Top 10 R66T Academy Moments 2024
Posted on 23rd December 2024 at 12:02
We have had such a huge year in 2024. We delivered various coaching camps up and down the UK and abroad, launched a brand new E-Learning coaching course, delivered our first international tournament in Dubai, and Joe Root has broken some amazing records!
Reflecting on the year, we wanted to take a look back on our Top 10 R66T Academy moments from 2024…
1. 15 Camps delivered across the world and 280 young people coached by The R66T Academy
From Sheffield to Chicago and beyond, the R66T Academy has expanded its coaching camps and series and is building for further development in 2025.
2. Expansion of State School cricket competitions and the T20 Cup
Through the R66T 2 Hardball, Trueman R66T and Shape R66T state school leagues, over 200 state schools have played competitive cricket in a R66T Academy league structure in 2024. We are aiming to broaden the competition and expand further across the UK in 2025 and make the tournaments even better!
We also had The R66T Academy T20 Cup return for its second season in the summer as we visited various locations all over the UK - We visited Bristol, Devon, Newcastle, and Sheffield.
Players from clubs within the UK were drafted into a franchise team with their own unique playing shirts and they competed to win their region.
We are so excited for the tournament to return in 2025 - And be even bigger and better!
3. First Coaches graduated from our Level 3 Principles of Cricket Coaching Diploma
We have had our very first Coaches graduate from the Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Cricket Coaching this year!
Coach Shane Dowrich, pictured on the left, said: “The course has been a lovely challenge and definitely enhanced my coaching capabilities.”
Our other graduate Coach Russ Carter, pictured on the right, also said: “It's been amazing. Loved every minute and the difference it has made to my coaching has been significant.”
We are excited to see the course grow in 2025 and to see more people graduate from the course.
4. First edition of The R66T Dubai Cup
In 2024, we delivered the first edition of the R66T Dubai Cup alongside our partner Inspiresport. Cricket teams from around the world competed in the tournament held at the Dubai Seven’s Stadium. This provided young cricketers the opportunity to compete against teams from around the world in different conditions whilst enjoying all of the sights and activities that Dubai has to offer.
The Tournament will return in April 2025 and will be bigger and better! We have partnered with Sportz Journey as the official logistics partner and NV Play as the official scoring partner.
There are limited places remaining so if you’re keen to be involved then get in touch here.
5. Olympic R66T Academy in Baltimore
Earlier this year in March, we launched our first Academy in Baltimore, USA. We created the Olympic R66T Academy as a chance for cricket players to undergo an elite training program to complete High Performance Training provided by our Head Coach and Joe Root’s former Coach, Riaz Richards.
From the launch of the Academy, we have seen a significant growth in the number of players attending as well as the actual development of their skills and abilities in training and on the pitch. For more information, click here.
6. Partnership with UNIPRO
Earlier this year, we partnered with Sheffield Hallam University and UNIPRO Sports Academy to create the UNIPRO R66T Academy. This exciting partnership will see UK and international players combine their further education studies at Sheffield Hallam University whilst taking their cricket to the next level with our High Performance Training Programme.
This is an amazing opportunity for students looking to combine studies with sports at the University following the principles of our High Performance Program in Adelaide. The program will see the first cohort of students begin in September 2025.
7. Merchandise - Products used by players and coaches around the world
Our merchandise has continued to see players, coaches and parents from all around the world use our training aids in their training sessions.The R66T Academy Ball Launcher proved to be particularly popular this year.
We love seeing all of our products used by players with regular footage sent into us. We hope to see our products being used again in 2025 so remember to send us in your videos!
8. High Performance Program, Adelaide - Players from around the world travel to our HPP
Our High Performance Program led by Joe Root’s former coach, Shaun Seigert, has seen players from around the world travel to Adelaide, Australia to train under his High Performance Programme. They have followed in the footsteps of professional and international players such as England Cricket player, Joe Root, who attended the programme the year before he broke into the Yorkshire CCC First Team.
It has been amazing to see the elite players thriving and adapting to living in a different country for 12 weeks, pushing themselves to achieve their potential, and making lifelong friends in the process.
There are limited places available for the next Season which is due to begin in January 2025, for more information, please click here.
9. Crayon Academy for Skills Excellence - Supporting developing cricketing opportunities in India
We recently partnered with Crayon Academy for Skills Excellence to promote playing opportunities of young cricket players across India. They will be producing multiple coaching academies across the country with support from The R66T Academy who will deliver coaching content and sessions from our online learning platform.
We can’t wait to work closely with CASE and see how we can develop the game in India in 2025. For more information, click here.
10. Joe Root - Record Breaking Year
Joe Root, England Cricket player, has made history this year as he surpassed Sir Alastair Cook's score of 12,472 runs and became England's leading scorer in Test Cricket!
With his current run total of 12,972, he has placed fifth on the all-time list of Test run scorers and became the first Englishman to surpass 20,000 international runs. Joe is 316 runs off Rahul Dravid in 4th place. Joe has also placed third for BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
With the India Series in the Summer and, of course, the 2025/26 NRMA Insurance Ashes Series, 2025 is already shaping up to be an exciting year.
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