We are encouraging as many clubs as possible to offer Women’s Softball Cricket at their club in order to get more 13+ year old females playing cricket. It is an ideal way to spend the long summer evenings keeping fit, learning new skills and meeting new people. It is a very sociable event and in recent years we have marketed this as ‘Wine and Wickets’ which has proved a great success at clubs.
Many clubs offer a small glass of something to help the event along, as well as offer food and a chance to socialise afterwards.
Who would you invite to your softball sessions?
Women’s Softball is the perfect complement to your junior training nights and the perfect way to get more women involved. The target audience is;
- Parents of All Stars, Dynamos and Juniors
- Spouses and friends of existing players
- Daughters / Sisters 13+ of existing players
- Local female sports teams wanting a social for the summer
- Secondary school girls
- Players who maybe returning to the game after some time out
Who can I get to run softball cricket at my club?
The sessons are best run by a qualified coach who can develop a good realtionship with the women attending. It is importnant that an element of socialbility is included, as well as fun and also learining.
During the season of softball training, we would encourage clubs to attend a number of informal softball festivals hosted at cricket clubs around the county. For details of festivals, please click here
How can we support you?
- Signposting to flyer templates and marketing materials
- Online resource with coaching and session plans
- A meeting and support ahead of the first session to help with set up
What does my club need to do?
- Find a lead volunteer to coach the sessions
- Find a time and the space to make sure the training is easy to attend for the women
- Utilise advertising and in club promotion to get people to attend
- Support the women to attend a festival or look to find a club to play a friendly
Express your clubs interest contact Ann-Marie Presswell for more info.
