CRICKET CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH: IN ASSOCIATION WITH: Image credit: swpix.com 2 GALE FROM AN EARLY AGE I DREAMT OF PLAYING PROFESSIONAL CRICKET AND REPRESENTING THE WHITE ROSE OF YORKSHIRE. It has been a privilege to play for By joining this Centre of Excellence Yorkshire on nearly 400 occasions you will have to work hard and and to receive coaching, guidance show the passion that could one and support of the highest standard. day help you score runs or take As Co-Owner of Pro Coach Yorkshire wickets at the highest level. Cricket Academy and Yorkshire 1st XI Head Coach I now have the In return, we will provide a opportunity to help youngsters to first-class coaching experience in reach their potential. high-class venues, and training concepts and methods hailing By combining with the prestigious directly from the Yorkshire first Scarborough College we can provide team training programmes. an outstanding all-rounded education that will give pupils the chance to Master classes from cricketing excel both in the classroom and on superstars will also help develop a cricket field. We have a saying at pupils in their quest to make Yorkshire, ‘Train hard, win easy’. representative squads. Image credit: swpix.com 3 ROOT MY DAD, MATT, WAS A GREAT INFLUENCE ON MY CAREER, AND THAT OF MY BROTHER’S. WE ALSO BENEFITED FROM THE GREAT TRADITION OF CRICKET IN YORKSHIRE. You can see club teams playing every same objective which is to prepare weekend and the standard is high. and empower players to succeed My brother and I played for Sheffield at the highest level they can play. Collegiate Cricket Club. This is It is also important to point out that where my fellow England captain, the benefits of this programme will Michael Vaughan, played as well. benefit young players well beyond I scored my maiden first-class century the boundaries of the field of play. at Scarborough and remember Vaughany playing there with my Dad, I’m very proud to be from Yorkshire. in a Yorkshire League game, before This sense of pride stems from more he went on to represent Yorkshire and than just the fact that I come from a captain England. It is at clubs such long line of great players like Boycott, as Collegiate and Scarborough that Illingworth, Close, Hutton and players can really learn some of the Vaughan. There’s a great sense of more complex aspects of the game. belonging here. It’s a beautiful place to live, be educated and play cricket. I am delighted Scarborough College is working with Pro Coach Yorkshire Joe Root Cricket Academy and local cricket England Test Cricket Captain clubs. The R66T Academy shares the and Yorkshire CCC player 4 ROOT CRICKET HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR YEARS. I PLAYED CRICKET, MY FATHER PLAYED CRICKET, HIS FATHER PLAYED CRICKET AND HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM. IT’S IN OUR BLOOD. Over the years my family has on a Saturday. This ensures players produced players with a wide range achieve the highest standard possible of abilities, from local league and, by working with Pro Coach cricketers to the world’s number one Yorkshire Cricket Academy, players Test player. One thing we have all will have the chance to maximise had in common is a great passion for their potential. the game. We have got so much out of the game over the years. It’s time We look forward to seeing the players to put something back! for their pre-season camp in Desert Springs, and how they develop, One way of doing this will be through both as cricketers and as people, the R66T Academy’s association with at Scarborough College. Scarborough College. It is a delight to see a school adopting a player-first Matt Root mentality and ensuring they play for Academy Director and Founder one of Yorkshire’s outstanding clubs The R66T Academy 5 MASTER I AM PROUD THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOUNG PLAYERS WITH THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE ACADEMIC AND SPORTING EXCELLENCE AT SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Our partnership with Pro Coach To become a great cricketer will Yorkshire Cricket Academy means take dedication, passion and ability pupils will benefit from first-class to succeed at the highest level. facilities, high-level coaching and an I believe that with those attributes, outstanding academic education. and the coaching Pro Coach We will also be working with the Yorkshire Academy will provide, R66T Academy and players will be players will be able to reach their given the opportunity to attend a potential and become exceptional pre-season camp at the Desert cricketers. Here, at Scarborough Springs Academy in Spain. College, we will offer you the opportunity to work with coaches The programme is tailored to the of the highest level in our great needs of the player and is developed year-round cricket development to include all aspects of what makes programme. a successful cricketer. From strength and conditioning, nutritional advice, I am delighted to be working to playing matches of a high calibre, alongside the Pro Coach Yorkshire players are given pathways to become Cricket Academy and the R66T the best possible cricketer. Academy, as they share the same vision and ethos as Scarborough There are more cricket clubs in College. We aim to maximise the Yorkshire than the whole of Australia potential of each player, whilst and competition is fierce. We will developing them as a person and work with excellent cricket clubs giving them the skills that will shape in Yorkshire to ensure players are them for the rest of their life. playing to the highest standard possible, with a player-first mentality. Come Saturdays, I expect players to play for clubs in this cricket-loving county, instead of representing the school. That way, they will play to a Guy Emmett Guy Emmett, former Cheshire opening bowler suitably high level, which is best for Headmaster and professional for Roe Green CC. their development. 6 120 YEARS OF HISTORY Steeped in tradition and History, since its We offer an outstanding education, from the foundation in 1896, Scarborough College has Pre School at three years old, through GCSEs provided a life-changing education to pupils and the International Baccalaureate Diploma based on high standards, a climate of aspiration at Sixth Form, as well as offering an exceptional and a commitment to providing an individualised range of co-curricular activities. journey for every child. Our nationally recognised Yorkshire Grit Pupils at Scarborough College will belong to a programme is a vital part of the curriculum high-achieving boarding and day school in a designed to ensure that pupils are beautiful location, enjoying close proximity to challenged beyond the classroom and the North York Moors, the Wolds and the become resilient, collaborative, compassionate Yorkshire Coast. and adventurous individuals. 7 YORKSHIRE CRICKET ACADEMY PRO COACH IS THE OFFICIAL COMMERCIAL COACHING ARM AND PARTNERS OF YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB (YCCC) AND PROVIDES THE ADMINISTRATION AND COACHING DELIVERY FOR YORKSHIRE’S PATHWAYS SYSTEM – WHICH HAS PRODUCED PLAYERS SUCH AS JOE ROOT, JONNY BAIRSTOW, TIM BRESNAN AND THE COMPANY FOUNDER ANDREW GALE. Pro Coach was established in 2006 and is now one field, and develop as a person along the way. We of the largest commercial coaching companies in will utilise the Yorkshire Grit programme exclusive to the world. We have seen through other programmes Scarborough College and ensure the players bond how the prolonged exposure to our professional as a team, as well as overcome certain perceptions environment, not only accelerates their physical and potential insecurities about themselves. development and cricketing skills, but increases levels of maturity at the same rate. Perceived limits will be pushed, and no apology made. We will train out of the comfort zone to find We pride ourselves on creating well-rounded how much desire and skill lies within each student. people, not just cricketers. There is a certain etiquette and dedication required to achieve Our aim is to offer a first-class coaching experience greatness whilst on a student athlete programme, for players of any age, gender or ability to reach and we feel that Scarborough College can provide their potential and enjoy the game. everything a child needs to excel on and off the 8 THE PROGRAMME STUDIES WILL COME FIRST, AND THEIR SCHOOLING IS PARAMOUNT, BUT WE WILL BE MAKING SURE THEY FULFIL THEIR CRICKETING POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING: • Two cricket sessions a week during term time: one at Headingley where Yorkshire train and one at the College • They will follow individual strength and conditioning programmes • Two strength and conditioning sessions a week, swimming included • Cricket Academy clothing • Master Class sessions from current and ex Yorkshire and England stars • Learn the Yorkshire way, a proven method of creating world-class cricketers • Tickets to Yorkshire matches to watch the stars of the modern game up close and personal • Play matches in the summer against other schools, colleges and representative sides within Yorkshire • Play for local clubs at weekends during term time at College to experience the full strength of club cricket in Yorkshire. 9 therootacademy.co.uk Our principles are to encourage players to: • Enjoy all aspects of the game and develop a healthy competitive spirit • Express their own natural talents • Understand that team objectives are more important than individual performances ACADEMY • Appreciate excellence and enjoy the success of other players THE R66T ACADEMY HAS BEEN There is the opportunity to attend pre-season at the Desert ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO GIVE Springs Cricket Ground with the R66T Academy. CRICKETERS OF ANY AGE, GENDER, With its outstanding facilities it has become a preferred venue of ABILITY AND LOCATION ACCESS TO a number of high-profile professional teams, including Yorkshire HIGH QUALITY CRICKET COACHING.