Indoor sports Victoria
Indoor Cricket and Netball remain a popular format in Victoria with more than 54,000 participants involved across the 2023-24 season, making up for approximately 35% of the national participation figures of the sport.
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MANAGER 31
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Coaches 31
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Players 370
Cricket Victoria (CV), Indoor Netball Australia (INA) and Indoor Sports Victoria (ISV) work concurrently to govern indoor sports in Victoria, with member centres in affiliation agreements with both organizations.
Member centres have access to a broad range of benefits through their affiliations with CV, INA and ISV which include deals with preferred suppliers (e.g. scoreboard systems, insurance organisations, indoor cricket ball brands, indoor netball ball brands) through to marketing and promotional benefits.
ISV’s board, comprising representatives from member centres and independent members, is responsible for making decisions regarding the operations of ISV and its competitions. Cricket Victoria (CV) oversees all CV-run programs and competitions, including entry-level initiatives such as Woolworths Blast Indoor and Victorian-based teams. Indoor Netball Australia (INA) manages State Teams across the country.
Indoor cricket growth targets are included within CV’s yearly planning and specific to each of the Victorian cricket regions, with this format of the game also reflected in broader Game Development department goals.
ISV is an associate member with CV working in partnership with them hand on hands. ISV have 2 “part time equivalent” staff that work across various indoor sports (Cricket, Netball). ISV also has various committee’s that advise and assist in the administration off competitions, an umpire panel that assist in the training upskilling and selection of umpires for all competitions. There is also an umpiring pathway from inhouse domestic to Superleague, State and onto Australian representation.
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INDOOR SPORTS VICTORIA
Funding opportunities are available for Indoor Cricket and Netball centers to apply for.
Cricket Victoria have a number of funding opportunities available in 2024-25
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State Teams Netball
Indoor Netball Australia (INA) run National Indoor Netball Championships each year, where states and Territories are able to nominate member centres to host these prestigious events. There are various age groups with each of the Indoor Juniors, Aged and Open Championships.
Member Centres
In Victoria, there are 13 metropolitan, 11 and country and 5 associate member centres – for the full list of member centres, Location
Affiliation Agreements
Member centres are indoor sports centres that have affiliation agreements in place with both CV, INA and ISV, with a clause found in the CV agreement stipulating that the indoor sports centre must be in an affiliation agreement with ISV to be a member centre of CV (and vice-versa).
This ensures that member centres comply with regulations put in place by both organisations who govern indoor cricket in Victoria.
Governance
CV manage State Team operations and all CV-run programs and competitions (including entry-level programs such as Woolworth Blast Indoor and the Victorian-based teams competing in the National Indoor Cricket League).
Indoor cricket growth targets are included within CV’s yearly planning and specific to each of the Victorian cricket regions, with this format of the game also reflected in broader Game Development department goals.
ISV has a board made up of representatives from member centres, and two independent members who have an indoor sports background. The ISV board makes decisions on the operations of ISV and determines its strategic plan.
Indoor Sports Role Descriptions
Key deliverables for the CV Indoor Cricket Manager include:
Indoor Cricket Manager
- EO of Indoor Sports Victoria
- Fixture and administer Superleague/Majorleague competitions (centre v centre)
- Supervise all facets of State teams (9 Juniors, 5 Opens and 5 Masters)
- Administer funding programs for indoor cricket (CV and ISV)
- Deliver and promote indoor cricket activities, programs and resources throughout Victoria to enhance the growth of indoor cricket, with a particular focus on junior and female participation.
- Deliver of any funding programs for indoor cricket.
- Administration of senior and junior Victorian Hammer teams.
- Administration of the Victoria’s National Indoor Cricket League.
Indoor Netball Manager
- EO of Indoor Sports Victoria
- Deliver of any funding programs for indoor netball
- Administration of senior and junior Victorian teams.
- Fixture and administer Superleague/Majorleague competitions (centre v centre)
- Supervise all facets of State teams (4 Juniors, 2 Opens)
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Indoor cricket offers many opportunities to develop your skills, increase your fitness and play cricket with your friends in a fast-paced, exciting environment!
Many of the indoor sports centres across Victoria offer both junior and senior competitions, and with the compact size of the court, everyone can be involved in the action of the game. Games are typically 1-1.5 hours in length with six to eight players involved in an indoor cricket team. The ball is also softer than a regular cricket ball, making the game safer given the smaller playing area.
In Victoria, there are 13 metropolitan and 11 country and 5 associate member centres with over 55,000 participants enjoying playing indoor cricket across the state.
Indoor Cricket has two premier competitions – Superleague, which is played on a Saturday during the winter months, and Majorleague, which is played on a Friday night in the summer.
Opportunities exist for individuals to be involved in all facets of the game – playing, coaching and umpiring. There are also social competitions on offer as well as representative opportunities, both at a national and international level.
Cricket Victoria also administers the States National Indoor Cricket Competition.
Cricket Victoria’s state representative indoor cricket sides, The boast 19 divisions ranging from 13 & Under Boys / 14 & Under Girls (Juniors), right through to Over 50s (Masters).
Cricket Australia hold three National Championships for state teams to compete for the various division titles with the Indoor Masters held in May, the Indoor Juniors in late July and the most prestigious event, the Indoor Opens, in late Jun.
Indoor Netball Australia holds two National Championships for state teams to compete for the various division titles with the Supernationals held in November and the Indoor Juniors held in February.
Visit our site here https://indoorsportsvictoria.com.au/locations/ to find out where you can play Indoor Netball.
In Victoria there are about 13 Metropolitan centres and 11 Country Centres with over 29,000 participants enjoying playing Indoor Netball across the State.
Opportunities exist for individuals to be involved in all facets of the game including playing, at domestic level, superleague level and national and international level, coaching and managing state teams and umpiring at a domestic and at an elite level.
