ULSC completes successful cricket academy

Apr 07, 2013 Sports

Approximately 30 young aspiring cricketers from Unity and neighbouring villages on the East Coast of Demerara yesterday completed a three-day beginners’ cricket academy at the Unity Lancaster Sports Club (ULSC).
The academy, which started on Thursday last, catered for youngsters between ages 12-16 in a bid to establish under-15 and under-19 cricket teams, which will represent the club in the future.

This is how you do it! Former national wicketkeeper/batsman, Sheik Mohamed, guides a young batsman through a proper batting stance, while other participants of the Academy pay rapt attention.

While the fundamental aim of the academy was to edify the youths on the basics of cricket, they were also given lectures on several pertinent life skills, including health and nutrition, focusing the minds and achieving targets, time management, strategising, ethics and morality.
Sessions were conducted by President of the ULSC, cricket commentator and popular television personality, Naim Chan, former national cricketers Sheik Mohamed, Lalchand Persaud and Hemraj Garbarran, Dr. Errol Bassoo, Dr. Parbudyal Singh, Dr. Gangaram Singh and Secretary of the ULSC, Ronald Goolghar.
Speaking at the end of the activity, Chan described the Academy as “a grand success”, adding that the club has been able to unearth exciting, young talent which could potentially serve the County of Demerara, the country and the West Indies in years to come.
“From what I’ve seen over the past three days, I believe we have a great amount of talent at the Under-15 level, which we will nurture to become the country’s best at the Under-19 level,” Chan said.
The ULSC head further stated that development of the youths would be an ongoing process, and in this regard, training sessions will be held every Saturday at the ULSC ground under the guidance of Mohamed, Persaud, Garbarran and other volunteers.
Chan also used the opportunity to thank his ULSC members and all those who contributed to making the academy an overwhelming success.