducing

2. What is Cricket Champs?
Cricket Champs is a new, completely not for
profit program that has been developed in
WA and has now been in operation for the
last 2 seasons

3. What is Cricket Champs?
It’s primarily a skills development
program very similar to in2Cricket
but is specifically targeting kids
with varying disabilities and special
needs aged 6-16 and giving them
the chance to join a community
junior cricket club just like
everyone else

4. What is Cricket Champs?
Ideally it becomes a stepping
stone for some kids to progress
through to mainstream cricket but
equally continues to be a fantastic
environment for other kids to keep
playing and participating in cricket

5. Why do we need a separate program ?
Our research, results and
feedback tells us that
parents of these kids are
much more comfortable
enrolling their kids into a
program that caters to
their special needs rather
than straight into
mainstream

6. Why do we need a separate program ?
Cricket Champs needs to be branded
separately to catch the attention of these
families so they quickly understand that
hey, this something for them and a great
way for their kids to join junior
community cricket clubs like
everyone else

7. Why do we need a separate program ?
Most importantly, in many
cases the kids need smaller
more intimate groups than
a standard in2Cricket
program. We like to achieve
a participant to volunteer
ratio of 1:5

8. What’s in it for cricket and cricket clubs?
More kids playing cricket

9. What’s in it for cricket and cricket clubs?
More families
getting
involved and
supporting
cricket

10. What’s in it for cricket and cricket clubs?
Be one of the first sports in Australia to
adopt and grow a grass roots sporting
program for this very important group
within our community

11. What’s in it for cricket and cricket clubs?
Foster a more “inclusive” culture
within your cricket club and the
community

12. Just look what our families are saying?
The Ardross Junior Cricket Club for
Cricket Champs, has enabled both my
learn skills in a fun environment. Nor children Jaye and Marc to have the
mally these skills are being underta opportunity to
which whilst they find it fun, doesn’t ken in Occupational Therapy session
allow them to interact with other chil s for both kids,
dren and just be kids having fun wit
h other kids.
The coaches have a lot of patience and
pass on the skills to the children in a
the Cricket Champs and its association fun-loving way, everyone is include
with the Ardross Junior Cricket Club d. Thanks to
Cricket. He has fallen in love with the Marc has been able to graduate to
sport and enjoys the camaraderie and playing Junior
something that he very rarely gets to acceptance of the other kids and the
enjoy when participating in regular coaches,
sports.
Marc was asked to represent Cricket
Champs at a cricket match between
excited as that day. I wish to thank WA and NSW. I have never seen Ma
Justin Sambell for the time and effo rc so proud and
needs the opportunity to participat rt that he has put in to enable childre
e and enjoy a sport. n with special
Many thanks
Jeanette Barnesby

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15. What are we trying to achieve ?
Unity! Promoting the one
program together we’ll
ultimately achieve much
more. I.e. Awareness,
uptake and positive
outcomes for all

16. What are we trying to achieve ?
A first of it’s kind, highly
successful and
rewarding program that
we can ALL look back on
one day and be very
proud of

17. What are we trying to achieve ?
Heaps more kids and families
playing and loving cricket

18. Our club is keen to have a go. What are we in
for?
Year one you’ll probably have no more than 15 participants. Even if you get just 5
that’s a great start and a wonderful platform for the following season ( Word spreads
quick )
Someone to do some promotion through local councils, special education schools etc.
E.g. newsletter articles, local papers etc but we also do a fair bit through social media and
our contacts as well as popping you on the website.
You’ll need 1 x volunteer per 5 participants which from experience
come out of the community very easily. Year 10 plus students from
high schools make excellent assistants. You’ll need 1 or two seniors
to be head coordinators who often come out of the
disability services industry.
Generally one of the mums can handle any admin and new
enquiries from new families.
Registrations are treated like any other player as is the insurance.

19. Our club is keen to have a go. What are we in
for?
• We are working closely with the WACA here in
WA and now also Cricket Australia in the hope that
this will become a Cricket Australia product
alongside in2Cricket.
• For now we are simply spreading the word and
getting a few clubs or more per state to pop their
hands up and have a go just like we have done in
the West.
• Please help spread the word and send this
presentation off to all of your cricket contacts.

20. Get involved! Come and join Tom and Huss and
become a Cricket Champs centre today!
We are inviting enquiries and expressions
of interest all around Australia right now.
Check out our website www.cricketchamps.org.au and then
contact:
Justin Sambell
Founder, Dad, Club President, Coach, Volunteer
info@cricketchamps.org.au
0403 574 938
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