The ‘Home of Legends’ at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will host their annual Summer Youth Cricket Camp for prospective players between the ages of 7 and 19 years old.
The Camp is slated to run from August 20th to 30th at the Club’s New Garden and Lance Gibbs Streets, Queenstown location, from 09:00hrs to 15:30hrs on Mondays to Fridays.
The Club’s Summer Cricket Program of 2024 will be targeting one hundred (100) youths aims to provide (10) days of Fun, Fundamentals and Skill Development. The program will be structured to provide step by step instruction and the participants would be placed in groups according to age and skill level.
Children attending DCC’s summer youth camp will benefit from the expertise of renowned former cricketer Roger Harper
The program will include a variety of fun and exciting activities, which apart from enhancing skills will also develop co-ordination, agility, sharpen up reflexes, increase knowledge of the game and the expectation is that it will provide immense enjoyment and satisfaction for the participants.
Participants will be involved in a number of natural movements daily, such as running, jumping, catching, throwing, bowling and hitting. There will be classroom sessions involving life skills and cricket education.
Refreshments including snacks, lunch, water will also be provided daily.
The club has put together a team of quality and experienced coaches in Mark Harper, Roger Harper, Kevin Ross, Rawle Merell, Abena Parker, Ronele Bourne and Darien Best. The youths will be given a certificate at the end of the camp and the outstanding participants in various categories will receive prizes.
DCC’s Summer Youth Camp will cost $10,000 GYD with registration forms being available at the Club.
