Dateline:	21st February 2023
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Northern Cricket Union Choose Desert Springs Resort

Northern Cricket Union Junior Boys and Girls have completed their February half-term Desert Springs pre-season tour.  NCU visited undertook at ten (10) day warm weather pre-season training camp at the Desert Springs Cricket Ground and Academy between Friday 10^th – Sunday 20^th February 2023

 

The aim of the NCU is to promote and improve cricket generally in Northern Ireland among men and women, boys and girls, the able-bodied and the disabled; this trip funded partly by the Erasmus Scheme, enabled the young players to live and work as a professional cricketer during their stay. The players spent their time in the Cricket Academy nets working on technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.  Further to this friendly joint practise fixture with the Surrey CCC Girls Academy and Hampstead CC allowed for skill to be challenged in match scenarios.

 

NCU players, David, Felix, Marko and Jack, who stayed in one of our 2-bed apartments in the Las Sierras community summed up the trip;

“Lovely staff, nice facilities, great food, Lovely Cricket facilities and a really nice apartment.”

 

NCU Operations and Pathway Manager Callum Atkinson, commented;

“It has been an incredible, once in a lifetime trip for our players, we have been looked after brilliantly.  The is nothing we would change about our trip!”

 

The players and coaches were accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef catered for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in the Crocodile Club Restaurant.

 

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here.

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

	Dateline:	9th February 2023
	Source:	Desert Springs Resort
	Subject:	Cricket at Desert Springs
	Title:	Northern Cricket Union Choose Desert Springs Resort

Northern Cricket Union (NCU) will be stepping up their preparations for the 2023 season by completing a ten (10) day warm weather pre-season training camp at the Desert Springs Cricket Ground and Academy between Friday 10^th  – Sunday 20^th February 2023.

The aim of the NCU is to promote and improve cricket generally in Northern Ireland among men and women, boys and girls, the able-bodied and the disabled.  To further this aim the NCU are visiting Desert Springs Resort with two academy squads;  Boys U12-U14 and Girls U15-U18.  The NCU training camp will comprise twenty-four (24) players and ten (10) coaches, all of whom will be spending their time completing a specific and carefully planned programme of numerous training sessions each day covering technical skills, bowling and batting, strength and conditioning and both individual and group activity.

During their stay NCU will undertake grass net practice which will take place at the Cricket Academy and combine with Surrey CCC Academy Girl’s and Hampstead Cricket Club to take part in match simulations. In addition to this strength and conditioning work, running, speed and agility work will be completed at the Cricket Ground and Gym at the Sierras Sports Club.

The players and coaches will be accommodated in some of the privately-owned Apartments and townhouses at Desert Springs and the resort’s executive chef will be on hand to cater for the special dietary requirements of individual players dining in the Crocodile Club Restaurant

 

To view the video of the Desert Springs Cricket Academy Click Here.

 

For further information contact:

Peter Scott
+44 (0) 7518 295 810
ps@desertspringscricket.com

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