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New Zealand Cricket Academy

Trip code: NZCA

If you are looking to become the next Freddie Flintoff, or just hoping to take your game to the next level, then you have booked the ideal programme for you. Designed for players of all abilities, the Academy develops a personal training programme specifically for you, incorporating your aspirations, current ability and the intensity that you want to train at.


Overview
from £3999
Location:

Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Duration & Price:
from £3999. Full price list
Deposit:

£350 (balance due 12 wks before departure)

Accommodation:

All accommodation

Meals:

Most meals

Dates:

First half-season: October to December
Second half-season: December to March
Full season: October to March

New Zealand Cricket Academy

During the programme, academy members will be responsible for sticking to their own training regime/schedule. Working with a former international and NZ Level 3 coach, each player has a training logbook in order for their development to be more measurable and their progress realistic.

The training will cover the following areas:

  • Gym fitness work and flexibility training
  • Cricket specific fitness training.
  • Spin bowling skills focusing on target and ball revolution
  • Bowling machine sessions to improve batting and wicket keeping
  • Fielding skills and a variety of fielding practice drills
  • Pace bowling development – looking at bowling action, run up etc
  • Video analysis of player’s techniques
  • Group net sessions with other academy players

What’s Included in the Programme

  • Training under the supervision of a former New Zealand International
  • All accommodation at the academy
  • Most meals
  • Transfers to and from Napier Airport (excluding Australia tour)
  • Good Training Facilities
  • Player assessment, with the use of video equipment
  • Use of the academy’s other facilities including Sky TV, a fully equipped gym and swimming pool 
  • Matches against local sides as part of the Academy team
  • Australia Tour (see below for inclusions)

Tour to Australia Includes:

  • Two to four matches versus Aussie club development teams (dependent upon fixture arrangements)
  • A day off to visit Sydney’s beaches – including world-famous Bondi and Coogee
  • Accommodation in Sydney 
  • Return flights from Wellington to Sydney

What’s Not Included in the Programme

  • International flights to New Zealand
  • Health and travel insurance, which must cover you for sports training
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Any trips/excursions above the mentioned itinerary
  • Alcoholic beverages/extra snacks

Prices and Durations

New Zealand Cricket Academy - 12 weeks £3,999
New Zealand Cricket Academy - 15 weeks £4,399
New Zealand Cricket Academy - 25 weeks £5,999

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