NATIONAL YOUTH PROGRAMMES

All Stars Cricket is the England & Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) entry level participation programme, aimed at providing boys and girls aged five to eight with a great first experience in cricket. 

For further information please go to allstarscricket.co.uk or if you would like to discuss the implications for your club further please contact your dedicated Sussex Cricket Foundation Territory Manager.

Key Features:

• A perfect first experience of cricket for all boys and girls aged 5-8 years-old
• Eight 60-minute sessions, held over 8 weeks
• All Stars Cricket kit bag
• Valuable time with your kids – mums and dads are encouraged to take part too
• Safe and fully accredited

Dynamos Cricket provides a fantastic next step for all those graduating from All Stars Cricket and the perfect introduction for all 8-11 year-olds new to the sport!

Complementing junior cricket, Dynamos provides children with a more social offer focused on developing fundamental movement skills and applying them in an exciting game of countdown cricket.

We know how important it is to look like the heroes of the game, so every child who registers will receive their very own Dynamos Cricket New Balance t-shirt, personalised with their name and number.

For further information please go to dynamoscricket.co.uk or if you would like to discuss the implications for your club further please contact your dedicated Sussex Cricket Foundation Territory Manager.

Key features:

• Children will use soft balls and light wooden bats
• Minimum of six 60-90 minute sessions
• Introduction to game play through a countdown cricket match
• New Balance personalised t-shirt with name and number
• Valuable time with your kids – mums and dads are encouraged to take part too
• Complementary digital app experience
• Exclusive access to Topps Cricket Attax cards
• Safe and fully accredited

Wednesday 12th March

• Priority Window Opens

Wednesday 19th March

• Public Launch

April

• Online Shop Opens

Thursday 8th May onwards

• Course Delivery National Launch

As we approach the deadline before the system goes live, all Clubspark checklists MUST be completed in order to go ‘live’ on the launch date.

If a club is new to these programmes, they can find details and register here: ECB Registration.

Clubspark Engage is Live - Club Action Required by 12th March – Any later and there is risk of programmes not going live!

• Returning providers can now log into Clubspark and complete the checklist for approval.
• Checklist requirements:
• Club registration
• Connected Stripe account
• Safeguarding & First Aid
• Liability Insurance (upload confirmation if insured via ECB Howdens – you can upload a confirmation email and you can find this on the SHMS)
• Key Club contact
• Minimum 1x Qualified Activator (18+, trained, or booked on an upcoming course; 1 Activator per 24 children)
• Ensure your Safe Hands Management System (SHMS) is up to date.
• Once approved, you can upload your programmes. From 13th March, live bookings will be open. Any checklists not completed or approve will not go live, so please so ensure you are actioning this ASAP.

Below are step-by-step guides and video links for:

Organisation checklist (User guide | Video guide)

• How to complete your Organisation checklist user guide
• How to complete your Organisation checklist video guide

Activator checklist (User guide | Video guide)

• How to complete your Activator checklist user guide
• How to complete your Activator checklist video guide

 Programme setup (User guide | Video guide)

• How to set-up your Programme(s) user guide
• How to set-up your Programme(s) video guide

As well as these links, will also find a step-by-step guidance documents attached to support you. Please utilise this in the first instance.

For any additional support:

• Ayscha Woods (National Youth Programmes Lead) – ayscha.woods@sussexcricket.co.uk
• North – Liam Henderson – liam.henderson@sussexcricket.co.uk
• South – Matt Whippey – matt.whippey@sussexcricket.co.uk
• East – Kayleigh Pavitt – kaleigh.pavitt@sussexcricket.co.uk
• West – Lara Johnson – lara.johnson@sussexcricket.co.uk

Activators are the key ingredient to making All Stars and Dynamos Cricket happen. Thanks to each of you, more kids than ever before are able to play and fall in love with cricket. 

Activators must complete the initial training which includes;

• ECB verified DBS check
• National Programmes eLearning course
• ECB Safeguarding for Specialised Roles: Coaches & Activators eLearning course
• National Programmes Face-to-Face Training Workshop

Existing Activators must keep their qualifications up-to-date to remain fully qualified.

More information & support is available to new and existing Activators via the new ECB Cricket Activators webspace, please follow the link below.

The Sussex Cricket Foundation is running four in-person Activator training courses.

It is a requirement for anyone delivering the course to have completed Activator training. Sessions MUST be attended in person and are approximately 2 hours.

• North: Wed, 16 April – Balcombe CC, RH17 6PA (5-7 PM)
• East: Mon, 14 April – Heathfield Park CC, TN21 9AE (6:30-8:30 PM)
• South: Tue, 22 April – 1st Central County Ground, BN3 3AN (6-8 PM)
• West: Sat, 26 April – Storrington CC, RH20 4EA (10 AM-12 PM)

Activators can book onto these courses via their Checklist on ClubSpark. For Activators unsure on how to use ClubSpark and the Checklist, please refer to the step-by-step guide above.

If you're interested in finding out more about one of these programmes or signing your child up for a local centre in 2025 please visit the ECB website via ecb.co.uk/play.

For all general queries please contact the national ECB help desks - allstarscricket@ecb.co.uk or dynamoscricket@ecb.co.uk.