Community Gamechangers
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Sharing stories and ideas from community cricket club volunteers from across the country
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Leschenault Cricket Club -
October 03, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn our final episode for the pilot season, I sat down with Angelo D'Agostino, President of the Leschenault Cricket Club in WA - and winner of the Cricket Australia Community Cricket Club of the Year Award. There is a lot in this episode and we covered everything from partnerships with schools and the local men's shed, starting new programs, how they recruit volunteers through to how they cultivate a strong transition for juniors into their senior program. There is something in here for every...
Sorell Cricket Cub - President Daniel Smith, Young Leader of the Year
September 26, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBThis weeks episode i sat down with Daniel Smith, our national winner of the young leader of the year, who at the age of 23 is the President of the Sorell Cricket club in Tasmania We talked about a whole range of topics but most of all we hear the story about how a club goes from premiership success to struggling the following season and the comeback story that is underway (and how they are going about rebuilding). Daniel has a great way of reminding us why we volunteer and join community sp...
Bateman Junior Cricket Club - Starting an Integrated Cricket Program
September 19, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBThis weeks episode is with Karen Washington from the Bateman Junior Cricket Club in WA who is also our National Inclusion and Diversity Initiative award winner for her role in the club beginning an integrated cricket team and Star Blast program. Karen is definitely a breathe of fresh air and this episode has plenty of bite size bits of information for anyone wanting to start a new program whether that be in the disability space or any other idea you may have at your club. After the episod...
Nathan Fitzpatrick - Cricket Victoria Young Leader of the Year
September 12, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this weeks episode I sat down with National Community Cricket Award Finalist Nathan Fitzpatrick who is a local teacher and the Junior Coordinator at the Bendigo and District CA in regional Victoria. We spoke about a range of topics across junior cricket including How the Association takes a role in connecting clubs to schools How the Association Hosts Blast Centres and loops in their clubs to ensure the kids have a clear pathway Representative Cricket Starting a flourishing girls p...
Moama Cricket Club - National Finalist for Community Cricket Club of the Year
September 05, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn this weeks episode I sat down with Kirk Teasdale, President of the Moama Cricket Club to hear about all the work they are doing which led to them becoming a national finalist for Community Cricket Club of the Year. We spoke about everything from their junior program, connecting with local schools, how they support their sponsors as well as their off season rep program.
Leya Wilson - Growing Girls Cricket in Newcastle (National Award Winner)
August 29, 2021 19:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBTodays guest is National Community Cricket Award winner Leya Wilson from the Newcastle Junior Cricket Association & Charlestown Junior Cricket Club in NSW. Leya won the award for the Women and Girls Initiative of the Year and we sat down post awards to talk about her nomination and how she is helping transform girls cricket throughout the Newcastle region.
Burwood District Cricket Club - Embracing Social Media to drive re-connection and recruitment with past and new members
August 22, 2021 19:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBThis weeks episode I chat with Burwood District Cricket Club President Mark Blundell around how the club has embraced social media and as a result have seen increasing growth in their member base. Through channels such as Facebook, Youtube and other forms of technology to support club operations, they have been able to reengage past players, recruit new ones and turn around their declining participation into a once again thriving club.
Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association
August 15, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBIn this episode I am joined by Joe Hill, President of the Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association in South Australia. As winner of the 2020-21 Cricket Association of the Year, we talked about what made up their nomination including, the governance behind the Association, seeking partnerships to provide valuable outcomes across a range of cricket operations areas as well as how they engaged their players and parents to inform hard decisions which has led to the Association now providing...
Jordan Jones - Young Leader of the Year Finalist and Blowfly Cricket Club President
August 08, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this weeks episode, I say down with Jordan Jones who is not only the President of the Blowfly Cricket club at the young age of 18, she also came runner up in the Young Leader of the Year category at this years Cricket Australia Community Cricket Awards. Jordan is an energetic, passionate and confident leader who is inspiring people with a disability to be involved with not only cricket, but with a support network of broader community to challenge, unite and have fun. Jordan aims to use c...
Barkers Creek Cricket Club - Starting social women's cricket in a small country town
August 01, 2021 22:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBIn this weeks episode, I sat down with Nicki Renfrey from the Barkers Creek Cricket Club to hear all about how she started a social women's cricket competition in country Victoria. In the episode we covered how she got started, where the competition is now and how the club was able to open their doors to more females from their community and make them feel part of the Barkers Creek Cricket Club
Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club - Using technology to benefit the clubs sponsorship and community connection
July 25, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this weeks episode, I sit down with Jarryd to talk about a sponsorship initiative that uses technology through facebook to demonstrate a return of investment to their sponsors which, has in turn increased their club revenue. For those interested in learning more, Jarryd can be contacted via the club or charliechats.com
Cluden Cricket Club - Starting Female Cricket
July 18, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBStarting any new program can be challenging. In this week's episode I chat to Andrew Bath, President and Coach at Cluden Cricket Club around how he and others at the club began and grew their women and girls teams.
Quinns Rocks Junior Cricket Club - Restarting a Junior Cricket Club
July 11, 2021 22:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MBQuinns Rocks Junior Cricket Club struggled to field a Committee and as a result the Junior Club was then managed by it's senior arm. In this episode we talk to Daniel Shortill around how they not only restarted the Junior Club but also how they set up their Governance to underpin everything they do at their now thriving club
Burwood Uniting Canterbury Cricket Club - Making Mental Health a Priority
June 24, 2021 02:09 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBVice President Alex from the Burwood Uniting Canterbury Cricket Club joins me to talk through how they brought to life the clubs WINGS program, which is aimed at supporting their members with mental health