You know it's cricket season when it rains!

Last night was supposed to be my first training session with my son's Under 12 team. It hasn't barely rained in Bendigo for the last two months it seems. Sure enough it rained yesterday morning and didn't stop all day.
As a kid growing up in Melbourne I was always devastated whenever it rained on training nights. October always seemed to be the wettest month of the year.

Sometimes as a coach it can be tempting to cancel training after a little bit of wet weather, particularly if the nets are unusable.

Have a think about what else you can do instead:

- Are there netball or basketball courts that can be used.
- Is the oval in good enough condition to do some fielding.
- Can you head indoors to chat about some of the technicalities of cricket.

With younger players they will always get something out of anything cricket related.

And remember, for a lot of kids training is one of the highlights of their week.
- Paul