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Gilvenbank!Park,!Glenrothes,!Fife,!KY7!6SU!
!Dear!Parent/Guardian,!
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Believe!it!or!not!cricket!is!the!fastest&growing&summer&sport&in&Scotland.!Unlike!the!football!team!the!Scottish!National!Cricket!Team!regularly!qualify!for!the!ICC&Cricket&World&Cup&and!the!advent!of!the!Twenty20!version!of!the!game!has!introduced!the!sport!to!more!people!
than!ever!before.!
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Glenrothes&CC,!established!in!1957,!are!the!oldest&sports&club&in&the&town!and!since!I!took!over! as! Chairman! in! 2011;! we’ve!made! a! huge! effort! to! get! the! towns! youngsters!more!
involved!in!the!sport!and!our!club.!
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Currently! we! operate! a! selection! of! senior& teams,! 4! x! Saturday,! 2! x! Sunday! and! also!participate!in!a!mixture!of!Twenty20!cup!and!friendly!matches!which!take!place!midweek.!!
Our! 1st! XI! currently! includes! Scotland’s& highest& ever& run& scorer! and!most! capped! player!
Ryan&Watson!plus!former!international!world!cup!wicket!keeper!Alec&Davies.!!
We! started! our! Junior& Section! commonly! known! as!Glenrothes& Gladiators! in! 2011! and! I!hope!you’ve! seen!already! that!we!are!a!welcoming& club!with!a!commitment! to& coaching&youngsters.!I!wanted!to!take!this!opportunity!to!share!some!information!with!you!about!our!
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Gladiators&Coaching&!
Our! coaches! have! committed! many& hours! to! attending! primary/secondary& schools!throughout! the! local! area! to! teach! youngsters! how! to! play! cricket.!Gladiators! coaching! is!
primarily!based!around!enjoyment!and!largely!focuses!on!softball!cricket!with!plastic!bats;!otherwise!known!as!KWIK&Cricket.!!
From!April&until&September!we!operate!FREE&Coaching!for!the!Gladiators!at!our!allVweather!practice! facility! at! the! Gilvenbank! Park! from! 6pm! until! 8pm.! We! also! operate! monthly!
indoor!sessions!during!the!winter!months!and!Junior!Cricket!Festivals!plus!matches!against!
youngsters!from!other!local!clubs.!
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If!you!have!any!questions!then!please!contact!Kenny&Crichton!on!07557!403533!or!by!email!
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School&of&Cricket&Excellence!!
We're! really! upping& the& stakes! this! year! and! throughout! 2014! the! Gladiators! will! be!managed! by! an! expert! coach!Graeme& Beghin! who! we'll! be! flying! over! from! the! Cricket&School&of&Excellence!based!in!Cape!Town,!South!Africa!–!see!http://www.cricketschool.co.za!for!more!info!on!this!world!renowned!school.!!Graeme!will!administer!every&element!of!the!Gladiators!and!his!plan!will!be!to!divide!things!up!more!by!age!group!and!skill/experience,!
plus!introduce!more!hard&ball&cricket&and!matches!versus!kids!from!other!local!clubs.!
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Website&&&Social&Media&!
Our!main!club!website!at!www.GlenrothesCC.co.uk! is!a!huge!part!of!our!club!and!we!proRactively!use! the!site! to!promote& the& club!and! its!news/activities! to!our!members!and! the!
general! public.! ! The! website! also! includes! a! Gladiators! section! on!
www.GlenrothesGladiators.co.uk!and! it’s! IMPORTANT! to! get!every! Junior&Member! of! the!club!featured!on!the!website!(subject!to!parental/guardian!permission).!
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The! website! is! also! a! key! component! in! keeping! parents/guardians! informed! regarding!
training& dates/cancellations& (linked! with! SMS! Text! Messaging),!matches! and! upcoming&social&events.! !Please!visit!www.GlenrothesGladiators.co.uk!as!soon!as!possible!to!register!yourself!as!parent!and!we!will!then!tag!your!child!to!your!account!as!a!player.!!
We! are! also! very! active! with! social!media! and! regular! update! our! Facebook! (Glenrothes!Cricket!Club)!and!Twitter! (@GlenrothesCC)!pages.! !The!Glenrothes&Gladiators! also!has! its!own!Twitter!page!@GCCGladiators!where!we!will! keep!you! informed!with! the!very! latest!
news.!
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If!you!pop!down!to!the!club!during!training!or!matches!then!there!always!tend!to!be!several!
members!in!attendance.!!Please!introduce!yourself!to!the!members!who!will!be!delighted!to!
answer!any!questions!you!have!about!the!club,!future!plans!for!the!Glenrothes&Gladiators!and!our!various!other!activities.!
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If!you!require!any!further!clarifications!then!please!do!hesitate!to!contact!me.!
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Yours!faithfully,!
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(Eddie!Gibbs)!
Club!Chairman!
Tel:!+44!(0)!131!208!2232!
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www.GlenrothesGladiators.co.uk!Gilvenbank!Park,!Glenrothes,!Fife,!KY7!6SU!
!Dear!Parent/Carer,!!Glenrothes! Cricket! Club!welcomes! you! and! your! children! to! the! club.!We!hope! that! your!child(ren)!will!enjoy!being!a!club!member!and!will!enjoy!the!cricket!coaching,!training,!and!matches,!as!well!as!the!social! interactions!available!at!the!club.!The!aim!of!this! letter! is!to!provide!information!that!may!be!helpful!to!you!as!new!members.!Please!do!ask!me!Deborah(Paton,! the!Club(Welfare( Officer! –! or! any! committee!member!or! coach! if! you!have!other!questions!not!answered!in!this!letter.!!The!club!is!run!by!a!number!of!volunteers.!Our!only!paid!member!of!staff!is!Gladiators!Head!Coach!Graeme(Beghin.!We!welcome!offers!of!help!from!all!members,!and!hope!that!as!you!feel!part!of!the!club!you!will!feel!able!to!get!involved.!!A!full!list!of!officers,!committee!members,!coaches!and!officials!can!be!found!on!the!notice!board.!!Club(Chairman:( ( Edward(Gibbs(((Gladiators(Chairman:( Kenneth(Crichton((Club(Secretary:( ( Craig(Gould((Club(Welfare(Officer:( Deborah(Paton((Level(2(Coaches:( ( Graeme(Beghin,(Kenny(Paton,(Deborah(Paton,(Andy(McAulay((Coaching(Assistants:( Robert(Hutchison,(Graeme(Dodds(!!We! are! an! ECB!Affiliated!Club! and!we! adhere! to! the! ‘Safe!Hands’! Policy! for! Safeguarding!Children! in! Cricket.! All! of! the! adults! at! the! club! who! work! with! children! and! meet! the!necessary!criteria!hold!an!Enhanced!PVG!Disclosure!Certificate.!!!Whilst! we! hope! your! child! will! be! happy! and! content! at! the! club,! we! understand! that!sometimes!questions,! concerns!or!difficulties!may!arise.!Please! feel! able! to! raise! these!as!soon!as!possible,!so!we!can!rectify!things!at!the!earliest!opportunity.!If!you!have!a!question!regarding!coaching,!please!approach!the!coach!in!the!first!instance.!However,!please!do!not!
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interrupt!coaching!sessions,!especially!nets!practice,!as!this!may!distract!the!coach!when!he!or! she! needs! to! be! supervising! the! children.! Our! coaches! will! be! happy! to! speak! to! you!before!or!after!training!or!at!another!convenient!time.!!If!you!have!questions!about!kit!requirements,!training!times!etc.!please!speak!to!Gladiators!Chairman!Kenny(Crichton!on!07557(403533.!!If! you!have!any!concern!about!your!child!or!another!child,!or!about! the!behaviour!of!any!adult! at! the! club,! please! speak! to!me,! the! Club!Welfare! officer! –! you! can! contact!me! [email protected]!or!0789!6489!366.!!‘Safe!hands’,!ECB’s!Policy!for!safeguarding!Children!in!cricket,! is!available!to!view!online!at!www.ecb/safehands;!a!copy!is!also!available!on!the!Club!notice!board.!!!Training(Times((April(to(September):((!Tuesday!(Friday!reserve!day),!Gilvenbank!Park,!Glenrothes!6!–!8pm!!Drop(off(/(Collection(Arrangements:(!We!operate! a! sign! in! /! out!policy! so!would! request! that! you!arrange! for! your! child! to!be!dropped!off!and!collected!and!signed!in!and!out!before!and!after!every!session.!!!Finally,!all!members!are!reminded!of!the!Club’s!Child!Protection!policies!and!guidelines!and!would! ask! that! you! and! your! child(ren)! familiarise! yourselves! with! these.! ! These! can! be!found!online!at!www.GlenrothesGladaitors.co.uk!and!a!copy!can!also!be!found!on!the!club!notice!board.!!We!do!hope!that!you!and!your!child(ren)!enjoy!being!a!member!of!the!Glenrothes!!Cricket!Club,!and!if!you!have!any!concerns,!do!please!let!me!know.!!Best!regards,!!!
!(Deborah!Paton)!Child!Welfare!Officer!!
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www.GlenrothesGladiators.co.uk!Gilvenbank!Park,!Glenrothes,!Fife,!KY7!6SU!
!Player'Profile'Form'(for'players'under'the'age'of'18)'!
• This!form!is!designed!to!be!completed!by!the!Parent!or!Legal!Guardian!of!any!player!under!the!age!of!18.!!It!should!also!be!signed!by!the!player!themselves.!
!• Once!completed,!the!form!should!be!returned!to!Deborah!Paton,!Child!Welfare!Officer.!
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Data'Protection.!The!club!will!use!the!information!provided!on!this!form,!as!well!as!other!information!it!obtains!about!the!player!to!administer!his/her!cricketing!activity!at!the!club,!and!in!any!activities!in!which!he/she!participates!through!the!club,!and!to!care!for,!and!supervise,!activities!in!which!he/she!is!involved.!In!some!cases!this!may!require!the!club!to!disclose!the!information!to!County!Boards,!leagues!and!to!the!ECB.!In!the!event!of!a!medical!or!child!safeguarding!issue!arising,! the! club!may! disclose! certain! information! to! doctors! or! other!medical! specialists! and/or! to! police,! children’s!social!care,!the!courts!and/or!probation!officers!and!potentially!to!legal!and!other!advisers!involved!in!an!investigation.!!As'the'person'completing'this'form,'you'must'ensure'each'person'whose'information'you'include'in'this'form'knows'what'will'happen'to'their'information'and'how'it'may'be'disclosed.'!Section'1:'Personal'details'for'young'player'and'their'Parent'/'Legal'Guardian'Name!of!Child!(under!18)!!!!!
Childs!Date!of!Birth! Name!of!Parent!or!Legal!Guardian!
Home!Address!!!!!
Postcode! Email!address!
Home!Telephone!Number!!!!!
Work!telephone!number!for!parent!/!guardian!
Mobile!telephone!number!for!parent!/!guardian!
Section'2:'Emergency'contact'details'!In!the!event!of!an!incident!or!emergency!situation,!where!a!parent!or!legal!guardian!named!above!cannot!be!contacted,!please!provide!details!of!an!alternative!adult!who!can!be!contacted!by!the!Club.!Please!make!this!person!aware!that!his!or!her!details!have!been!provided!as!a!contact!for!the!Club.!!Name!of!an!alternative!adult!who!can!be!contacted!in!an!emergency!!!!!
Phone!Number!for!alternative!named!adult!
Relationship!which!this!person!has!to!the!child!(e.g.!Aunt,!neighbour,!family!friend!etc.)!
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!Section'3:'Disability'!The!Equality!Act!2010!defines!a!disabled!person!as!anyone!with!a!physical!or!mental!impairment!that!has!a!‘substantial’!and!‘long[term’!negative!effect!on!their!ability!to!do!normal!daily!activities.!!!Do!you!consider!this!child!to!have!a!disability?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No!!!!!!If!yes,!what!is!the!nature!of!their!disability?!!!!Visual!impairment!
!!!Learning!disability!
!!!Other!
!!Hearing!impairment! !!Multiple!disability! !
!!Physical!disability! ! !
Section'4:'Sporting'Information'!Has!this!child!played!cricket!before?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No!!!!!!!If!yes,!where!has!this!been!played?!!!!Primary!School! !!Club! !!Other!(please!specify):!
!!Secondary!School! !!County! !
!!Local!authority!coaching!session(s)!
Section'5:'Medical'Information''Please!detail!below!any!important!medical!information!that!our!Coaches!need!to!know!(e.g.!allergies,!medical!conditions,!current!medication,!special!dietary!requirements,!injuries)!!!!!!!!Name!of!Doctor!/!Surgery!Name:!!!!!!Doctor’s!Telephone!Number:!!!!!!!!Consent'statement'from'Parent'/'Legal'Guardian'Please!tick!each!box!where!you!agree!(or!delete!if!you!do!not!agree)!Legal'authority'to'provide'consent:''!!I!confirm!that!I!have!responsibility!for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Name!of!Child)!and!am!entitled!to!give!this!consent.!!!!I!confirm!that!to!the!best!of!my!knowledge,!all!information!provided!on!this!form!is!accurate!and!that!I!will!undertake!
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to!advise!the!club!of!any!changes!to!this!information.!Consent'to'participate:''!!I!agree!to!the!child!named!above!taking!part!in!the!activities!of!the!club.!(This!consent!only!relates!to!JUNIOR!cricket.!!(Please!see!the!Open!Age!Cricket!Policy!for!more!information!on!juniors!playing!in!Open!Age!group!cricket)!!Medical'Consent:'!!! I! give! my! consent! that! in! an! emergency! situation;! the! Club! may! act! in! loco! parentis,! if! the! need! arises! for! the!administration! of! emergency! first! aid! and! /! or! other!medical! treatment!which! in! the! opinion! of! a! qualified!medical!practitioner!may!be!necessary.!!I!also!understand!that!in!such!an!occurrence!that!all!reasonable!steps!will!be!taken!to!contact!me!or!the!alternative!adult!whom!I!have!named!in!section!2!of!this!form.!!!! I!confirm!that!to!the!best!of!my!knowledge,!my!child!does!not!suffer!from!any!medical!condition!other!than!those!detailed!by!me!in!section!6!of!this!form.!!I!confirm!I!have!read,!or!been!made!aware!of!the!club’s!policies!concerning:!!!!changing!/!showering! !!missing!children!!!transport! !!children!playing!in!adult!matches!!!photography!/!video! !!Anti[bullying!and!the!code!of!conduct!!!managing!children!away!from!the!club! !!!!I!understand!and!agree!to!the!responsibilities!which!I!and!my!child!have!in!connection!with!these!policies!!!!I!consent!to!the!club!photographing!or!videoing!my!child’s!involvement!in!cricket!under!the!terms!and!conditions!in!the!Club!photography!/!video!policy![NOTE!THIS!BOX!SHOULD!BE!LEFT!UNTICKED!IF!YOU!DO!NOT!AGREE]!!!!I!confirm!I!have!been!made!aware!of!where!to!find!details!of!any!games!in!which!my!child!may!participate.!!Signed!(Parent!/!Legal!Guardian)!!
Date!of!signing!!!
Print!name!of!Parent!/!Legal!Guardian!who!has!completed!this!form!!!'Consent'from'child'in'connection'with'club'Photography'/'Video'Policy'(for!players!aged!12!–!18)!Please!indicate!if!you!DO!or!DO!NOT!agree!with!the!statement!below!!!!I!consent!to!the!club!photographing!or!videoing!my!involvement!in!cricket!under!the!terms!and!conditions!of!the!club!photography!/!video!policy.![NOTE:!THIS!BOX!SHOULD!BE!LEFT!UNTICKED!IF!YOU!DO!NOT!AGREE]!!!Signed!(child!if!12!years!or!over)!!!
Date!of!signing!!
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