Cricket - Indoor

The requirements of this schedule apply to the teaching of Indoor Cricket skills, team training and competition matches conducted by schools.

As part of the process of safety self-regulation, all persons engaging in this activity should identify the hazards, assess their significance and manage the potential risks including any additional hazards not mentioned here.

Indoor cricket is played in an enclosed area. Safety rules and procedures are important because of the type of equipment used. Hazards that may be encountered in indoor cricket include equipment (bats, balls, wickets).

The categorisation of these conditions is subjective and offered as a starting point for risk management planning. The actual degree of risk is best ascertained by persons with intimate local knowledge present at the site of the activity.

Participation in indoor cricket involves medium risk (level 2).

One adult present should have knowledge of, and an ability to perform, first aid procedures.

If an adult other than a registered teacher is engaged for instruction, a teacher should be present to take overall responsibility.

The qualifications listed in this section are minimums for each type of situation. Leaders are encouraged to seek training to raise their qualification level above the minimum listed.

The leader should be:

• a registered teacher with experience (previous involvement in the activity) in the teaching of indoor cricket; or
• an adult who has Level 1 coaching qualifications from the Australian Indoor Cricket Federation.

A first aid kit should be available at all venues where lessons and competitions are conducted.

The teacher should introduce the activity comprehensively and include:

• specific exercises and lead-up activities for fast bowlers; and
• instruction to students regarding protective equipment.

Students should wear appropriate footwear.

The condition of the playing area should be of an acceptable standard.

The playing area for training should be level and free from obstacles and loose objects.

Equipment should match the size, strength and ability of the students.

Wicket-keepers should wear protective equipment.

Males need to wear protectors when batting.

Fielders in the front half of the court should not field any more than one pace away from the net.

Students wearing spectacles should not field in the front half of the court.

Fielders should be instructed to watch the ball in play.

• HLS-PR-013: Developing a Sun Safety Strategy
• SCM-PR-002: School Excursions
• HLS-PR-005: Injury, Illness and Dangerous Event Recording and Reporting
• HLS-PR-003: First Aid for Schools and Non-school Locations