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BAY OF PLENTY CRICKET TO RESTRUCTURE

BAY OF PLENTY CRICKET TO RESTRUCTURE

Posted: Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Bay of Plenty Cricket is undergoing a restructure, reducing administration roles and increasing cricket staff.

Grass roots cricket across New Zealand is going through change, led by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the Major Associations.  With an updated Strategic Plan, NZC is determined to achieve better delivery through increased alignment between regions and at all levels of cricket.  Accountability will be improved through national reporting of KPIs and better communication channels from top to bottom.

Northern Districts Cricket Association has also reviewed how cricket is delivered in their vast region.  The six District Associations, stretching from the top of the North Island to Taupo and across to Poverty Bay, have very different demographics and have varied in how they are managed.  

Northern Districts have proposed clearer separation between Development of the game in the region and the player Pathway or high-performance.  The creation of new roles with clearer accountabilities will be supported by more clearly defined senior management positions at Northern Districts.  

The restructuring is taking place across all six ND District Associations.  Locally, that will see the appointment of a Bay of Plenty Cricket Development Manager charged with developing the Grassroots of the sport and a Bay of Plenty Cricket Pathway Manager responsible for identifying and supporting players, coaches and umpires with high achievement capabilities.  BOP Cricket will maintain its emphasis on growing female participation by continuing to employ a dedicated Women’s Cricket Development Officer.

The Bay of Plenty Cricket restructuring will see the BOP Cricket CEO role disestablished and the Cricket Administrator position re-graded to a part-time Administrator role.  The BOPCA Board expects to take on a more hands on role with a board member appointed to be the conduit between the board and staff.

The last word is given to BOPCA Chairman Richard Dey who said “The overriding reason for restructuring is to drive a change where there is a better delivery of the game of cricket in the Bay of Plenty”.

For Further Information Contact
Richard Dey         Chairman - Bay of Plenty Cricket Association– 027 554 3130

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