The 38 County Boards have undergone an intensive two-year planning process to identify 1,453 Focus Clubs nationwide.

A Focus Club is one that has been identified for a clear strategic reason, and one that is committed to long-term junior development. Each Focus Club will be expected to do various things by ECB in return for ECB resources.
Focus Club Responsibilities

 1                     Affiliate to the Warwickshire Cricket Board via Club Together
2                     Achieve Clubmark by agreed date
3                     Run youth teams at a minimum of three age groups (ideally U11,13,15s) and enter the WCB Competitions.
4                     Annual development plan which has been endorsed by the WCB and logged onto the County Board Management System (CBMS)
5                     Support local district board initiatives e.g.

-          Host district matches (ground/pitch free of charge)
-          Seminars/meetings (use of pavilion/room free of charge)
-          Provide a club member to sit on the committee

6                     Active Play-cricket.com website with all youth teams logged on
7                     Nominate young cricketers for winter/spring trials each year
8                     Coach in schools in partnership with WCB
9                     Annual registration with Nat West Cricket Force

Warwickshire Cricket Board Responsibilities

1                     Provide a development manager to support the club with planning and a point of contact
2                     Provide ‘Focus Club’ logo for club to use on letter heading and/or emails
3                     Eligibility and support with ECB Grant Aid
4                     Support club with coaching in schools through Chance to shine and/or Primary Schools Development Scheme
5                     Each club to be eligible to  receive District/County Youth Fixtures
6                     Two club members to be invited to club recognition day
7                     Reduced cost and prioritisation for certain services, eg Coach Education

At present Warwickshire Focus Clubs are as follows:

Club

District

Ansley Sports
North & East Warwickshire

Aston Manor CC

North Birmingham

Aston Unity CC

North Birmingham

Attock CC

South Birmingham

Bablake CC
Coventry

Bedworth CC

North & East Warwick shire

Berkswell CC

Solihull

Coleshill CC

North & East Warwick shire

Coventry & NW CC

Coventry

Coventry Sphinx CC

Coventry

Dorridge CC

Solihull

Earlswood
Solihull
Erdington Court
North Birmingham
Four Oaks Saints
North Birmingham

Griff &Coton CC

North & East Warwick shire

Handsworth CC

North Birmingham

Harborne CC

South Birmingham

Highway CC

Coventry

Kenilworth
South & Central Warwickshire

Kenilworth Wardens CC

South & Central Warwickshire

Kings Heath CC

South Birmingham

Knowle & Dorridge CC

Solihull

Leamington CC

South & Central Warwick shire

Moseley Ashfield CC

South Birmingham

Moseley CC

Solihull

North Warwickshire CC

North & East Warwick shire

Olton & West Warks CC

Solihull

Small Heath Community
South Birmingham

Solihull Blossomfield CC

Solihull

Sutton Coldfield CC

North Birmingham

Walmley CC

North Birmingham

Warwickshire Access CC

Water Orton CC

North & East Warwick shire



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