New Cricket Club & Academy Launched

 

 

Aston Cricket Club is the first new cricket club to be formed in Staffordshire for many years but it’s not just a club, it’s a Cricket Academy as well. What’s also different is that it’s been formed to develop the skills of all their young players.

 

 

The new club has been formed by coaches and parents who feel that their youngster’s development can be served better within a club whose focus is on junior development, that also includes girls. The proposals are also to run a number of junior teams in the 2010 season but this depends on how many youngsters join the new club.

 

Their home ground for their first ever season will be Alleyne's High School in Stone, which is only 100 meters from where their new Cricket Academy was launched at the Allenye's Sports Centre. The main objective of the Academy is to find and develop young cricketing talent and over 50 youngsters attending their first session.
 

The sessions are designed to firstly teach basic skills to beginners age 6 years upwards but also to increase the skill levels of good young players. This is done by a series of coaching activities known as The Player Pathway. Young players who then stand out will be recommended to the Staffordshire Young Cricketers' Group.

 

The Coaching Team is headed up by former ECB Staff Coach Tim Fielding, County Coaches Dave Cartlidge and Graham Warner along with District Coach Phil Johnson. Also included in their programme is a girls' section which will be headed up by Debbie Pursell.

 

The Cricket Academy uses a formula of bringing together the best coaches available and getting to coach the best young players available. The results of this simple method have been the development of some of Staffordshire’s best young talent.

 

For more details of the Cricket Academy ring Kevin Langdown on 07985 624779. 

 

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Aston Cricket Club - Update

 

Aston Cricket Club was only formed some 4 weeks ago but already has almost 60 young players on their books. Key to the momentum is the forming of their new Cricket Academy where youngsters ranging from 7 years upwards have been joining Aston Cricket Clubs flagship scheme; many of them have been girls.  
 

For more information contact: 

Tim Fielding
Mobile: 07814 688388