Summer is Coming soon - Spring Newsletter
Dear all,
I hope you are well and are looking forward to the cricket season, we at MP Cricket academy certainly are!
Easter Courses
Our Easter Holiday courses start from the 2nd of April if you would like to book your child a place please do ASAP as we will provide spaces on a first come, first serve basis as always.
MP Sports Cricket Academy will once again be running Easter courses throughout the whole of the school holiday. Children will learn new skills, play cricket, keep active and have fun with their friends. All courses will be taken by head coach Manoj Parmar.
The course is intended for girls and boys Age 5–15 and will be held at the Cricket ground on the Kingsey Road in Thame.
Each course, which runs for three days will cost
The course will cost £115 per child for non members
For MP Academy members its £105
And per day it will be £45
The basic format of the sessions will be:
10.00 – 12.00 cricket skills (fielding, batting, bowling)
12.00 – 13.00 lunch (not provided)
13.00 – 15.00 game (including match coaching)
This year we will be running 3 Courses;
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Course 1, 2nd of April to the 4th of April for ages 5-15
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Course 2, 8th of April to the 10th of April for ages 5-15
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Course 3, 11th and 12th of April - this is a special course for ages 12-16, hardball only
If you would like to join us for some Easter fun, please fill out the booking form on the website or follow the link below.
Level 2 coach
Congratulation
Christopher Waite completed Level 2 course. Congratulation and best wishes looking forward to see him at mp academy sports ground.
FREE EVENTS
Earlier this month we also had our Running in water and Diving catches in the swimming pool free event and we held a free kids Badminton Tournament:
The diving catches in the swimming pool and running in the pool event by MP Sports Development Trust was a great success! It was fully booked and our local councillor Kate Gregory gave medals to all the kids and trophies to the winners.
We split the diving catches into 3 events, high catch, slow catch and fast catch.
In the Running in Water event Libby Waters was the winner, in the high catch event Casper Middleton was the winner, the slow catch winner was Heath Caldwell and the fast catch winner was Henry Waite.
All the events went fantastically and all the kids had alot of fun.
If anyone would like to volunteer and help out for future events you can do so through our website. If anyone would like to donate any money towards the funding and running of more events like this, you can also do so through our website which is linked here: https://mpsportsdevelopmenttrust.org.uk/
Also in this month; MP Sports Development Trust ran a free community badminton tournament to help keep kids active.
It was held at the TLC and all the participants played 11 matches each.
The winner of the tournament was Ansh, 2nd place was Oliver and 3rd place was Zac, the Thame town mayor Cllr Adrian Dite gave everyone medals and gave the winner a trophy and a medal.
For us to be able to run more tournaments and events like this, we need your help. You can help by donating money or by just giving some of your time by becoming a volunteer. To do both you can do so from our website: www.mpsportsdevelopmenttrust.org.uk
Would you like to work for MP Sports?
We are currently looking for an admin assistant to work either at home, or in the office in Thame for 6 hours a week. Duties would include general admin work; typing and sending emails; filling and creating forms; writing monthly newsletters; helping with event planning. If you would like to learn more about this role or would like to apply, please let us know by return email or feel free to come and visit us in the shop in Station Road.
We are also looking for somebody to organise academy fixtures for our under 9s, under 11s and under 15s teams. This can be done from home.
Summer Membership
Summer cricket starts form Friday the 19th of April, we are happy to announce that the 2024 membership for MP Cricket Academy is now available to register for. Membership will entitle you to a range of priority booking and discounts to courses, activities and merchandise throughout the year. Membership also offers further discounts for net hire and one to one coaching.
An annual subscription and training fee is £100.
To register as a member, please head to the MP Sports Cricket Academy website, go to the 'membership' tab and click on 'membership' in the drop down menu, or, follow the link below.
The most important information on the registration form are name, emergency contact, email address and medical details. You can create any username and password.
Sponsors/Investors
We are currently in the process of looking for sponsors/investors. After the loss of our generator, which was stolen a few years ago, we are looking to get the MP Sports Cricket Ground connected to the grid. Unfortunately, this is no small task and we have been quoted £6,500 for the connection alone. This does not cover the cost of the groundworks and the electricity kiosk that we would need to connect it to.
Founder and Director, Manoj Parmar is an ex-first class cricketer from Saurashtra in India. Mr Parmar's main aim is to inspire future generations of young cricketers to achieve their maximum potential and to help children become more active. For the past 36 years, he has worked tireless to offer a high-quality coaching and competition programme in and around Thame. He is determined to introduce children to the world of sport and offers a vast array of sporting opportunities at the ground. MP Sports Cricket Academy offers a comprehensive list of activities throughout the year including, indoor cricket matches during the winter; soft and hard ball practice; international courses; and diving catch practice at the local pool. The ground currently boasts two full sized cricket grounds and has brand new grass nets. Since its creation in 2009, the club has continued to grow, supporting 27 state schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and catering for children as young as six, up to adult. The academy has a membership of over 100, with 400 children attending cricket camps over the summer. Clubs from across the county attend tournaments throughout the year and cricket teams/companies rent the ground for private matches and corporate events.
With such a vast network, sponsorship at MP Sports Cricket Academy is a great way to advertise your products or services to a whole new group of people.
If you are interested in sponsoring us or investing in the cricket academy, or know of a company that may be, please do let us know.
If you would like to talk about anything you have read in this newsletter or on the Year Plan, please feel free to contact us.