After the holiday Monday last, the first-ever Tucber Park Cricket Club Summer Camp commenced yesterday with 30 plus participants at the Berbice High School Ground.
The opening ceremony saw the Mayor of New Amsterdam Winfred Haywood gracing her presence, Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) President, Hilbert Foster and other executive members of the Tucber Park Cricket Club.
At the opening ceremony, BCB boss, Foster encouraged the youths to absorb as much knowledge from the camp and say yes to education and no to drugs.
This academy, which was officially opened yesterday, will run from 9:00 hours to 12:00 hours local time; the final day will be on Saturday.
Tucber Park Cricket Club Secretary, Tamesh Mohabir, disclosed that this cricket camp is targetting the ages of 10 and above.
Mohabir disclosed that the main aim of the camp is to improve the cricket abilities of the youngsters and give them an opportunity to use their summer time wisely.
“Most of them are on summer vacation and this camp will be a meaningful experience,” Mohabir disclosed. The coaching of the summer camp will be conducted by Cricket West Indies (CWI) Level three Coach Julian Moore, CWI Level two Coaches Tremayne Smartt and Anthony D’Andrade.
The opening day of the camp saw the youths being exposed to the techniques in batting. Coach Smartt took control of the younger group while Coach D’Andrade took charge of the Under-19 and more senior members. As the camp progresses, the participants will be exposed to all aspects of the game; fielding and bowling in addition to the batting, they will be exposed to theoretical/indoor sessions.
Former West Indies Test bowler, Colin Stuart will be conducting the fast bowling session while veteran Michael Hyles and CWI Level three coach Winston Smith will also chip in with a few sessions. The camp will further expose the youths to basic skills in cricket, life skills, leadership, the importance of education etc.
Some of the sponsors for the event are Trophy Stall, Big B’s Restaurant, Caribbean Vibes restaurant, Joe Ramsunhai, Quincy Rohler, Asquith Hamilton, and Fitness 53 among other sponsors.
