No fewer than 40 students participated in a 5-day intensive Cricket summer holiday camp organised by the Anambra Cricket Association (ACA) in Awka, Anambra.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cricket summer camp held at Bishop Crowther Seminary, was sponsored by Chuma Anosike, the chairman of ACA with support from parents.
Umeh Ugochukwu, Coordinator of the programme who spoke with journalists during the closing ceremony on Tuesday, said 22 boys and 18 girls from across the state took part in the programme.
Ugochukwu who is the Head Coach of Anambra Cricket Team, said eight experienced coaches were invited for the training.
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He said that the training comprised classroom and practical sessions to ensure basic skills were effectively impacted on the participants.
According to him, various activities were planned to help the participants improve on their skills on and off the pitch.
These he said include physical fitness, fielding drills, battling drills and umpiring decisions.
“These were long and short barriers, returns, catches and cover-ups and fielding positions.
“Others are basic cricket shots, running in-between the wickets and making calls, shot selection, setting, chasing a total.
“We also taught them the various calls in cricket and their meanings as well as career guidance because cricket is part of education,” he said
Umeh said the programme also provided the opportunity for the unveiling of the new dual carriage moveable training net donated to the state.
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