RHTYSC 36th Annual Cricket Academy: National Hardware, PRAMCORP Consultancy and Data Technology contribute to Academy

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC), MS, and its 10 cricket teams will soon be hosting their 36th consecutive Cricket Academy at the Area H Ground, set to get underway on Monday, July 13.
The academy is being organised by the Poonai Pharmacy Under-11 and -13, Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Intermediate Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females, and NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour First Division and Under-23 teams. In addition to the Cricket Academy, the teams would also be hosting the annual Grade Six Summer Camp at the same venue for students preparing for entrance into secondary school.
RHTYSC Secretary Hilbert Foster disclosed that plans for both events are well advanced and that a maximum of one hundred youths would be accepted into the programme. The academy will be led by a coaching staff headed by level three coach Winston Smith. He will be assisted by coaches Aeon Hooper, Balram Samaroo, Ryan Algu, and Floyd Benjamin and several senior officials of the club.
RHTYSC Cricket Manager Robby Kissoonalal will serve as the Academy Director, stating that special emphasis will be placed on improving the batting, bowling and fielding ability of every academy member. Additionally, a lot of classroom work will be conducted on a wide range of topics of importance to the young cricketers. Topics to be covered include the history of cricket, rules of the game, peer pressure, drug abuse, importance of education and importance of discipline.
The club would provide all the necessary equipment, gear and stationery for the two-week academy, while over $1.5 million worth of gifts and prizes will be distributed to participants. The top student is expected to receive $500,000 worth of prizes, including an electric bike, laptop computer, gold medallion, electronic tablet, cycle, household items, kitchen utensils and designer clothing. The club will also provide an educational package worth $7000 to each academy member under its Basil Butcher Trust Fund. Another $1.5 M worth of prizes will be distributed to members of the Grade Six Summer Camp.
Plans for the successful hosting of the two events were given a major boost when National Hardware, PRAMCORP Consultancy and Data Technology presented a major donation to the organiser. National Hardware Ltd donated cricket gear, among several prizes, while PRAMCORP and Data Technology donated two hundred thousand dollars’ worth of hardcover exercise books.
In a statement, the RHTYSC expressed gratitude to Eddie Boyer and Ramesh Persaud of National Hardware, Pramila Persaud of PRAMCORP and Rennie Lewis of Data Technology.
Parents who are interested in registering their children for the academy or the summer camp are advised that application forms are available at the Area H Ground from 14:00h to 18:00h daily.