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HORNSBY-KU-RING-GAI AND HILLS DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. 16th Annual Match Showcase of Emerging Local Cricket Talent Sunday, 16th September 2018 – Karuah Park, Turramurra Captains – Sidhant Singh (East) and Riley Mackay (West) 2018-19 Coaches’ Association The Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA) is a leading not-for-profit cricket coaching organisation responsible for recruiting and accrediting young coaches from within HK&HDCA and north-western Sydney; and conducting cricket clinics during the school holidays and development programs in the off-season. HKHDCCA designs and implements coaching programs aimed at increasing the cricket participation, skills and enjoyment of boys and girls aged 5 – 15, including beginners, club players, rep. standard players, and children with special needs. HKHDCCA aims to continue to expand its subsidised (or free) coaching programs to a wider cross-section of the community, many of whom have encountered barriers or lack of opportunities to participate in cricket, including disadvantaged groups, children from non-English speaking communities, and children with special needs. The successful implementation of these challenging initiatives should assist in facilitating sporting, cultural and social inclusion for these communities, while also promoting healthy, active lifestyles and increasing the participation rate in cricket in NSW. Responsibilities include: • raising the profile of coaching and giving coaches a collective ‘voice’ within the Association; • promoting the objective that all club and representative coaches attain the Cricket Australia Community (Level 1) accreditation as a minimum (preferably Level 2 for representative Shield team coaches); • conducting an annual Community (Level 1) accredited coaching course for HK&HDCA and NDCC members. • organising cricket clinics at Waitara, West Pennant Hills, Dundas and/or Normanhurst, in partnership with Northern District CC, during the September / October and January school holidays for players aged 6 – 14; • conducting annual off-season Rising Stars Coaching Program(s) for players aged U/9 – U/15 of all standards, including a junior development program designed to fast-track their transition from soft to hard ball cricket; • representing the Coaches’ Association on all cricket coaching matters at the HK&HDCA Council and Executive Meetings (the President of the Coaches’ Association is a delegate on the HK&HDCA Executive Committee); • providing active Coaches’ Association members with professional coaching opportunities at our junior cricket clinics and our off-season junior development programs; • co-ordinating the annual U/15 Ross Turner Cup (RTC) and U/13 Glenn Hourigan Cup (GHC) ‘showcase’ intra-Association representative fixtures, including the preliminary GHC T20 matches, in September each year; • identifying potential outstanding young coaches and providing GHC coaching roles and other opportunities; • recognising excellence in cricket coaching at club, representative or Coaches’ Association levels through our HKHDCCA Coach of Year award (Bruce Wood Cup); • arranging a HKHDCCA / NDCC overseas rep. cricket tour (U/15 age group) every two years (since 2015); • providing financial assistance to a limited number of HKHDCCA candidates nominated to attend a Cricket NSW accredited coaching course (Levels 2 or 3), as Community (Level 1) courses are now free; • increasing the participation of girls in cricket, in consultation with Cricket NSW and the HK&HDCA Girls Cricket Co-ordinator, through targeted coaching programs and liaison with schools and clubs; • conducting a free Beginners session, teaching cricket fundamentals to 'first time' players each year; • assisting clubs by running some coaching sessions and demonstrating coaching drills to new club coaches, and providing a mentor service to coaches as required, especially new or young coaches seeking guidance; • holding two free annual clinics each year for Blowfly cricketers (children with special needs) in January and September / October, plus ad-hoc coaching on Saturdays, depending on the availability of coaches; • enhancing the development of accredited coaches and facilitating a future pathway for club and rep. coaches; • arranging Insurance for HKHDCCA and the annual incorporated association return to NSW Fair Trading; • seeking corporate sponsorship and Government Grant opportunities to provide additional funding to expand and further subsidise our coaching programs, and purchase additional equipment as required; • ensuring that all coaches aged 18 and over have a current Working with Children Check 5-year clearance; • promoting our activities and coaching programs via the HK&HDCA website and social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn); • aiming to provide cricket coaching for community groups from non-English speaking backgrounds who have encountered barriers or lack of opportunities to participate in cricket in Sydney. Bruce Wood has performed the role of President of the Coaches’ Association since 2010-11 and is supported by Daniel Wood (Vice-President), Josh Miller (Secretary), Rod Hokin (Head Coach), and Nick Miller (Treasurer). The Coaches’ Association has five distinguished Patrons – Ross Turner, Tom Richmond OAM, Matt Kean MP, Mark Rushton and Denise Anderson (Annetts). Teams for today’s Glenn Hourigan Cup rep. match Cover photo – Captains, Sidhant Singh (left) and Riley Mackay (right) holding the Glenn Hourigan Cup. Both players have been selected to represent the HK&HDCA Gee Shield team in 2018-19. Thanks to Glenn Baxter for undertaking the photography duties covering the GHC match in 2018-19. Teams for today’s GHC match EAST Name Club Rep. team – 2018/19 Corey Miller Mount Colah / NDCC (Coach) Sidhant Singh (Capt) WPHC GEE Peter Murray (v-c) Redfield GEE Luke Sylvester Hornsby GEE Dylan Ranjan Castle Hill RSL GEE Lachlan Bailey Normanhurst-Warrawee GEE Matthew Fitzpatrick Normanhurst-Warrawee U/13 IDCA Red Reagan Smith Castle Hill RSL U/13 IDCA Blue Regan Bridgewater Castle Hill RSL CAWSEY Jye Johnson Berowra CAWSEY John James Asquith RL CAWSEY Riley McDowell (w-k) Glenorie CAWSEY Lachlan Cooper Thornleigh WEST Name Club Rep. team – 2018/19 Jarod Baxter Normanhurst-Warrawee (Coach) Riley Mackay (Capt) Castle Hill RSL GEE Jordan Netto (v-c) (w-k) WPHC GEE Jehan Polwaththe WPHC GEE Dylan Bailey Hornsby GEE Rayden Gomez Hornsby GEE George May Kissing Point U/13 IDCA Blue Joshua Escott Castle Hill RSL U/13 IDCA Blue Luke Boland Castle Hill RSL U/13 IDCA Blue Himantha Walawage WPHC U/13 IDCA Red Alex Hughes Berowra CAWSEY Josh Strefner WPHC CAWSEY Leo Herring Castle Hill RSL What is the Glenn Hourigan Cup? The Glenn Hourigan Cup (GHC) contest began in 2003-04 following the great success of the annual Ross Turner Cup (RTC) fixture, which was inaugurated in 1998-99 to promote an opportunity for our best junior players to appear in a ‘showcase’ game of high level representative cricket. The idea developed from the work of the Northern Metropolitan Cricket Council (NMCC) in the 1990’s, which brought together representatives of grade, shires, district and school local cricket organisations to achieve mutual benefit by working in close collaboration. The GHC was initially an U/12 contest but was changed to U/13 and below in 2011. The RTC and GHC matches were the brainchild of Tom Richmond OAM, Patron and Life Member of HK&HDCA, who passed the responsibility after 12 years of sterling service to Bruce Wood, President Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA) in 2010-11, who has maintained the fine tradition and also introduced some new initiatives, including the GHC T20s and the appointment of young coaches. The NMCC also recognised that cricket needs to be played in the true spirit of the game and enjoyed by all participants, in a competitive and healthy environment. The Council took proactive steps in conjunction with the local cricket bodies to achieve this objective. Since the origins of the RTC and GHC matches, emphasis has always been placed on respect for the opposition, the umpires and the laws of the game, ie. the spirit of cricket, which is now incorporated in the preamble to the MCC Laws of Cricket by the world’s governing body. The current RTC / GHC Convenor, Bruce Wood, also holds similar views on how cricket should be played and he donated an impressive perpetual trophy in 2008-09 on behalf of the Umpires’ Association entitled ‘HKHDCUA Spirit of Cricket Award for representative cricket’ in order to promote excellent sportsmanship by our cricketers. One of the objectives was to accelerate the ‘career paths’ of our outstanding young cricketers by the earlier identification of players with talent and commitment, in order to provide high level coaching and development opportunities for these players. It was hoped that many of these players would successfully progress through the HK&HDCA Shield junior representative teams; play AW Green Shield and Grade Cricket with Northern District CC; or A Grade within the HK&HDCA Senior Competition. It is important that HK&HDCA maintains close ties with its local grade club, Northern District CC at Waitara, as our Association provides a pathway for talented players to progress through to Green Shield and Grade cricket. NDCC officials have regularly attended RTC and/or GHC matches since their inception on talent scouting missions. The Coaches’ Association’s U/15 overseas tours to Sri Lanka in 2015 and West Indies / USA in 2017, and its popular junior cricket clinics at Mark Taylor Oval in the school holidays, are all undertaken