THE cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club MS, during the upcoming school holiday season will be hosting their annual cricket academy and the Republic Bank Summer Camp for Grade Six Students. These two programmes are being organised by the Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under -17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Female and Gizmos and Gadgets Under 21 and First Division teams.
The Cricket Academy would be hosted at the Area ‘H’ Ground from July 11- 23 from 9-13:00 daily. The academy would be conducted by experienced cricket coach Winston Smith, with assistance from former national players and Berbice Under-19 Coach Delbert Hicks and Berbice senior player, Eon Hooper.
Secretary/CEO of the RHTYSC MS, Hilbert Foster, stated that the main objectives of the academy are to produce future cricketers for the club, to teach youths how to play the game of cricket, to get youths to understand their role as sports ambassadors and to develop them into role models.
The coaches would concentrate on the basics – batting, bowling, physical fitness, wicket- keeping, fielding, field placement and captaincy, while the young cricketers would be involved in a total of 15 classroom lectures on topics of interest to them.
The topics will include the History of Cricket,the Laws of Cricket, Structure of the Game, Personal Discipline, Personal Hygiene, HIV/Aids, Suicide, Drug Abuse, the Importance of Education, Career Choices and the role of a Sports Ambassador.
The club will provide snacks to the cricketers on a daily basis, while it would also provide all necessary equipment and cricket gear. The academy will cater for 120 youths and with the large RHTYSC youth membership, few places are available for non-club members.
Interested youths between the ages of 8 to 18 are encouraged to call the Club Office on 337-4562 or email foster_hilbert@yahoo.com to register.
Meanwhile, the Republic Bank Summer Camp will be hosted in the upper flat of the RHTYSC Office at the Area ‘H’ Ground.
The camp will start on Monday, July 11 and would last for a total of five weeks under the supervision of an experienced educator with the main aim of assisting Grade Six students to make a successful transition from Primary to Secondary School.
The class will cater for 60 students and they will be taught Maths, English A, English B, Social Studies and Integrated Science.
Students will also be involved in lectures on a wide range of topics, including peer pressure, choosing friends, classroom manners, career choices and serving the god they believe in. Students will also be involved in learning the basics in playing cricket. The top 10 students from the summer camp will receive special gifts from the cricket teams.