MEMBERS of one of the region\u2019s cricket clubs are looking to get ahead this coming season with the establishment of a new juniors committee.<\/p>\n
Announced last week, the Ballarat-Redan Cricket Club\u2019s new group is made up of five core members and spearheaded by joint coordinators Jason Yean and Andrew Tongue.<\/p>\n
Yean, who is also the junior president, said the club has needed organised body for their younger players for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been a little bit disorganised for the last couple years,\u201d he said. \u201cWe really needed to get people in roles to help look after what we\u2019ve got and to help it grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore this, Paul Hayes was our junior coordinator and did a great job but never had a lot of help. It\u2019d always be you\u2019d be chasing your team managers, your coaches, your scorers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur set roles are to make it easier for people to know where to go to with each person.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as Yean\u2019s role of president, the committee also features coordinators for the girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 teams as well as roles in marketing and administration.<\/p>\n
With a fleet of coaches also in place and a season launch set for early September, Yean said the club is aiming to be better prepared than ever before<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a bit ahead of the game this season,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving coaches set this early is a bit unheard of but we\u2019ve got the right people for the right jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next thing is pre-season training and hopefully by then we\u2019ll have our teams and squads selected.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Yean said parents have already offered to assist the committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had four, five messages, even some emails, so it\u2019s been a real positive response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping each person within their role will have some parents to help in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n
To help with running Ballarat-Redan Cricket Club\u2019s junior committee, email brcc.mail@gmail.com or call Yean on 0438 669 680.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MEMBERS of one of the region\u2019s cricket clubs are looking to get ahead this coming season with the establishment of a new juniors committee. Announced last week, the Ballarat-Redan Cricket Club\u2019s new group is made up of five core members and spearheaded by joint coordinators Jason Yean and Andrew Tongue. Yean, who is also the […]<\/p>\n