earlier this year the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) reintroduced its youth programme which started as a success and continue that way until there was a break due to persistent rain and the club’s summer cricket clinic. However, that time has passed and it is now the time for the resumption of the programme.
Standing are two national players, Paul Wintz (L) and Steven Jacobs (R), who were motivational speakers at the MSC summer clinic
The programme started on March 14 and dozens of young aspiring cricketers joined the club to participate in it. The initiative was to reintroduce the youth programme and get the youth team to be more competitive as it was recently between the years of 2000-2006.
MSC is known for producing talented young players and in 1987 seven of its youth player journeyed to Jamaica with the Guyana under-19 team. More recently in 2003 and 2004 there were eight and seven players respectively in the Demerara under-15 team from MSC. In 2004 the Steven Jacobs led MSC under-15 team was unbeatable as they won the NBIC national under-15 tournament defeating Berbice team Tucber Park in the finals.
Its glory days continued for some while but due to rehabilitation work at the ground some of the youths relocate to other grounds. Now the executives of the club is taking it upon themselves to ensure the programme is a part of its annual agenda.
The programme will be two days per week, Mondays and Fridays, for children 17 and under, and it will get going at 16:00 hours each day. If a child possesses the talent to participate at a higher level he will be introduced to the senior net sessions.
The club is not about sport only but the social development of our youths as seen early this week with one of our members, Carlyle Collins, who graduated from the Bournemouth University. The former Queen’s College student and MSC all-rounder did a BSc (Hons) Forensic Science. He obtained first class honors (which is equivalent to a distinction).
Therefore you guardians need to get your children involved with MSC as it provides a home away from home and is the pathway to many great things to come for your children.
