The youth element has to be encouraged to keep a club growing or at least existing.
I personally feel, the playing of friendlies where half the teams made up of youngsters is key
The transition from youth age group cricket to adult cricket has to be introduced as soon as possible.
It's not an easy thing to manage , but I think that's where a lot of clubs miss out
The children have to realise that the age group teams are just a start
The goal is to play adult cricket at as high a standard as they can
The focus has to be on playing competitively but not aggressively
Football is a joke these days,, I really don't want to see cricket spoilt by the same things that have dragged football down