RHTY&SC to host Cricket Academy and Republic Bank Summer Camp

The Management and eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS are extending invitation to youths across Berbice to attend its annual Cricket Academy and Republic Bank Educational Summer Camp. The Club’s Educational and Cricket Developmental Committee headed by veteran Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster has started early preparations for both programmes in an effort to fulfil all of their objectives.

The annual Cricket Academy has been hosted since 1991 and for 2017 would be hosted from the July 11-21 at the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall from 09:00h-13:00h. The Academy would be catering for 100 young cricketers and would be conducted by Head Coach Delbert Hicks. Youths would be taught the basics in batting, bowling, fielding, wicketkeeping while they would also be involved in several classroom lectures and practise matches. Lectures would include topics such as drug abuse, history of cricket, suicide, structure of West Indies cricket, personal hygiene, role of a sports ambassador, peer pressure, public speaking among others.

The Management of the Club would provide all gears, cricket balls and educational materials for the Academy while snacks would be provided on a daily basis. Outstanding cricketers at the Academy would receive special prizes while each attendee would receive a school bag to assist them to stay in school and obtain an education. The academy is open to all youths across Berbice between the ages of eight to 18 years and registry forms are available at the Area “H’ Ground between the hours of 08:00h and 18:00h Monday to Saturday.

The annual Republic Bank Summer Camp would also start on July 11 at the Area ‘H’ Ground and would cater for 60 Grade Six students preparing for secondary school in September. The main objectives of this programme are to prepare the students for a successful transition from primary to secondary school, to promote the importance of education and to assist the students to understand their roles as role models to their peers. The class would be conducted by a senior educator and students would be taught Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Integrated Science, Physical Education and basic Spanish. They would also be involved in a wide range of lectures on peer pressure, choosing friends, manners in the classroom, personal hygiene among others, while they would be exposed to basic coaching on how to play cricket. The Club would provide all educational materials and entrance fee is free. Outstanding students will be awarded with trophies, medals and special gifts. Parents of Grade Six s tudents are encouraged to register them.