Does anyone know where a 13 year old boy can play cricket for a team if this particular boy lived in central nj? Please, I really want to know.
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ok, this is simple, New Jersey happens to be the Arm pit of america, which is where the most indians live (and cricket is a big indian sport),  so you go to Jersey City, where a lot of indians live, walk up to any middle aged indian, and ask him where do the indians play their cricket, and he will tell you, then you go to anywhere it is, and play ball.
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No it's not to young, look for teams in ur area on the official website(idk offhand wut it is).
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Heres a Good Link.\nhttp://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Boys_Own_Book_of_Outdoor_Sports/howplayc_ib.html\n\nAnd if that dosen't work for you this should.\nhttp://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/hosking/cricket/explanation.htm\n\nHave fun playing Cricket!
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When I was a kid playing tennis at our local park with my friends, I remember dreaming of the pro tour. We were all pretty decent players, but I remember going to my first big junior tournament. I ended up losing both the matches I played to kids in my age group. I then realized how much work was ahead of me. I spent the next few years going to junior clinics and private lessons. It was a great experience and I really improved. I never realized the dream of being on the pro tour that I had as a 12 year-old kid, but that's because I had to decide between devoting my life to tennis (spending hours per day on court and in lessons) or pursuing my education.\n\n    That being said, some kids are born with the special combination of hand-eye coordination and athletic ability that enables them to be a professional tennis player even if they pick up their first racquet at 16 years old. So, if your son started at 5, I wouldn't worry too much about that. Heck, even if he isn't dominating high school varsity players while still in middle school he can still make it to the pro tour. The secret is by being good enough to play D1 tennis. If he plays at the NCAA D1 level, he'll then have the chance to succeed, play in challenger tournaments, and gain an ATP ranking.\n\n    However, if his dream is of being the next Federer, then he really should be dominating every tournament he enters on both the city-wide level, but also the USTA regional tournaments. He should be one of the top players in the state. If this isn't the case, he can still make it, but it's going to take lots of effort. Jim Courier is a good example of a former pro who wasn't blessed with a lot of physical ability, but through 'blood, sweat, and tears' was able to turn the ability that he did have into a style of play that led him to success on the pro tour.\n\n    If you want more information on tournaments--because they're really the key to becoming a pro player--then I recommend the USTA website. I'll include several links in the sources for you (a link to the USTA junior tournament page, to the USTA future champions page, and to the USTA sections page--where you'll be able to go to your region's website and find more information on regional and local tournaments).\n\n    Anyway, I hope that everything works out, and that I was able to help.
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How old are your friends?\nWhat area are you in?\n\nNormally any local 'senior' team will be able to point you in the direction for some feeder teams?
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it is interesting.... there are 2 persons in each team. they will ony bat and bowl. others will field. when they get out, certain runs are subtracted. and team batting second plays entire quota of overs, irrespective of whether thay have achieven their target or not. this is because, even after achieving the target, they can get out and loose runs....
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There really isn't a need to find an individual coach until maybe high school if he is looking for a sports scholarship or something like that. If he is a pitcher then you might want to find a pitching coach. Other then that you should wait until high school to get an individual coach. But if a coach from a travel team wants to have him on the team you should give it a shot. That tells you that he is a good player if a coach from a 12 year old travel team spoke to you about it. Athletic abilities can be fostered but they say that they are genetic and probably are. One of the moms from the team that i coach had the same question and i told her what i just told you and she tried the travel team out and her son liked it and because of it made his high school baseball team. I wish you the best of luck.
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Anmol,  though I am also not having very good best answer %age but still slightly better than urs.\nI have just gone through few answers of your answers and I am sorry to say that your answers used to be too biased. Its quite clear that you are a big fan of few stroke makers and you dont understand the roles of other players. You need to watch deeper in the cricket matches than just watching Sixes.\nIts my opinion you may not agree to it, but I stated whatever i felt.
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I think the team and the management people should concentrate more on the game and the strategies to win...including a good batting line-up, bowlers and plzzzz...teach them how to field...coz this is one of their negative aspects....to be honest, there's nothing much we fans could do...it really depends upon the entire team to play with all their abilities...as it's still not too late..they can do it...IF..they want to..which is a 'BIG QUESTION MARK??'!!
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as you know life is not fair,with that in mind I would switch my daughter to softball for these reasons;her older brother will no longer be there to protect her from her teammates when she makes a mistake and they begin to harass her and two if she likes baseball now and maybe in the future as a girl she will be on a softball team so it will be better to learn those skills early and become a great player rather than having to learn a completely new game from the start and getting too different sports mixed up.
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CRICKET WILL NOT SUIT TO USA.\nCOS, ITS A GENTLEMAN GAME.    \n\n\n("_").
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You have other business to take care of first.  Specifically, what business does a 7-year-old have moving to New Jersey?  Does he have a job waiting for him?  How about a house?  How will he support himself or get around?\n\nI urge you, or another caring adult, to go with him.  You'll also be able to find a school more effectively if you go along.
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Go to\n\nhttp://www.sportingpulse.com.au/club_info.cgi?clubID=23520&club=Cessnock&client=%40Newcastle%20Schoolboys%20Junior%20Rugby%20League%402358%40%40%40%40%40%4011%40%401%40\n\nand select the division your son is in.\n\njack573
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I have never seen this happen on my boys' teams (Little League & soccer).  I strongly feel that this has to do with the league & the coaches - you need to let everyone know up front what the deal is.  One year, my son's soccer coach sent home a letter at the beginning of the season saying - I'm the coach, you're not, if you want to coach then volunteer.  He phrased it a little more kindly, but you get the idea.  Let your parents know up front what your expectations are for parents.  By the way, your record is irrelevant.  It doesn't matter if your team is horrible - so what - parents need to realize that their children are not going to become professional athletes.    I think you are awesome to volunteer.  My fellow parents & I treat our coaches great!
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LOl that's funny cause my boyfriend has a softball team that he coaches, (grown men) they are 3 and 0 at this time. And don't look like they will be winning anytime soon. Its sad cause my b/f gets practices together for the team and 3 guys show up then game time they are all there. The pitcher lobs the balls over the Catchers plate. Its hard to tell a team of 40 year old men  (that are all your friends) to get there heads outa there *you know whats. I wish I had your answer. Alls I can say is practice practice practice! Maybe after losing so much they will realize that they need more practice. There is always next year!!! Good luck!
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Few have already given u links to sites with rules. So I'll mainly go through the 'cool' aspects of the game-- how it enhances your cricket watching experience. you can always get rules by doing a search\n\n1) You can get back from office or school & still have an entire action-packed game. It’s just like going for a movie or a football game\n2) Game watching experience in TV--the game is not just a reduced cricket match-but an entirely new commercial package!!\n\n*Sky sports, the official broadcasters of the game, has introduced the idea 'man on mic' .so you can actually hear from a player, when the match is in progress. So commentators can actually talk with a fielder just as he takes a catch & so on. Isn’t that cool-you get to hear all the strategies being worked out, captains justifying sudden change in field placements....\n\n*Helmet cam  -you can actually watch the ball from a batsman's perspective, with a camera attached to the helmet\n\n3)'Bowl Out'-It brings all the excitement of a penalty shoot out into the game of cricket! It comes into play when a match gets tied. Players from both the sides are made to bowl at stumps without batsmen in front!! (Its a rare occurrence though-I Think it just happened twice in history. once in international level & once in semifinals of the English twenty-20 cup-but it sure is great fun)\n\n4) Free hit -In normal cricket batsman can't take advantage of a no-ball as in most cases the call is made after the bowl is played. In twenty-20 the ball after a no-ball is a free hit. Batsmen can get prepared to slog the ball-& the crowd starts to roar just as the bowl is about to be bowled & when he misses it .......the roar ends as a low echo-\n\n5) You can see some good improvisation when batsmen just try to invent new shorts for quick scoring! & some good balling at the dead-mixing of yorkers ,slower balls...& plenty of action. Its entertainment guaranteed.
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Cricket is great.  \n\n2 teams of 11 plus 1 extra (called the 12th man)\n\nplayed on an oval playing field with a rectangular 'wicket' in the centre where they bat\n\nthere are 2 batters at any one time\n\nthe bowler takes a run up and bowls the ball (a bowl must be overarmed and the arm is not allowed to bend at all) at the batter who can choose to hit it, defend it or leave it.\n\nto score runs the batters must run from one end of the pitch to the other, or 4 runs are scored when the ball hits the fence, or 6 runs if it goes over the fence on the full\n\nyou can be out if the bowler hits the stumps and dislodges the bails (3 sticks in the ground with 2 small sticks balanced on top), if you are caught on the full, if the ball is thrown and hits the stumps while you are 'out of your ground' or if you use your leg to stop the ball hitting the stumps\n\neach team has a bat and a bowl.  in test cricket they bat and bowl twice each over 5 days, and in 1 day cricket they each bat and bowl for 50 overs (6 bowls = an over)\n\nthe team with the most runs wins\n\nCRICKET IS GREAT, but takes some time to understand, most Americans never get it.