The Academy Price Overview
Short Term Academy
The short term programme is designed to provide a first class coaching experience. Sessions run daily with a focus on skill development and improved base fitness. Your short term programme will be tailored to satisfy you or your small group's individual needs. Sessions will be
a mix of outdoor, indoor and club practice.
(4 weeks) £1,760
Intermediate Academy
The 10 week programme provides opportunity to take in more of the real SA cricket experience. More sessions at the outdoor centre, more face to face instruction, sessions with ex-internationals and a half season placement playing club cricket.
(10 weeks) Oct - Dec or Jan - March £3,500
Full Academy
Full academy positions provide the total experience for any young player. Face to face sessions with our experienced academy coaches. Extra sessions with ex-internationals on all aspects of the game. A full season playing club cricket in the Boland /Cape Town leagues and a total fitness programme including regular fitness assessments at Stellenbosch University.
(20 weeks) Oct - Dec & Jan - March £6,500
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Price Includes:
Accommodation
•Accommodation (Half-board meals) at The Paarl Sports Hostel.
Transport
•Airport transfers - pick up from Cape Town International Airport, Full travel from Cape Town to Paarl and Stellenbosch.
•The group have daily use of the Cape Cricket vehicle to/from practice sessions.
Tuition
Coaching from South Africa's most highly regarded UCBSA Cricket Coaches, including the following South Africa's
internationally qualified coaches:
•Omar Henry former South Africa Test Player & Selector the current CEO Boland Province.
•Shukri Conrad the Head coach of the ‘Cape Cobras’ franchise at Newlands.
•Guest coaches include: Graeme Swann (Notts & England) William Jefferson (Notts & England A), Justin Ontong
(Cape Cobras & South Africa).
•3 hours tuition each morning (Mon – Fri).
•Unlimited additional coaching from Cape Cricket Academy Staff - all of whom are professionally accredited CSA &
ECB Coaches.
•Coaching feedback sessions at the end of each training session.
•Coaching sessions at the world famous Newlands Cricket ground in Cape Town, the Provincial headquarters at
Boland Park in Paarl and Paarl Boys HS.
•Benefit from top coaching techniques such as, bowling machine sessions with video, and dartfish analysis.
Playing Opportunities
Each student will be introduced to and assigned to a local Cricket Club, their membership paid for the season,
enabling them to play each weekend in the local league and train with the club at least two afternoon/evenings each
week throughout the season.
The Cape Cricket Academy squad will play selected mid-week matches against Schools and weekend games
against clubs.
Social Events
•A traditional welcoming South Africa 'braai' on arrival.
•Wine tours around the Cape Winelands Vineyards.
•Trips to Newlands & Boland Park to watch Provincial matches.
•Regular visits to Stellenbosch University social events.
Clothing
Cape Cricket training kit will be issued to each student to include:
•Training t-shirts
•Training shorts
•Training caps
•Sweat Shirt
Price DOES NOT Include:
•Flights - Flight to Cape Town
•Personal Travel Insurance - Around £100 (we use & recommend Bowlin Insurance for long stay travel insurance).
• Food or Drink - A food and drink budget of £10 per day should be adequate.
•Players will need to have enough money with them to enjoy themselves should they wish to do some touring around
whilst in SA plus extra leisure activities over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Fees are due in advance and a 10% non-returnable deposit is due when you book your place with CapeCricket.com Early bookings make it much easier to lock in exact numbers for accommodation and also to plan extra coaching staff that may be required.
When you have decided that you wish to go ahead with a Cape Cricket placement we will contact you and arrange a meeting in the UK so that we can both meet and decide the type of placement that suits your gap year plans and budget. We will then be able to arrange the programme that best suits your needs. We will also give you advice on
your travel and visa applications to enter South Africa.
