Everest CC camp aims to prepare youths for away tours

The second annual live-in cricket academy of the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) opened earlier this week to youths from the Under-13 level to the Under-19 level.
Guyana Times Sport visited the ECC and spoke exclusively with Camp Coordinator and Coach Saheed Mohamed, who disclosed that the camp will run until July 21, and it aims to focus on the discipline of players.

The only one of its kind to be opened by any cricket club in Guyana, this live-in camp will prepare youngsters for overseas tours, Mohamed explained.
“This cricket camp will prepare the youngsters to stay away from home, because youngsters who play at the Under-15 level often miss their parents, and (that) may hamper their performances”, Mohamed explained.
This great initiative of the ECC exposes youths daily to lectures from doctors, nutritionists and personnel in disciplined fields.
Mohamed said he was involved in coaching sessions in both England and Cayman Islands, where this method of cricket camp has been used.
“I know this is important for the guys to learn, and the bond is also important for these youngsters”, Mohamed disclosed.
The 38-member camp is an in-house set-up. Future camps to be opened to the general public will be targeting a wider range of youths coming from across the country.
Among the 38 members of the camp are: a participant from Pakistan; Guyana Under-15 player Anthony Khan; Reynaldo Mohamed, who played First Division cricket at a tender age; and Aaron Beharry, who played inter-county cricket for Berbice.
Most of the young players from the Everest Cricket Club are participating in the Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools tournament being played in Barbados.
This camp had previously prepared those youths for overseas tours, especially the tournament in Barbados, where the players are away for some three weeks.
The camp was officially opened by Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, and G/town Cricket Association President Roger Harper. On Sunday, July 21, the camp will conclude with a fun day wherein parents, other club members and campers would compete in matches.
Among sponsors of this event are Shell Service Station, Cluckers, New GPC Inc., Comfort Sleep, MS Imports, Bakewell, Toucan Distributors, Clear Waters, Burger King/Pizza Hut, Movie Towne, Carib Foods, Dembake, Metro Office and School Supplies, Bistro, Avi Designs and Construction, Beacon Café, Major Bhageshwar Murli, Robin Bhart, Ravin Balkarran, Dr. Narine Singh and cricket’s own Shivnarine Chanderpaul.