Cricket is a game that unites communities and improves lives
Disability Champion Cricket Clubs are essential in providing inclusive and welcoming opportunities for adults with disabilities to play cricket. They create a safe and supportive environment where individuals can develop their skills, improve their health and wellbeing, build confidence, and enjoy being part of a team and the wider cricket community. By having dedicated clubs and coaches, more adults with disabilities can access regular, meaningful cricket opportunities and experience the many physical, social and personal benefits that sport can provide.
Raising awareness of disability cricket in Somerset
Active Alliance research shows that people with a disability want to increase their activity levels, but struggle to find appropriate opportunities. We also know that coaches who have not delivered to adults or young people with a disability have low confidence in delivering inclusive sessions.
In addition, as clubs continue to run All Stars & Dynamos national programmes, the range of needs your coaches and activators encounter will inevitably increase. This has been demonstrated by the range of additional needs and disabilities disclosed by previous registering participants.
We need your support to raise awareness of disability cricket in Somerset. As a network of 150 clubs, our collective reach is massive and we want to use this to help connect with more players and allow them to benefit from the experiences people without a disability take for granted.
How can you get involved?
We have created three levels for clubs to engage with and pledge their support. You choose the level that suits your clubs needs:
Champion Club
Run a disability or inclusive cricket session at your club. You could: (i) run an All Stars or Dynamos session targeting young people with additional needs; (ii) run an adult disability cricket session linking with an existing community group or day service provider; or (iii) support and host a Super 1s sessions. As a NEW Champion Club you will receive, kit, £500 and support from the Somerset Cricket Foundation.
Inclusive club
Attend our training are designed to support your club in understanding how to coach inclusively.
Supporter Club
Simply promote and share opportunities that exist for young people and adults to engage with disability cricket. You will be sent the relevant information to share.
What are Clubs in Somerset doing?
Current Disability Champion Cricket Clubs – just a few examples
- Chard Cricket Club – Runs a weekly disability cricket session that is open to the local community, providing regular opportunities for adults with disabilities to participate in cricket in an inclusive and welcoming environment.
- Ilton Cricket Club – Supports and hosts the Somerset Disabled Cricket Club as its home venue, staging between 8 and 10 fixtures each season and providing an accessible base for county disability cricket.
- Uphill Castle Cricket Club – Works in partnership with the local Super 1s group by providing access to its ground during the summer months, while also supporting the programme through volunteer recruitment and engagement.
- Bridgwater Cricket Club – Partners with the local Super 1s group, offering summer access to its facilities and working closely to recruit and support volunteers, helping to strengthen disability cricket opportunities within the local community.
Find out more about Champion Clubs
Further training and information for clubs on specific impairment types
Inclusion Training
Introduction to Autism
Physical Disabilities
Social Emotional and Mental Health & ADHD
Learning Difficulties
Basic Makaton signs
Get in touch
Please complete our short online form to connect with our Community Programmes Manager and learn more about becoming a Champion Club. By doing so, we’ll also keep you informed of other disability and inclusion events and opportunities. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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