Through the “School Support Initiatives” developed by New Zealand Cricket (NZC), funding is available through the Otago Cricket Association (OCA) to Secondary Schools in Dunedin. The Coaching Purchase Policy is designed to further enhance the coaching within schools. The eligibility criteria and level of funding available to schools is outlined below.

Initial approaches for funding must be made through either Nathan King or Will Deerness.  Nathan King’s contact details are nathan@otagocricket.co.nz or 027-476-3559 and Will Deerness’s contact details are will@otagocricket.co.nz or 027-248-8964.

The deadline for accessing funding is the 1^st of November 2011 – All funding will be released by the 10^th of November 2011.

Eligibility Criteria

• The minimum qualification for a Junior Boys (Year 9 and 10) coach is a “Coaching a Cricket Team” qualification or equivalent.
• The minimum qualification for a 1^st XI coach is a NZC Level 1 qualification or equivalent.
• The minimum qualification for a Secondary Schoolgirls coach is a “Coaching a Cricket Team” qualification or equivalent.
• Each school to supply a training timetable.
• Each coach to provide information on coaching philosophy and objectives.

Level of Funding

• Each school that qualifies for funding will receive a base grant of $200.
• There is an additional grant of $100 per team providing that team has a qualified coach.
• Funding is only provided to teams that play in a weekly competition (Year 7 & 8 teams excluded)

An example to illustrate the allocation of funds: a school with two teams will receive $400. (Please note that the amount of funding may be reduced depending on the number of applications)

Please see below a list of upcoming coaching courses – To register please contact Will.

·Coaching a Cricket Team (CaCT) – 7^th September (6 – 9.30pm)

·NZC Level I – 17^th & 18^th September

·NZC Level II – 24^th & 25^th September (Registrations subject to OCA approval)

16/8/2011

Nathan King

Development Manager