Player Recruitment - New Zealand Cricket

[eg. MILO HAVE-A-GO CRICKET, MILOKIWI CRICKET, MILO CUP and SHIELD,QUIKHIT, junior hardball cricket].The best ways of following up the interestand enthusiasm created by the MILOSummer Squad visits are: DIRECT CONTACTTelephone and talk to the parents ofthose youngsters who indicated theyare keen to play and explain how,when and where they can participate.A less effective way is to email orwrite to the parents of interestedchildren. REGISTRATIONSCollect player enrolments as soon as possible after the school visits.For school teams gather the keen players together and collect theirdetails. For club teams have a specific registration time. Experienceshows for younger players thatsuch registrations are best donethrough the school using theassistance and expertise of theschool office rather than being leftto a registration day at a cricketclub. COME and TRY DAYIf you are having a registration daythere may be an opportunity to setup a modified game or series of skillsstations to allow potential newparticipants to ‘come and try’ cricket before they enrol. Encouragecurrent junior players to bring along their friends to take part. This couldbe set up around a sausage sizzle to make new players and theirfamilies feel welcome. Remember parents these days are morediscerning and want to make sure their children are making the rightchoice if they are going to commit themselves to supporting theirchildren’s participation for a full season.8