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'Adidas the kit supplier to In-Touch Cricket Academy'
**** A few places are still available for the In-Touch Cricket Academy Coaching Courses starting next week beginning
8th Sept. Booking forms are available on the courses page of the website ****
September News
· Congratulations to Tom Homes who won the Surrey u10 bowler of the year
2008 Award presented by the current Surrey captain Mark Butcher at the Oval on the 2nd September.
August News
· The In-Touch Cricket Academy hosted fixtures
on the 21st & 22nd August against Hampshire u12 at Epsom College and The Barmy Army Colts at Ashtead Cricket Club. Both
games were close encounters with the In-Touch Academy coming out on top. Special mention to Tom Walters (90 not out v Hants)
and Calum Basey (80 not out v Barmy Army Colts). Match reports and scorecards to follow......
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| In-Touch Team v Barmy Army Colts |
· In-Touch Cricket Academy student Tom Homes was part of the Surrey u10
squad that convincingly won two games during the u10 Malvern Festival early in August. In the 1st game a strong Worcestershire
team fell well short chasing down a 200 plus target with Tom taking 4 for 12 with his left arm spin. The following day
against Cheshire Tom took 1 wicket in a tidy spell, however the final game against Norfolk was abandonned due to heavy
rain.
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| Surrey u10 Team Malvern 2008 Photo: John Hogg Photography |
· The In-Touch Cricket Academy
is delighted to confirm that the Academy will be based at the superb location of Epsom
College from September 2008. Close to the market town of Epsom and the
famous Epsom Downs, Epsom College nestles
in 80 acres at the foot of the Downs. The extensive sports facilities make a perfect partnership
for the Academy.
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| Epsom College main square |
July News
· Well done to Alex Waterman who has just secured
the final spot for the Surrey u12 tour to Taunton in August. Alex was part of the In-Touch winter programme and
also attended the Ian Pont ABSAT coaching workshop organised by the In-Touch Cricket Academy in April.
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Ashtead Cricket Club u12s defeated Wimbledon in a close encounter at St Johns School Leatherhead, with six Academy boys
playing key roles in the victory. (Williams, Basey, Homes S, Pittam, Homes T, Thorpe)
· The In-Touch Cricket Academy has announced
it's Autumn Elite coaching programme so please visit the courses page where you can download a provisional booking form.
· Congratulations to six talented
boys who are involved with the In-Touch Cricket Academy who have been selected for the Surrey u12 tour to Taunton in August.
They are Calum Basey, Connor Cody, Guy Lancefield, Alex Milton, Dom Sibley & Connor Newbold. Additionally Tom Homes has
been selected for the Surrey u10 tour to Malvern.
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The In-Touch Cricket Academy is pleased to announce that David Nash of Middlesex CCC will be part of the coaching team
for the autumn / winter programme working with the main academy elite squad. Please take a look at the coaches page.
· On August 21st & 22nd the Academy has two fixtures lined up against Hampshire u12 at Epsom College and The
Barmy Army Colts u12 at Ashtead CC. The teams selected are as follows.
Hampshire - Sibley, Basey,
Dann, Walters, Milton (wkt), Cody, France, Leefe, Lancefield, Patel, Pittam, Williams.
Barmy Army Colts - Basey,
France, Stephenson, Cody, Milton, Lancefield, Waterman, Thorpe, Richardson, Patel, Leefe, Pittam.
June News
· In recent weeks a number of boys who are part
of the In-Touch
Cricket Academy have been selected for their
respective Surrey County
age group. They are as follows at u13 Dom Sibley u12 Nick Williams, Sam Homes, Connor Cody, Connor Newbold, Guy Lancefield,
Hugo Leefe, Alex Waterman, Alex Milton, Calum Basey (capt) u11 Henry Thorpe, Bobby Patel, Kurt Richardson u10 Tom Homes. Well
done to all the boys and their match stats can be viewed at www.in-touchcricketacademy.co.uk.
· In
the next couple of weeks In-Touch will hopefully be in a position to announce a new location for the Academy which will be an exciting step forward,
with high profile independent school.
· The
Academy also currently uses Adidas training kit and they will
hopefully be an official kit supplier in the near future. Adidas are the new England kit supplier and will have a full range
of cricket equipment coming soon.
· In the Feb 09 half term the In-Touch Cricket Academy
will be taking a group of talented youngsters to La Manga which has great facilities, for some pre season training including
a Strength and Conditioning programme with our fitness coach Kieron Vorster. This will be a high quality unique package which
will potentially be replicated for Easter 09.
May News
* In-Touch Cricket Academy and the World Cricket
Academy (WCA) with the main location in Mumbai have mutually decided to work together. The World Cricket Academy
creates and structures international development programmes "for cricketers by cricketers" catering to both professionals
and amateurs in a variety of age groups and abilities.More details to follow. Go to links page for the WCA website link.
* The Academy are pleased to announce that John Basey has
joined the In-Touch Cricket coaching team. For a full biog please go to the coaches page.
* Head Coach Matt Homes recently completed the unique
ABSAT coaching course to gain an understanding and learn the secrets of how to coach fast bowling. The ABSAT qualification
will work alongside current ECB coaching practices used by the In-Touch Cricket Academy.
* As a lot of young cricketers will be aware the
England National team has recently changed kit suppliers, partnering with Adidas. The In-Touch Cricket Academy has followed
in their footsteps in what is a really 'cool' brand! At this stage In-Touch Cricket Academy tracksuits are currently available
which can be viewed on the gallery section. Coming soon will be training shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, caps and other
items.
* In-Touch Cricket Academy recently had a successful
meeting with a high profile independent school based in Surrey and is hopeful of having a permanent home in September
2008. The school in question has brilliant cricketing facilities and would be a perfect partner for the Academy.
* In-Touch Cricket Academy currently
has a fixture with the Barmy Army Colts u12s arranged for the 22nd Aug and will confirm fixtures against Hampshire and
Sussex u12's in the coming weeks.
* Plans are in place for the Academy
to run a Cricket Camp during the February 2009 half term to resort of La Manga, Spain which has great Cricket facilities.
More details will be available soon.
April News
* Teamgroup after the last session of the 10 week In-Touch
Academy course at Downsend School in Surrey, Jan-April 08.
* I am pleased to announce that the In-Touch Cricket Academy has teamed up with Kieron Vorster
who is a professional Strength & Conditioning Coach, who is currently the CEO of The David Lloyd Tennis Academy (Please
see the coaches section at www.in-touchcricketacademy.co.uk for further biog details).
This signals a real intention of nurturing young high performance cricketers to an advanced level, where Strength & Conditioning
in particular is becoming an integral part of the sport.
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Although the season is excitingly almost upon us plans are in place for the In-Touch Academy to run a intensive twenty week
programme during the off season (08/09) pre and post Christmas, covering technical, tactical, mental and physical aspects
of the game where individual fitness programmes specific to cricket will designed for each student. The initial course will
be aimed at the u12 age group (current season).
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During the season we will post weekly news, quotes and coaching tips on the site for young cricketers including cricket specific
exercises, so please visit the site regularly for updates.
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On the 19th April In-Touch Cricket has organised a specialist fast bowling workshop with fourteen boys introduced
by Ian Pont (“The Fast Bowling Doctor”) who is the founder of Mavericks Cricket Coaching and an ECB National Skills
Set bowling coach. Keep an eye out for a review report and images later in the month.
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