Brockhampton
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Youth Integration
“We believe youth development is very important.
Our Junior section including girls and boys is our future.
In 1979, Brockhampton CC was the first club setting up
a Junior section in this county. Today we count over 140
children (U9 to U15) every Friday evening. All
are being coached by qualified coaches
and volunteers to assure fun and
encourage progress.
The club continues to push
boundaries both on and
off the field. This year we
introduced a county wide
mental health initiative
for our younger players
and produced stickers to
raise awareness for the
cause.
Brockhampton
CC wants to be at the
forefront of girls’ cricket
in the county and we
have already numerous
girls
playing
County
cricket for Herefordshire,
Gloucestershire,
and
Shropshire. With the evolution
of our women’s side into a West
Midlands League, the club introduced
its first girls only 10-week winter
programme in 2019.
The additional benefit of the Junior section is the help
and support we get from the parents and we have found
this invaluable over the years. This creates a true family
feel at our club that lasts to Senior level and of which we
are very proud of.” “We have four senior sides playing on Saturday’s.
The 1st XI playing in the Birmingham & District Premier
Cricket League, the 2nd XI in the Worcestershire League
and the 3rd and 4th XI playing in the Marches league.
This offers different standards to our Juniors
and enables us to introduce them to adult
cricket in a structured way.
We also have many Dad’s
that are able to play cricket
with their daughters or sons
on that level creating a
wonderful
atmosphere
as well as support our
juniors through a smooth
transition into adult
cricket. Our structured
pathway could take
them from the local
leagues all the way into
the Birmingham League
and beyond. In 2007 we
won the Worcestershire
County league and were
promoted to The Birmingham
League, eight players in the side
started playing for the club at the
age of 8!”
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Community
“We are definitely a community club. We strive to be
part of the community, Brockhampton is set in a small
hamlet and the club is keen to play an active role, some
examples would be offering the facilities for weddings,