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Welcome to the new Stoolball England website - rebuilt from the ground up to be more modern, faster and more reliable than our previous site. It's been a full year in the making, started with the first UK lockdown as a project to make good use of all the spare time we've had since then.

The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened our personal safety, disrupted our daily routines, uprooted our lives and shaken our world. It isn’t easy to maintain mental wellbeing, personal resilience and optimism when we are surrounded and affected by such unsettling uncertainty.

For anyone that needs to find hope and support through the power of shared experiences, Sussex Cricket has developed its new Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub, a free, online resource designed to help.

Completely free to use and totally anonymous with no registration required, the mobile-optimised platform has been created with the support and approval of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and developed in partnership with Frog Systems.

The 41st Annual General Meeting of Stoolball England was held via Zoom on Sunday 29th November 2020.

On Sunday 7th & Sunday 14th November, Stoolball England launched their new coaching course. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, these were via an online meeting.

Stoolball England’s aim is to develop a team of freelance Coaching Trainers who will deliver exciting, creative and inclusive stoolball sessions. The training programme will enable Coaching Trainers to deliver course content in a classroom environment as well as practical coaching on the ground. Coaches will develop and deliver stoolball sessions at their own pace and fitting-in with their work-life balance. Coaches’ own continuing professional development (CPD) will be expected and encouraged by Stoolball England. Coaching Trainers will help develop this exciting, new programme.

We’re doing this by working with our coaches to help plan their sessions to follow our NGB COVID guidance.

Coaching is about people – and a great coach can change a life.

Make your pledge #UKCoachingWeek2020

To all of our stakeholders.

We would like to advise that in view of recent government announcements regarding indoor team sport for adults, Indoor Stoolball leagues will not be permitted until further notice.

You can read the full guidance from Sport England. We will hopefully be back to playing stoolball indoors soon.

Stoolball England is an exciting and forward-thinking National Governing Body and we are looking for two new committee members to join the team.

We have two vacant roles, both available on a voluntary basis. We would be pleased to hear from you if you are interested in either post.  Please contact us to register your interest and tell us why you would like to join the Executive Committee.

A gentle reminder of some of the more important procedures needed for the resumption of stoolball during the pandemic.

Over the last few weeks, the government has approved the restarting of outdoor sports which includes stoolball, as long they are practiced within social distancing guidelines but indoor facilities, such as clubhouses, remain closed.As we're expecting government guidance to emerge soon on reopening indoor facilities safely, it's important we prepare for those changes now as much as possible.

All forms of stoolball and associated activities are suspended as of 19 March 2020.

Following the Government’s latest advice around social distancing, we would recommend that all forms of stoolball are suspended until further notice. This suspension extends to pre season training, friendlies and any associated Stoolball Activity.