The Community Coaching Initiative
Poloc Cricket Club has been providing cricket coaching in its local community under the auspices of the "Community Coaching Initiative" since 2002. Working with Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Council, coaching is provided to local Primary and Secondary Schools.
The Initiative also organises an annual inter-Primary Schools Festival day at Shawholm. In addition, the club, under the umbrella of the Initiative and in partnership with the WDJCU, regularly hosts "Kwik cricket" festivals.
In addition to the work in local schools, the club's Community Coaching Initiative also works with other community groups in providing sports coaching in and around the club's locality.
The cricket clubs of two Glasgow further education establishments, Glasgow Caledonian University and Langside College, play their home matches at Shawholm under innovative Paternership Agreements between them and the club.
The Initiative was granted charitable status in early 2007 and is registered with the OSCR under number SC037774. The registered body itself is CCI Glasgow Limited, a private company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland under number SC315322.
The work in its community was recognised by the Sports Council of Glasgow at its 2011 Awards Night when the club was voted the Accredited Club of the Year. The club was also awarded the highest Clubmark accreditation by Glasgow Life in 2011, one of only two Glasgow sports clubs to be awarded the "Stay Active" accreditation level.
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