Youth Championship Academy
Preparing you to dominate Junior Reps
The Junior reps pathways can be hard to navigate. It is usually the first step along the High-Performance cricket pathways. This academy is designed to help the player reach their potential both in the physical aspects of cricket while also developing the player's mental and cricket intelligence to give them the best chance to dominate.
The Academy
The purpose of the academy is to set you up for success. We know what it takes to play and dominate the Junior Reps competition.
The Youth Championships Academy is designed to develop you as a player and person who can play at the highest level.
The academy will be run by specialist coaches who know and understand the junior reps system and the cricket
High-Performance Pathways.
The academy will combine physical and mental skill development.
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Led by head coach, Neil D'Costa who brings 35 years of playing and coaching experience.
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The academy will combine physical and mental skill development. Incorporating the latest technology in video analysis while working with our specialist coaches in:
- Fast Bowling
- Spin Bowling
- Batting
- Fielding
- Strength & Conditioning
There will also be considerable time spent on the development of cricket IQ and help you understand how you can best fit into a team environment and develop an attitude coaches/selectors are looking for, giving you the best chance to be selected.
One of the biggest assets of the academy is the opportunity to train and compete with other junior representative players every week in our sessions. Being around other players with the same goal to dominate is a wonderful training tool that lifts the standards of every session.
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Structure of the Academy
The Youth Championships Academy is designed to run parallel to the school term.
Each academy term will run for 10 weeks starting the first week of the NSW school term.
The session will run from
5:00pm - 7:00pm on Mondays.
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To maintain the high standards and expectations for the academy, admission is only open to selected/ invited players.
All players will be between the ages of 11-13 years old. All players must be in a Junior reps program already.
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Our aim is that every session will be competitive, structured and enjoyable for the player. We know what it takes, and we want to give you the best chance to dominate.
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Term 2 Applications Open
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Neil D'Costa's Coached / Mentored Players
We want you on this list:
Michael Clarke
Australian Captain
Phillip Hughes
Australian Opening Batsman
Marnus Labuschagne
Australian Top Order Batsman
Ryan Hackney
NSW Top Order Batsman
Solomon Mire
Zimbabwe Allrounder
Vusi Sibanda
Zimbabwe opening Batsman
Mitchell Starc
Australian Opening Bowler
Shaun Marsh
Australian Opening Batsman
Nick Compton
English Opening Batsman
Umesh Yadav
Indian Opening Bowler
VVS Laxman
Indian Middle Order Batsman
Blake Nikitaras
NSW Top Order Batsman
Hunar Verma
NSW Fast Bowler
Harjas Singh
Australia U19's Batsman
MORE TO COME
TBC
Jesse Ryder
New Zealand Middle Order Batsman
Ross Taylor
New Zealand Opening Batsman