Bentleigh Launches Cricket Academy
After months of planning, Bentleigh Cricket Club has officially launched its Cricket Academy.
The Bentleigh Cricket Club Cricket Academy is a joint partnership between the Bentleigh Cricket Club and Woodards Bentleigh that seeks to provide a pathway for junior cricketers moving from junior to senior cricket.
This will be done by providing specialist coaching in the areas of Batting, Bowling, Fielding and Fitness, in order to better develop participants skills and their general understanding of the game.
One of the goals of the Academy will be to provide young cricketers with the tools that will enable them to progress through to the 1st XI at Bentleigh, and beyond.
The Academy will focus on encouraging, preparing and developing junior cricketers to pursue their goals in the sport, and to assist them in achieving at their highest level possible, be that at Bentleigh, Premier League, State or International level.
Players will be selected by the Cricket Department in consultation with the Junior Coordinator and junior coaches and are invited to take part in the Academy prior to the forthcoming season.
By providing junior players this opportunity, the Academy aims to retain young people in cricket and help them to maintain and improve their ability and skill level, affording them the opportunity to progress within the sport.
Players selected for the inaugural intake of the Academy will be contacted in the coming weeks.
The Academy is proudly supported and sponsored by Woodards Bentleigh.
For more information on the Academy, contact the clubs Director of Cricket, Russell Keyt at selection@bentleighcc.com.au.