schools coaching
the club has been providing cricket coaching in its local community under the auspices of the "community coaching initiative" since 2002. working with glasgow council a pilot scheme was run in two local schools and, since then, the initiative has grown each year so that, in 2006, eight local schools took part. the core part of the coaching carried out in schools is weekly sessions carried out by the club's coaches at the schools.
2007 saw further growth and development with richmond park [primary] school - a school for youngsters with physical impairment - joining the initiative and youngsters there enjoying cricket for the first time.
cricket festival days
the culmination of each year's primary schools coaching is a festival day at shawholm that sees the schools competing against each other - see the "schools comp" page . in addition, the club, under the umbrella of the initiative and in partnership with the wjcu, regularly hosts "kwik cricket" festivals - the 'loc's 2007 under 10 festival was on sunday the 12th of august.
community coaching
in addition to the work in local schools, the club's community coaching initiative also works with other community groups in providing sports coaching in and around the club's locality. most often this work is part of a larger initiative being carried out in the community. examples have included work with pollokshaws settlement and integration network and the ibrox cluster's "community sports club".
funders
the community coaching initiative is only possible because of the ongoing generous financial support of a number of local charities, trusts and companies. a full list of the initiative's supporters can be found on the "sponsors" page of the website - the club is enormously grateful for their support, support that means there is absolutely no charge made to any youngster when attending an initiative event.
more information about the initiative and its work can be provided - to find out more, please contact keith young whose contact details are on the "contact us" page of the website.
community coaching initiative staff
all the work of the initiative is carried out by appropriately qualified coaching staff with the assistance of appropriately supervised coaching assistants. all coaches have been appropriately "disclosure scotland" checked and the initiative's work is carried on as an integral part of the club's youth activities, recognised by cricket scotland's "TOPClub" accreditation (see below).
senior coaches
gavin ewing (full-time, level 3)
keith young* (ecb level 1)
keith sheridan (ecb level 1)
* child and vulnerable adult protection officer
coaching assistants
matt coyle
jason dombroski
arran jodah
david james
brian spence
saleem sajjad
schools involved
2003: pollokshields primary, belmont school, bellahouston academy
2004: pollokshields primary, langside primary, belmont school, bellahouston academy
2005: pollokshields primary, langside primary, shawlands primary, glendale primary, belmont school, bellahouston academy
2006: pollokshields primary, langside primary, shawlands primary, glendale primary, sir john maxwell primary, belmont school, bellahouston academy, mearns castle high school
2007: pollokshields primary, langside primary, shawlands primary, glendale primary, sir john maxwell primary, richmond park school, belmont school, bellahouston academy, mearns castle high school, shawlands academy
charitable status
the initiative was granted charitable status in early 2007 and is registered with the oscr under number sc037774. the registered body itself is cci glasgow limited, a private company limited by guarantee and registered in scotland under number sc315322, whose registered address is shawholm, pollok park, 2060 pollokshaws road, glasgow g43 1at.
