Super Hit Super Kids is the Saturday program held at Tuanaimato cricket grounds is specifically designed for children who are U19 (5-17 year olds), who can be first time cricketers and/or hardball junior cricketers from school cricket that want to continue playing cricket as their sport.

This is the pathway for the Talent Identification program in schools where boys and girls are slowly introduced to the domestic competitions (junior and senior) and the High Performance program.

The Holy Batz competition targets Sunday school children from any church denomination in Samoa. The purpose of this program is to provide as many opportunities for boys and girls in church and village groups to experience playing a new sport in a fun and safe environment.

Cricket clinics and workshops are conducted by the Regional Development Officers at various church and village communities before the competition commences.

Kirrikriket is the introductory level where the basic and fundamental cricket skills is introduced in primary schools especially Year 1-8 (U12), where kids learn bowling, batting and catching skills.

The Teine Tama program is to introduce players to play hardball cricket. It is a 20 over format. The goal is to provide the pathway from Kirrikriket Primary School program to Under15,17,19 programs and competitions.

This competition is for Upolu schools in the urban area to compete in the T20 hardball competitions and the chance for Samoa Cricket staff to do the Player Identification identifying players to be selected into the junior (elite) program which is the pathway for U19 National Teams (Women and Men), High Performance, Men and Women National Teams and the opportunity to play international competitions.

Schools in Uplou and Savaii have the opportunity to compete in the T20 hardball competitions and the chance for Samoa Cricket staff to do the Player Identification identifying players from all over the country to be selected into the junior (elite) program which is the pathway for High Performance, Men and Women National Teams and the opportunity to play international competitions.

The teachers training is one of the vital building blocks in cricket development. The teacher’s training is based on the Grassroots coaching, umpiring, and scoring courses. The idea is for the teachers to run the competitions sustainably with minimal assistance from Samoa Cricket’s staff and officials. They will be supported by the Regional Development Officers.

The umpire training is to upskill current and new umpires to assist in running the local domestic competitions as well as providing assistance to the teachers during school cricket competitions. Clubs and Teams are encouraged to have representatives to participate in the umpire trainings and become qualified umpires. This is also a way to develop their careers as umpires leading up to become qualified international level umpires for the International Cricket Council and get to umpire international cricket competitions.

The training for coaches is to upskill and capacitates coaches from Clubs, Villages and Church teams so they can also help strengthen the skills and knowledge of their players and communities with the sport of cricket. Coach trainings are conducted for Teams (on request) before a competition. Members of the cricket communities are encouraged to participate and become qualified coaches because there is a strong pathway for coaches leading up to High Performance Coach and Head Coach for National and International Teams.

The beneficiaries of the program are middle-aged women who lack access to information on domestic violence and other educational programs on social-economic development that helps improve their home economic and life skills which can enhance and empower the nanas not only to speak out on issues of domestic violence but also be treated with respect and equality in the family and communities. The nanas also lack opportunities outside of the normal family life to participate in sports.

There is an interesting definition of gender roles in Samoa by the Cultural Atlas. It said that the gender roles of Samoan society tend to be patriarchal and this was reflected in the household structure. The women often maintained the home and took care of the children, whilst men were seen as the primary income providers. Anecdotal research from previous Healthy Nanas discussion groups have found that these women experience difficulties in engaging with a life outside of their deemed domestic duties. These women play a ‘stay-at-home’ domestic role, which has resulted in low social interactions, low self-esteem and increased risk from non-communicable disease.

The beneficiaries of the program are girls and boys with a disability. During the last three years, 1,777 children with a disability with 669 boys and 508 girls participated in cricket programs and activities. These children are often marginalised in Samoan society, and not given the same opportunities as non-disabled children.

The Disability Cricket Program provides an opportunity to play sport and empower children with a disability to get out in the community and show that when given the chance, people with a disability can succeed. As a safe and inclusive sport, cricket provides an excellent channel to engage with not just the children, but also their families and the wider community and enhance their knowledge and experience on how to deal with children and people with a disability through an education and domestic violence awareness program.